Peter Welch

U.S. Senator · Vermont · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.53· expected 0.63

Meets expectations

Rank 71 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 29 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Welch’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

69 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 69 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

How Welch’s ratings compare with every senator

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Welch.

94/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 53 missed of 915

Voted on 862 of 915 roll calls; missed 53. Lower than 90% of senators.

85%100%

97/ 100

Senate D median 96 · Rank 22 of 47

Sided with the Democratic majority on 798 votes that split the parties. Lower than 68% of senators.

75%100%

7/ 100

Chamber median 9 · −2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 81% of senators.

0%30%

−0.40

Democratic middle 80%: -0.51 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Welch’s effectiveness score.

S. 71 Baby Changing on Board ActRequires Amtrak passenger trains to have baby changing tables in at least one restroom per car. AI-readTransportation and Public Works · Introduced May 12, 2026Substantive422 words Introduced

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.