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Leahy, Patrick J.

Senate · Vermont · L000174Sign in to watch / set alerts
Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
117th28338
116th21421
115th19316
Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).
Service history3 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
117thSenateVermontDemocratic
116thSenateVermontDemocratic
115thSenateVermontDemocratic
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 115th Congress · historical · Senate
Participation
0/0 cast
Sponsored
19
bills
Cosponsored
316
measures
Sponsored · 115th19
Artist-Museum Partnership Act of 2017s 1174Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2017s 1185Historic Downtown Preservation and Access Acts 1306Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2017s 1353Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2017s 1419Farm to School Act of 2017s 1767A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow any deduction for punitive damages, and for other purposes.s 2115Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017s 2124A bill to place restrictions on searches and seizures of electronic devices at the border.s 2462Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2018s 2571Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Acts 2974Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2018s 3162Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2017s 550Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Acts 927CREATES Act of 2018s 974A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that President Juan Manuel Santos has restructured and significantly strengthened the environmental sector and management capacity of the Colombian Government and has led the country to become a global environmental leader.sres 263A resolution commemorating the 59th anniversary of Tibet's 1959 uprising as "Tibetan Rights Day", and expressing support for the human rights and religious freedom of the Tibetan people and the Tibetan Buddhist faith community.sres 408A resolution commemorating the 59th anniversary of Tibet's 1959 uprising as "Tibetan Rights Day", and expressing support for the human rights and religious freedom of the Tibetan people and the Tibetan Buddhist faith community.sres 429A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should remain a global leader in welcoming and providing refuge to refugees and asylum seekers and that no person should be banned from entering the United States because of their nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender.sres 56
Cosponsored · 115th316
Equality Acts 1006Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017s 1010Venezuela Humanitarian Assistance and Defense of Democratic Governance Act of 2017s 1018Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017s 1034Save Women's Preventive Care Acts 1045Chinese-American World War II Veteran Congressional Gold Medal Acts 1050Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2017s 1064WORK Acts 1081United States Employee Ownership Bank Acts 1082Pregnant Workers Fairness Acts 1101Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017s 1109Friendly Airports for Mothers Act of 2017s 1110Personal Care Products Safety Acts 1113A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order laying a foundation for discrimination against LGBTQ individuals, women, religious minorities, and others under the pretext of religious freedom.s 1114Justice Safety Valve Act of 2017s 1127SAFE Banking Acts 1152Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Acts 1162Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Boundary Modification Acts 1202Raise the Wage Acts 1242Washington, D.C. Admission Acts 1278Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2017s 1286Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017s 1287DAIRY PRIDE Acts 130Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017s 1301Affordable Health Insurance for the Middle Class Acts 1307Human Trafficking Accountability Acts 1311Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking Acts 1312Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017s 1328Restore Honor to Service Members Acts 1366Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2017s 1371
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate S4VT00017 · LEAHY, PATRICK J (Senate VT) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2022$1,003,211$1,190,236$1,311,640
2020$418,415$588,616$1,498,664
2018$462,077$797,053$1,668,865
2016$3,930,892$3,203,224$2,003,840
4 authorized/associated committees · 27 reported independent expenditures. Full campaign-finance record →Reported campaign-finance facts about the linked FEC candidate. This is distinct from the legislative record above and implies nothing about how the member legislated — money and votes are not causally linked here.

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