State of the DistrictW I TH CONGRESSMAN ADRIANO ESPAILLAT (NY -13 )

A leader in

Legislation and

Passage of

Bills into Law

During the 115th Congress, Rep. Adriano Espaillat was among the top three Freshmen

members to introduce and pass legislation, including his bill, H.R. 4406, which

designated the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 99 Macombs Place

in New York, New York as the

TUSKEGEE AIRMEN POST OFFICE BUILDING.

Total number of bills introduced by Rep. Adriano Espaillat during the 115th Congress

28

Completed Constituent Casework following visits to

Harlem and Bronx District Offices

3,042HARLEM

• 1,906 constituent cases

BRONX • 1,136 constituent cases

Honoring Life & Legacy Dominican American

Tuskegee Airman Esteban Hotesse

Defending Harlem’s HISTORY

Securing Harlem’s FUTURE

Protecting Immigrant Youth and Families

REP. ADRIANO ESPAILLAT LED DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS TO INTRODUCE

IMMIGRATION PACKAGE IN RESPONSE TO TRUMP STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

Critical Legislative Package Aimed at Protecting Immigrant Rights

“My colleagues and I are introducing this series of bills, a legislative package that will

protect immigrants, immigrant families, and hold the Trump administration

accountable,” said Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13).

Immigration Legislation

PROTECTING SENSITIVE LOCATIONS ACT, to prohibit immigration enforcement in “sensitive locations.”

Reunite Every Unaccompanied Newborn Infant Toddler and Other Children Expeditiously (REUNITE) Act, to require the immediate reunification of children who were separated as a result of the administration’s “zero tolerance” policy.

ICE AND CBP BODY CAMERA ACCOUNTABILITY ACT to require Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol officers to wear body cameras.

THIS LAND IS OUR LAND ACT to prohibit the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or U.S. Department of Defense from constructing any new border barriers, including walls or fences, on federal land.

Number of Immigrant Families Reunited following

Trump Administration’s zero tolerance policy

4 immigrant mothers reunited with their children following Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy

Yeni González

Rosayra Pablo Cruz

Rosa Amelia Peralta

Evelyn Aguilar

To date, Rep. Adriano Espaillat has been the only elected official actively

engaged with immigrant mothers and the Cayuga Center.

Investigating the death of 7- year Jakelin Caal

while in custody of the U.S. Border Patrol

Generation to Generation: Fighting to Protect Immigrant Youth, DACA, TPS, DREAMers

Disaster Relief in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Legislation to Rebuild Puerto Rico

HOUSING VICTIMS OF MAJOR DISASTERS ACT

The bill would help provide temporary rental assistanceto families displaced from their residences by any majordisaster declared during 2017, including HurricaneMaria, and solves a long-term problem of lack of landownership documentation in Puerto Rico that often keepsresidents from accessing vital disaster relief funds byallowing Disaster Relief funding to be used for landsurveys, land titles, and any other tax or fees associatedwith the transfer of property.

Legislation for You

2018 Legislation: Bringing an End to Gun Violence And Gun Related Deaths

ENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: THE GLADYSRICART GUN OFFENDER REGISTRY ACTThis proposal would establish a nationwide, publicregistry of criminals convicted of violent offensesinvolving a firearm that can be accessed publicly.

THE HANDGUN LICENSING ANDREGISTRATION ACTThis bill would create a federal handgun licensingand registration process, but it would allow states toopt-out, on the condition that the state implementsits own licensing and registration system.

2018 Legislation: Helping Small Businesses and Promoting Job Creation

ADVANCING PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS ACTThis legislation made it easier for local small businesses, particularly those of diversebackgrounds, to access the billions of dollars in government contracts carried out each yearby the Defense Department.

ENCOURAGING SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATORS ACTThis bill makes important changes to federal Small Business Administration investmentprograms designed to bring small businesses and entrepreneurs not traditionally thought ofas resources by large federal agencies. It helps them with their products and gives thosesmall businesses access to Federal resources and skills to succeed in the commercialmarket.

EXTENDING EMPOWERMENT ZONESGrants given to artist by the Empowerment Zone (800,000)

$4 million dollars for micro-lending.

PREPARING NY13 FOR BOOMING INFRASTRUCTURE JOB MARKET

New York City is always reshaping and rehabilitating– from skyscrapers to large transportation

initiatives. To ensure residents of NY13 are ready to fill the thousands of lucrative positions on

these projects, Rep. Espaillat is working with City College and other elected officials to develop

a new program focused on training New Yorkers to fill the highly-technical, well-paid

infrastructure jobs. An official announcement of the program will take place in Spring 2019!

2018 Legislation: Helping Small Businesses and Promoting Job Creation

Looking Forward: Legislative Work to Come

Relief for undocumented immigrants

Holding the Trump Administration accountable

Protecting residents in affordable housing and Infrastructure for NYCHA

Defending veterans’ access to health care

Expanding green infrastructure to counter climate change

Ensuring all voices are counted during the 2020 Census

Investment in the Caribbean to combat crime and promote economic stability

House Committee Assignments during the 116th Congress

House Committee on Foreign Affairs

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

House Committee on Small Business

Federal Funding for Local Initiatives

The Juan Pablo Duarte Center at the George Washington Bridge Terminal

Quisqueya Heights

UPGRADING OUR

SUBWAY STATIONS

Advancing the Second Avenue

Subway

Promoting Trade and Security Cooperation

Defending Freedom, Fighting Injustice and Hate

Taking a Stand Against Hate, Racism and Xenophobia

Led educational

collaboration with

CUNY, SUNY and the

Ministry of Higher

Education, Science and

Technology (MESCYT)

in the Dominican

Republic

Early Childhood Education

HEAD START: Fort George Head State Program

DAYCARE PROVIDERS: keeping them strong

COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS: it will take each

of us working together.

SHARED GOALS: Keep Schools Open, Help

Students Achieve

Ensuring Federal Investments for NYCHA

Preserving Inwood’s Affordability

CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL

Green Innovation.

Health.

Wellness.

Welcome to My Office

Working Through the Government

Shutdown

“Dominicans on the Hill” day at the United States Capitol

Thank You