PR · NON-VOTING HOUSE MEMBER

Pablo José Hernández

DemocratPuerto RicoCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on January 3, 2025 Source

How they voted 85

Their recorded votes in Congress, including what was decided and how they voted.

Yea/Aye supports the question being voted on. Nay/No opposes it. Colors describe the recorded choice, not a political rating.

Partial vote history. See collection coverage

All votes (85)Yea / Aye (12)Nay / No (68)Not Voting (5)

Jun 4, 2025House vote #150 · 2025H.R. 2483H.Amdt. 25Floor amendment 3

Aye

Reject adding Medicaid waiver budget-neutrality guidance to law

AI-assisted summary

The Pettersen amendment would have given legal force to federal guidance on budget neutrality for Medicaid demonstration projects under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act. The House rejected the amendment in a tied 213–213 vote, so this change was not added. This was an amendment vote, not a vote on final passage of the underlying bill.

Context: The amendment text identifies the guidance as State Medicaid Director letter #24-003, published August 22, 2024; this describes the amendment, not the underlying bill.

Mar 27, 2025House vote #82 · 2025H.R. 1048H.Amdt. 15Floor amendment 6

Add entities linked to violence and rights violations to investment definition

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have added to the bill’s definition of an “Investment of Concern” an entity that the Secretary of State determines knowingly and directly enables state violence, war or occupation, or severe violations of international law and human rights. It also specified certain business ties to countries facing related international proceedings or whose officials have outstanding International Criminal Court arrest warrants. The House rejected the amendment, so those changes were not adopted.

Context: The amendment was offered to H.R. 1048; the supplied description of the bill’s subject is from its introduced version, and does not establish the full bill text at this vote.

Mar 27, 2025House vote #81 · 2025H.R. 1048H.Amdt. 14Floor amendment 5

Expand the definition of foreign country of concern

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would add to the definition of a “foreign country of concern” any country defending itself in an International Court of Justice case alleging violations of the Geneva Conventions or the Genocide Convention, and any country whose government includes officials with outstanding International Criminal Court arrest warrants. The House rejected the amendment, so these additions were not made by this vote. The underlying bill concerns disclosure and oversight of foreign gifts, contracts, and relationships involving higher education institutions; this vote was on the amendment, not passage of the bill.

Context: The amendment text was read on March 25, 2025; the vote occurred March 27. The related bill description is for the introduced version and does not establish the exact bill text at this vote.

Mar 27, 2025House vote #80 · 2025H.R. 1048H.Amdt. 13Floor amendment 4

Lower the foreign-gift reporting threshold to $1

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would change the bill’s threshold for reporting gifts from foreign sources to $1, replacing $50,000. The underlying bill concerns disclosure and oversight of foreign gifts and contracts involving colleges and universities. The House rejected the amendment, so this change was not adopted; the vote was on the amendment, not passage of the bill.

Context: The bill summary is for the version introduced February 6, 2025; the supplied records do not establish that it was the exact bill text at this vote.

Mar 27, 2025House vote #79 · 2025H.R. 1048H.Amdt. 12Floor amendment 3

Aye

Reject changes to foreign-gift reporting at colleges

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would replace the bill’s text with revised rules for colleges’ reporting of foreign gifts and contracts. It sets reporting thresholds, requires public searchable reports and disclosures of restricted gifts, and allows fines for certain violations; it also directs the Education Secretary to begin negotiated rulemaking. The House rejected this amendment, so these proposed changes were not adopted by this vote.

Context: This describes the amendment text read on March 25, 2025, not necessarily the full text of H.R. 1048 or a later version of the bill.