Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), the Senate’s only former federal public defender, joined U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-At Large) in introducing the Federal Public Defense Commission Act of 2024, bicameral legislation that would establish a new…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) partnered with U.S. Representative Katie Porter (D-CA-47) to introduce the Plug Offshore Wells Act, bicameral legislation that would direct the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to submit an annual, publicly available report to…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week led colleagues Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in introducing the Sanctions and Accountability for Non-Compliance and Transparent Investigative…

Bills build on Welch’s WEATHER Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today introduced the Natural Disaster Education and Outreach Act and the State Climate Assessment Act, bills that would improve state-level climate research and public education campaigns to boost local resilience, recovery,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) took to the Senate floor Tuesday to advocate for the freedom of political prisoners around the world. The Senators urged bipartisan cooperation to secure the release of prisoners of conscience…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) this week filed a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to establish term limits for U.S. Supreme Court Justices. The amendment would institute nonrenewable, 18-year terms for new U.S. Supreme Court…