Democratic

Vela, Filemon

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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking

Congress	Sponsored	Cosponsored	Recorded votes	Participation
117th	19	190	516	94%
116th	24	410	940	99%
115th	6	307	1,137	94%

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

Congress	Chamber	State	District	Party
117th	House	Texas	34	Democratic
116th	House	Texas	34	Democratic
115th	House	Texas	34	Democratic

Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.

Legislative activity · 117th Congress · historical · House

Participation

94%

516/550 cast

Bill grade band	Supported	Opposed	Present	Not voting
A/B-graded bills (0)	0	0	0	0
C-graded bills (0)	0	0	0	0
D/F-graded bills (0)	0	0	0	0

Measure	Cast	Result	Date
Procedural	Present	Passed	2021-01-03
HRES 1	Yea	Passed	2021-01-03
HRES 8	Yea	Passed	2021-01-04
HRES 8	Yea	Passed	2021-01-04
HRES 8	Yea	Passed	2021-01-04
HRES 8	Nay	Failed	2021-01-04
HRES 8	Yea	Passed	2021-01-04
HR 22	Yea	Passed	2021-01-05
Procedural	Nay	Failed	2021-01-06
Procedural	Nay	Failed	2021-01-07
HRES 38	Yea	Passed	2021-01-12
HRES 38	Yea	Passed	2021-01-12

Sponsored · 117th19

—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 268 —Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Acthr 269 —E-Filing Standards Improvement Acthr 3735 —Installation Agreement Affordability Acthr 3736 —TEAMS Acthr 3737 —John Lewis Taxpayer Protection Acthr 3738 —Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Acthr 3739 —HOME Meals Acthr 4933 —Digital Defense Leadership Acthr 4985 —DATA Privacy Acthr 5807 —Water Infrastructure for Rural and Impoverished Communities Acthr 5907 —Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2021hr 6013 —Protect Minority Student Borrowers Acthr 6053 —Saving America's Future by Educating Kids Act of 2021hr 6324 —To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1535 East Los Ebanos Boulevard in Brownsville, Texas, as the "1st Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post Office Building".hr 7052 —Commending the men and women of the United States military, our NATO Allies, and our African allies who successfully planned, coordinated, deployed, and trained as part of the DEFENDER-EUROPE 2021 Exercise.hres 478 —Honoring the Buffalo Soldiers who were dishonorably discharged and ultimately had their honorable service restored following events which occurred in 1906 in Brownsville, Texas.hres 592 —Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the achievements of Tejano music artists such as Freddy Fender, Roberto Pulido, Flaco Jimenez, and Selena Quintanilla, in recognition of their contributions to the cultural heritage and diversity of the United States.hres 657 —Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Nation should honor and recognize military families who have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 crisis.hres 713

Cosponsored · 117th190

—Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the Buffalo Soldiers.hconres 12 —Recognizing the difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights and for the dignity of a people and a Nation.hconres 13 —Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.hconres 33 —Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.hconres 46 —Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men.hconres 55 —Honoring the life and legacy of United States Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick.hconres 9 —Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 17 —For the People Act of 2021hr 1 —‘Six Triple Eight’ Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021hr 1012 —Water Recycling Investment and Improvement Acthr 1015 —No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Acthr 1017 —Pregnant Workers Fairness Acthr 1065 —To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.hr 1085 —Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Acthr 1115 —IRS Enhancement and Tax Gap Reduction Act of 2021hr 1116 —To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.hr 1133 —Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2021hr 1158 —U.S. Citizenship Acthr 1177 —Veteran Deportation Prevention and Reform Acthr 1182 —Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Acthr 1193 —Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Acthr 1195 —CONTRACT Act of 2021hr 1283 —Air America Act of 2021hr 1297 —Gold Star Altitude Acthr 1302 —New Deal for New Americans Act of 2021hr 1308 —Juneteenth National Independence Day Acthr 1320 —Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2021hr 1330 —Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act of 2021hr 1357 —Do No Harm Acthr 1378 —Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act of 2021hr 1384

Campaign financefederal · source: FEC

FEC candidate H2TX27190 · VELA, FILEMON → (House TX) · linked deterministic

Cycle	Receipts	Disbursements	Cash 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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