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Gary C. Peters

D Democrat Senator from Michigan

Seal of Michigan Michigan 724 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-6221 Born 1958-12-01
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Term Details

Term Start 2021-01-03
Term End 2027-01-03
Terms Served 5
Senate Class 2
State Rank Senior

Committee Assignments

Senate Committee on Appropriations
Member
Senate Committee on Armed Services
Member
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Member
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Ranking Member

Lobbying Exposure

Total lobbying directed at committees this member serves on

$764.6M
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
$593.2M
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
$106.5M
Senate Committee on Armed Services
$40.0M
Senate Committee on Appropriations
$24.9M
2023-Q1 – 2024-Q4

These figures represent total lobbying on issues within each committee’s jurisdiction, not direct contributions to this member.

Recent Activity

Nay
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 7147
2026-02-12 Rejected 52/47
Nay
H.J.Res. 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
2026-02-12 Passed 49/47
📋
S. 3870: A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to permit greater flexibility in carrying out incumbent worker training programs, and for other purposes.
2026-02-12

Introduced: Sponsor: Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration. 1 cosponsor is on that committee.

Nay
Motion to Proceed on H.J.Res. 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
2026-02-11 Agreed to 51/46
Yea
Motion to Proceed on S.J.Res. 95: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relat
2026-02-10 Rejected 47/51
Nay
On the Nomination PN726-4: Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General
2026-02-10 Confirmed 52/46
Nay
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Daniel E. Burrows to be an Assistant Attorney General: Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General
2026-02-09 Agreed to 51/47
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S. 3810: A bill to amend the Plant Protection Act to establish a fund for spotted wing drosophila research and mitigation.
2026-02-09

Introduced: Sponsor: Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration.

Nay
On the Nomination PN726-11: Justin R. Olson, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana
2026-02-05 Confirmed 50/47
Nay
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Justin R. Olson to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana: Justin R. Olson, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of I
2026-02-05 Agreed to 51/47

Data from GovTrack.us

Voting Record

Party Loyalty 94.2%
678 votes cast 639 with party 39 against party 16 not voting

Broke with Party (39)

Yea
On the Nomination PN520-2 2025-12-02 · Party voted Nay · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
On the Cloture Motion PN520-2 2025-12-02 · Party voted Nay · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
On the Nomination PN466-3 2025-10-27 · Party voted Nay · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
On the Cloture Motion PN466-3 2025-10-22 · Party voted Nay · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
On the Nomination PN22-18 2025-08-02 · Party voted Nay · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
On the Nomination PN24-2 2025-08-02 · Party voted Nay · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
On the Cloture Motion PN26-42 2025-07-30 · Party voted Nay · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Nay
On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 34 2025-07-30 · Party voted Yea · Motion to Discharge Rejected
Nay
On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 41 2025-07-30 · Party voted Yea · Motion to Discharge Rejected
Yea
On the Nomination PN25-39 2025-07-15 · Party voted Nay · Nomination Confirmed

Recent Votes

Date Bill Vote Result
2026-02-12 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 7147 Nay Cloture Motion Rejected
2026-02-12 On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 142 Nay Joint Resolution Passed
2026-02-11 On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 142 Nay Motion to Proceed Agreed to
2026-02-10 On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 95 Yea Motion to Proceed Rejected
2026-02-10 On the Nomination PN726-4 Nay Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-09 On the Cloture Motion PN726-4 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-05 On the Nomination PN726-11 Nay Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-05 On the Cloture Motion PN726-11 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-05 On the Nomination PN726-9 Nay Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-04 On the Cloture Motion PN726-9 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-04 On the Nomination PN726-2 Nay Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-04 On the Cloture Motion PN726-2 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-04 On the Nomination PN726-12 Nay Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-03 On the Cloture Motion PN726-12 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-03 On the Nomination PN726-6 Nay Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-03 On the Cloture Motion PN726-6 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-03 On the Nomination PN726-5 Nay Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-02 On the Cloture Motion PN726-5 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-01-30 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7148 Yea Bill Passed
2026-01-30 On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287) Yea Motion Rejected

Data from GovTrack.us · 119th Congress