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Rep. Filemon Vela
- Texas
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Party
Democratic
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Current Office
U.S. House
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First Elected
11/6/2012
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Next Election
2014
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Sponsored Bills
Congress 113
1
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CoSponsored Bills
Congress 113
21
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Missed Vote %
2.52%
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Votes with Party
85.54%
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Filemon Bartolome Vela, Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Texas's 34th congressional district since 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party....
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Filemon Bartolome Vela, Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Texas's 34th congressional district since 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party....
Filemon Vela
has co-sponsored bill HR5488
To require a review of the completeness of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the derivative terrorist watchlist utilized by the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary....
Filemon Vela
has co-sponsored bill HR5294
To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, the Judiciary, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently d...
Filemon Vela
has co-sponsored bill HR5228
Notario Victim Relief Act
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary....
Filemon Vela
has co-sponsored bill HR5221
Border Health Security Act of 2014
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee co...
Filemon Vela
has co-sponsored bill HR5168
To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for the support of full-service community schools, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce....
Filemon Vela
has co-sponsored bill HR4929
To establish a grant program for career education in computer science.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce....
Filemon Vela
has co-sponsored bill HR4810
Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014
Current Status
Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 426 - 0 (Roll no. 287)....
Filemon Vela
has co-sponsored bill HR4629
To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to encourage the employment of veterans in manufacturing positions.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce....
Filemon Vela
has co-sponsored bill HR4620
To ensure the humane treatment of persons detained pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concer...
Filemon Vela
has co-sponsored bill HR4523
44 to 69 Act of 2014
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure....
Filemon Vela
has co-sponsored bill HR4415
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as f...
Filemon Vela
has co-sponsored bill HR4373
Pell Grant Protection Act
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce....
Filemon Vela
has co-sponsored bill HR4330
Business Risk Planning Act
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture....
Filemon Vela
has co-sponsored bill HR4303
Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act of 2014
Current Status
Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security....
Filemon Vela
has co-sponsored bill HR4199
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Waco, Texas, as the "Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs....
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