Former U.S. Representative

Pedro R. PierluisiNo longer serving

State PR Party Democratic In office 2009–2017

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

819

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

321

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

105

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

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. 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

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.

Focus

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.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 2847	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jun 18, 2009
HR 2847	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jun 18, 2009
HR 2847	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Jun 18, 2009
HR 2847	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jun 17, 2009
HR 2847	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jun 17, 2009
HR 2847	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jun 17, 2009
HR 2847	On Motion that the Committee Rise	Not Voting	Jun 16, 2009
HR 2410	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Aye	Jun 10, 2009

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

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 3119	Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Sep 28, 2016
HRES 902	Recognizing and honoring the life of Jose Fernandez.	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	Sep 28, 2016
HR 6097	Immigration Courts Bail Reform Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.	Sep 21, 2016
HR 6027	Puerto Rico Health Insurance Fairness Act of 2016	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Sep 14, 2016
HR 6023	Territory Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2016	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Sep 14, 2016
HR 6010	Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry Act of 2016	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5504)	Sep 13, 2016
HR 1220	Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Sep 13, 2016
HRES 845	Supporting the designation of the week of September 17 through September 24, 2016, as National Estuaries Week.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.	Sep 8, 2016

Sections of the Congressional Record in which this member spoke or entered a written statement, as the Government Publishing Office tags them; floor business such as amendment texts is left out. Each links to the official Record.

Date	Record section	Where
Dec 7, 2016	My Tenure as Resident Commissioner	House floor
Jun 9, 2016	Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act	House floor
Jun 9, 2016	Providing for Consideration of H.R. 5278, Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act	House floor
Feb 10, 2016	Forthcoming Legislation on Puerto Rico	House floor
Dec 9, 2015	The Urgent Need for Congressional Action on Puerto Rico	House floor
Nov 30, 2015	Improving Congressional Charter of the Disabled American Veterans	House floor
Nov 30, 2015	Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act	House floor
Nov 30, 2015	Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act	House floor

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Earlier committees

Natural Resources CommitteeMember2009–2017

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Natural Resources Committee	Member	Jan 21, 2009 to Jan 3, 2017	H.Res. 74 · End of the 114th Congress
Federal Lands	Member	Listed Feb 2014 to Dec 2015	Congressional Directory, Feb 2014
Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs	Member	Listed Dec 2015 to Dec 2015	Congressional Directory, Feb 2016
Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs	Member	Listed Mar 2009 to Feb 2014	Hearing, Mar 2009
National Parks, Forests and Public Lands	Member	Listed Mar 2009 to Sep 2010	Hearing, Mar 2009

Judiciary CommitteeMember2009–2017

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Judiciary Committee	Member	Jan 21, 2009 to Jan 3, 2017	H.Res. 74 · End of the 114th Congress
Immigration and Border Security	Member	Listed Mar 2009 to Sep 2016	Hearing, Mar 2009
Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations	Member	Listed Feb 2009 to May 2016	Hearing, Feb 2009

Ethics CommitteeMember2011–2015

Education and Workforce CommitteeMember2009–2011

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Education and Workforce Committee	Member	Jan 21, 2009 to Jan 3, 2011	H.Res. 74 · End of the 111th Congress
Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness	Member	Listed Feb 2009 to May 2010	Hearing, Feb 2009
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education	Member	Listed Mar 2009 to Mar 2010	Hearing, Mar 2009

Office spending

What this member's House office spent each year from its allowance, including interns, from the House's quarterly Statement of Disbursements. Beside it, the typical office: the median across every member that year.

Year	Total	Staff pay	Travel	Rent and utilities	Mail	Printing	Other	Typical office
2016	$1.8 million	$1.3 million	$23,547	$85,141	$19	$324,130	$87,094	$1.2 million

Years run from January 3. Bills for a year are often paid early the next year, so a recent year can still grow. Staff pay is the office's total; individual salaries are not shown here.

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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 service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. 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.