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Seat

Representative for New York District 7

Born

March 28, 1953

Age 73

Phone

(202) 225-2361

Office

2302 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington 20515

Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|New York District 7

Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia Margarita Velázquez Serrano is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 7th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented New York's 12th congressional district from 1993 to 2013, prior to redistricting. She chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus from 2009 to 2011. Velázquez is the first Puerto Rican woman to serve in Congress.

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Voting Record — 496

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No59%

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Not Voting3%

Party align97%

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Congressional District 7

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Nydia M. Velázquez

U.S. RepresentativeDemocratNew York District 7

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Nydia M.'s ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 34 sponsored · 188 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Rep. Nydia Velázquez@velazquez.house.govSep 13(source)

TODAY: Flood Solutions Fair in Sunnyside! 🌧️ Learn practical steps to protect your home & community. -Sunnyside Community Services -1–4 PM | Free & open to all eventbrite.com/e/flood-soluti…

Rep. Nydia Velázquez

@velazquez.house.gov

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🚨THIS SATURDAY🚨 Join my office for a Flood Solutions Fair! RSVP NOW: www.eventbrite.com/e/flood-solu... When: September 13, 1PM – 4:00PM Where: Sunnyside Community Services 43-31 39th Street Queens, NY Ask experts in your community how you can take action to protect against flooding.

Rep. Nydia Velázquez@velazquez.house.govSep 12(source)

At this week’s @NRDems hearing, I voiced my concerns around permitting reform. While I support accelerating renewable energy development, we cannot allow a pro–fossil fuel, anti–clean energy administration that disregards the climate crisis to weaken NEPA.

Rep. Nydia Velázquez@velazquez.house.govSep 11(source)

Today marks 24 years since nearly 3,000 lives were stolen on one of the darkest days in our nation’s and New York’s history on 9/11. We honor the courage of first responders, survivors, and all who carried us through.

Rep. Nydia Velázquez@velazquez.house.govSep 11(source)

The devastation in Gaza is unbearable. Entire families gone, neighborhoods erased, too often caused by bombs stamped Made in the USA. That’s why I support @repdeliaramirez Block the Bombs Act. No more blank checks for war and US weapons fueling genocide. We must demand peace.

Rep. Nydia Velázquez@velazquez.house.govSep 8(source)

This is the man that says he's not in the files.

Rep. Nydia Velázquez@velazquez.house.govSep 8(source)

Rep. Nydia Velázquez@velazquez.house.govAug 13(source)

For months, the Trump admin has blocked me & my colleagues from inspecting 26 Federal Plaza. This ruling is more proof they've been hiding abusive, illegal conditions. Judge Kaplan’s order is progress, but we won’t stop until the 10th floor ICE detention site is shut down.

Luis Ferré-Sadurní

@luisferre7.bsky.social

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NEW: A federal judge ordered ICE to remedy conditions in the holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza in NYC. The judge, Lewis Kaplan, ordered ICE to reduce the number of migrants, ensure they have sleeping mats, and facilitate calls to lawyers. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/n...

Rep. Nydia Velázquez@velazquez.house.govAug 11(source)

On Jan 6, as the Capitol was under attack, Trump refused to call in the National Guard. He later pardoned those who beat police & tried to overturn the election. Now, with DC crime down, he’s sending in the Guard in an authoritarian power grab. We must stand against it, or other cities will be next

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Make the Road NY@maketheroadny.bsky.socialJul 30(source)

“The thought of losing access to these benefits is terrifying,” said Maria, our member & survivor of a stroke. Today, the 60th anniversary of Medicaid & Medicare, we joined @velazquez.house.gov’s Medicaid Day of Action to demand URGENT action from legislators to protect Medicaid from federal cuts!

Rep. Nydia Velázquez@velazquez.house.govJul 30(source)

On Medicaid's 60th anniversary, I gathered health care workers, hospital leaders, and patients at Wyckoff in Bushwick to speak out against the GOP’s massive health care cuts. This is the biggest attack on care in our nation’s history and we won't stop fighting.

Rep. Nydia Velázquez@velazquez.house.govJul 30(source)

Awdah Hathaleen, a teacher, father & activist, was shot & killed by an Israeli settler. The settler was sanctioned by the US for violence in the West Bank, but Trump lifted the penalties. His murder is the result of US & Israeli policies that enable settler violence. He deserves justice.

Rolling Stone

@rollingstone.com

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Palestinian activist Odeh Hadalin (a.k.a. Awdah Hathaleen), who was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, was shot to death in the West Bank on Monday.

Rep. Nydia Velázquez@velazquez.house.govJul 29(source)

Telling Dreamers to “self-deport” is nothing short of cruel. These are young people who grew up here, went to school here, and built their lives here. This is their home, and I will not stop fighting for them.

Ximena Bustillo

@ximenabustillo.bsky.social

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In the past few months the Trump administration moved to strip DACA recipients of healthcare & launched investigations into colleges providing financial aid for them Now DHS is urging participants to “self deport” marking weakening protections. My latest: www.npr.org/2025/07/29/n...

Rep. Nydia Velázquez@velazquez.house.govJul 16(source)

Trump just called the Epstein Files “bullshit” and said anyone who cares is a “weakling.” He desperately wants us to look away. So do House Republicans. We’re not letting this go. Release the files.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

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Trump calls the Epstein scandal “bullshit” and says he no longer wants the support of “weaklings” who care about it

Rep. Nydia Velázquez@velazquez.house.govJul 16(source)

Sayfollah "Saif" Musallet was a 20-year-old American visiting family in the West Bank for the summer. He was beaten to death by Israeli settlers. The U.S. must immediately launch a full, independent investigation and demand accountability for his death.

Democracy Now!

@democracynow.org

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Activist Jonathan Pollak was injured in the same West Bank protest where U.S. Citizen Sayfollah Musallet was killed by Israeli settlers on Friday. Israeli soldiers and law enforcement at no point attempted to detain those "who had just been involved in killing someone," he says.

Rep. Nydia Velázquez@velazquez.house.govJul 14(source)

Today, @repespaillat.bsky.social and I were denied our right to congressional oversight at 26 Federal Plaza. They are detaining immigrant New Yorkers in reportedly horrific conditions and dare to deny they are a detention facility. DHS must stop with the semantics and follow the law.

Gwynne Hogan

@gwynnefitz.bsky.social

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Reps Nydia Velazquez and Adriano Espaillat back at 26 Federal Plaza trying to get information about people being held on the 10th floor by ICE, including several constituents of theirs who've been detained in recent days.

Rep. Nydia Velázquez@velazquez.house.govJun 28(source)

Today, we stood outside the ICE detention facility at 26 Federal Plaza to say loud and clear: NO MASKS FOR ICE. These tactics are creating chaos and facilitating abuse. It’s time to pass my bill and bring basic accountability to immigration enforcement.

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Make the Road NY@maketheroadny.bsky.socialJun 28(source)

Today, outside 26 Federal Plaza, we joined Congress members @velazquez.house.gov + @nadler.house.gov, @thenyic.bsky.social, @legalaidnyc.bsky.social, and allies to spotlight the No Masks for ICE Act to call for immediate federal action to end secretive, unaccountable immigration enforcement.

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CALL TO ACTIVISM@calltoactivism.bsky.socialJun 27(source)

🚨EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Nydia Velázquez just introduced BOMBSHELL legislation to UNMASK ICE and stop agents from hiding behind masks: “You can’t hold someone accountable if you don’t know who they are. This is not Russia…Take the masks off.” Justice lives in the light!

Rep. Nydia Velázquez@velazquez.house.govJun 27(source)

The Supreme Court just opened the door for Trump’s assault on birthright citizenship. As Justice Sotomayor warned in her dissent, “No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.” This ruling is an attack on the very foundation of our nation.

Rep. Nydia Velázquez@velazquez.house.govJun 22(source)

Trump’s illegal strikes on Iran risk dragging the US into another disastrous endless conflict & endanger countless innocent lives across the region. The American people don't want this. Congress must pass the War Powers Resolution & stop Trump’s unconstitutional march to war.

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Sponsored Bills(34)

H.J. Res. 169 (119th)
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of t…
H.R. 8563 (119th)
To clarify eligibility for small business loans, and for other purposes.
H.R. 8534 (119th)
To amend the Small Business Act to establish an Office of Territorial Affairs, and for other…
H.R. 8282 (119th)
To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl in recognit…
H.J. Res. 153 (119th)
To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the R…

Cosponsored Bills(188)

H. Res. 1267 (119th)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that small business owners seeking fina…
Joined: 2026-05-07
H.R. 8669 (119th)
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5951 Riverdale Aven…
Joined: 2026-05-07
H.R. 8645 (119th)
To amend the Second Chance Act of 2007 to require identification for returning citizens, and…
Joined: 2026-04-30
H. Res. 1238 (119th)
Encouraging greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for st…
Joined: 2026-04-30
H. Res. 1222 (119th)
Recognizing the designation of the week of April 24 through April 30 as the annual "National…
Joined: 2026-04-28

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Voting History

496 total votes

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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

Date	Bill	Question	Position	Party Maj	Align?	Result
2025-07-15	H.R. 1717 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-07-15	H. Res. 580 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-07-15	H. Res. 580 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-07-14	S. 1596 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-07-14	H.R. 1770 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-07-14	H.R. 1709 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-07-03	H.R. 1 (119th)	Accept Senate changes	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-07-03	H. Res. 566 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-07-03	H. Res. 566 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-07-02	H. Res. 566 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-07-02	H. Res. 566 (119th)	Consideration of the Resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-27	H. Res. 516 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-26	H.R. 275 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-26	H.R. 875 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-25	H.R. 3944 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-25	H.R. 3944 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-06-25	H.R. 3944 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Agreed to
2025-06-25	H. Res. 519 (119th)	Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-06-24	—	Motion to Adjourn	NOT_VOTING	YES	—	Failed
2025-06-24	H. Res. 530 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-24	H. Res. 530 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-24	H. Res. 537 (119th)	Kill the motion	NO	YES	✕	Passed
2025-06-23	H.R. 3422 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-06-23	H.R. 3394 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-06-23	H.R. 1998 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-06-12	H.R. 2056 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-12	H.R. 2056 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-06-12	—	Motion to Adjourn	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-06-12	H.R. 4 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-12	H.R. 4 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-06-12	S. 331 (119th)	Final passage	NO	YES	✕	Passed
2025-06-11	H. Res. 499 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-11	H. Res. 499 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-10	H.R. 884 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-10	H.R. 2096 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-10	H. Res. 489 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-10	H. Res. 489 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-09	H. Res. 481 (119th)	Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-06-09	H. Res. 488 (119th)	Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-09	H.R. 2035 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-06-06	H.R. 2966 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-05	H.R. 2987 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-05	H.R. 2987 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-06-05	H.R. 2931 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-05	H.R. 2931 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-06-04	H.R. 2483 (119th)	Final passage	NO	YES	✕	Passed
2025-06-04	H.R. 2483 (119th)	Approve amendment	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-06-04	H. Res. 458 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-04	H. Res. 458 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-06-03	H.R. 1804 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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