• ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
Experience: House: District 40, 1993-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $484,136Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Lucille Roybal-Allard
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Edward; 4 Children: Ricardo, Lisa, Angela, Guy Mark
    Birth Date: 06/12/1941
    Birth Place: Boyle Heights, CA
    Home City: Los Angeles, CA
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    BA, California State University, Los Angeles, 1965

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 40, 1993-present
    Senior Whip, United States House of Representatives, present
    Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 1987-1992

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Children's Working Group, present
    Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, present
    Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
    Member, Democratic Outreach and Engagement Task Force, present
    Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
    Former Member, Livable Communities Task Force
    Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 1999-2000
    Chair, California Democratic Congressional Delegation, 1998-1999

Professional Experience

    Former Assistant Director, Alcoholism Council of East Los Angeles
    Former Employee, United Way

Additional Information

Awards:

    U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's President's Award; National Association of Community Health Centers' Distinguished Community Health Defender Award; National Hispana Leadership Institute's Legislative Award; The American Public Health Association's Public Health Legislator of the Year Award; The National Hispanic Media Coalition's Impact Award; The March of Dimes Foundation Public Affairs Leadership Award; Mothers Against Drunk Driving's Congressional Excellence Award; The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence's Humanitarian Award; The Hispanic Dental Association's National Leader Award; The American Psychiatric Association's Platinum Award; The Eugene A. Obregon Memorial Foundation's Eugene A. Obregon Medal; The Southern California Leadership Network's Elected Leader of the Year Award; The YWCA-Greater L.A.'s Job Corps Champions Award; The Tahirih Justice Center's Congressional Leadership Award; The Cuban American National Council's 2013 Leadership Award
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

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

Oppose
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

Strongly 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

Strongly Oppose
Total: 116
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/12/2017 H.R.2886 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen the provisions relating to child labor. 06/12/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
05/19/2017 H.R.2572 To establish humane practices for the repatriation of aliens at the border, establish effective standards for the treatment of certain aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 05/19/2017 Referred to House Homeland Security  (All Actions)
04/28/2017 H.R.2251 Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act 04/28/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/08/2017 H.R.2084 Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act 04/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
04/07/2017 H.Res.270 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week. 04/07/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/17/2017 H.R.1412 Commission on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico Act 03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
01/31/2017 H.R.508 Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act of 2017 01/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
11/14/2016 H.R.6314 Commission on the Removal of Mexican-Americans to Mexico Act 11/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
04/14/2016 H.Res.680 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week. 04/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)
03/23/2016 H.R.3841 Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2015 03/23/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.2764 CARE Act of 2015 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
10/05/2015 H.R.3606 Child Trafficking Victims Protection Act 10/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.  (All Actions)
10/05/2015 H.R.3605 Protect Family Values at the Border Act 10/05/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.  (All Actions)
06/12/2015 H.R.2709 Professional's Access To Health Workforce Integration Act of 2015 06/12/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
04/29/2015 H.R.1004 Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2015 04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
03/27/2015 H.R.1717 STOP Act 03/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/27/2015 H.Res.187 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week. 03/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/11/2015 H.R.861 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 02/11/2015 Referred to House Budget  (All Actions)
12/18/2014 H.R.1281 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014 12/18/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-240. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
12/11/2014 H.R.5879 HELP Separated Children Act 12/11/2014 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
Total: 3797
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
03/23/2009 H.R.795 Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act
03/20/2009 H.R.1618 Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act
03/19/2009 H.R.1646 Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act
03/17/2009 H.Res.211 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's History Month. Passed Yea
03/16/2009 H.R.1314 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors.
03/16/2009 H.R.1024 Uniting American Families Act of 2009
03/06/2009 H.R.1310 Clean Water Protection Act
03/16/2009 H.R.840 Military Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Act
03/16/2009 H.R.610 Jane's Law
03/16/2009 H.R.503 Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009
03/12/2009 H.R.1460 Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2009
03/06/2009 H.R.1326 Great Ape Protection Act of 2009
03/06/2009 H.R.12 Paycheck Fairness Act Passed Aye
03/05/2009 H.Res.213 Urging the establishment and observation of a legal public holiday in honor of Cesar E. Chavez.
03/05/2009 H.R.1296 Access for All America Act
02/25/2009 H.R.1194 Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2009
03/06/2009 H.R.11 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Passed Yea
03/05/2009 H.R.1351 Savings Enhancement for Education in College Act
02/24/2009 H.R.816 Military Retirees Health Care Protection Act
02/23/2009 H.R.1124 Honoring Female Congressional Pioneers Act of 2009
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