- 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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06/15/2007 | H.R.2736 | HIV Emergency Local Partnership Act of 2007 | 06/15/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
05/23/2007 | H.R.2468 | Ovarian and Cervical Cancer Awareness Act of 2007 | 05/23/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
04/25/2007 | H.R.1230 | Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2007 | 04/25/2007 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions) |
04/20/2007 | H.R.1972 | Community Environmental Equity Act | 04/20/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
03/29/2007 | H.R.1849 | Credit Union Small Business Lending Act | 03/29/2007 Referred to House Small Business (All Actions) |
04/17/2007 | H.R.1869 | Community Banks Serving Their Communities First Act | 04/17/2007 Referred to House Small Business (All Actions) |
04/12/2007 | H.R.655 | Pathway to Preservation Act of 2007 | 04/12/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions) |
04/11/2007 | H.R.1235 | Public Housing Equal Treatment Act of 2007 | 04/11/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions) |
03/29/2007 | H.R.1850 | Housing America's Workforce Act | 03/29/2007 Referred to House Financial Services (All Actions) |
03/16/2007 | H.R.44 | Stabilizing Affordable Housing for the Future Act | 03/16/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions) |
03/16/2007 | H.R.43 | Brownfields Housing and Community Renewal Development Act | 03/16/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. (All Actions) |
02/16/2007 | H.Res.192 | Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Small Business in the One Hundred Tenth Congress. | 02/16/2007 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions) |
02/06/2007 | H.R.45 | Healthy Foods for Healthy Living Act | 02/06/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. (All Actions) |
02/02/2007 | H.R.42 | Serving Everyone with Reliable, Vital Internet, Communications, and Education Act of 2007 | 02/02/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. (All Actions) |
01/04/2007 | H.R.46 | Small Business Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007 | 01/04/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) |
01/04/2007 | H.R.41 | Business Checking Fairness Act of 2007 | 01/04/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions) |
08/01/2006 | H.R.5952 | Bodegas as Catalysts for Healthy Living Act | 08/01/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
05/24/2006 | H.R.5275 | To establish the Silver Scholarship program to provide transferable educational awards to older individuals who have performed certain volunteer services. | 05/24/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education. (All Actions) |
04/06/2006 | H.R.5164 | Earning and Living Opportunities Act | 04/06/2006 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions) |
03/27/2006 | H.R.4613 | Garment Consumer's Right-to-Know Act of 2005 | 03/27/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (All Actions) |
Total: 2882
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