• 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
08/13/2015 H.R.1794 General of the Army Omar Bradley Property Transfer Act of 2015 08/13/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.  (All Actions)
07/29/2015 H.R.3002 Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act 07/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
07/09/2015 H.R.2848 Visa Overstay Enforcement Act of 2015 07/09/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
06/04/2015 H.R.2658 Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act 06/04/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/22/2015 H.R.1191 Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 05/22/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-17. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
05/20/2015 H.R.2322 Public Buildings Reform and Savings Act of 2015 05/20/2015 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.  (All Actions)
05/19/2015 H.Con.Res.43 Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds, the rotunda of the Capitol, and Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for official Congressional events surrounding the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to the United States Capitol. 05/19/2015 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
05/08/2015 H.R.1473 John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2015 05/08/2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 74.  (All Actions)
04/28/2015 H.Con.Res.42 Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for official Congressional events surrounding the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to the United States Capitol. 04/28/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.  (All Actions)
04/27/2015 H.Con.Res.25 Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition. 04/27/2015 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
03/17/2015 H.R.1371 Safer Trucks and Buses Act of 2015 03/17/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.  (All Actions)
02/02/2015 H.R.32 Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2015 02/02/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
12/19/2014 H.R.3979 Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 12/19/2014 Became Public Law No: 113-291. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
09/26/2014 H.R.5409 Unaccompanied Alien Children Transparency Act of 2014 09/26/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
09/19/2014 H.R.5532 Safer Trucks and Buses Act of 2014 09/19/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.  (All Actions)
04/08/2014 H.Con.Res.92 Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition. 04/08/2014 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
01/08/2014 H.R.3685 Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act 01/08/2014 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
12/11/2014 H.R.2612 Public Buildings Savings and Reform Act of 2013 12/11/2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 493.  (All Actions)
12/09/2014 H.R.5761 Defense of Legal Workers Act of 2014 12/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
11/20/2014 H.R.5448 John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2014 11/20/2014 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
Total: 905
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.R.2873 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 207 Glenside Avenue in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Peter Taub Post Office Building".
05/22/2017 H.R.115 Thin Blue Line Act Passed Yea
05/16/2017 H.R.2432 Volunteer Organization Protection Act of 2017
05/05/2017 H.R.2193 Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2017
05/04/2017 H.Res.314 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/04/2017 H.R.1665 Disaster Declaration Improvement Act Passed Aye
05/03/2017 H.R.2310 Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017
04/27/2017 H.R.2210 To designate the community living center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the "Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center".
04/27/2017 H.R.613 Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017
04/21/2017 H.R.1813 Border Wall Funding Act of 2017
04/13/2017 H.J.Res.43 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. Passed Aye
04/12/2017 H.R.1732 Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2017
04/07/2017 H.R.1953 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017
04/06/2017 H.R.2034 Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act
04/06/2017 H.R.1346 To repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform".
04/05/2017 H.R.1950 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, as the "Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building".
04/05/2017 H.R.1731 RECLAIM Act of 2017
04/05/2017 H.R.299 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
04/04/2017 H.R.1881 Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2017
04/03/2017 H.R.1861 Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
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