- 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
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Patrick Leahy's Official Personal Website
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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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07/22/1992 | S.2780 | A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to remove certain easement requirements under the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes. | 07/22/1992 Became Public Law No: 102-324. (All Actions) |
06/24/1992 | S.2752 | REFORM Commission Act of 1992 | 06/24/1992 Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Department of Agriculture. (All Actions) |
06/23/1992 | S.2879 | A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from spending or obligating any appropriated funds to purchase, procure, or upgrade computers used by certain farmer service agencies of the Department of Agriculture prior to the implementation by the Secretary of reforms of the field structure and organization of the farmer service agencies, and for other purposes. | 06/23/1992 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. (All Actions) |
06/01/1992 | S.2760 | Child Nutrition Improvements Act of 1992 | 06/01/1992 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. (All Actions) |
05/21/1992 | S.2761 | WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Act of 1992 | 05/21/1992 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions) |
05/13/1992 | S.1742 | Farmers' Market Nutrition Act of 1991 | 05/13/1992 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions) |
04/30/1992 | S.1940 | Electronic Freedom of Information Improvement Act of 1991 | 04/30/1992 Subcommittee on Technology and the Law. Hearings held. (All Actions) |
03/26/1992 | S.2324 | A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to make a technical correction relating to exclusions from income under the food stamp program, and for other purposes. | 03/26/1992 Became Public Law No: 102-265. (All Actions) |
03/24/1992 | S.2387 | Every Fifth Child Act | 03/24/1992 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. (All Actions) |
03/20/1992 | S.J.Res.272 | A joint resolution to proclaim March 20, 1992, as "National Agriculture Day". | 03/20/1992 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) |
03/18/1992 | S.1910 | Commodities Assistance Act of 1991 | 03/18/1992 Referred to Subcommittee on Nutrition and Investigations. (All Actions) |
03/18/1992 | S.1710 | Food for Freedom Act | 03/18/1992 Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic and Foreign Marketing. (All Actions) |
03/09/1992 | S.479 | National Cooperative Research Act Extension of 1992 | 03/09/1992 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. (All Actions) |
03/03/1992 | S.Res.263 | A resolution authorizing the reprinting of the publication "Circle of Poison". | 03/03/1992 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Voice Vote. (All Actions) |
02/26/1992 | S.2262 | Rural Jobs and Investment Act of 1992 | 02/26/1992 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. (All Actions) |
02/06/1992 | S.2205 | Cancer Registries Amendment Act | 02/06/1992 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. (All Actions) |
02/06/1992 | S.Res.255 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding breast cancer. | 02/06/1992 Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. (All Actions) |
01/22/1992 | S.1939 | Freedom of Information Improvement Act of 1991 | 01/22/1992 Referred to Subcommittee on Technology and the Law. (All Actions) |
11/26/1991 | S.2063 | A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require cable television operators to provide notice and options to consumers regarding the use of converter boxes, remote control devices, and multiport technology. | 11/26/1991 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. (All Actions) |
11/26/1991 | S.757 | Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act | 11/26/1991 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 386. (All Actions) |
Total: 4934
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