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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 · 117th Congress · historical · Senate
Participation
0/0 cast
Sponsored
28
bills
Cosponsored
338
measures
Sponsored · 117th28
Farm to School Act of 2021s 1328Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2021s 1801Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act, 2021s 2311Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership Reauthorization Acts 2482Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022s 2773Pride in Patent Ownership Acts 2774Restoring the America Invents Acts 2891A bill to specify the Federal share of the costs of certain duty of the National Guard in connection with the Coronavirus Disease 2019.s 38John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021s 4LIFELINE Acts 4181PEACE through Music Diplomacy Acts 4195Patents for Humanity Act of 2022s 4210No Tax Write-offs for Corporate Wrongdoers Acts 4318NDO Fairness Acts 4373Lake Champlain Basin Program Reauthorization Act of 2022s 4415Patent Trial and Appeal Board Reform Act of 2022s 4417Nulhegan River and Paul Stream Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2022s 4807Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022s 4916Refugee Protection Act of 2022s 5353Federal Employee Access to Information Acts 845Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2021s 878A concurrent resolution providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 6833.sconres 45A concurrent resolution providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 2617.sconres 51A concurrent resolution providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 4373.sconres 52A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Barbara M. Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.sjres 8A resolution recognizing April 4, 2022, as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, and reaffirming the leadership of the United States in eliminating landmines and unexploded ordnance.sres 575A resolution authorizing the printing with illustrations of a document entitled "Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, 1867-2022".sres 739A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of October 24, 2022, to October 31, 2022, as "Bat Week".sres 830
Cosponsored · 117th338
For the People Act of 2021s 1Count the Crimes to Cut Act of 2021s 1013First Step Implementation Act of 2021s 1014Baby Food Safety Act of 2021s 1019Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2021s 1020Healthcare Workforce Resilience Acts 1024A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.s 1031Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act of 2021s 1038Remove the Stain Acts 1073Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2021s 1106Keep It in the Ground Act of 2021s 1115Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer’s Acts 1125GRACE Acts 1135Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2021s 1136Retired Pay Restoration Acts 1147Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2021s 1148Family Medical Leave Modernization Acts 1185Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2021s 1186Healthy Families Acts 1195Big Cat Public Safety Acts 1210A bill to establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons.s 1219United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2021s 1220Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021s 1238Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Acts 1265Build America's Libraries Acts 127Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act of 2021s 1270Medicare at 50 Acts 1279College for All Act of 2021s 1288Clean Energy for America Acts 1298Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2021s 1300
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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