Alexa Avilés
District 38 Council Member, New York City Council
Email: District38@council.nyc.gov
Legislation filed this term
- Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.11513 and companion legislation in the State Senate, the “Bank of New York City Act,” which would create a framework for cities with a population of one million or more to establish a municipal public bank (Committee)
- Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign S.423 and S.4449-A, which would respectively, repeal the state law requirement that the City of New York must either offer to pay for space rented by charter schools or offer charter schools space within existing public school buildings, and make the City of New York eligible for transitional aid for charter school payments (Committee)
- Resolution condemning the United States Supreme Court decision in Mullin v. Doe, which allowed the federal government to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians (Committee)
- Resolution standing with the people of Puerto Rico to stop the construction of Project Esencia, a luxury development in Cabo Rojo (Laid Over in Committee)
- Resolution calling upon the State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.3352/S.1754, which would establish the New York Public Banking Act (Committee)
- Resolution calling upon the New York City Department of Education to establish May annually as Labor History Month in New York City public schools (Adopted)
- Resolution calling upon the United States Congress to pass and the President to sign H.R. 3899, the American Family Act, which would expand the Child Tax Credit (Committee)
- Resolution calling on top maritime importers to New York City ports to commit to making the City’s streets greener by reducing truck traffic and using marine vessels for last mile deliveries throughout the boroughs (Committee)
- Resolution calling upon Congress to pass, and the President to sign, legislation that would eliminate the authority of the Department of Defense to transfer surplus military property to federal, state and local agencies for law enforcement activities (Committee)
- Resolution calling on the United States Congress to establish a date certain for ending the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico (Laid Over in Committee)
- Resolution condemning the passage of H.R.29/S.5, also known as the Laken Riley Act, for eroding due process, disconnecting vulnerable immigrants from city services and resources, decreasing trust between immigrants and local law enforcement, facilitating chaos in the immigration system, and instilling fear in immigrant communities (Committee)
- Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.05623/A.05290 in relation to the purchase of claims by corporations or collection agencies and to certain instruments calling for payment of a monetary obligation by a foreign state (Laid Over in Committee)
- A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to signage describing certain local laws and know-your-rights information (Enacted)
- Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A03578/S00403 to establish a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund (Laid Over in Committee)
- Resolution calling on Congress to pass, and the President to sign, legislation that prevents companies from collecting biometric data that could then harm or suppress people (Committee)