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At a Glance
Seat
U.S. Senator from Vermont
Born
May 2, 1947
Age 79
Phone
(202) 224-4242
Office
115 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Vermont

Peter Welch

Peter Francis Welch is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2023 as the junior United States senator from Vermont. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Vermont's at-large congressional district from 2007 to 2023. He has been a major figure in Vermont politics for over four decades and is only the second Democrat to represent Vermont in the Senate, after his predecessor, Patrick Leahy.

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Voting Record — 846
Yes31%
No64%
Present0%
Not Voting6%
Party align95%
Cross-party3%
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Peter Welch
U.S. SenatorDemocratVermont
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Peter's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 70 sponsored · 409 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

I’m very pleased that my bipartisan bill with Senator Roger Marshall allowing schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to offer whole milk to students passed the Senate. We’re going to get a whole lotta milk back in our schools.
Photo of Peter on the Senate Floor with a glass of whole milk in his hand.
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a couple in their late-20's making $60,000 in Senator Susan Collins’s state of Maine will go from paying $268 a month in 2025 to $473 in 2026.
Graphic shows how a couple in Maine will go from paying $268 a month for health care this year to $473 in 2026 if certain tax credits are not extended.
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a family of four making $140,000 in Senators John Cornyn’s and Ted Cruz’s state of Texas will go from paying $992 a month in 2025 to $1,982 in 2026.
Graphic shows how a family of four in Texas will go from paying $992 a month for health care this year to $1,982 in 2026 if certain tax credits are not extended.
Because of President Trump, you lose out on compensation if your flight home for Thanksgiving gets delayed and massive airlines get to keep more profit for themselves.
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a 31-year-old making $50,000 in Senators Deb Fischer’s and Pete Ricketts’s state of Nebraska will go from paying $270 in 2025 to $415 in 2026.
Graphic shows how a 31-year-old in Nebraska will go from paying $270 a month for health care this year to $415 in 2026 if certain tax credits are not extended.
President Trump and Republicans are kicking millions of people off their health care, taking away food assistance, attacking democracy, encouraging corruption, and raising costs. This is Project 2025 in action.
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a family of five making $165,000 in Senators John Curtis’s and Mike Lee’s state of Utah will go from paying $1,169 in 2025 to $2,421 in 2026.
Graphic shows how a family of five in Utah will go from paying $1,169 a month for health care this year to $2,421 in 2026 if certain tax credits are not extended.
I congratulate Audrey Azoulay on completing her term as UNESCO's Director General. UNESCO and the world are far better off because of her pragmatic and passionate leadership. The U.S. should build on her legacy by rejoining UNESCO.
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a 26-year-old making $36,000 in Senators Mike Crapo’s and Jim Risch’s state of Idaho will go from paying $96 in 2025 to $231 in 2026.
Graphic shows how a 26-year-old in Idaho will go from paying $96 a month for health care this year to $231 in 2026 if certain tax credits are not extended.
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a couple in their 30s making $68,000 in Senators Kevin Cramer’s and John Hoeven’s state of North Dakota will go from paying $371 in 2025 to $564 in 2026.
Graphic shows how a couple in North Dakota will go from paying $371 a month for health care this year to $564 in 2026 if certain tax credits are not extended.
A new report from inside CECOT details the torture, sexual abuse, and cut off from lawyers that inmates suffer. The Trump Administration pays El Salvador to hold migrants who've often been sent there without due process. Your tax dollars are being used to finance torture. https://bit.ly/4pcyu1n
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a family of four making $125,000 in Senators Lisa Murkowski’s and Dan Sullivan’s state of Alaska will go from paying $654 in 2025 to $1,038 in 2026.
Graphic shows how a family in Alaska will go from paying $654 a month for health care this year to $1,038 in 2026 if certain tax credits are not extended.
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Voting History
846 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-12-11S. 1071 (119th)Begin considerationNOYESMotion to Proceed Agreed to (75-22)
2025-12-11S. Res. 532 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOResolution Agreed to (52-47)
2025-12-11S. 3385 (119th)End debateYESYESCloture Motion Rejected (51-48, 3/5 majority required)
2025-12-11S. 3386 (119th)End debateNONOCloture Motion Rejected (51-48, 3/5 majority required)
2025-12-10S. Res. 532 (119th)End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)
2025-12-10S.J. Res. 82 (119th)Begin considerationYESYESMotion to Proceed Agreed to (50-49)
2025-12-09Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-12-09End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (49-46)
2025-12-09Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (49-46)
2025-12-09End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
2025-12-09Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-12-08End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-44)
2025-12-04Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (57-32)
2025-12-04S. Res. 520 (119th)End debateNONOCloture Motion Rejected (43-37, 3/5 majority required)
2025-12-04H.J. Res. 131 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (49-45)
2025-12-03End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (63-34)
2025-12-03S.J. Res. 91 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (49-47)
2025-12-03Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (57-41)
2025-12-03End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (56-40)
2025-12-02Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (60-39)
2025-12-02End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (61-36)
2025-12-02Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-45)
2025-12-01End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (50-41)
2025-11-20H.J. Res. 130 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (51-43)
2025-11-19S.J. Res. 76 (119th)Begin considerationYESYESMotion to Proceed Rejected (46-51)
2025-11-19S.J. Res. 89 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (51-47)
2025-11-19Confirm nomineeYESNONomination Confirmed (66-32)
2025-11-18End debateYESNOCloture Motion Agreed to (65-32)
2025-11-10H.R. 5371 (119th)Final passageNONOBill Passed (60-40)
2025-11-10H.R. 5371 (119th)End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (60-40, 3/5 majority required)
2025-11-10H.R. 5371 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONOAmendment Agreed to (60-40)
2025-11-10H.R. 5371 (119th)End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (60-40, 3/5 majority required)
2025-11-10H.R. 5371 (119th)Kill the motionNOYESMotion to Table Agreed to (76-24)
2025-11-10H.R. 5371 (119th)Kill the motionYESYESMotion to Table Failed (47-53)
2025-11-10H.R. 5371 (119th)Kill the motionYESYESMotion to Table Failed (47-53)
2025-11-10H.R. 5371 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (60-40)
2025-11-09H.R. 5371 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (60-40, 3/5 majority required)
2025-11-07S. 3012 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (53-43, 3/5 majority required)
2025-11-06S.J. Res. 90 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 90YESYESMotion to Discharge Rejected (49-51)
2025-11-05Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (57-43)
2025-11-05End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (57-41)
2025-11-05Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-11-04Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-46)
2025-11-04H.R. 5371 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-44, 3/5 majority required)
2025-11-03End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
2025-10-30End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)
2025-10-30S.J. Res. 88 (119th)Approve resolutionYESYESJoint Resolution Passed (51-47)
2025-10-30S.J. Res. 80 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (52-45)
2025-10-29S.J. Res. 77 (119th)Approve resolutionYESYESJoint Resolution Passed (50-46)
2025-10-29S.J. Res. 69 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Rejected (25-72)

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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