Richard Blumenthal

Democrat Senator, Connecticut

77 bills494 cosponsored$612K raised890 votes recorded

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Education

“and Yale Law School” source
“clerked for then U.S. District Judge Jon Newman, and then for United States Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun” source
“his education at Harvard College” source
“Senator Blumenthal clerked for then U.S. District Judge Jon Newman” source

Military service

“enlisting in the United States Marine Corps Reserves in 1970” source
“honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant in 1976” source

Career

“From 1977 to 1981, Senator Blumenthal served as a U.S. Attorney for Connecticut”

Legislation

S 5376cosponsor

A bill to establish minimum hiring, training, and suitability standards for Federal law enforcement officers, to prohibit accelerated or abbreviated basic training and provisional appointments, to provide for enforcement and oversight, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-08-07

SRES 843cosponsor

A resolution expressing support for the designation of the first week of August 2026, as "National Community Health Center Week", encouraging all people of the United States to participate by visiting their local community health center, and celebrating the important partnership between community health centers and the communities they serve.

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4553; text: CR S4568-4569)

2026-08-07

S 5281cosponsor

A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to strike provisions relating to the maximum civil penalties for violations of product safety standards.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

2026-08-06

S 5353

Voting Record

255 yea625 nay10 missed

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-46)

nay2026-08-08

Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General

Nomination Confirmed (50-49)

nay2026-08-08

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General

Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-49)

nay2026-08-08

H.R. 6500, as amended

Bill Passed (90-6)

yea2026-08-08

Official statements and press releases from Richard Blumenthal are archived, searchable, and updated daily at Capitol Releases, a companion project.

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle$612K

Small donors $88KLarge individual $185KPACs $104K

Spent $373KCash $1.5M

2024 cycle$399K

Small donors $54KLarge individual $89KPACs $73K

Spent $410KCash $1.2M

2022 cycle$7.3M

Small donors $290K

Top Contributors

APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT$10K

MACHINE INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH INST.$8K

AMPHENOL CORP$7K

GRANITE TELECOM$7K

SV ANGEL, LLC$7K

AURORA INNOVATION$7K

PAGNY - LINCOLN HOSPITAL$7K

FREEPOINT SOLAR$7K

FREEPOINT COMMODITIES LLC$7K

WORLDQUANT LLC$7K

Committees

Senate Committee on Armed Services

Airland
Personnel
Seapower

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

ranking member

Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights
Crime and Counterterrorism
Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights
Privacy, Technology, and the Law

United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control

Activity Timeline

LegislationVotes

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271

nay

2026-08-08

vote

Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General

nay

2026-08-08

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General

nay

2026-08-08

vote

H.R. 6500, as amended

yea

2026-08-08

vote

Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747

yea

Service History

Senate2023-01-03, 2029-01-03Democrat

Senate2017-01-03, 2023-01-03Democrat

Senate2011-01-05, 2017-01-03Democrat

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S 5304cosponsor

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4519-4520)

2026-08-06

S 5284cosponsor

A bill to provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States through the modernization of public housing, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

2026-08-06

S 5296cosponsor

A bill to provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow a career pathway in the health professions, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-08-06

S 5318cosponsor

A bill to create a new Federal grant program that provides grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during the summer months.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-08-06

S 5306sponsor

A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider the effects of Commission-jurisdictional rates on the affordability of electricity for consumers, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

2026-08-06

S 5283cosponsor

A bill to end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-08-06

S 5328cosponsor

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to share veterans' contact information with State veterans agencies to improve outreach, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

2026-08-06

S 5321cosponsor

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of, and expand access to, home and community-based services under the Medicaid program, to award grants for the creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of the direct care workforce and to award grants to support family caregivers, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-08-06

S 5311sponsor

A bill to improve the safety of the air supply on aircraft, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

2026-08-06

S 5300cosponsor

A bill to ensure the transparency and integrity of casualty accounting and benefits and awards for military and civilian personnel during military operations, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

2026-08-06

S 5312sponsor

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-08-06

S 5341cosponsor

A bill to require the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to delegate to the Commandant of the Coast Guard authority to enter into intergovernmental support agreements relating to installation-support services, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

2026-08-06

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Paul Amdt. No. 6715

Amendment Rejected (32-64)

nay2026-08-07

Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 187

Motion to Proceed Rejected (48-50)

yea2026-08-05

Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817

Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-44)

nay2026-08-05

Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Nomination Confirmed (51-44)

nay2026-08-05

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-43)

nay2026-08-05

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6500

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (89-4)

yea2026-08-03

S. Res. 817

Resolution Agreed to (50-47)

nay2026-07-30

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Confirmation: En Bloc nominations provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817

nay

2026-08-07

vote

H.R. 5334, as amended

yea

2026-08-07

vote

Paul Amdt. No. 6715

nay

2026-08-07

vote

S 5281: A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to strike provisions relating to the maximum civil penalties for violations of product safety standards.

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5353: A bill to limit bonuses for executives of certain electric utilities, and for other purposes.

sponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5288: A bill to restore press access to the Pentagon, and for other purposes.

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

SRES 836: A resolution designating August 16, 2026, as "National Airborne Day".

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

SRES 837: A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

SRES 841: A resolution celebrating the 35th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine from the former Soviet Union.

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5304: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers, and for other purposes.

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5284: A bill to provide economic empowerment opportunities in the United States through the modernization of public housing, and for other purposes.

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5296: A bill to provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow a career pathway in the health professions, and for other purposes.

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5318: A bill to create a new Federal grant program that provides grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during the summer months.

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5306: A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider the effects of Commission-jurisdictional rates on the affordability of electricity for consumers, and for other purposes.

sponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5283: A bill to end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5328: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to share veterans' contact information with State veterans agencies to improve outreach, and for other purposes.

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5321: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of, and expand access to, home and community-based services under the Medicaid program, to award grants for the creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of the direct care workforce and to award grants to support family caregivers, and for other purposes.

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5311: A bill to improve the safety of the air supply on aircraft, and for other purposes.

sponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5300: A bill to ensure the transparency and integrity of casualty accounting and benefits and awards for military and civilian personnel during military operations, and for other purposes.

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5312: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a Reducing Youth Use of E-Cigarettes Initiative.

sponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5341: A bill to require the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to delegate to the Commandant of the Coast Guard authority to enter into intergovernmental support agreements relating to installation-support services, and for other purposes.

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5331: A bill to provide that no Federal funds may be used to carry out the final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility", and for other purposes.

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation