- LOWEY, NITA M
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- Experience: House: District 17, 1989-Present
- Home State: New York
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $1,561,504Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: Nita M. Lowey
- Gender: Female
- Family: Husband: Stephen; 3 Children: Dana, Jackie, Douglas
- Birth Date: 07/05/1937
- Birth Place: Bronx, NY
- Home City: Harrison, NY
- Religion: Jewish
Education
- BA, Marketing, Mount Holyoke College, 1959
Political Experience
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1988-present
- Chair, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, 2001-2002
Current Legislative Committees
- Appropriations, Ranking Member
- Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Ranking Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Founder, Afterschool Caucus
- Member, Congressional Advisory Panel, National Campaign to Reduce Teen Pregnancy
- Co-Chair, Congressional Anti-Terrorism Financing Task Force
- Member, Congressional Armenian Caucus
- Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
- Member, Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus
- Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
- Member, Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus
- Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
- Member, Congressional India Caucus
- Member, Congressional Task Force on Terror Financing
- Member, Congressional Ukranian Caucus
- Former Chair, Congressional Women's Caucus
- Member, Congressional Women's Caucus
- Member, Democratic Steering Group
- Member, Executive Committee, Albanian Issues Caucus
- Former Chair, House Pro-Choice Caucus
- Member, House Pro-Choice Caucus
- Co-Founder, Hudson River Caucus
- Co-Chair, Long Island Sound Caucus
- Co-Chair, Public Broadcasting Caucus
- Co-Chair, United Nations Working Group
- Former Chair, United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations
- Former Member, United States House Select Committee on Homeland Security
Professional Experience
- Assistant Secretary of State, State of New York, 1985-1988
- Employee, Division of Economic Opportunity, 1975-1985
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Member, Close-Up Foundation
- Deputy Whip, Democratic Study Group
- Member, Effective Parenting Information for Children
- Member, Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group
- Member, National Committee of Police Corps
- Member, National Council for the Arts
- Member, Westchester Jewish Conference
- Member, Westchester Opportunity Program
- Member, Windward School
- Member, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), Women's Network
General Survey
Total: 461
Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
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05/18/2017 | H.Res.342 | Recognizing the essential contributions of frontline health workers to strengthening the United States national security and economic prosperity, sustaining and expanding progress on global health, and saving the lives of millions of women, men, and children around the world. | 05/18/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions) |
05/18/2017 | H.R.672 | Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017 | 05/18/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
03/23/2017 | H.R.1168 | United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act | 03/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions) |
03/16/2017 | H.R.1438 | Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act | 03/16/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions) |
01/30/2017 | H.R.601 | Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act | 01/30/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
01/24/2017 | H.R.671 | HER Act | 01/24/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions) |
12/07/2016 | H.R.4481 | Education for All Act of 2016 | 12/07/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 712. (All Actions) |
09/28/2016 | H.R.6208 | Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2016 | 09/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions) |
06/21/2016 | H.R.5044 | Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus. | 06/21/2016 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mrs. Lowey. Petition No: 114-5. (All Actions) |
04/29/2016 | H.R.5156 | Small Business Credit Card Act of 2016 | 04/29/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions) |
04/01/2016 | H.R.4628 | Requiring Reporting of Online Terrorist Activity Act | 04/01/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions) |
03/23/2016 | H.R.3772 | Stop Obesity in Schools Act of 2015 | 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions) |
02/12/2016 | H.Res.567 | Expressing opposition to the European Commission interpretive notice regarding labeling Israeli products and goods manufactured in the West Bank and other areas, as such actions undermine efforts to achieve a negotiated Israeli-Palestinian peace process. | 02/12/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa. (All Actions) |
09/28/2015 | H.R.3375 | To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to extend the period during which a firearms licensee is required to wait for a response from the national instant criminal background check system before being allowed to transfer a firearm to a prospective transferee. | 09/28/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions) |
09/15/2015 | H.Res.419 | Recognizing the importance of frontline health workers toward accelerating progress on global health and saving the lives of women and children, and for other purposes. | 09/15/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions) |
09/14/2015 | H.R.3501 | Alisa's Law of 2015 | 09/14/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions) |
08/13/2015 | H.R.2248 | United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act | 08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions) |
08/12/2015 | H.R.3377 | Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2015 | 08/12/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions) |
07/30/2015 | H.R.3376 | To authorize States to carry out bridge construction, maintenance, repair, and replacement projects using previously allocated surface transportation funds that are identified as being excess or inactive, and for other purposes. | 07/30/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions) |
07/14/2015 | H.R.3044 | ROADS SAFE Act of 2015 | 07/14/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions) |
Total: 5127
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