Former U.S. Representative

David RiveraNo longer serving

District FL‑25 Party Republican In office 2011–2013

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

220

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

1,565

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

Biography

A Representative from Florida. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on September 16, 1965. B. A. , Florida International University, Miami, Fla. , 1986. M. P. A. , Florida International University, Miami, Fla. , 1994. Staff, United States Senator Connie Mack III. Campaign manager, Robert Dole-Jack Kemp presidential campaign, 1996. Member of the Florida state house of representatives, 2002-2010. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress (January 3, 2011-January 3, 2013). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012.

Focus

Drawn from the 8 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 8.

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 8	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments	No	Jan 1, 2013
HRES 844	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Jan 1, 2013
HR 4212	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Aye	Jan 1, 2013
HR 443	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Jan 1, 2013
HR 6726	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Jan 1, 2013
HR 6364	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Dec 31, 2012
HR 6612	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 31, 2012
S 3454	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 31, 2012

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 5869	STARS Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.	Jun 6, 2012
HR 2831	To amend Public Law 89-732 to modify the requirement for a Cuban national to qualify for and maintain status as a permanent resident.	Subcommittee Hearings Held.	May 31, 2012
HR 3823	ARMS Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	Feb 23, 2012
HR 3876	Reinforcing Existing Permit Sanctions On Leases Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.	Feb 6, 2012
HR 3393	Foreign Oil Spill Liability Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.	Nov 7, 2011
HR 2771	To amend Public Law 89-732 to increase to 5 years the period during which a Cuban national must be physically present in the United States in order to qualify for adjustment of status to that of a permanent resident, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.	Aug 25, 2011
HR 1644	To amend section 412(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the provision of cash assistance or medical assistance to any refugee who, after entering the United States, travels to a country that supports international terrorism.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.	Jun 1, 2011
HRES 56	Congratulating the Florida International University Golden Panthers for the school's first Bowl victory.	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.	Jan 25, 2011

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 511	To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation of various injurious species of constrictor snakes.	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 511.	Mar 14, 2011
HR 420	Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Mar 14, 2011
HR 822	National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Mar 11, 2011
HR 687	Military Spouses Employment Act	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Mar 11, 2011
HR 546	Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	Mar 11, 2011
HR 409	Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	Mar 11, 2011
HR 303	Retired Pay Restoration Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.	Mar 11, 2011
HR 178	Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	Mar 11, 2011

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
Jan 2, 2013	Farewell Remarks	House floor
Dec 19, 2012	Moroccan Autonomy Plan	Written statement
Dec 12, 2012	America's Support Should Lie with the Sahrawi People	House floor
Dec 11, 2012	Denounce Castro Regime	House floor
Dec 5, 2012	Three Years of Captivity for Cuban Hostage Alan Gross	House floor
Nov 16, 2012	Remembering Steve Vermillion	House floor
Sep 28, 2012	Commemorating Taiwan's National Day of Celebration	Written statement
Sep 21, 2012	Recognizing the Brave Dissidents in Cuba	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

Foreign Affairs CommitteeMember2011–2013

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Foreign Affairs Committee	Member	Jan 18, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013	H.Res. 37 · End of the 112th Congress
Western Hemisphere	Member	Listed Feb 2011 to Nov 2012	Hearing, Feb 2011
Oversight and Investigations	Member	Listed Apr 2011 to Sep 2012	Hearing, Apr 2011

Natural Resources CommitteeMember2011–2013

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Natural Resources Committee	Member	Jan 18, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013	H.Res. 37 · End of the 112th Congress
Energy and Mineral Resources	Member	Listed Oct 2011 to Oct 2011	Congressional Directory, Dec 2011
National Parks, Forests and Public Lands	Member	Listed Oct 2011 to Oct 2011	Congressional Directory, Dec 2011

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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.