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
02/16/2016	H.R.4521	Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016
02/16/2016	H.R.4488	Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2016
02/10/2016	H.R.4520	Justin Smith Morrill Congressional Gold Medal Act
02/10/2016	H.R.4514	Combating BDS Act of 2016
02/09/2016	H.R.4479	Families of Flint Act
02/05/2016	H.R.4428	Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016
02/04/2016	H.Res.604	Recognizing the establishment of the Congressional Patriot Award and congratulating the first award recipients, Sam Johnson and John Lewis, for their patriotism and selfless service to the country.
01/19/2016	H.R.4268	Castner Range National Monument Act
01/15/2016	H.R.4253	Avonte's Law Act of 2015
01/06/2016	H.Res.575	Expressing disapproval of the occupation of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge by a group of armed individuals.
12/07/2015	H.R.1076	Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015
12/04/2015	H.R.4122	To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who were present in certain countries may not be admitted under the visa waiver program, and for other purposes.
12/04/2015	H.R.4079	Secure Refugee Process Act of 2015
12/03/2015	H.R.3978	Ensuring Fair Access to Veterans Healthcare Act
12/01/2015	H.R.1541	PRISM Act
11/23/2015	H.R.3785	Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act
11/19/2015	H.R.1737	Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act	Passed	Yea
11/17/2015	H.R.1384	Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act	Passed	Yea
11/16/2015	H.Res.528	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the Victims of the Terror Protection Fund.
11/16/2015	H.R.2844	Keep Our Pension Promises Act

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