• VISCLOSKY, PETER J.
Experience: House: District 1, 1985-Present
Home State: Indiana
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $721,371Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Peter 'Pete' J. Visclosky
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Joanne; 2 Children: John, Timothy
    Birth Date: 08/13/1949
    Birth Place: Gary, IN
    Home City: Merrillville, IN
    Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

    ML, International and Comparative Law, Georgetown University Law Center, 1982
    JD, University of Notre Dame Law School, 1973
    BS, Accounting, Indiana University Northwest, 1970

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1984-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Defense, Ranking Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Buy American Caucus
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
    Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
    Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
    Member, Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus
    Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
    Member, Congressional Fire Caucus
    Member, Congressional French Caucus
    Member, Congressional Macedonian Caucus
    Member, Congressional National Parks Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Serbian Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Slovak Caucus
    Vice-Chair, Congressional Steel Caucus
    Member, Congressional Wine Caucus
    Member, Congressional Wire and Wire Products Caucus
    Member, Friends of Switzerland Caucus
    Member, Great Lakes Task Force
    Member, Law Enforcement Caucus
    Member, Missing, Exploited and Runaway Children Caucus

Professional Experience

    Attorney, 1973-1976, 1983-1984
    Congressional Aide, United States Representative Adam Benjamin, 1977-1982
    Associate Staff, United States House of Representatives, 1977-1980
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

Strongly 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

Support
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

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

Oppose
Total: 123
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
07/05/1991 H.R.2724 Water Pollution Penalty Fund Act of 1991 07/05/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.  (All Actions)
07/02/1991 H.R.2741 To direct the Attorney General to establish in Lake County, Indiana an office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. 07/02/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.  (All Actions)
06/24/1991 H.R.1839 To authorize issuance of a certificate of documentation for employment in the coastwise trade of the United States for the vessel Phoenix. 06/24/1991 See H.R.1006.  (All Actions)
06/17/1991 H.Res.167 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that United States businesses engaged in the rebuilding of Kuwait should use United States subcontractors and all available United States goods and services. 06/17/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.  (All Actions)
06/06/1991 H.Res.42 Calling for an international investigation of, and the prosecution of those responsible for, Iraqi war crimes against prisoners of war and other foreign nationals. 06/06/1991 Executive Comment Received from State.  (All Actions)
05/21/1991 H.R.2308 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that defense contractors not be denied reimbursement for certain severance costs incurred because of United States or host country action, and for other purposes. 05/21/1991 Referred to the Subcommittee on Investigations.  (All Actions)
01/31/1991 H.R.774 Right to Safe Drinking Water Act of 1991 01/31/1991 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
11/02/1990 H.R.3209 Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Access and Enhancement Act 11/02/1990 Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk:. House disagrees to Senate amendment.  (All Actions)
10/18/1990 H.R.5868 To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to release the restrictions, requirements, and conditions imposed in connection with the conveyance of certain lands to the city of Gary, Indiana. 10/18/1990 Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.  (All Actions)
10/09/1990 H.Res.474 Calling for an international investigation of, and the prosecution of those responsible for, Iragi war crimes against foreign nationals. 10/09/1990 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.  (All Actions)
09/28/1990 H.R.5660 To temporarily prevent the discontinuance by Amtrak of commuter rail service between Valparaiso, Indiana, and Chicago, Illinois. 09/28/1990 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.  (All Actions)
09/04/1990 H.R.5542 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit certain projected benefit increases to be taken into account in determining the amount of the full-funding limitation, and to amend such Code to increase the excise tax on employer reversions from qualified plans. 09/04/1990 Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.  (All Actions)
03/15/1990 H.R.4171 Fair Site Selection Act 03/15/1990 Executive Comment Requested from DOT, OMB.  (All Actions)
03/01/1990 H.R.4172 Right to Safe Drinking Water Act of 1990 03/01/1990 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/28/1990 H.R.2664 To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans. 02/28/1990 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
01/17/1990 H.R.3409 Global Environmental Standards Reporting Act 01/17/1990 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from State.  (All Actions)
11/22/1989 H.R.3093 Steel Fair Trade Review Act 11/22/1989 See H.R.3275.  (All Actions)
02/06/1989 H.J.Res.128 Disapproving the pay adjustments for executive, legislative, and judicial branch positions recently recommended by the President; requiring that pay adjustments for positions covered by those recommendations be made by law pursuant to a recorded vote in each House of Congress and that the adjustments be deferred until the beginning of the following Congress, and for other purposes. 02/06/1989 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.  (All Actions)
08/17/1988 H.J.Res.140 A joint resolution designating August 12, 1988, as "National Civil Rights Day". 08/17/1988 Became Public Law No: 100-401.  (All Actions)
04/14/1988 H.R.4353 A bill to establish a limitation of $912,598,392 on the amount of funds which may be used for operating assistance under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 in fiscal year 1988. 04/14/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.  (All Actions)
Total: 2015
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/18/2017 H.Res.260 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) nuclear security role.
05/18/2017 H.R.1677 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017 H.R.2428 Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act
05/11/2017 H.R.2412 Keep Our Pension Promises Act
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
04/28/2017 H.R.2119 Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
04/27/2017 H.R.613 Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017
04/26/2017 H.R.1960 Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017
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.1928 Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act
04/04/2017 H.R.1869 Paycheck Fairness Act
04/03/2017 H.Res.54 Reaffirming the United States-Argentina partnership and recognizing Argentina's economic reforms.
03/31/2017 H.R.1503 SOLVE Act 2.0 of 2017
03/29/2017 H.R.1772 AIM HIGH Act
03/28/2017 H.R.24 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017
03/21/2017 H.R.1494 PACT Act
03/17/2017 H.R.1563 Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017
03/17/2017 H.R.1322 Women's Health Protection Act of 2017
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