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Vela, Filemon

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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
117th1919051694%
116th2441094099%
115th63071,13794%
Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).
Service history3 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
117thHouseTexas34Democratic
116thHouseTexas34Democratic
115thHouseTexas34Democratic
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 115th Congress · historical · House
Participation
94%
1137/1209 cast
Sponsored
6
bills
Cosponsored
307
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 115th Congress

Grouped by the bill's grade. “Supported” = voted Yea; “Opposed” = voted Nay. These are facts about votes — not a score of the member.

Bill grade bandSupportedOpposedPresentNot voting
A/B-graded bills (0)0000
C-graded bills (0)0000
D/F-graded bills (0)0000
Recent recorded votes115th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
Sponsored · 115th6
—Border Enforcement Security Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2017hr 2281—Javier Vega, Jr. Memorial Act of 2017hr 3375—Counter Terrorist Network Acthr 4578—Border and Port Security Acthr 4940—To provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the United States for addition to that historic park, and for other purposes.hr 6078—DHS Body-Worn Camera Act of 2018hr 7028
Cosponsored · 115th307
—Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.hconres 13—Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of those who have been awarded or are eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal who are missing in action, are unaccounted for, or died in-theater.hconres 52—Supporting efforts to enact a bold jobs and infrastructure package that benefits all Americans, not just billionaires.hconres 63—Denouncing and opposing the violence, xenophobia, and bigotry that are promoted by White nationalists and neo-Nazis.hconres 78—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.hjres 33—Approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act.hjres 51—Every Vote Counts Amendmenthjres 65—Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Acthr 1038—STOP Act of 2017hr 1057—TAILOR Act of 2017hr 1116—Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2017hr 112—FAST Act of 2017hr 1148—Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017hr 1156—ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017hr 1171—Voter Empowerment Act of 2017hr 12—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 River Street in Tilden, Texas, as the "Tilden Veterans Post Office".hr 1207—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9155 Schaefer Road, Converse, Texas, as the "Converse Veterans Post Office Building".hr 1208—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 N. Francisco Avenue, Mission, Texas, as the "Mission Veterans Post Office Building".hr 1209—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 122 W. Goodwin Street, Pleasanton, Texas, as the "Pleasanton Veterans Post Office".hr 1210—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 N. Main Street, Encinal, Texas, as the "Encinal Veterans Post Office".hr 1211—Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Acthr 1235—To extend the period of availability of the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp, and for other purposes.hr 1247—Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2017hr 1253—PHIT Acthr 1267—Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Acthr 1279—Executive Order Transparency Acthr 1287—Washington, D.C. Admission Acthr 1291—United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017hr 1300—Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2017hr 1302—SMASH Acthr 1310
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate H2TX27190 · VELA, FILEMON → (House TX) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2024$0$35,678$0
2022$14,626$543,668$35,678
2020$993,228$1,034,382$564,720
2018$1,102,565$726,635$605,874
2016$1,238,495$1,067,282$229,944
1 authorized/associated committee · 6 reported independent expenditures. Full campaign-finance record →Reported campaign-finance facts about the linked FEC candidate. This is distinct from the legislative record above and implies nothing about how the member legislated — money and votes are not causally linked here.

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