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Welch, Peter

Current

U.S. Senator · Democratic · VT

Served 2007–present

(202) 224-4242115 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510

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Committee Assignments

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestrymember Senate Committee on Financemember Senate Committee on Rules and Administrationmember Senate Committee on the Judiciarymember Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rightsmember Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnologymember Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructuremember Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rightsmember Health Caremember Intellectual Propertymember Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safetymember Rural Development, Energy, and Creditranking member the Constitutionranking member

Legislative Activity

51 bills/resolutions

Bills and resolutions this member sponsored, cosponsored, or that were referred to a committee they sit on.

Opportunities for Nuclear Energy Investment Act

Committee referral S 4243

No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act of 2026

Cosponsor S 3441

Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2025

No Nuclear Testing Act of 2025

SRES 323

A resolution urging the United States to lead a global effort to halt and reverse the nuclear arms race.

2025-07-16

Cosponsor

NRC Office of Public Engagement and Participation Act of 2025

Cosponsor S 1328

Nuclear Family Priority Act

Committee referral S 192

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025

Cosponsor S 5406

NRC Office of Public Engagement and Participation Act of 2024

SRES 918

A resolution designating December 2, 2024, as "World Nuclear Energy Day".

2024-12-02

Committee referral

SRES 889

A resolution designating October 30, 2024, as a national day of remembrance for the workers of the nuclear weapons program of the United States.

2024-09-25

Committee referral

Uranium Miners and Workers Act of 2023

Committee referral S 1544

Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act of 2023

Committee referral S 1186

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023

SRES 785

A resolution designating October 30, 2022, as a national day of remembrance for the workers of the nuclear weapons program of the United States.

2022-09-20

Committee referral

HRES 1185

Embracing the goals and provisions of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

2022-06-16

Cosponsor

SRES 438

A resolution designating October 30, 2021, as a national day of remembrance for the workers of the nuclear weapons program of the United States.

2021-11-03

Committee referral

SRES 434

A resolution designating October 30, 2021, as a national day of remembrance for the workers of the nuclear weapons program of the United States.

2021-10-28

Committee referral

Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act of 2021

Committee referral S 2291

Zero-Emission Nuclear Power Production Credit Act of 2021

Committee referral HR 2850

Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2021

Cosponsor HR 669

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2021

Cosponsor HR 8277

Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2020

SRES 377

A resolution designating October 30, 2019, as a national day of remembrance for the workers of the nuclear weapons program of the United States.

2019-10-24

Committee referral

HRES 495

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the prevention of Iran from obtaining or developing nuclear weapons.

2019-07-16

Cosponsor

STORE Nuclear Fuel Act of 2019

Cosponsor S 1134

Nuclear Powers America Act of 2019

Committee referral HR 1471

Saudi Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 2019

Cosponsor HR 669

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2019

Cosponsor HR 7350

No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act of 2018

Cosponsor HR 6814

Troubled Nuclear Power Plants Communities Assistance Act

Cosponsor HR 4975

Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2018

Sponsor HR 3929

Stranded Nuclear Waste Accountability Act of 2017

Cosponsor S 666

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities.

Committee referral

SRES 25

A resolution designating January 27, 2017, as a national day of remembrance for people of the United States who, during the Cold War, worked and lived downwind from nuclear testing sites and were adversely affected by the radiation exposure generated by the above ground nuclear weapons testing.

2017-01-24

Committee referral

Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017

SRES 560

A resolution designating October 30, 2016, as a national day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers.

2016-09-15

Committee referral

Stranded Nuclear Waste Accountability Act of 2016

Cosponsor HR 4998

Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2016

SRES 213

A resolution designating October 30, 2015, as a national day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers.

2015-06-24

Committee referral

Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2015

Committee referral HR 4667

Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2014

SRES 417

A resolution designating October 30, 2014, as a national day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers.

2014-04-08

Committee referral

SRES 164

A resolution designating October 30, 2013, as a national day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers.

2013-06-10

Committee referral

Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2013

Committee referral HR 783

Prevent Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Weapons and Stop War Through Diplomacy Act

SRES 519

A resolution designating October 30, 2012, as a national day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers.

2012-07-16

Committee referral

Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2012

Committee referral HR 4173

Prevent Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Weapons and Stop War Through Diplomacy Act

SRES 275

A resolution designating October 30, 2011, as a national day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers.

2011-09-22

Committee referral

A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes.

Committee referral