- BUCHANAN, VERNON
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- Experience: House: District 16, 2007-Present
- Home State: Florida
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $1,339,109Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: Vern Buchanan
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Sandy; 2 Children: Matt, James
- Birth Date: 05/08/1951
- Birth Place: suburb of Detroit, MI
- Home City: Longboat Key, FL
- Religion: Christian
Education
- Masters, Business Administration, University of Detroit, 1986
- Bachelors, Business, Cleary University, 1975
Political Experience
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 16, 2007-present
Current Legislative Committees
- Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Member
- Subcommittee on Social Security, Member
- Subcommittee on Trade, Member
- Ways and Means, Member
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Member, Friends of Panama Caucus
- Chair, Friends of Panama Caucus, present
- Former Member, Small Business Committee, United States House of Representatives
- Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
- Former Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, United States House of Representatives
- Former Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives
Professional Experience
- State Finance Chair, Mel Martinez Senate Campaign
- Businessman
- Served, Michigan Air National Guard, 1970-1976
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Member, Boys and Girls Club
- Member, Community Foundation of Sarasota
- Member, Executive Committee, United States Chamber of Commerce
- Former Chair, Florida Chamber of Commerce
- Co-Chair, Republican National Finance Committee
- Former Chair, Sarasota Chamber of Commerce
Additional Information
Awards:
- Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fame 2005
General Survey
Total: 75
Introduced Date | Bill Number | Bill Title | Last Action |
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05/22/2017 | H.R.115 | Thin Blue Line Act | 05/22/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
04/25/2017 | H.R.2126 | What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act | 04/25/2017 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions) |
02/03/2017 | H.R.854 | Retirement Security for American Workers Act | 02/03/2017 Referred to House Ways and Means (All Actions) |
01/25/2017 | H.R.113 | Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2017 | 01/25/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
01/24/2017 | H.R.646 | No Pay Raise for Congress Act | 01/24/2017 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions) |
01/23/2017 | H.R.114 | Social Media Screening for Terrorists Act of 2017 | 01/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions) |
01/13/2017 | H.R.253 | Family First Prevention Services Act of 2017 | 01/13/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions) |
01/03/2017 | H.R.116 | Main Street Fairness Act | 01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) |
01/03/2017 | H.R.112 | Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2017 | 01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) |
01/03/2017 | H.R.111 | Support Our Start-Ups Act | 01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) |
01/03/2017 | H.J.Res.5 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget. | 01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
11/29/2016 | H.R.6396 | Retirement Security for American Workers Act | 11/29/2016 Referred to House Ways and Means (All Actions) |
09/22/2016 | H.R.3957 | Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016 | 09/22/2016 Received in the Senate. (All Actions) |
06/23/2016 | H.R.5456 | Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016 | 06/23/2016 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527. (All Actions) |
06/10/2016 | H.R.5169 | What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act | 06/10/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 478. (All Actions) |
04/27/2016 | H.R.5076 | Main Street Fairness Act | 04/27/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) |
03/03/2016 | H.R.4650 | Preserving Patient Access to Post-Acute Hospital Care Act of 2016 | 03/03/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) |
01/15/2016 | H.R.4301 | To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to search all public records to determine if an alien is inadmissible to the United States. | 01/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions) |
11/23/2015 | H.Res.451 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Sergeant Charles Martland, a decorated member of the Special Forces, should be reinstated in the United States Army. | 11/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions) |
09/18/2015 | H.R.3568 | Taxpayer Identity Protection Act of 2015 | 09/18/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) |
Total: 985
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