Richard Blumenthal
U.S. Senator (D) for Connecticut, 80 years old, formerly attorney.
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BLUMENTHAL, Richard, a Senator from Connecticut; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., February 13, 1946; graduated Harvard University, B.A., 1967; attended Cambridge University, 1967-1968; graduated Yale University, J.D., 1973; editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal; served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves 1970-1976; White House aide 1969-1970; law clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun 1974-1975; administrative assistant to Senator Abraham Ribicoff 1975-1976; United States Attorney for Connecticut 1977-1981; lawyer; member of the Connecticut state house of representatives 1984-1987; member of the Connecticut state senate 1987-1990; attorney general of Connecticut 1991-2010; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2010; reelected in 2016, and again in 2022 for the term ending January 3, 2029.
Source: U.S. Congress Bioguide / public-record corporate filings.
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Oversight committees · 4
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Recent legislative activity · 32 bills
12 sponsored, 20 cosponsored in the 119th Congress. Color-coded by sector — yellow chips mark bills that overlap a sector this politician has actually traded in.
- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2447-2448)
- A resolution expressing support for the designation of the month of May 2026 as "Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Degeneration Awareness Month".Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2447)
- A bill to amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to provide for interest on escrow balances.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- SAFE for Survivors Act of 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to award grants to eligible crisis centers to provide follow-up services to individuals receiving suicide prevention and crisis intervention services, to and the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the accessibility of 9-8-8, and for other purposes.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2444-2445)
- A bill to effectively staff the high-need public elementary schools and secondary schools of the United States with school-based mental health services providers.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Taxing Buybacks from Big Oil Windfalls ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a business credit for gain from the sale of real property for use as a manufactured home community, and for other purposes.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- A bill to protect the editorial independence of the Stars and Stripes news organization.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- Love Lives On Act of 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit Amtrak from including mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts of carriage, and for other purposes.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2381; text: CR S2380)
- A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, regarding restrictions on the use of funds and facilities of the Department of Defense for abortion care.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide enhanced student loan relief to educators, and for other purposes.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- A bill to require the United States Postal Service to designate ZIP Codes for certain communities.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- A bill to prohibit covered digital advertising platforms from displaying targeted advertisements directed to a minor that promote sports gambling platforms.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Promoting Police Leadership ActPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 414.
- TREY'S LawHeld at the desk.