Weekly report card
Vermont · week of Nov 9, 2026
This week so far. Updated every night; some items appear 1–3 days after they happen.
Where Congress is in its 2026 schedule
Schedules as each chamber published them: Senate.
I
SandersBernie Sanders
Senator for Vermont · Independent
This weekNov 9–15
November so farNov 1–15 · 0 days with votes
No recorded Senate votes this week.
Days the Senate met
Filled: met and voted. Ring: met with no recorded votes, such as a short pro forma session. From the Congressional Record.
On the Senate floor
Bills Sanders introduced
Bills Sanders cosponsored
Committees · 4 meetings this week
- Education and the American Family · Ex Officio
- Employment and Workplace Safety · Ex Officio
- Primary Health and Retirement Security · Ex Officio
- Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight
- Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety
- Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife
- Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy · Ranking Member
- Health Care
- Taxation and IRS Oversight
- Open Business Meeting: Business meeting to consider the nominations of Gary Shatswell, of Washington, to be an Assistant Secretary... · Mon
- Open Hearing: Hearings to examine the nomination of Justin Schwab, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator... · Tue
- Open Hearing: Hearings to examine the nomination of Catherine Eschbach, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment... · Tue
- Open Hearing: Hearings to examine the nominations of Francis Browne, of the District of Columbia, to be an Under Secretary, and... · Tue
The number is meetings each committee held this week. Neither chamber records who attends, so this shows the committees' meetings, not the member's attendance.
Worked with most this Congress
Number of bills where one sponsored and the other cosponsored, since Jan 3, 2025. A count, not a rating.
This Congress: 57 bills introduced, 479 cosponsored, 48 floor speeches. Full record
D
WelchPeter Welch
Senator for Vermont · Democrat
This weekNov 9–15
November so farNov 1–15 · 0 days with votes
No recorded Senate votes this week.
Days the Senate met
Filled: met and voted. Ring: met with no recorded votes, such as a short pro forma session. From the Congressional Record.
On the Senate floor
Bills Welch introduced
Bills Welch cosponsored
Committees · 3 meetings this week
- Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology
- Rural Development, Energy, and Credit · Ranking Member
- Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
- Health Care
- Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
- Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights
- the Constitution · Ranking Member
- Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights
- Intellectual Property
- Open Hearing: Hearings to examine the nominations of Francis Browne, of the District of Columbia, to be an Under Secretary, and... · Tue
- Open Business Meeting: Business meeting to consider S.5289, to protect the right to the free exercise of religion, and the nominations of... · Tue
- Open Hearing: Hearings to examine the nominations of Gregory Ibach, of Nebraska, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade... · Tue
The number is meetings each committee held this week. Neither chamber records who attends, so this shows the committees' meetings, not the member's attendance.
Worked with most this Congress
Number of bills where one sponsored and the other cosponsored, since Jan 3, 2025. A count, not a rating.
This Congress: 86 bills introduced, 650 cosponsored, 130 floor speeches. Full record
Counts and official vote codes from House and Senate records, with no scores. Not Voting is the chamber's own code; it doesn't say why. Shows the members serving today.