Nydia M. Velázquez
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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Velázquez has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Velázquez is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Velázquez votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Velázquez votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
On funding the government, Velázquez votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Velázquez votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Velázquez votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Velázquez votes differently from most House Democrats on 4 of 54 Yes and No votes: No on the law that extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants, No on the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026, No on the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 and No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Velázquez did not vote on the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act, the Local Access to Courts Act, the September 2026 funding extension, the Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and the Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act.
Votes on laws that passed
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Lets farmers and ranchers get emergency conservation money up front after a disaster, instead of paying first and waiting for reimbursement.
A package of housing measures intended to increase the supply of homes.
Lets the IRS push back tax deadlines for people in areas where a governor has declared a disaster, without waiting for a federal declaration.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
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From this member’s press releases
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2 excerpts
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Velázquez Expands Cooperative Housing Access and Strengthens Public Housing Oversight in New York
“WASHINGTON — Yesterday, H.R. 6644 the Housing for the 21st Century Act, which includes key provisions secured by Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) to expand access to affordable housing through cooperative ownership models while strengthening Congressional oversight to protect tenants in federally monitored public housing authorities, passed in the House of Representatives.”
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“WASHINGTON — Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) secured key provisions in H.R. 6644 the Housing for the 21st Century Act to expand access to affordable housing through cooperative ownership models while strengthening Congressional oversight to protect tenants in federally monitored public housing authorities.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 13 spending items this member requested, $15,395,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladeshi American Community Development and Youth Service | Public Law 119-74 | Workforce Development for Low-Income and Justice-Involved ResidentsDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $250,000 |
| Comunilife, Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Adolescent Suicide Prevention ActivitiesDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $200,000 |
| Ozone Park Residents Block Association-Ozpkrba Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Block Watchers Program & Safety InitiativeDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $345,000 |
| NY | Public Law 119-75 | Reconstruction of BroadwayDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | NY | $1,850,000 |
| NY | Public Law 119-75 | Liberty Avenue PlazaDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | NY | $850,000 |
| The New York City Department of Transportation | Public Law 119-75 | Woodhaven Blvd SBS Project to Improve Bus and Pedestrian MobilityDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NY | $850,000 |
| New York City Housing Authority | Public Law 119-75 | NYCHA Bushwick Houses Roof Tank ReplacementDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NY | $1,200,000 |
| New York City Housing Authority | Public Law 119-75 | NYCHA Borinquen Plaza II Exterior LightingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NY | $2,000,000 |
| New York City Department of Small Business Services | Public Law 119-75 | GMDC 1155-1205 Manhattan Avenue Bulkhead Replacement, Brooklyn, NYDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NY | $850,000 |
| New York City Housing Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Ravenswood Exterior LightingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NY | $3,150,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
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| New York City Housing Authority | Public Law 119-75 | NYCHA Cooper Park Houses Exterior LightingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NY | $1,000,000 |
| New York City Housing Authority | Public Law 119-75 | NYCHA Whitman Houses Local Law 11 Brick Work (Building 14)Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NY | $2,000,000 |
| New York City Housing Authority | Public Law 119-75 | NYCHA Whitman Houses Local Law 11 Brick Work (Building 15)Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NY | $850,000 |
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
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Reported stock trades
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