Nydia M. Velázquez
Democrat · U.S. Representative for New York's 7th district
46 sponsored · 515 cosponsored
Age 73 · In office since 1993
Contact their office: (202) 225-2361 · 2302 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
Of the bills they cosponsored: 2 became law, 16 passed one chamber and wait on the other, 2 cleared committee and wait for a first vote, 474 are in committee, 14 have only been introduced, and 7 were stopped.
The paragraph under each bill and the scores beside it were written by an AI model from the bill's text; the rest is the record.
Became law 2 bills
Passed both chambers and was signed by the President, or became law without a signature.
Waiting for a floor vote in the other chamber 5 bills
Passed one chamber and is on the other chamber's calendar.
- AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1200 William Street, Room 200, in Buffalo, New York, as the "William J. Donovan Post Office Building".
- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New York, as the "Paul Piperato Post Office Building".
- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 298 Route 292 in Holmes, New York, as the "Sheriff Adrian 'Butch' Anderson Post Office Building".
- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Prospect Street in Avon, New York, as the "Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz Memorial Post Office Building".
In the other chamber's committee 8 bills
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
- Major Richard Star Act
- Ensuring SBA Implementation of GAO Recommendations Act of 2026
- EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2025
- TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
- Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.
- Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act
- 9/11 Memorial and Museum Act
Passed one chamber, waiting for the other to take it up 3 bills
Passed one chamber, and the other has not yet sent it to a committee or put it on its calendar.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote 2 bills
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
In committee 474 bills
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
- No Kids as Bait Act
- Lebanon TPS Act
- Cutting Red Tape for Small Businesses Act
- Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2026
- Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the designation of July as "Indian American Heritage Month".
- Improving Medicare Coverage Act
- Supporting the designation of October 23, 2026, as "National Marine Sanctuary Day".
- Get the Flock Out of Our Communities Act
- Recognizing the disparity in wages paid to Latinas and the impact of that disparity on women, families, the economy, and the United States.
- Expressing support for the recognition of October 2026, as "World Menopause Awareness Month" and for global awareness and access to care during menopausal transition and post-menopause.
Introduced, nothing more yet 14 bills
Formally proposed, and not yet handed to a committee.
- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Atlantic Avenue in Oceanside, New York, as the "Detective Luis G. Alvarez Post Office".
- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5951 Riverdale Avenue in Bronx, New York, as the "Eliot L. Engel Post Office".
- Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in ICE and CBP Custody Act
- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2200 South Salina Street in Syracuse, New York, as the "Wallie Howard Jr. Post Office Building".
- Child Care for Every Community Act
- Climate Health Emergency Act of 2025
- Original LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Resolution of 2025
- Expressing support for the designation of June 6, 2025, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2025 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".
- Access to Reproductive Care for Servicemembers Act
- American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
Failed 6 bills
Came to a vote and did not get the votes it needed.
- Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon.
- Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.
- Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act
- Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
- To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.