- VELAZQUEZ, NYDIA M
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- 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
Total: 185
Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
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12/09/2013 | H.R.1846 | Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site Amendments Act | 12/09/2013 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (All Actions) |
10/23/2013 | H.R.31 | Next Steps for Credit Availability Act | 10/23/2013 Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Prior to Referral. (All Actions) |
08/29/2013 | H.R.2875 | Waterfront of Tomorrow Act of 2013 | 08/29/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. (All Actions) |
06/20/2013 | H.R.2451 | Strengthening Entrepreneurs' Economic Development Act of 2013 | 06/20/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions) |
04/23/2013 | H.R.1670 | REACH Act of 2013 | 04/23/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions) |
04/23/2013 | H.R.1669 | Public Housing Disaster Preparedness Act of 2013 | 04/23/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions) |
04/23/2013 | H.R.1668 | Safely Sheltering Disaster Victims Act of 2013 | 04/23/2013 Referred to House Budget (All Actions) |
01/25/2013 | H.R.27 | Small Supplier Fairness in Bidding Competition Act of 2013 | 01/25/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions) |
01/04/2013 | H.R.29 | Mobile Medical Homeless Health Improvement Act of 2013 | 01/04/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
01/03/2013 | H.R.30 | Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act | 01/03/2013 Referred to House Ways and Means (All Actions) |
01/03/2013 | H.R.28 | Working Families' Access to Health Innovations Act of 2013 | 01/03/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions) |
01/03/2013 | H.R.26 | Deferred Benefits Adjustment Act of 2013 | 01/03/2013 Referred to House Administration (All Actions) |
12/27/2012 | H.R.4203 | Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012 | 12/27/2012 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535. (All Actions) |
07/11/2012 | H.R.5929 | Next Steps for Credit Availability Act | 07/11/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises. (All Actions) |
07/10/2012 | H.R.5638 | Service Member Anti-Hazing Act | 07/10/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions) |
05/07/2012 | H.R.3976 | Enhancing Exports Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2012 | 05/07/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade. (All Actions) |
04/26/2012 | H.R.4220 | Mutual Community Bank Competitive Equality Act | 04/26/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions) |
04/26/2012 | H.R.4219 | Consumer Protection Home Inspection Counseling Act of 2012 | 04/26/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions) |
04/26/2012 | H.R.4218 | Stabilizing Affordable Housing for the Future Act | 04/26/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions) |
03/29/2012 | H.R.4034 | Mentor-Mentee Teen Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2012 | 03/29/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions) |
Total: 2882
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