Former U.S. Representative

Silvestre ReyesNo longer serving

District TX‑16 Party Democratic In office 1997–2013

86 bills introduced

Across 6 Congresses, most in the 110th at 22. In the 112th, 9 — 6 fewer than the median representative, who filed 15. Of the 86, 6 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 107th to 112th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored

2,005

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

9,254

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 86 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 86.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Texas. Born in Canutillo, El Paso County, Tex. , November 10, 1944. Graduated from Canutillo High School, Canutillo, Tex. , 1964. Associate degree, El Paso Community College, El Paso, Tex. , 1976. Attended University of Texas, Austin, Tex. , 1964-1965. Attended University of Texas, El Paso, Tex. , 1965-1966. United States Army, 1966-1968. Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1969-1995. Member of the Canutillo, Tex. , school board, 1968-1969. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2013). Chair, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundred Tenth and One Hundred Eleventh Congresses). Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012.

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 3197	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Not Voting	Dec 20, 2012
HR 4310	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Not Voting	Dec 20, 2012
HR 6684	On Passage	Not Voting	Dec 20, 2012
HR 6684	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Not Voting	Dec 20, 2012
HRES 840	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Not Voting	Dec 20, 2012
HRES 840	On Ordering the Previous Question	Not Voting	Dec 20, 2012
HRES 841	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Not Voting	Dec 20, 2012
HRES 841	On Ordering the Previous Question	Not Voting	Dec 20, 2012

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 1560	To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood quantum requirement for membership in that tribe.	Became Public Law No: 112-157.	Aug 10, 2012
HR 6359	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any prizes or awards won in competition in the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Aug 7, 2012
HR 6055	FAST Act of 2012	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.	Jul 11, 2012
HR 4119	Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012	Became Public Law No: 112-127.	Jun 5, 2012
HR 3279	To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.	Subcommittee Hearings Held.	Apr 16, 2012
HR 2298	Border Health Security Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.	Oct 25, 2011
HR 3033	To amend the Anti-Smuggling Act to subject vehicles, other conveyances, and instruments of international traffic to seizure and forfeiture for smuggling, and for other purposes.	Referred for a period ending not later than September 28, 2011, (or for a later time if the Chairman	Sep 28, 2011
HR 2264	Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Aug 25, 2011

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HRES 760	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should reject the provisions of H.R. 6083, as ordered reported by the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, that reduce the availability or amount of benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) in effect under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .	Dec 4, 2012
HR 2104	Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Nov 27, 2012
HR 6087	International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2012	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.	Oct 26, 2012
HR 6412	Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.	Sep 19, 2012
HR 191	Public Option Deficit Reduction Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Sep 13, 2012
HR 3485	Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.	Sep 11, 2012
HR 2088	Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Sep 10, 2012
HR 4327	Tinnitus Research and Treatment Act of 2012	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Aug 7, 2012

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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.