- 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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05/19/2008 | H.R.6033 | Home-Based Health Services Job Training and Caregiving Act of 2008 | 05/19/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
04/24/2008 | H.R.5819 | SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act | 04/24/2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (All Actions) |
04/17/2008 | H.R.5855 | Foreclosure Counseling Assistance Act of 2008 | 04/17/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions) |
04/16/2008 | H.R.5810 | Mentor-Mentee Teen Pregnancy Reduction Act of 2008 | 04/16/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
04/09/2008 | H.Res.1082 | Recognizing the plumbing industry and supporting the goals and ideals of "National Plumbing Industry Week". | 04/09/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) |
03/31/2008 | H.R.5666 | Overtime Restoration Act of 2008 | 03/31/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) |
01/22/2008 | H.R.3866 | Small Business Programs Act of 2007 | 01/22/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (All Actions) |
01/16/2008 | H.Res.921 | Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act of 2008 | 01/16/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) |
01/16/2008 | H.R.4777 | To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the indexation of deferred annuities; to provide that a survivor annuity be provided to the widow or widower of a former employee who dies after separating from Government service with title to a deferred annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System but before establishing a valid claim therefor, and for other purposes. | 01/16/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. (All Actions) |
01/11/2008 | H.R.3310 | Earning and Living Opportunities Act | 01/11/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions) |
12/18/2007 | H.R.4776 | Consumer Protection Home Inspection Counseling Act of 2007 | 12/18/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions) |
11/01/2007 | H.R.3867 | Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act | 11/01/2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (All Actions) |
09/19/2007 | H.R.3190 | Opt Out of Iraq War Act of 2007 | 09/19/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. (All Actions) |
09/19/2007 | H.R.3125 | Opt Out of Iraq War Act of 2007 | 09/19/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. (All Actions) |
09/11/2007 | H.R.2861 | Language Education for Success Act of 2007 | 09/11/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. (All Actions) |
08/14/2007 | H.R.3453 | Community Clinical Laboratory Fairness in Competition Act of 2007 | 08/14/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
08/08/2007 | H.R.3206 | To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through December 15, 2007, and for other purposes. | 08/08/2007 Became Public Law No: 110-57. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) |
08/07/2007 | H.R.3201 | Respecting the Civil Liberties of America's Vulnerable Act | 08/07/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight. (All Actions) |
08/03/2007 | H.R.1361 | RECOVER Act | 08/03/2007 Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 334. (All Actions) |
06/21/2007 | H.R.2803 | Angels Nurture Growing Entrepreneurs into Long-term Successes (ANGELS) Act | 06/21/2007 Referred to House Ways and Means (All Actions) |
Total: 2882
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