• VISCLOSKY, PETER J.
Experience: House: District 1, 1985-Present
Home State: Indiana
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $721,371Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Peter 'Pete' J. Visclosky
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Joanne; 2 Children: John, Timothy
    Birth Date: 08/13/1949
    Birth Place: Gary, IN
    Home City: Merrillville, IN
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    ML, International and Comparative Law, Georgetown University Law Center, 1982
    JD, University of Notre Dame Law School, 1973
    BS, Accounting, Indiana University Northwest, 1970

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1984-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Defense, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Buy American Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
    Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
    Member, Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus
    Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
    Member, Congressional Fire Caucus
    Member, Congressional French Caucus
    Member, Congressional Macedonian Caucus
    Member, Congressional National Parks Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Serbian Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Slovak Caucus
    Vice-Chair, Congressional Steel Caucus
    Member, Congressional Wine Caucus
    Member, Congressional Wire and Wire Products Caucus
    Member, Friends of Switzerland Caucus
    Member, Great Lakes Task Force
    Member, Law Enforcement Caucus
    Member, Missing, Exploited and Runaway Children Caucus

Professional Experience

    Attorney, 1973-1976, 1983-1984
    Congressional Aide, United States Representative Adam Benjamin, 1977-1982
    Associate Staff, United States House of Representatives, 1977-1980
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Oppose
Total: 123
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/20/2017 H.R.1488 Indiana Dunes National Park Act 03/20/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
12/16/2016 H.R.4887 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23323 Shelby Road in Shelby, Indiana, as the "Richard Allen Cable Post Office". 12/16/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-290. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
10/11/2016 H.R.6291 Indiana Dunes National Park Act 10/11/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.  (All Actions)
06/15/2015 H.R.2683 American Steel First Act of 2015 06/15/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency.  (All Actions)
06/04/2015 H.R.2682 Fighting for American Jobs Act of 2015 06/04/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
05/08/2013 H.R.1899 Fighting for American Jobs Act of 2013 05/08/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
05/06/2013 H.R.1817 American Steel First Act of 2013 05/06/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency.  (All Actions)
07/07/2011 H.R.2432 To provide for a feasibility study before carrying out any Federal action relating to the Chicago Area Water System. 07/07/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.  (All Actions)
05/10/2011 H.R.1703 American Steel First Act of 2011 05/10/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management.  (All Actions)
04/08/2011 H.R.1378 Fighting for American Jobs Act of 2011 04/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management .  (All Actions)
03/02/2010 H.R.1287 Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Partnership Act 03/02/2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 298.  (All Actions)
03/01/2010 H.R.4281 Employees' Pension Security Act of 2009 03/01/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.  (All Actions)
12/10/2009 H.R.4280 Fighting for American Jobs Act of 2009 12/10/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
03/23/2009 H.R.1574 To amend the Act titled "An Act to provide for the establishment of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes" to allow the acquisition of lands by payment of delinquent taxes. 03/23/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
03/06/2009 H.R.1286 To amend the Act titled "An Act to provide for the establishment of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes" to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to accept donations of lands that are contiguous to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes. 03/06/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.  (All Actions)
07/09/2008 H.R.1423 Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Partnership Act 07/09/2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.  (All Actions)
02/05/2009 H.R.595 American Steel First Act of 2009 02/05/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight.  (All Actions)
06/26/2008 H.R.5935 American Steel First Act of 2008 06/26/2008 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.  (All Actions)
12/10/2008 H.R.7324 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 12/10/2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 595.  (All Actions)
10/15/2008 H.R.6045 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008 10/15/2008 Became Public Law No: 110-421. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
Total: 2015
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
01/13/2017 H.R.173 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017
01/10/2017 H.R.402 Fair Access to Credit Scores Act of 2017
01/10/2017 H.R.399 Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act
01/06/2017 H.R.357 Overseas Outsourcing Accountability Act
01/06/2017 H.Res.31 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to restore service standards in effect as of July 1, 2012.
01/05/2017 H.Res.28 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers.
01/04/2017 H.R.233 Safe Freight Act of 2017
01/03/2017 H.Res.15 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service.
12/14/2016 H.R.5509 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs temporary lodging facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the "Dr. Otis Bowen Veteran House".
12/01/2016 H.R.6186 Follow the Rules Act
11/16/2016 H.R.5732 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2016
09/27/2016 H.R.1877 Mental Health First Aid Act of 2016
09/22/2016 H.R.6148 To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin, and for other purposes.
09/19/2016 H.R.5894 Eliminate So-Called Right-to-Work Legislation Nationwide Act of 2016
09/19/2016 H.R.5755 LEADS Act of 2016
09/19/2016 H.R.5635 LEARNS Act
09/15/2016 H.Con.Res.155 Expressing support for designation of the first Friday of October as "Manufacturing Day".
09/08/2016 H.Res.848 Calling for the maintenance of effective trade remedies for United States manufacturers and producers by ensuring that any foreign country designated as a nonmarket economy country under the Tariff Act of 1930 retain this status until it demonstrates that it meets all of the criteria for treatment as a market economy set forth in section 771(18)(B) of such Act.
09/07/2016 H.Res.752 Condemning the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, and urging China to end the dog meat trade.
07/22/2016 H.R.5689 Disability Integration Act of 2016
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