The 29th

House of Representatives of Puerto Rico The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico ( es, Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico) is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the bicameral state legislature (United States), territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. ...

is the

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of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico and will meet from January 14, 2013, to January 8, 2017. All members were elected in the General Elections of 2012. The House has a majority of members from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). The body is counterparted by the

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in the

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Composition

Leadership

Non-officers

Members

Changes in membership

* January 31, 2013:

Jorge Colberg Toro Jorge Colberg Toro (born October 7, 1965) is a Puerto Rican politician, a former Member of the House of Representatives and a College Professor. He served as a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 2003 to 2013. He also was Sec ...

resigns from his position as representative at-large in order to become Secretary of Public Affairs at the Office of the Governor. * March 21, 2013: Piti Gándara fills the vacancy left by

. * July 16, 2013:

Eduardo Ferrer Eduardo Ferrer Ríos (born November 28, 1973) is a Puerto Rican politician. He was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives in the 2012 general election. Ferrer is the brother of former Representative and President of the PPD Hécto ...

resigns from his position as representative at-large while the House is adjourned citing, "situations that cannot be delegated that I cannot leave unattended". This effectively left both his seat and the

Majority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. This means ensuring that members of the party vote according to the party platform, rather than according to their own individual ideology ...

—position Ferrer held— vacant for about a month as the House had to wait to begin its ordinary session to replace him since no extraordinary session was invoked in between by neither the governor nor the speaker. * August 19, 2013: Manuel Natal fills the vacancy left by

as representative at-large for the Popular Democratic Party while

Carlos Bianchi Angleró Carlos A. Bianchi Angleró (born February 10, 1974) is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives in 2012 to represent District 20. Bianchi Angleró ...

is elected as Majority Whip. * October 23, 2014:

Yashira Lebrón Rodríguez Yashira Lebrón Rodríguez (born July 24, 1981) is a politician from Puerto Rico and current legislator for District 8 in the 29th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. Lebrón filled the vacancy left by Antonio "Toñito" Silva after Silva res ...

fills the vacancy left by Antonio "Toñito" Silva as representative for District 8 for the New Progressive Party (PNP) after Silva resigns from his position.

Commissions

Standing commissions

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Lydia Méndez Silva Lydia Méndez Silva is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). She has been a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives since 1997 representing District 21. Early years and studies Lydia R. Mén ...

, - , Calendars and Special Rules of Debate ,

Charlie Hernández Carlos M. "Charlie" Hernández López (born February 19, 1965) is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He was member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from January, 2001 until December, 2016. F ...

, N/A , N/A , - , Consumer Affairs and Anti-Monopolistic Practices ,

Nelson Torres Yordán Nelson Torres Yordán (born October 7, 1981) is a Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico, Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He was the Speaker in the city legislature of Guayanilla, ...

Ángel Matos García Angel is a given name meaning "angel", " messenger". In the English-speaking world Angel is used for both boys and girls. From the medieval Latin masculine name ''Angelus'', which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived ...

, Piti Gándara , - , Cooperatives and Nonprofit Organizations , Sonia Pacheco , José Luis Báez ,

Carlos Vargas Ferrer Carlos J. Vargas Ferrer (June 28, 1971 – November 2, 2015) was a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives in 2012 to represent District 29. Vargas ...

, - , Development of the Metropolitan Region , Luis Raúl Torres Cruz , Sonia Pacheco , José Luis Báez , - , Development of the Tourism Industry ,

, Efraín de Jesús ,

, - , Education for the Promotion of Arts and Culture ,

Brenda López de Arrarás Brenda López de Arrarás (born April 25, 1971) is a Puerto Rican politician. She was a member of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Representatives from 2009 until 2021, and is affiliated to the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and served as the party' ...

, Sonia Pacheco , Piti Gándara , - ,

Ethics Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns m ...

, N/A , César Hernández Alfonzo , - , Federal and International Affairs and Veterans' Affairs , ''vacant'' ,

Rafael Hernández Montañez Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California * Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israeli manufacturer of weapons and military technology * Hurricane Rafael, a 2012 hurricane Fiction * ''R ...

, - ,

Government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

Conny Varela José Manuel "Conny" Varela Fernández (born February 13, 1954) is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He has been a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives since 1997 representing District 32 ...

, José Luis Báez ,

, - ,

Health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

, Piti Gándara , Narden Jaime Espinosa , - ,

Housing and Urban Development The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It administers federal housing and urban development laws. It is headed by the Secretary of Housing and Ur ...

, Armando Franco ,

Luis Ortíz Lugo Luis R. "Narmito" Ortiz Lugo is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives in 2012 to represent District 30 Early life and education Graduated from R ...

, - , Integrated Development of the Eastern Region , Narden Jaime Espinosa ,

Ramón Luis Cruz Ramón Luis Cruz Burgos (born September 27, 1985) is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Cruz Burgos studied in Manuel Ortiz Elementary School and attended Luis Muñoz-Marín High School in Yabucoa, ...

Javier Aponte Dalmau Javier Aponte Dalmau is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives in 2012 to represent District 38. Has a bachelor's degree in business administratio ...

, - , Integrated Development of the Northern Region , Armando Franco , César Hernández Alfonzo , Tony Rodríguez Quiles , - , Integrated Development of the South Center Region , Luis Raúl Torres ,

, Jesús Santa Rodríguez , - , Integrated Development of the Southern Region , Cacho Vassallo ,

, - , Integrated Development of the Western Region , Efraín de Jesús ,

, Tony Rodríguez Quiles , - , Internal Affairs , Pito Torres ,

, Luis Raúl Torres Cruz , - ,

Judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

Luis Vega Ramos Luis Vega Ramos (born June 11, 1970) is a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 2006 to 2021. Early years and studies Luis Vega Ramos was born on June 11, 1970 to Luis Vega López a ...

, Efraín de Jesús , - , Labor and Public Service Retirement Systems , Jesús Santa Rodríguez ,

, Luis Raúl Torres Cruz , - , Municipal Affairs and Regionalization , Tony Rodríguez Quiles , Narden Jaime Espinosa ,

, - , Public Safety and for the Development of Initiatives Against Crime and Corruption , José Luis Báez , Tony Rodríguez Quiles ,

, - , Small and Medium Businesses, Commerce, Industry, and Telecommunications ,

, Luis Raúl Torres , César Hernández Alfonzo , - , Social Welfare and for the Eradication of Poverty , Piti Gándara ,

, - , Socioeconomic Development and Planning , Luis Raúl Torres ,

, Sonia Pacheco , - , Transportation and Infrastructure ,

, Jesús Santa Rodríguez ,

, - , Treasury and Budget ,

Tatito Hernández Rafael "Tatito" Hernández Montañez (born April 14, 1972) is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He is also a Democrat. He has been a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives since 2009, rep ...

, César Hernández Alfonzo ,

, - , Women's Affairs and Equality ,

, Sonia Pacheco ,

, - , Youth Affairs, Recreation and Sports ,

, Narmito Ortíz , Armando Franco , -

Joint commissions

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Jaime Perelló Jaime R. Perelló Borrás (born September 14, 1973) is a Puerto Rican politician. Perelló is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico and the Democratic Party of the United States. He was the 30th Speaker of the House of Repre ...

, ''vacant'' , - ,

Jorge Alberto Ramos Comas Legislative Internship Program Jorge is a Spanish Language, Spanish and Portuguese Language, Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth ...

, - , Legislative Donations ,

, César Hernández Alfonzo , Piti Gándara , - , Legislative Internship Program ,

, N/A , N/A , - , Pilar Barbosa Internship Program in Education ,

, - , Public-Private Partnerships of Puerto Rico , Jesús Santa Rodríguez , Efraín de Jesús ,

, - , Special Reports from the Comptroller ,

, César Hernández Alfonzo ,

, -

Notable legislations

* Catch Up Act *

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Employees Association Act of 2013 A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has been synonymous with " republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from th ...

* Jobs Now Act

Notes

References

External links

camaraderepresentantes.org - official site
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