Former U.S. Representative

Pedro R. PierluisiNo longer serving

State PR Party Democratic In office 2009–2017

57 bills introduced

Across 4 Congresses, most in the 112th at 21. In the 114th, 12 — 3 fewer than the median representative, who filed 15. None has become law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 111th to 114th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored

818

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

287

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 57 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Subjects

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 57.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. Born in San Juan, P. R. , April 26, 1959. B. A. , Tulane University, New Orleans, La. , 1981. J. D. , George Washington University, Washington, D. C. , 1984. Lawyer, private practice. Staff, Resident Commissioner Baltasar Corrada del Rio of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico secretary of justice, 1993-1996. Elected as a New Progressive to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress to a four-year term in 2008 and reelected to the succeeding four-year term in 2012 (January 3, 2009-January 3, 2017). Caucused with the Democratic Party. Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor of Puerto Rico in 2016. Governor of Puerto Rico, 2021-2025.

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 4853	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Not Voting	Dec 16, 2010
HR 4785	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Sep 16, 2010
HR 3534	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jul 30, 2010
HR 3534	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jul 30, 2010
HR 3534	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jul 30, 2010
HR 3534	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jul 30, 2010
HR 3534	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jul 30, 2010
HR 5850	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Jul 29, 2010

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 4163	Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Dec 4, 2015
HRES 499	Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up discharge petitions.	Referred to the House Committee on Rules.	Oct 27, 2015
HR 3725	Puerto Rico Financial Improvement and Bond Guarantee Act of 2015	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	Oct 8, 2015
HR 3553	Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Act of 2015	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Sep 17, 2015
HR 3552	Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2015	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Sep 17, 2015
HR 2635	Improving the Treatment of the U.S. Territories Under Federal Health Programs Act of 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Jun 5, 2015
HR 1822	Supplemental Security Income Equality Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Apr 29, 2015
HR 1417	Puerto Rico Hospital Medicare Reimbursement Equity Act of 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Mar 27, 2015

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HJRES 21	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the election of Senators.	Committee Hearings Held.	Feb 11, 2009
HR 734	Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.	Feb 10, 2009
HR 860	Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2009	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transp	Feb 9, 2009
HRES 36	Acknowledging the 40th anniversary of the election of Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, the first African-American woman in Congress.	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	Jan 28, 2009
HR 707	Home Front to Heroes Postal Benefits Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	Jan 27, 2009
HR 681	Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.	Jan 26, 2009
HRES 73	Observing the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and encouraging the people of the United States to observe the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and for other purposes.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Jan 16, 2009
HR 473	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend eligibility under the new markets tax credit for community development entities created or organized in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Jan 13, 2009

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.