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
06/15/2016	H.Res.777	Recognizing Mayte Lara Ibarra, and Larissa Martinez for their bravery and leadership in addressing anti-immigrant sentiments voiced by United States politicians.
06/15/2016	H.R.5444	Fourteenth Amendment Protection Act of 2016
06/15/2016	H.R.3036	9/11 Memorial Act	Passed	Not Voting
06/08/2016	H.Res.769	Terminating a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
06/07/2016	H.Res.766	Honoring in praise and remembrance the extraordinary life, accomplishments, and countless contributions of Mr. Muhammad Ali.
05/27/2016	H.R.5373	LGBT Data Inclusion Act
05/24/2016	H.R.4167	Kari's Law Act of 2016
05/24/2016	H.R.1769	Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2016
05/20/2016	H.R.5256	Expanding DHS Overseas Passenger Security Screening and Vetting Operations Act
05/17/2016	H.Res.708	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the immigration policies of the United States should reduce automatic removal and detention, restore due process for immigrants, and repeal unnecessary barriers to legal immigration.
05/17/2016	H.R.4407	Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of 2016	Passed	Not Voting
05/16/2016	H.R.5225	COAST Act
05/02/2016	H.R.5090	To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis of the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011.
04/28/2016	H.Res.711	Expressing support for designation of April 30, 2016, as Día de los Niños: Celebrating Young Americans.
04/28/2016	H.R.4240	No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act
04/27/2016	H.R.4820	Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act of 2016	Passed	Yea
04/21/2016	H.R.5025	2016 Tax Day Floods Supplemental Funding Act
04/20/2016	H.Res.694	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that a standing committee (or subcommittee thereof) hearing be held whenever there is a moment of silence in the House for a tragedy involving gun violence.
04/14/2016	H.Res.680	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week.
04/14/2016	H.R.4403	Enhancing Overseas Traveler Vetting Act

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