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Patrick J. Leahy

Patrick J. Leahy on Financial Regulation

DemocratVT

Financial Regulation224 votes · 53/100 consistent
RegulateDeregulate

394 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Financial Regulation. 224 of them counted toward the score above: 167 toward “Regulate” and 57 toward “Deregulate”.

The other 170 did not count: 167 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 3 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
2022-06-08Todd M. Harper, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring April 10, 2027PN1525 · 117th Congress · On the NominationYeaDirection not readable
2021-09-30Rohit Chopra, of the District of Columbia, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five yearsPN116 · 117th Congress · On the NominationYeaDirection not readable
2021-09-30Rohit Chopra, of the District of Columbia, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five yearsPN116 · 117th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2021-09-21Rohit Chopra, of the District of Columbia, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five yearsPN116 · 117th Congress · On the Motion to DischargeYeaRegulate
2021-05-11A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency relating to "National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders".S.J.Res. 15 · 117th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaRegulate
2021-04-20Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2026PN81 · 117th Congress · On the NominationYeaDirection not readable
2021-04-20Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2026PN81 · 117th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2021-04-14Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2021PN80 · 117th Congress · On the NominationYeaDirection not readable
2021-04-13Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2021PN80 · 117th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2020-12-02Kyle Hauptman, of Maine, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2025PN2023 · 116th Congress · On the NominationNayDirection not readable
2020-12-01Kyle Hauptman, of Maine, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2025PN2023 · 116th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayDirection not readable
2020-10-19A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency relating to "Community Reinvestment Act Regulations".H.J.Res. 90 · 116th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedYeaDeregulate
2018-12-06Kathleen Laura Kraninger, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five yearsPN2170 · 115th Congress · On the NominationNayDirection not readable
2018-11-29Kathleen Laura Kraninger, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five yearsPN2170 · 115th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayDirection not readable
2018-09-05Elad L. Roisman, of Maine, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2023PN2047 · 115th Congress · On the NominationYeaDirection not readable
2018-09-04Elad L. Roisman, of Maine, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2023PN2047 · 115th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2018-07-31An act to extend the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.S. 1182 · 115th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2018-04-18A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act".S.J.Res. 57 · 115th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionNayRegulate
2018-04-17A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act".S.J.Res. 57 · 115th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedNayRegulate
2018-03-14A bill to promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections, and for other purposes.S. 2155 · 115th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayRegulate
2018-03-14A bill to promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections, and for other purposes.S. 2155 · 115th Congress · On the MotionNayRegulate
2018-03-14A bill to promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections, and for other purposes.S. 2155 · 115th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayRegulate
2018-03-14In the nature of a substitute.S. 2155 · 115th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2018-03-12In the nature of a substitute.S. 2155 · 115th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayDirection not readable
2018-03-06A bill to promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections, and for other purposes.S. 2155 · 115th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayRegulate
2017-10-24A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements".H.J.Res. 111 · 115th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionNayRegulate
2017-05-02Jay Clayton, of New York, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2021PN47 · 115th Congress · On the NominationNayDirection not readable
2017-05-01Jay Clayton, of New York, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2021PN47 · 115th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayDirection not readable
2017-02-03A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers".H.J.Res. 41 · 115th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionNayRegulate
2017-02-02A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers".H.J.Res. 41 · 115th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedNayRegulate
2016-01-12A bill to require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes.S. 2232 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedNayDeregulate
2015-01-08A bill to extend the termination date of the Terrorism Insurance Program established under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 26 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaRegulate
2015-01-08In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 26 · 114th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2014-07-17A bill to extend the termination date of the Terrorism Insurance Program established under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, and for other purposes.S. 2244 · 113th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaRegulate
2014-07-17To establish the Advisory Committee on Risk-Sharing Mechanisms.S. 2244 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2014-07-17To allow the Secretary to extend the deadline for collecting terrorism loss risk-spreading premiums if the mandatory recoupment is more than $1,000,000,000.S. 2244 · 113th Congress · On the MotionNayRegulate
2014-01-30A bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes.S. 1926 · 113th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaDeregulate
2014-01-30To clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973.S. 1926 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRegulate
2014-01-30To allow States to opt-out of participation in the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers.S. 1926 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRegulate
2014-01-30To adjust phase-ins of flood insurance rate increases.S. 1926 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2014-01-29A bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes.S. 1926 · 113th Congress · On the MotionYeaDeregulate
2014-01-27A bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes.S. 1926 · 113th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaDeregulate
2013-07-16Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five yearsPN157 · 113th Congress · On the NominationYeaDirection not readable
2013-07-16Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five yearsPN157 · 113th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2013-03-22To end "Too Big To Fail" subsidies or funding advantage for Wall Street mega-banks (over $500 billion in total assets).S.Con.Res. 8 · 113th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2012-12-13A bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, and for other purposes.S. 3637 · 112th Congress · On the MotionDid not voteNot a yea/nay
2012-12-11A bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, and for other purposes.S. 3637 · 112th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaRegulate
2012-06-21An original bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes.S. 1940 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2012-03-22A bill to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies.H.R. 3606 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayRegulate
2012-03-22To amend the securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, and for other purposes.H.R. 3606 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDeregulate
2012-03-21A bill to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies.H.R. 3606 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayRegulate
2012-03-20To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States.H.R. 3606 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2012-03-20In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 3606 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2011-12-08Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five yearsPN784 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2011-10-21To end lending schemes that force taxpayers to repay the loans of delinquent developers and bailout failed or poorly planned local projects.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2010-09-16An act to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job creation, and for other purposesH.R. 5297 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaDirection not readable
2010-09-16An act to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job creation, and for other purposesH.R. 5297 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2010-09-16An act to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job creation, and for other purposesH.R. 5297 · 111th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2010-09-16An act to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job creation, and for other purposesH.R. 5297 · 111th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2010-09-14In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 5297 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2010-09-14To exempt certain amounts subject to other information reporting from the information reporting provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.H.R. 5297 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDeregulate
2010-09-14To repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes.H.R. 5297 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayRegulate
2010-07-29An act to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job creation, and for other purposesH.R. 5297 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2010-07-29In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 5297 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2010-07-22To establish the Small Business Lending Fund Program, and for other purposes.H.R. 5297 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionDid not voteDirection not readable
2010-07-15A bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.H.R. 4173 · 111th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaRegulate
2010-07-15A bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.H.R. 4173 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaRegulate
2010-07-15A bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.H.R. 4173 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaRegulate
2010-06-29An act to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job creation, and for other purposesH.R. 5297 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2010-05-24A bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.H.R. 4173 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaRegulate
2010-05-24A bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.H.R. 4173 · 111th Congress · On the MotionNayDeregulate
2010-05-20A bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.H.R. 4173 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaRegulate
2010-05-20In the nature of a substitute.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2010-05-20In the nature of a substitute.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2010-05-19To restore to the States the right to protect consumers from usurious lenders.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2010-05-19In the nature of a substitute.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2010-05-18To provide for the independence of Inspectors General of certain designated Federal entities, and for other purposes.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2010-05-18To ban naked credit default swaps and for other purposes.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2010-05-18To address the applicability and preservation of certain State authorities, and for other purposes.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2010-05-18To address the applicability of certain State authorities with respect to national banks, and for other purposes.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2010-05-18To prohibit taxpayer bailouts of fiscally irresponsible State and local governments.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRegulate
2010-05-17To protect United States taxpayers from paying for the bailouts of foreign governments.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2010-05-17To limit further bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to enhance the regulation and oversight of such enterprises, and for other purposes.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the MotionNayDeregulate
2010-05-13To provide for increased Congressional oversight through a sunset of the authority created under title X related to the creation of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRegulate
2010-05-13To ensure that the fees that small businesses and other entities are charged for accepting debit cards are reasonable and proportional to the costs incurred, and to limit payment card networks from imposing anti-competitive restrictions on small businesses and other entities that accept payment cards.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2010-05-13To provide an orderly and transparent bankruptcy process for non-bank financial institutions and prohibit bailout authority.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRegulate
2010-05-13To remove statutory references to credit rating agencies.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRegulate
2010-05-13To instruct the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a self-regulatory organization to assign credit rating agencies to provide initial credit ratings.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2010-05-12To establish a specific consumer protection liaison for service members and their families, and for other purposes.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2010-05-12To implement regulatory oversight of the swap markets, to improve regulator's access to information about all swaps, to encourage clearing while preventing concentration of inadequately hedged risks in central clearinghouses and ensuring that corporate end users can continue to hedge their unique business risks, and to improve market transparency.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2010-05-12To maintain the role of the Board of Governors as the supervisor of holding companies and State member banks.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2010-05-12To provide for a study of the asset-backed securitization process and for residential mortgage underwriting standards.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2010-05-12To prohibit certain payments to loan originators and to require verification by lenders of the ability of consumers to repay loans.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2010-05-11To provide for enhanced regulation of, and to establish a term certain for the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to provide conditions for continued operation of such enterprises, to provide for the wind down of such operations and the dissolution of such enterprises, and to address budgetary treatment of such enterprises.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2010-05-11To require the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a study on ending the conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and reforming the housing finance system.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2010-05-11To address availability of information concerning the meetings of the Federal Open Market Committee, and for other purposes.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2010-05-11To require the non-partisan Government Accountability Office to conduct an independent audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System that does not interfere with monetary policy, to let the American people know the names of the recipients of over $2,000,000,000,000 in taxpayer assistance from the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2010-05-06To impose leverage and liability limits on bank holding companies and financial companies.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2010-05-06To amend the definition of the term "financial company" for purposes of limits on nondesposit liabilities.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2010-05-06An original bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaRegulate

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Regulate / Deregulate axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.