FVFilemon Vela
U.S. Representative

Filemon Vela

Democratic·TX — District 34· Former member
bioguide://V000132FEC H2TX27190
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Party loyalty
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Attendance
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Broke with party
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Bills → law

Broke ranks.

Every vote where Vela broke from the Democratic majority. Crossover behavior is the clearest signal of independence — how we compute it.

Most recent defection · Mar 31, 2022

Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023

Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA.

NAYvs Party: YEA
  • Mar 17, 2022
    FAIR Act of 2022
    Voted YEA while Democratics voted NAY
    YEA
  • Mar 9, 2022
    Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act
    Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
    NAY
  • Mar 2, 2022
    Honoring our PACT Act of 2022
    Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
    NAY
  • Feb 4, 2022
    United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021
    Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
    NAY
  • Feb 3, 2022
    United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021
    Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
    NAY
  • Feb 3, 2022
    United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021
    Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
    NAY
  • Feb 3, 2022
    United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021
    Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
    NAY

Recent floor activity.

Last 10 roll-call votes.

  • Mar 31, 2022Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6833) to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.YEA
  • Mar 31, 2022Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6833) to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.YEA
  • Mar 31, 2022United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021YEA
  • Mar 31, 2022Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023NAY
  • Mar 31, 2022Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023YEA
  • Mar 30, 2022Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation ActYEA
  • Mar 30, 2022William T. Coleman, Jr. and Norman Y. Mineta Department of Transportation Headquarters ActYEA
  • Mar 30, 2022Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Technical Corrections ActYEA
  • Mar 30, 2022FEMA Caseworker Accountability ActYEA
  • Mar 30, 2022CEDS ActYEA
Sources: Congress.gov member + roll-call feed · VoteView historical votes · OpenFEC · internal PoliticianStats rollup.