- LEAHY, PATRICK J
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- Experience: Senate: 1975-Present
- Home State: Vermont
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $2,609,231Coverage End: Thursday, March 31, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: Patrick J. Leahy
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Marcelle; 3 Children: Kevin, Alicia, Mark
- Birth Date: 03/31/1940
- Birth Place: Montpelier, VT
- Home City: Middlesex, VT
- Religion: Roman Catholic
Education
- JD, Georgetown University Law School, 1964
- BA, Saint Michael's College, 1961
Political Experience
- Senator, United States Senate, 1974-present
- President Pro Tempore, United States Senate, 2012-2015
Current Legislative Committees
- Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, Member
- Appropriations, Member
- Joint Committee on the Library, Member
- Judiciary, Ranking Member
- Rules and Administration, Member
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies,
Member
- Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Member
- Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources, Member
- Subcommittee on Defense, Member
- Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member
- Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, Member
- Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Member
- Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing and Agriculture Security, Member
- Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research, Member
- Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Ranking Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus, 2003-present
- Co-Founder, Congressional Internet Caucus, 2003-present
- Member, Democratic Steering and Coordination Committee
- Co-Chair, Senate National Guard Caucus, present
Professional Experience
- Attorney
- State's Attorney, Chittenden County, 1966-1974
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Member, Vermont Bar Association, 1964
Total: 3
06/11/2015
Patrick Leahy's Official Personal Website
06/10/2015
Patrick Leahy's Official Personal Website
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By BOB KINZEL | Vermont Public Radio
General Survey
Total: 750
Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
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08/12/2008 | S.3295 | A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint administrative patent judges and administrative trademark judges, and for other purposes. | 08/12/2008 Became Public Law No: 110-313. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) |
08/12/2008 | S.3294 | United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2008 | 08/12/2008 Became Public Law No: 110-312. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) |
07/29/2008 | S.2500 | Performance Rights Act | 07/29/2008 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. (All Actions) |
07/25/2008 | S.2892 | Wartime Enforcement of Fraud Act of 2008 | 07/25/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 899. (All Actions) |
07/21/2008 | S.2774 | Federal Judgeship Act of 2008 | 07/21/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 891. (All Actions) |
05/15/2008 | S.2511 | A bill to amend the grant program for law enforcement armor vests to provide for a waiver of or reduction in the matching funds requirement in the case of fiscal hardship. | 05/15/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 737. (All Actions) |
05/13/2008 | S.3012 | Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008 | 05/13/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
07/18/2008 | S.3288 | Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 | 07/18/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 889. (All Actions) |
06/10/2008 | S.3106 | A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the definitions of a hull and a deck. | 06/10/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
05/22/2008 | S.J.Res.36 | A joint resolution to provide replacement laboratory space for terrestrial research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. | 05/22/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (All Actions) |
05/22/2008 | S.J.Res.34 | A joint resolution to provide a replacement laboratory and support space at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) Mathias Laboratory. | 05/22/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (All Actions) |
05/08/2008 | S.Res.537 | A resolution commemorating and acknowledging the dedication and sacrifice made by the men and women who have lost their lives while serving as law enforcement officers. | 05/08/2008 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
04/07/2008 | S.1638 | Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2008 | 04/07/2008 Star Print ordered on the written report (110-277). (All Actions) |
03/14/2008 | S.J.Res.25 | A joint resolution providing for the appointment of John W. McCarter as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. | 03/14/2008 Became Public Law No: 110-197. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) |
03/13/2008 | S.2760 | National Guard Empowerment and State-National Defense Integration Act of 2008 | 03/13/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (All Actions) |
03/12/2008 | S.2751 | State Foreign Investment Improvement Act | 03/12/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
03/12/2008 | S.2746 | OPEN FOIA Act of 2008 | 03/12/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
02/04/2008 | S.2168 | Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 | 02/04/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions) |
01/24/2008 | S.1145 | Patent Reform Act of 2007 | 01/24/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 563. (All Actions) |
12/31/2007 | S.2488 | OPEN Government Act of 2007 | 12/31/2007 Became Public Law No: 110-175. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) |
Total: 4934
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