Silvestre Reyes — Voting Record & Political Positions
U.S. Representative for TX's 16th Congressional District · Democrat
Silvestre Reyes is a Democrat U.S. Representative for TX's 16th Congressional District. This page tracks Silvestre Reyes's congressional voting record, attendance, legislative effectiveness, and positions on key issues. Served from 1997 to 2013.
Silvestre Reyes's Voting Record at a Glance
Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 1732 bills, 124 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Silvestre Reyes Votes On
Defense Spending
Taxation
Health Insurance
Immigration
Infrastructure
Climate Change
How Silvestre Reyes Voted on Recent Bills
Nay on “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013” (2012-12-21) — Failed
Yea on “"Fiscal cliff" bill” (2013-01-02) — Failed
Yea on “Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act” (2012-09-19) — Passed
Nay on “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction.” (2012-09-19) — Passed
Yea on “Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012” (2012-08-02) — Failed
Yea on “To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund are subject to certain Federal tax levies.” (2012-08-01) — Passed