Filemon Vela

Representative from Texas

HOUSEDEMOCRAT2013–2023ID V000132

LegislationHEADLINE

89%with Dems

of 3,581 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

89%with Dems

of 3,581 · both combined

Steepest move

+7 pts

2017 → 2019

still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓20132019

2021–22117th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

96.7%with Democrats

of 332 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2017 → 2019, +7 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Mar 31, 2022H.R. 6833Affordable Insulin Now ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Mar 31, 2022H.R. 6833Affordable Insulin Now ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Mar 31, 2022H.R. 4521Bioeconomy Research and Development ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textBioeconomy Research and Development ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Mar 31, 2022H.Res. 1017Providing for consideration of H.R. 3617, MORE Act; H.R. 6833, Affordable Insulin Now Act; and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Mar 30, 2022S. 2126To designate the Federal Office Building located at 308 W. 21st Street in Cheyenne, Wyoming , as the “Louisa Swain Federal Office Building”LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Mar 30, 2022S. 1226To designate the United States courthouse located 1501 North 6th Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the “Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse”LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Mar 30, 2022S. 2938To designate the United States Courthouse and Federal Building located at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the “Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building”LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Mar 30, 2022H.R. 5547Care is an Economic Development Strategy ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 332 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress98.7% · 971 votes

Economics and Public Finance87.5% · 686 votes

Armed Forces and National Security77.4% · 310 votes

Government Operations and Politics93.7% · 221 votes

Finance and Financial Sector82% · 167 votes

Energy60% · 125 votes

Environmental Protection87.5% · 120 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources86.9% · 107 votes

Health89.8% · 88 votes

Labor and Employment98.6% · 71 votes

Taxation85.9% · 71 votes

Transportation and Public Works83.1% · 65 votes

Law100% · 55 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement90.7% · 54 votes

Emergency Management92.2% · 51 votes

Agriculture and Food75.5% · 49 votes

Education100% · 45 votes

Immigration95.6% · 45 votes

International Affairs84.1% · 44 votes

Science, Technology, Communications83.8% · 37 votes

Water Resources Development91.7% · 36 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 18 votes

Native Americans93.8% · 16 votes

Housing and Community Development91.7% · 12 votes

Commerce100% · 11 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance90% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Families— · 7 votes

Social Welfare— · 7 votes

Animals— · 3 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Sports and Recreation.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

5 Congresses

113th · 2013117th · 2021

Democrat · House · TX113th–117th

Term datesexact

Filemon Vela

Representative from Texas

HOUSED2013–20235 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

89.3%with Democrats

of 3,581 votes · 10.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested89%of 3,581 · combined

Steepest move+7 pts2017→19, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020132021

2021–22 · 117th · Democrat · of 332 votes96.7%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 332 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career

Congress98.7% · 971

Economics and Public Finance87.5% · 686

Armed Forces and National Security77.4% · 310

Government Operations and Politics93.7% · 221

Finance and Financial Sector82% · 167

Energy60% · 125

Environmental Protection87.5% · 120

Public Lands and Natural Resources86.9% · 107

Health89.8% · 88

Labor and Employment98.6% · 71

Taxation85.9% · 71

Transportation and Public Works83.1% · 65

Law100% · 55

Crime and Law Enforcement90.7% · 54

Emergency Management92.2% · 51

Agriculture and Food75.5% · 49

Education100% · 45

Immigration95.6% · 45

International Affairs84.1% · 44

Science, Technology, Communications83.8% · 37

Water Resources Development91.7% · 36

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 18

Native Americans93.8% · 16

Housing and Community Development91.7% · 12

Commerce100% · 11

Foreign Trade and International Finance90% · 10

Families— · 7

Social Welfare— · 7

Animals— · 3

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

113th · 2013117th · 2021

Democrat113th–117th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th