U.S. Congress - Senator Patrick Leahy, Vermont (D) 
Senator Patrick Leahy
Democrat • Vermont • 7th Term • Sworn In 1975
- 39 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 25 of 100) 4 Made Into Law (Ranks 1 of 100)
- 170 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 21 of 100) 2 Made Into Law (Ranks 20 of 100)
- Most often votes with:
- Sen. Benjamin Cardin
- Sen. Susan Collins
- Least often votes with:
- Sen. Ben Nelson
- Sen. Jim DeMint
- Votes with party 93%
- Abstains: 2%
Person's Views
- Today: 36
- Past Seven Days: 235
- All-Time: 31,251
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
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S.1925 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011Introduced Feb 07, 2012 539 Views
A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
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S.1886 - Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011Introduced Dec 08, 2011 39 Views
A bill to prevent trafficking in counterfeit drugs.
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S.1742 - MAPLE ActIntroduced Oct 20, 2011 22 Views
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraudulently representing a product to be maple syrup.
Most Recent Co-Sponsored Bills
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S.2059 - Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012Introduced Feb 01, 2012 85 Views
A bill to reduce the deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers.
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S.Res.360Senate Passed Jan 31, 2012 33 Views
A resolution raising awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking by designating January 2012 as "National Stalking Awareness Month".
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S.2051Introduced Jan 31, 2012 98 Views
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.
Recent Voting History
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H.R.658 FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011
On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 658)February 06, 2012
Nay
(against party)
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H.R.658 FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011
On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 658)February 06, 2012 Nay
(against party)
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H.R.658 FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011
On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 658)February 06, 2012 Nay
(against party)
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02/08/12
Sen. Ron Wyden demands Obama administration provide legal justification for targeting U.S. citizens in war on terror
In the Senate, however, Wyden has at least one ally. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who chairs the Judiciary Committee, has also requested similar information and has yet to receive a full response, even after asking Holder directly about it during ...
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Oregonian
02/08/12
Senate Democrat challenges Obama on killing American terror suspects
Can the president order intelligence agencies to kill an American who is inside the United States?” Sen. Patrick Leahy, D. Vermont, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, also has asked for a copy of any classified legal opinion on killing ...
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Los Angeles Times
02/08/12
Congress: Threat to Withhold Egypt Aid Could Bolster U.S. Credibility
When Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., met with key Republicans and Democrats about the State Department budget bill, the Obama administration was vigorously pushing back against including restrictions on aid to Egypt. To persuade his colleagues to condition the
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Sen. Ron Wyden demands Obama administration provide legal justification for targeting U.S. citizens in war on terror
In the Senate, however, Wyden has at least one ally. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who chairs the Judiciary Committee, has also requested similar information and has yet to receive a full response, even after asking Holder directly about it during ...
Senate Democrat challenges Obama on killing American terror suspects
Can the president order intelligence agencies to kill an American who is inside the United States?” Sen. Patrick Leahy, D. Vermont, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, also has asked for a copy of any classified legal opinion on killing ...
Congress: Threat to Withhold Egypt Aid Could Bolster U.S. Credibility
When Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., met with key Republicans and Democrats about the State Department budget bill, the Obama administration was vigorously pushing back against including restrictions on aid to Egypt. To persuade his colleagues to condition the
Recent Blog Coverage
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02/07/12
Men's Rights Blog: Results about the VAWA reauthorization
Late last week the Senate Judiciary Committee announced it was going to hold a mark-up of the VAWA reauthorization bill, S. 1925. And we knew GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley was unhappy with Sen. Patrick Leahy's bill, for a ...
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Masculist Man
02/07/12
Senator Patrick Leahy is ignoring allegations of misconduct by a ...
Senator Patrick Leahy is ignoring allegations of misconduct by a judicial nominee. Posted on February 7, 2012 by mspbwatch. How else can one explain the following statement, meant to pressure Senate Republicans to confirm 19 nominees ...
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02/07/12
Sen. Patrick Leahy: USPS plans endanger economy – postalnews ...
I believe the Postal Service will find more and more senators and representatives standing up here in Congress to prevent rash and irreversible decisions, until USPS can present a cogent strategy for growing in a new era of .
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Men's Rights Blog: Results about the VAWA reauthorization
Late last week the Senate Judiciary Committee announced it was going to hold a mark-up of the VAWA reauthorization bill, S. 1925. And we knew GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley was unhappy with Sen. Patrick Leahy's bill, for a ...
Senator Patrick Leahy is ignoring allegations of misconduct by a ...
Senator Patrick Leahy is ignoring allegations of misconduct by a judicial nominee. Posted on February 7, 2012 by mspbwatch. How else can one explain the following statement, meant to pressure Senate Republicans to confirm 19 nominees ...
Sen. Patrick Leahy: USPS plans endanger economy – postalnews ...
I believe the Postal Service will find more and more senators and representatives standing up here in Congress to prevent rash and irreversible decisions, until USPS can present a cogent strategy for growing in a new era of .
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On February 09, 2009 Patrick Leahy was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
Senate Judiciary Chairman Pat Leahy (D-VT) recently called for the creation of a "truth commission" to investigate the Bush administration's conduct in relation to torture and the build-up to the Iraq war. "Many Americans feel we need to get to the bottom of what went wrong, Leahy said during a <a href="http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200902/020909a.html">lecture</a> at Georgetown University. "We need to be able to read the page before we turn it."
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