ENGEL, ELIOT L. REP.

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ENGEL, ELIOT L. REP.
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: Experience: House: District 20, 1989-Present; Home State: District of Columbia; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,206,018Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Eliot L. Engel

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Pat; 3 Children

Birth Date: 02/18/1947

Birth Place: Bronx, NY

Home City: Bronx, NY

Religion: Jewish

Education

JD, New York Law School, 1987

MA, Guidance and Counseling, Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York, 1973

BA, History, Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York, 1969

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1988-present

Representative, New York State Assembly, 1977-1988

Bronx Democratic District Leader, 1974-1976

Current Legislative Committees

Energy and Commerce, Member

Foreign Affairs, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Energy and Power (Energy and Commerce), Member

Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, 9/11 Health Caucus

Member, African Trade and Investment Caucus

Co-Chair, Albanian Issues Caucus

Member, Animal Protection Caucus

Former Chair, Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, New York State Assembly

Member, Congressional Aerospace Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues

Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans

Member, Congressional Competitiveness Caucus

Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus

Member, Congressional Education Task Force

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Associate Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Member, Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus

Member, Congressional Urban Caucus

Vice Chair, Democratic Homeland Security Caucus

Member, Democratic Study Group

Member, Democratic Task Force on Health

Vice Chair, Democratic Task Force on Homeland Security

Founder, House Oil and National Security Caucus

Co-Chair, House Oil and National Security Caucus

Member, Hudson Valley Caucus

Member, Human Rights Caucus

Member, Long Island Sound Caucus

Member, Older Americans Caucus

Co-Chair, Peace Accord Monitoring Group

Member, Pro-Choice Caucus

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Mitchell-Lama Housing, New York State Assembly

Co-Chair, United Nations Working Group

Professional Experience

Member, United States House Subcommittee on Energy and Power

Teacher/Guidance Counselor, New York City Public Schools, 1969-1976

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

Total: 373

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
01/19/1999	H.R.129	Metropolitan Airport Noise Reduction Act	01/19/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions)
01/19/1999	H.R.126	Holocaust Victims Insurance Act	01/19/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
01/06/1999	H.R.128	Concerning paramilitary groups and British security forces in Northern Ireland.	01/06/1999 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. (All Actions)
01/06/1999	H.R.127	To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds.	01/06/1999 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
11/03/1998	H.R.4865	Checkoff for Charity Act of 1998	11/03/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. (All Actions)
10/09/1998	H.R.4768	To designate the United States Courthouse located at 40 Centre Street in New York, New York, as the "Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse".	10/09/1998 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (All Actions)
10/01/1998	H.R.2187	To designate the United States Courthouse located at 40 Foley Square in New York, New York, as the "Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse".	10/01/1998 Received in the Senate. (All Actions)
07/30/1998	H.Con.Res.313	Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to self-determination for the people of Kosova, and for other purposes.	07/30/1998 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. (All Actions)
06/11/1998	H.J.Res.14	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to permit the Congress to limit contributions and expenditures in elections for Federal office.	06/11/1998 For Further Action See H.J.Res.119. (All Actions)
04/17/1998	H.R.3651	Medicare Home Health Agency Efficiency Act of 1998	04/17/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. (All Actions)
03/03/1998	H.Con.Res.205	Deploring human rights abuses in Kosova and calling for increased American involvement.	03/03/1998 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
02/11/1998	H.R.3121	Holocaust Victims Insurance Act	02/11/1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
09/18/1997	H.Con.Res.153	Commending Italy for its efforts to resolve the crisis in Albania and to promote democracy and a market-based economy in Albania.	09/18/1997 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. (All Actions)
05/09/1997	H.R.1440	To require the Department of Education to provide links to databases of information concerning scholarships and fellowships.	05/09/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. (All Actions)
04/24/1997	H.R.1284	To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements, and for other purposes.	04/24/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. (All Actions)
03/20/1997	H.Res.104	Concerning the crises in Albania.	03/20/1997 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. (All Actions)
02/13/1997	H.R.153	Metropolitan Airport Noise Reduction Act	02/13/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions)
02/13/1997	H.R.152	To designate the United States courthouse under construction in White Plains, New York, as the "Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse".	02/13/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development. (All Actions)
01/31/1997	H.R.155	United States Textbook and Technology Trust Fund Act	01/31/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. (All Actions)
01/31/1997	H.R.149	To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds.	01/31/1997 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. (All Actions)

Total: 6334

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/14/2017	H.R.2900	To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the prevention and treatment of the use of synthetic recreational drugs, and for other purposes.
06/13/2017	H.R.2292	To extend a project of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission involving the Cannonsville Dam.
06/08/2017	H.R.2845	To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs.
06/08/2017	H.R.2841	To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.
06/08/2017	H.R.2840	To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2827	To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/18/2017	H.R.2397	DPRK Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.274	Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
05/18/2017	H.R.1997	Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.256	Expressing support for the countries of Eastern Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
05/18/2017	H.R.1911	Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.1567	United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act
05/18/2017	H.Res.201	Expressing support to the Government of Argentina for its investigation into the terrorist bombing of the Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires on March 17, 1992.
05/18/2017	H.Res.188	Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.
05/18/2017	H.Res.172	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation, its officials, security services, and any person or entity within the Russian Federation or associated with the Russian Government, should not interfere, seek to influence, or engage in coercion designed to create an outcome in foreign elections.
05/18/2017	H.R.672	Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.R.2491	To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2484	To ensure that the United States promotes the meaningful participation of women in mediation and negotiation processes seeking to prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict.
05/17/2017	H.R.2479	To rebuild and modernize the Nation's infrastructure to expand access to broadband internet, rehabilitate drinking water infrastructure, modernize the electric grid and energy supply infrastructure, redevelop brownfields, strengthen health care infrastructure, create jobs, protect public health and the environment, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2477	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.

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