- 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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06/24/2015 | H.R.2782 | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement. | 06/24/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions) |
06/23/2015 | H.R.2781 | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age. | 06/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions) |
06/22/2015 | H.R.2780 | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce. | 06/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions) |
06/22/2015 | H.R.2779 | To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the 7-year restriction on eligibility for widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability. | 06/22/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions) |
06/11/2015 | H.R.2740 | Global Democracy Promotion Act | 06/11/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions) |
05/26/2015 | H.R.2016 | Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act | 05/26/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions) |
05/18/2015 | H.R.2379 | To prohibit the transportation of certain volatile crude oil by rail. | 05/18/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions) |
04/24/2015 | H.R.1973 | To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to retain and redistribute certain amounts collected as fines. | 04/24/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. (All Actions) |
04/24/2015 | H.R.1972 | Nuclear Power Licensing Reform Act of 2015 | 04/24/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. (All Actions) |
07/09/2014 | H.R.5025 | Alisa's Law of 2014 | 07/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions) |
07/08/2014 | H.R.5024 | Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2014 | 07/08/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) |
05/06/2014 | H.R.4578 | Peace Corps Equity Act of 2014 | 05/06/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions) |
11/19/2013 | H.R.3513 | Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act | 11/19/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. (All Actions) |
08/02/2013 | H.R.2861 | To require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to retain and redistribute certain amounts collected as fines. | 08/02/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions) |
07/22/2013 | H.R.2780 | Education for All Act of 2013 | 07/22/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions) |
07/19/2013 | H.R.2712 | Nuclear Power Licensing Reform Act of 2013 | 07/19/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. (All Actions) |
07/18/2013 | H.R.2738 | Global Democracy Promotion Act | 07/18/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions) |
07/10/2013 | H.R.2636 | Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act | 07/10/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. (All Actions) |
06/20/2013 | H.R.1835 | United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act | 06/20/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions) |
06/18/2013 | H.R.2419 | Small Business Credit Card Act of 2013 | 06/18/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions) |
Total: 5127
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