VELA, FILEMON MR.

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: Experience: House: District 34, 2013-Present; Home State: Texas; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,005,613Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Filemon Vela, Jr.

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Rose

Birth Date: 02/13/1963

Birth Place: Harlingen, TX

Education

JD, University of Texas Law School, 1987

Graduated, Georgetown University, 1985

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2012-present

Current Legislative Committees

Homeland Security, Member

Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, Member

Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, Member

Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, Member

Professional Experience

Former Intern, Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz

Former Intern, Federal Judicial Center

Total: 1

Vela to host congressional summit in Harlingen

U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela will host a congressional summit in Harlingen focusing on veterans’ issues, employment, health care, education and financial literacy.

07/27/2015

By KAYLEIGH SOMMER Staff Writer | Valley Star

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Oppose It is ok to continue experimenting with charter schools, and with public school choice, but only as a limited experiment, and no vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
14. Expand ObamaCare	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 6

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/18/2017	H.R.2281	Border Enforcement Security Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2017	05/18/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
07/22/2016	H.R.5705	To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists.	07/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
09/29/2015	H.R.2786	Cross-Border Rail Security Act of 2015	09/29/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)
07/09/2013	H.R.2307	Working to Address Treaty Enforcement Rapidly for Texas Act	07/09/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. (All Actions)
06/07/2013	H.R.1863	To require the Secretary of State to submit a report on water sharing with Mexico.	06/07/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. (All Actions)
02/25/2013	H.R.583	Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act	02/25/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. (All Actions)

Total: 462

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
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
06/23/2015	H.R.2799	FAST Act
06/11/2015	H.R.2737	Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
06/11/2015	H.Res.309	Recognizing June 19, 2015, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
06/11/2015	H.R.2393	Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015	Passed	Yea
06/11/2015	H.R.1786	James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
06/05/2015	H.R.244	MAC Transparency Act
06/01/2015	H.R.2404	Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2015
06/01/2015	H.J.Res.52	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
06/01/2015	H.R.2293	Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act
05/21/2015	H.R.2525	Hero Street USA Commemorative Coin Act
05/18/2015	H.R.2124	Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015
05/15/2015	H.R.2342	Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2015
05/12/2015	H.R.2266	CREED Act of 2015
05/11/2015	H.R.2050	Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015
05/01/2015	H.R.1845	Military Family Leave Act of 2015
04/30/2015	H.R.2170	Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act
04/30/2015	H.R.1814	To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
04/30/2015	H.R.1031	Promoting U.S. Jobs Through Exports Act of 2015

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