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Garcia, Sylvia R.

House · Texas, District 29 · G000587Sign in to watch / set alerts
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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
119th · current05364395%
118th184921,17996%
117th2844799299%
116th21474953100%
Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).
Service history4 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
119th · currentHouseTexas29Democratic
118thHouseTexas29Democratic
117thHouseTexas29Democratic
116thHouseTexas29Democratic
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 116th Congress · historical · House
Participation
100%
953/953 cast
Sponsored
21
bills
Cosponsored
474
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 116th Congress

Grouped by the bill's grade. “Supported” = voted Yea; “Opposed” = voted Nay. These are facts about votes — not a score of the member.

Bill grade bandSupportedOpposedPresentNot voting
A/B-graded bills (0)0000
C-graded bills (0)0000
D/F-graded bills (0)0000
Recent recorded votes116th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
ProceduralPresentPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5NayFailed2019-01-03
HRES 5YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 6YeaPassed2019-01-03
HJRES 1NayFailed2019-01-03
HJRES 1YeaPassed2019-01-03
HR 21NayFailed2019-01-03
HR 21YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 6YeaPassed2019-01-04
HR 269YeaPassed2019-01-08
Sponsored · 116th21
—Directing the Clerk of the House to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 2423.hconres 72—For the relief of Enrique Soriano and Areli Soriano.hr 1150—Keeping Families Together Act of 2019hr 2763—Worksite Reporting Acthr 2872—Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Acthr 3563—PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019hr 3625—Protecting Employees Tips Acthr 3715—Polling Access Safety Act of 2019hr 4718—Stop EITC and CTC Seizures Acthr 5114—Managed Stablecoins are Securities Act of 2019hr 5197—To fully implement the Initiative to Build Growth Equity Funds for Minority Businesses, and for other purposes.hr 6348—To establish requirements for funds appropriated to carry out the paycheck protection program, to require reporting on the use of such funds, and for other purposes.hr 6758—Climate Change and Hurricane Correlation and Strategy Acthr 7075—To establish a grant program for domestic maritime workforce training and education, and for other purposes.hr 7456—Wear Your Mask Acthr 7524—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the "Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building".hr 7832—Elder Abuse Protection Act of 2020hr 8169—POJA Acthr 8381—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the "Vanessa Guillén Post Office Building".hr 8453—EARN IT Act of 2020hr 8454—Commemorating March 17, 2020, as the 40th anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980, and the amendments made by that Act, at a time when the need for bipartisan support of the refugee resettlement program of the United States is critical to the survival of the program.hres 902
Cosponsored · 116th474
—Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.hconres 100—Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men.hconres 122—Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the provision of a basic standard of humanitarian care to all individuals in U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody.hconres 17—Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women.hconres 30—Supporting reproductive health care in the United States.hconres 40—Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage in hostilities in or against Iran.hconres 83—Supporting the goals and ideals of GLSEN's 2020 Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.hconres 98—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.hjres 104—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.hjres 2—Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 38—Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.hjres 46—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability".hjres 76—Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 79—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency relating to "Community Reinvestment Act Regulations".hjres 90—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.hjres 93—For the People Act of 2019hr 1—Protecting Sensitive Locations Acthr 1011—PREPARED Acthr 1042—Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019hr 1043—Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020hr 1044—National Heritage Area Act of 2020hr 1049—Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Acthr 1055—Repatriate Our Patriots Acthr 1078—Fairness for Farm Workers Acthr 1080—Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2019hr 1083—Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2020hr 1109—To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to repeal the authority relating to reprogramming during national emergencies.hr 1137—Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Acthr 1139—Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020hr 1140—Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Acthr 1154
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate H8TX29052 · GARCIA, SYLVIA R → (House TX) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2024$938,007$950,725$371,754
2022$940,934$804,062$384,472
2020$856,156$795,553$247,599
2018$1,249,437$1,062,441$186,996
2 authorized/associated committees · 100 reported independent expenditures. Full campaign-finance record →Reported campaign-finance facts about the linked FEC candidate. This is distinct from the legislative record above and implies nothing about how the member legislated — money and votes are not causally linked here.

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