Peter Welch

Became law (3)

• They cosponsoredKay Hagan Tick Reauthorization ActSep 30, 2026

  This bill is designed to reauthorize specific programs related to vector-borne diseases. The legislation amends the Public Health Service Act to update the timeline for several provisions.

  Became law · 119-S-2398

  • Yes: Does this make the country readier for the next outbreak?The bill enhances support for health departments and regional centers that address vector-borne diseases, improving pandemic preparedness related to those diseases. +3
• They cosponsoredHolocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025Apr 13, 2026

  This Act seeks to clarify and improve the existing 2016 Act. It aims to ensure that claims to recover Nazi-looted art are resolved on their actual merits rather than being dismissed due to various legal technicalities.

  Became law · 119-S-1884

  • Yes: Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?The bill enhances legal recourse for victims by precluding time-based and discretionary defenses. +7
• They cosponsoredWhole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025Jan 14, 2026

  This bill aims to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. This legislation allows schools participating in the school lunch program to offer whole milk, whether organic or non-organic.

  Became law · 119-S-222

  • Yes: Would children be better off under this?The bill increases the variety of milk options available to students and enhances food allergy safety training for schools. +5

Passed Congress — the President's turn (1)

Both chambers passed it. The President signs it into law or vetoes it, and a veto stands unless two-thirds of each chamber vote to pass it anyway. Everything Congress has sent the President →

• They cosponsoredFallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration ActApr 29, 2026

  This bill consists of two main parts: the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act and the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act.

  Passed the House 235–191 · 119-S-1318

  • Yes: Does this protect people from being watched or searched?The bill strengthens protections against government surveillance and prevents the implementation of a central bank digital currency. +8
  • No: Does this give the government more power to monitor people inside the country?The bill acts to restrict and curb the expansion of domestic surveillance capabilities of the Federal Reserve and FBI. -5

Passed one chamber, waiting on the other (22)

Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.

• Their billBaby Changing on Board ActMay 11, 2026

  This Act requires the installation of baby changing tables on certain passenger rail cars. It specifically mandates that all covered passenger rail cars must have a baby changing table in at least one restroom.

  Passed the Senate with no one objecting, no names recorded · 119-S-71

  • Yes: Does this expand the rights of people with disabilities?The bill requires baby changing tables to be installed in ADA-compliant public restrooms in covered rail cars. +5
• They cosponsoredProtect College Sports Act of 2026Sep 28, 2026

  This bill sets national rules for student athlete name, image, and likeness rights. It creates protections for academic progress, medical coverage, and health and safety standards.

  Passed the Senate 77–22 · 119-S-4668

  • Yes: Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?Significantly expands earning potential through NIL rights and provides medical and academic protections for college athletes. +9
  • No: Does this leave more decisions to the states?Prevents states from enforcing their own NIL compensation and transfer laws that conflict with the federal framework. -5
• They cosponsoredOfficer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026Aug 7, 2026

  This Act revises administrative procedures for public safety officers' death benefits. It establishes new timelines for notifying claimants of missing information and final benefit determinations.

  Passed the Senate with no one objecting, no names recorded · 119-S-3897

And 19 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.

Who their bills would affect

• Would households on low incomes be better off under this?11 no367 yes23 of these passed a chamber
• Would business owners be better off under this?104 no129 yes17 of these passed a chamber (15 yes, 2 no)
• Would middle-income households be better off under this?7 no177 yes10 of these passed a chamber
• Would people in rural areas be better off under this?5 no170 yes19 of these passed a chamber

What else they would change

• Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?4 no268 yes11 of these passed a chamber
• Does this give the federal government more power?32 no201 yes8 of these passed a chamber (4 yes, 4 no)
• Is this likely to lift people out of poverty?1 no186 yes8 of these passed a chamber
• Does this make health care easier to get in general?2 no158 yes13 of these passed a chamber