implementation of a Washington, D.C., decriminalization law. Cuellar has also repeatedly voted against the Rohrabacher–Farr amendment, legislation that limits the enforcement of federal law in states that have legalized medical cannabis. In February 2020, Cuellar was one of seven House Democrats to vote against the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act that would overhaul labor laws. In March 2021, he was the only Democrat to vote against it. In August 2021, Cuellar joined a group of conservative Democrats, dubbed "The Unbreakable Nine", who threatened to derail the Biden administration's $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package meant to address the nation's physical infrastructure and social safety net. On July 29, 2022, Cuellar and four other Democrats joined the Republicans in voting against a bill banning assault weapons. Personal life Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, have two daughters. In 2014, Cuellar portrayed George Washington in the annual Washington's Birthday Celebration in Laredo. Cuellar is Roman Catholic. FBI investigation On January 19, 2022, the FBI raided Cuellar's Laredo residence and campaign office and removed several items, including cases and at least one computer, as part of a federal probe relating to Azerbaijan, a country that has been criticized for its caviar diplomacy. On January 21, 2022, a federal grand jury issued subpoenas for records related to Cuellar, his wife, and at least one campaign staffer concerning "anything of value" that they may have been offered by certain business leaders or foreign officials and any "work, act, favor, or service" that they may have provided at the behest of certain foreign government officials, businesses, or others. Cuellar has taken particular interest in Azerbaijan and co-chairs the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus. Although Cuellar's lawyer has maintained that Cuellar is innocent and is not a target of the investigation, the FBI has made no statement on the point. See also List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress Notes References External links Congressman Henry Cuellar official U.S. House website Henry Cuellar for Congress |- |- |- |- |- 1955 births 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American politicians Activists for Hispanic and Latino American civil rights Activists from Texas American politicians of Mexican descent Catholics from Texas Customs brokers Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas Hispanic and Latino American members of the United States Congress Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Texas J. W. Nixon High