• VELAZQUEZ, NYDIA M
Experience: House: District 7, 1993-Present
Home State: New York
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $662,933Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Nydia M. Velázquez
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Paul Bader
    Birth Date: 03/22/1953
    Birth Place: Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
    Home City: Brooklyn, NY
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    MA, Political Science, New York University, 1976
    BA, Political Science, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, 1974

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1992-present
    Democratic Regional Whip
    Council Member, New York City Council, 1984-1986

Current Legislative Committees

    Financial Services, Member
    Small Business, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Member
    Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Chair, Business and Economic Development Task Force
    Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
    Member, Congressional Census Caucus
    Member, Congressional Children's Caucus
    Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
    Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
    Member, Congressional Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus
    Member, Congressional Urban Caucus
    Member, Education, Immigration and Livable Communities Task Force
    Member, Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Caucus
    Member, House Democratic Caucus
    Member, Older Americans Caucus
    Member, Out of Iraq Caucus

Professional Experience

    National Director, Puerto Rico Department of Labor, Migration Division Office, 1989-1992
    Director, Department of Puerto Rico Community Affairs in the United States, 1986-1989
    Special Assistant, Congressman Edolphus Towns, 1983
    Professor, Hunter College, The City University of New York, 1981-1983
    Professor, University of Puerto Rico, 1976-1981

Additional Information

Awards:

    Woman of the Year, Hispanic Business Magazine, 2003
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Oppose
Total: 185
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/14/2017 H.R.2900 To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the prevention and treatment of the use of synthetic recreational drugs, and for other purposes. 06/14/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
06/12/2017 H.R.2875 National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017 06/12/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
05/22/2017 H.R.2592 To amend the definitions relating to HUBZones in the Small Business Act, and for other purposes. 05/22/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
05/17/2017 H.R.2489 To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and the Small Business Act to include small business investment companies in the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and for other purposes. 05/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
05/17/2017 H.R.2488 To provide for small business concerns located in Puerto Rico, and for other purposes. 05/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
05/03/2017 H.R.1366 U.S. Territories Investor Protection Act of 2017 05/03/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/01/2017 H.R.2073 To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security from wearing clothing or other items bearing the word "police". 05/01/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
04/05/2017 H.R.1915 To amend the Small Business Act to provide the Administrator of the Small Business Administration authority to increase amount for general business loans, and for other purposes. 04/05/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
04/04/2017 H.R.1878 To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Small Business Administration. 04/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
03/29/2017 H.R.1774 Developing the Next Generation of Small Businesses Act of 2017 03/29/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
03/23/2017 H.R.1716 To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Environmental Protection Agency. 03/23/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
03/21/2017 H.R.1446 No State Resources for Immigration Enforcement (NSRIE) Act 03/21/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
03/20/2017 H.R.1640 To amend the Small Business Act to ensure uniformity in procurement terminology, and for other purposes. 03/20/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.  (All Actions)
03/16/2017 H.R.1561 To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control. 03/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
03/08/2017 H.R.1423 National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2017 03/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
02/10/2017 H.R.766 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a pilot program to expand telehealth options under the Medicare program for individuals residing in public housing located in health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes. 02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/01/2017 H.R.765 Increase Transportation Alternatives Investment Act of 2017 02/01/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.  (All Actions)
01/31/2017 H.R.764 Housing America's Workforce Act of 2017 01/31/2017 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
01/03/2017 H.R.202 Landlord Accountability Act of 2017 01/03/2017 Referred to House Judiciary  (All Actions)
01/03/2017 H.R.201 Supporting America's Young Entrepreneurs Act of 2017 01/03/2017 Referred to House Small Business  (All Actions)
Total: 2882
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
07/22/2015 H.Res.371 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should be established a "National African Immigrant Heritage Month" in September to celebrate the great contributions of Americans of African immigrant heritage in the United States who have enriched the history of the Nation.
07/20/2015 H.R.1350 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 442 East 167th Street in Bronx, New York, as the "Herman Badillo Post Office Building".
07/17/2015 H.R.3084 Thoroughbred Horseracing Integrity Act of 2015
07/17/2015 H.R.3040 To require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop guidelines regarding the use by the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of unofficial sources of information to determine the eligibility of a member or former member of the Armed Forces for benefits and decorations when the member's service records are incomplete because of damage to the records, including records damaged by a 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
07/14/2015 H.R.2920 Captive Primate Safety Act
07/14/2015 H.R.2670 Microloan Modernization Act of 2015
07/13/2015 H.R.2972 Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2015
07/13/2015 H.R.6 21st Century Cures Act Failed Aye
07/01/2015 H.Res.327 Recognizing the three-year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which permits young people who were brought to the United States by their parents as children to remain temporarily in the United States and make meaningful contributions to our country.
06/26/2015 H.R.2858 Humane Cosmetics Act
06/26/2015 H.R.2850 Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015
06/25/2015 H.R.2889 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2015
06/23/2015 H.R.2849 Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2015
06/23/2015 H.R.2799 FAST Act
06/16/2015 H.Res.289 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of the 114th Congress comprehensive Federal legislation that protects the Second Amendment and keeps communities safe and healthy, including expanding enforceable background checks for all commercial gun sales, improving the mental health system in the United States, and making gun trafficking and straw purchasing a Federal crime.
06/11/2015 H.R.2740 Global Democracy Promotion Act
06/11/2015 H.R.2737 Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
06/11/2015 H.R.1786 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
06/10/2015 H.R.2430 America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
06/09/2015 H.R.2692 REPAY Supplies Act of 2015
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