• BARLETTA, LOU
Experience: House: District 11, 2011-Present
Home State: Pennsylvania
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $897,610Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Louis 'Lou' J. Barletta
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Mary Grace; 4 Children: Kelly, April, Lindsey, Grace
    Birth Date: 01/28/1956
    Birth Place: Hazleton, PA
    Home City: Hazleton, PA
    Religion: Catholic

Education

    Attended, Elementary Education, Bloomsburg State College
    Attended, Luzerne County Community College

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 11, 2010-present
    Former Mayor, City of Hazleton
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 11, 2002, 2008
    Member, City Council, Hazleton, 1998-2000

Current Legislative Committees

    Education and the Workforce, Member
    Homeland Security, Member
    Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, Member
    Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, Member
    Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Chair
    Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, Member
    Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Member
    Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member
    Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Member
    Transportation and Infrastructure, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Bipartisan Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
    Member, Bipartisan Hurricane Irene Coalition
    Member, Career and Technical Education Caucus
    Member, Childhood Cancer Caucus
    Member, Class Immigration Reform Caucus
    Member, Coal Caucus
    Member, Community College Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus for National Heritage Areas
    Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
    Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
    Member, Congressional Former Mayors Caucus
    Member, Congressional Italian American Caucus
    Member, Congressional Vision Caucus
    Member, Congressional Wine Caucus
    Member, Dairy Farmers Caucus
    Member, House Cancer Caucus
    Member, House General Aviation Caucus
    Member, House Military Depot and Industrial Facilities Caucus
    Member, House Recycling Caucus
    Member, House Small Brewers Caucus
    Member, Immigration Reform Caucus
    Member, Immigration Reform Caucus, 112th Congress
    Member, Marcellus Shale Caucus
    Member, Reclaim American Jobs Caucus
    Member, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
    Member, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education Caucus
    Representative, United States, United Nation Advisory Committee of Local Authorities
    Member, Chair's Advisory Committee on Catholic Outreach, Republican National Committee, 2006
    Member, Advisory Committee of Local Authorities, United Nations, 2004

Professional Experience

    Small Business Owner
    Co-Founder, Interstate Road Marketing Corporation, 1984-2000

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Council of Governments and Civic Partnership
    Member, Advisory Board, Federation for American Immigration Reform
    Member, Advisory Board, Luzerne County Community College
    Board Member, Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities, Northeast District
    Member, United States Conference of Mayors
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

No Opinion
Total: 60
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/14/2017 H.R.2581 Verify First Act 06/14/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
05/19/2017 H.R.2548 FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2017 05/19/2017 Referred to House Financial Services  (All Actions)
05/16/2017 H.R.2443 Department of Homeland Security Classified Facility Inventory Act 05/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.  (All Actions)
04/28/2017 H.Con.Res.35 Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition. 04/28/2017 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 H.R.1991 Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act 04/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/28/2017 H.R.1214 Disaster SAVE Act 03/28/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/22/2017 H.R.1671 Verify First Act 03/22/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/02/2017 H.R.1010 Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2017 03/02/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
02/08/2017 H.R.643 Visa Overstay Enforcement Act of 2017 02/08/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
02/01/2017 H.R.642 Fusion Center Enhancement Act of 2017 02/01/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/23/2017 H.R.83 Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act 01/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
12/30/2016 H.R.1472 Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015 12/30/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 711.  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.4843 Infant Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act 09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
11/03/2015 H.R.3598 Fusion Center Enhancement Act of 2015 11/03/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
09/11/2015 H.R.3473 Local Farm Vehicle Flexibility Act 09/11/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.  (All Actions)
08/13/2015 H.R.2490 Bertie's Respect for National Cemeteries Act 08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
07/14/2016 H.R.4487 Public Buildings Reform and Savings Act of 2016 07/14/2016 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 563.  (All Actions)
04/14/2016 H.Con.Res.117 Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition. 04/14/2016 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
03/01/2016 H.R.1471 FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015 03/01/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.3316 School Food Modernization Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
Total: 905
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
12/16/2011 H.R.3713 Equitable Treatment for the Living Victims of Lockerbie Act
12/15/2011 H.R.3676 To amend the detainee provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to specifically state that United States citizens may not be detained against their will without all the rights of due process afforded to citizens in a court ordained or established by or under Article III of the Constitution of the United States.
12/14/2011 H.R.3662 Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2011
12/09/2011 H.R.3627 School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act
12/08/2011 H.R.3612 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2011
12/08/2011 H.R.1254 Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 Passed Aye
12/05/2011 H.R.3510 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act
12/05/2011 H.R.2369 To amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for an additional power for the American Legion under its Federal charter.
12/02/2011 H.R.3545 Transit System Flexibility Protection Act of 2011
12/02/2011 H.R.3538 To amend the Railway Labor Act to direct the National Mediation Board to apply the same procedures, including voting standards, to the direct decertification of a labor organization as is applied to elections to certify a representative, and for other purposes.
12/02/2011 H.R.3536 Safe Roads for America Act of 2011
12/02/2011 H.Res.475 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.
12/01/2011 H.Res.364 Designating room HVC 215 of the Capitol Visitor Center as the "Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room". Passed Yea
11/30/2011 H.J.Res.2 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Failed Yea
11/21/2011 H.Res.461 To support the goals and ideals of the National Day of Remembrance of Victims of Illegal Aliens.
11/21/2011 H.R.674 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes. Bill Passed (95-0) Not Voting
11/18/2011 H.R.3423 ABLE Act of 2011
11/18/2011 H.R.3086 Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2011
11/18/2011 H.R.3066 Companionship Exemption Protection Act
11/17/2011 H.R.822 National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011 Passed Aye
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