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Sylvia R. Garcia

Sylvia R. Garcia

DEMOCRATIC
Texas · TX-29 · 4th Term · Age 76
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B+
#59 of 428
95.3%
Attendance
119th Cong.
20
Bills Intro'd
119th Cong.
36%
Corp PACs
Share of PAC $ · tenure to date
$3,253,488
PAC Total
Tenure to date · per FEC filings
0
Stock Trades
All filings
119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated September 17, 2026 · 158 entries
119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated September 17, 2026 · 158 entries

Sylvia R. Garcia's Grades Across 12 Issue Areas

Palestine / Israel
C+
12 items
#78/428

Votes on military aid, weapons transfers, and ceasefire resolutions. And whether representatives have recognized the genocide in Gaza as documented by the ICJ, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch.

Scored Actions
  • Cosponsored the Block the Bombs Act to stop the transfer of U.S. weapons used in Gaza (H.R.3565)
  • × Failed to cosponsor recognizing genocide in Gaza, blocking weapons transfers, and imposing sanctions (H.Res.876)
  • Did not vote on imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) judges investigating Israeli officials for war crimes (H.R.23)
  • Cosponsored demanding unimpeded humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza, where famine conditions exist (H.Res.473)
  • × Failed to cosponsor recognizing the Nakba (1948 mass displacement of Palestinians) and affirming refugee rights (H.Res.409)
  • × Did not sign letter opposing Israel's use of food as a weapon and starvation tactics in Gaza (Food Weaponization Letter)
  • × Failed to cosponsor blocking $12B in U.S. weapons transfers to Israel, in violation of U.S. and international law (H.J.Res.68)
  • Opposed barring colleges from federal student aid over boycotts of Israeli businesses, and requiring equal access to Israel study programs (H.R.4795)
  • Opposed NDAA FY2027 final passage — bill retains Section 219, a permanent US-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative (H.R.8800)
  • Voted YES on the Massie amendment barring Israel from FY2027 State Department appropriations and eliminating its $3.3 billion Foreign Military Financing (H.Amdt.235 to H.R.8595)
  • Cosponsored restoring U.S. funding for UNRWA, the UN agency serving Palestinian refugees (H.R.2411)
  • Signed letters demanding the release of detained Palestinian students including Khalil, Ozturk, and Mahdawi (Student Letter)
Context
$3.8 billion per yearper year in U.S. military aid to Israel
Under 10-year MOU + supplemental
73,821+killed in Gaza
20,179+children killed
4,000+child amputees: largest child amputee crisis in modern conflict
174,897+people injured
262 journalists killed · 1,701+ medical workers killed
Figures as of September 17, 2026
Money & Influence
$102,798
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
Travel Disclosures
$55,663
3 trips · House Travel Disclosures
J Street Education Fund · Israel · 2025-02-13 Filing $22,753
American Israel Education Foundation · Israel · 2024-09-01 Filing $19,473
American Israel Education Foundation · Israel · 2022-09-03 Filing $13,436

12 tracked items: 4 fail, 1 mixed, 7 pass · $102,798 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by IMEU View scorecard
Immigration
A
11 items
#117/425

Border and asylum policy, DACA, deportation practices, ICE enforcement, and the treatment of immigrants and refugees.

Scored Actions
  • Opposed the SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof to vote — a voter suppression measure (H.R.22)
  • Did not vote on the Laken Riley Act expanding mandatory ICE detention for immigrants (H.R.29)
  • Opposed $10B in ICE funding expansion in the DHS Appropriations bill (H.R.7147)
  • Opposed a resolution thanking ICE for enforcement operations (H.Res.488)
  • Did not vote on Kayla Hamilton Act — expands detention and enforcement for unaccompanied minors and immigration violations (H.R.4371)
  • Introduced a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers and TPS holders (H.R.1589) Lead sponsor
  • Voted YES on Requires the Department of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status through three months after January 20, 2029. (H.R.1689)
  • Opposed a bill criminalizing illegal entry as a federal felony (H.R.3486)
  • Opposed Requires Washington, D.C. to comply with federal immigration enforcement, overriding the city's sanctuary policies (H.R.2056)
  • Opposed Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act — creates criminal penalties for fleeing federal officers near the border; signed into law (H.R.35)
  • Opposed Standalone FY26 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act funding ICE detention and CBP enforcement. (H.R.7744)
The District Reality
32.7%
Residents born in another country
National avg: 14.1%
77.8%
Residents who are U.S. citizens
National avg: 93.2%
$4.9B / year in state & local taxes paid by undocumented immigrants in Texas
2024
Money & Influence
No tracked funding for this issue area.

11 tracked items: 0 fail, 2 mixed, 9 pass.

11 tracked items See methodology
War & Foreign Policy
B
17 items
#71/428

Military authorizations, arms sales, sanctions, foreign aid, and US engagement in conflicts abroad (excluding Palestine/Israel, which is scored in its own dedicated category).

Scored Actions
  • Voted YES on War Powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from unauthorized military operations against Iran (H.Con.Res.38)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits export licenses for defense articles to the UAE until the president certifies the UAE is not arming the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan (H.R.2059)
  • × Failed to cosponsor repeals the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba by dismantling the statutory pillars of 60+ years of economic sanctions (H.R.7521)
  • Cosponsored urges the U.S. to adopt a no-first-use policy, end sole presidential nuclear launch authority, and halt the nuclear arms race (H.Res.317)
  • Opposed Department of Defense Appropriations FY2026 — funds $831 billion in military spending (H.R.4016)
  • × Voted YES on reaffirms Iran as the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism — whereas clauses invoke AUMF trigger language and Article II authority, designed to legally counter the Iran War Powers Resolution (H.Res.1099)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Cuba (H.R.8103)
  • × Failed to cosponsor War Powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Cuba (H.J.Res.153)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Venezuela without congressional authorization (H.R.6915)
  • Opposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, House passage (H.R.8800)
  • Opposed Rescissions Act — cuts $7.9 billion in foreign aid including USAID, development assistance, and global health programs (H.R.4)
  • Voted YES on War Powers concurrent resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon, with added carve-outs for security cooperation with the Lebanese Armed Forces and diplomatic-facility protection (H.Con.Res.108)
  • Voted YES on War Powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon (H.Con.Res.84)
  • Voted YES on War Powers concurrent resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities with Iran. Second Iran War Powers Resolution to receive a House floor vote in the 119th Congress. (H.Con.Res.40)
  • Voted YES on War Powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from military operations in the Western Hemisphere, including Venezuela (H.Con.Res.61)
  • Voted YES on War Powers resolution to end unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Venezuela (H.Con.Res.64)
  • Cosponsored prohibits first-use nuclear strikes unless Congress expressly authorizes them through a declaration of war (H.R.669)
Context
$8 trillion+total U.S. spending on post-9/11 wars
940,000+ killed directly · 4.5–4.7M including indirect deaths

17 tracked items: 6 fail, 0 mixed, 11 pass · $31,500 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by Peace Action View scorecard
Healthcare
C
12 items
#115/428

Affordable care access, Medicare expansion, drug pricing, insurance regulation, and public health funding.

Scored Actions
  • Opposed a budget resolution enabling $880B in Medicaid cuts (H.Con.Res.14)
  • Voted YES on extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits, keeping insurance affordable for millions (H.R.1834)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Medicare for All — a single government-run health plan covering all Americans (H.R.3069)
  • Cosponsored restoring healthcare services eliminated by DOGE cuts and executive actions (H.R.4796)
  • × Failed to cosponsor repeals OBBBA Medicaid cuts and permanently extends enhanced ACA premium tax credits — the core Democratic healthcare counter-bill (H.R.4849)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Medicare Advantage reform package — curbs prior authorization abuse and increases insurer accountability for denied claims (H.R.6109)
  • × Failed to cosponsor opposes the WISPR model that restricts Medicare Advantage beneficiary access to healthcare providers (H.Res.704)
  • × Failed to cosponsor allows states to create their own single-payer universal healthcare systems using federal waivers (H.R.4406)
  • × Failed to cosponsor setting minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in hospitals (H.R.3415)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protects Social Security and Medicare from privatization and benefit cuts (H.R.1950)
  • Cosponsored expanding Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing services for seniors (H.R.2045)
  • Opposed Medicaid work requirements projected to strip coverage from 10.9 million people (H.R.1)
The District Reality
76.9 years
Average life expectancy
People here live 1.8 years less than the national average
32%
People without health insurance
281% more than national avg (8.4%)
19.1%
Children without health insurance
272% more than national avg (5.14%)
193.4
Heart disease deaths per 100K
4% less than national avg (201.05)
0%
In doctor shortage areas
100% less than national avg (7.81%)
Money & Influence

12 tracked items: 7 fail, 0 mixed, 5 pass · $129,500 from related PACs.

12 tracked items See methodology
Housing & Affordability
B+
6 items
#19/428

Rent costs, public housing, homelessness, housing discrimination, and the right to stable shelter.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor Housing Is a Human Right Act — addresses root causes of homelessness and transitions toward guaranteed housing for all (H.R.4457)
  • Cosponsored $5B in McKinney-Vento grants to build 410K homes and end homelessness (H.R.4872)
  • Voted YES on the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act (H.R.6644)
  • × Failed to cosponsor expanding Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to build more affordable rental housing (H.R.2725)
  • Cosponsored reauthorizes and increases HOME program funding for affordable housing construction and rehabilitation (H.R.2031)
  • Cosponsored comprehensive housing: homebuyer credits, LIHTC expansion, and renter credits (H.R.6390)
The District Reality
28.2%
Renters paying more than half their income on rent
17% more than national avg (24.1%)
22.8%
People living in poverty
82% more than national avg (12.5%)
31.3%
Children living in poverty
101% more than national avg (15.58%)
0.4571
Income inequality
5% less than national avg (0.4832)
54.3%
People who own their home
17% less than national avg (65.2%)
21.5%
Households on SNAP
78% more than national avg (12.1%)

6 tracked items: 2 fail, 0 mixed, 4 pass · $158,500 from related PACs.

6 tracked items See methodology
Labor
B
10 items
#128/428

Workers' rights, union protections, minimum wage, workplace safety, and corporate accountability to employees.

Scored Actions
  • Cosponsored raising the federal minimum wage to a living wage (H.R.2743)
  • Cosponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act strengthening equal pay protections (H.R.17)
  • Voted YES on protecting federal workers' collective bargaining rights from Trump's executive order (H.R.2550)
  • Cosponsored removes tax deductions for companies that spend money on union-busting consultants and anti-union campaigns (H.R.2692)
  • × Failed to cosponsor a nationwide right to unionize, preventing anti-union state laws (H.R.5159)
  • × Failed to cosponsor establishes a national paid sick days standard so workers don't lose pay when they're ill (H.R.7531)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protects public sector workers from retaliation and ensures fair treatment for government employees (H.R.3139)
  • Cosponsored national paid family and medical leave for all workers (H.R.5390)
  • Cosponsored extends minimum wage, overtime, and workplace safety protections to domestic workers like nannies and home care aides (H.R.3971)
  • Cosponsored the PRO Act strengthening the right to unionize and bargain collectively (H.R.20)
The District Reality
42.4%
Working-age adults without health insurance
262% more than national avg (11.7%)
7.8%
Unemployed
50% more than national avg (5.2%)

10 tracked items: 3 fail, 0 mixed, 7 pass · $643,500 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by AFL-CIO View scorecard
Reproductive Rights
A
10 items
#41/428

Abortion access, contraception coverage, maternal healthcare, and reproductive autonomy legislation.

Scored Actions
  • Cosponsored the Women's Health Protection Act codifying the right to abortion nationwide (H.R.12)
  • Cosponsored the Right to Contraception Act protecting access to birth control (H.R.999)
  • Cosponsored ensures access to birth control by requiring insurance coverage and preventing pharmacies from refusing to fill prescriptions (H.R.4084)
  • Opposed restrictions on abortion coverage in ACA insurance plans (H.R.6703)
  • Opposed the Born-Alive Act — an anti-abortion messaging bill (H.R.21)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protecting IVF and assisted reproductive technology from state bans (H.R.2049)
  • Opposed Requires schools to distribute anti-abortion materials rather than comprehensive reproductive health information to pregnant students (H.R.6359)
  • Opposed directs federal funds to anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers that do not provide comprehensive reproductive healthcare (H.R.6945)
  • Cosponsored repealing the Hyde Amendment to allow federal Medicaid funding for abortion care (H.R.4611)
  • Opposed Planned Parenthood defunding in the One Big Beautiful Bill (H.R.1)
State Context
34.1
Maternal deaths per 100K births
20.2
Teen births per 1K
50% more than national avg (13.49)
5.92
Infant deaths per 1K births
About the same as national avg (5.85)
Money & Influence
$17,153
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
Outside spending: $60,000 supporting

10 tracked items: 1 fail, 0 mixed, 9 pass · $17,153 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by Planned Parenthood Action View scorecard
LGBTQ+ Rights
A
18 items
#43/428

Anti-discrimination protections, trans rights, marriage equality, and legislative attacks on LGBTQ+ communities.

Scored Actions
  • Opposed a ban on Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care (H.R.498)
  • Cosponsored the Equality Act — comprehensive LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections (H.R.15)
  • × Failed to cosponsor strengthens hate crime protections specifically for LGBTQ+ individuals (H.R.3708)
  • Cosponsored banning conversion therapy as consumer fraud (H.R.3243)
  • Opposed a bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors (H.R.3492)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protecting access to gender-affirming healthcare (H.R.2487)
  • Opposed Requires public elementary and middle schools, as a condition of receiving funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, to obtain parental consent before changing a minor student's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form, or changing the student's sex-based accommodations (locker rooms, bathrooms). (H.R.2616)
  • Opposed a ban on transgender athletes competing in women's sports (H.R.28)
  • Cosponsored Resolution affirming a Transgender Bill of Rights — legal recognition, healthcare access, and anti-discrimination protections (H.Res.1058)
  • Cosponsored appoints a special envoy for LGBTQ+ human rights to combat persecution of LGBTQ+ individuals worldwide (H.R.6056)
  • Cosponsored prohibits discrimination in foster care and adoption based on sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R.6181)
  • Opposed NDAA amendment banning gender-affirming healthcare for military families in the Exceptional Family Member Program (H.Amdt.85 to H.R.3838)
  • Opposed NDAA amendment banning TRICARE from covering gender-affirming healthcare for service members (H.Amdt.86 to H.R.3838)
  • Cosponsored Do No Harm Act — prevents the Religious Freedom Restoration Act from being used to discriminate against LGBTQ+ individuals (H.R.1954)
  • Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act — requires schools to adopt anti-bullying policies that specifically protect LGBTQ+ students (H.R.1810)
  • Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment prohibiting TRICARE coverage of gender-affirming medical care (H.Amdt.255 to H.R.8800)
  • Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment restricting transgender students from women's/girls' sports teams at DoD-run (DoDEA) schools (H.Amdt.256 to H.R.8800)
  • Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment to codify Executive Order 14183, banning transgender individuals from military service (H.Amdt.254 to H.R.8800)
Context
4xmore likely: LGBTQ+ youth attempt suicide at 4 times the rate of their peers
National statistic
5
Anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed into law in Texas (2025)
Money & Influence
$10,776
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

18 tracked items: 2 fail, 0 mixed, 16 pass · $10,776 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by HRC View scorecard
Justice & Civil Liberties
A-
12 items
#14/428

Policing accountability, mass incarceration, surveillance, due process, and civil liberties protections.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor ends qualified immunity for police officers, allowing victims of misconduct to sue for civil rights violations (H.R.3602)
  • Cosponsored the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — ending qualified immunity and police accountability (H.R.5361)
  • Cosponsored ending solitary confinement in federal prisons (H.R.4682)
  • Cosponsored FAIR Act — reforms civil asset forfeiture so police can't seize property from people who haven't been convicted of a crime (H.R.5350)
  • Cosponsored descheduling marijuana at the federal level (MORE Act) (H.R.5068)
  • × Failed to cosponsor automatic sealing of criminal records (Clean Slate Act) (H.R.3114)
  • Opposed treats organizations that post bail for defendants — including charitable bail funds — as insurance businesses under federal law, subjecting them to federal insurance-fraud prosecution and state insurance-commission regulation (H.R.6260)
  • Opposed Three-year reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA without a warrant requirement for queries of Americans' communications (S.1318)
  • Opposed permanent fentanyl scheduling imposing mandatory minimum sentences (S.331)
  • Opposed No Rogue Rulings Act — prohibits federal district courts from issuing nationwide injunctive relief beyond named parties, with a narrow exception for multi-state cases via three-judge panels. (H.R.1526)
  • Opposed CLEAN DC Act — repeals D.C. police transparency requirements, use-of-force limits, and civilian oversight protections (H.R.5107)
  • Opposed imposes mandatory pretrial detention and cash bail requirements in Washington, D.C. — overriding local criminal justice reforms (H.R.5214)
The District Reality
956.8
Incarcerated per 100K
10% more than national avg (872.3)
13.5
Opioid deaths per 100K
47% less than national avg (25.3)
1.8
Killed by police per 100K
National avg: 1.9 per 100K · (2021-2026) · Mapping Police Violence
District racial composition
Black 12.9% Hispanic 75.8% White 7.7% Asian 2.2% Other 1.4%
17.4
Segregation index
About the same as national avg (17.55)
Money & Influence
$3,500
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

12 tracked items: 2 fail, 0 mixed, 10 pass · $3,500 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by ACLU View scorecard
Climate
A-
33 items
#182/426

Climate legislation, fossil fuel subsidies, environmental regulation, and the transition to clean energy.

Scored Actions
  • Opposed the methane emissions charge on oil and gas producers by voting against repeal (H.J.Res.35)
  • Did not vote on streamlines natural gas pipeline permitting and reduces environmental review requirements (H.R.3668)
  • Opposed GRID Power Act — undermines electric grid modernization toward renewable energy sources (H.R.1047)
  • Opposed the SPEED Act weakening environmental review for energy projects (H.R.4776)
  • Did not vote on delays EPA power plant emission rules under the guise of grid reliability (H.R.3632)
  • × Failed to cosponsor End Polluter Welfare Act — eliminates approximately $190 billion in fossil fuel subsidies, tax loopholes, and federal giveaways over 10 years, including provisions for enhanced oil recovery, fossil fuel R&D, and below-market royalty rates on federal lands (H.R.4714)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act — imposes a $1 trillion total assessment ($100 billion per year over 10 years) on the largest fossil-fuel companies, allocated by each company's share of covered historical greenhouse-gas emissions, with proceeds funding climate adaptation and damage mitigation (H.R.1135)
  • Did not vote on Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act — amends the Clean Air Act to exclude air-quality monitoring data influenced by wildfires from compliance determinations, allowing states to discount real exposure when measured against federal standards (H.R.6387)
  • Did not vote on Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act — amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal federal building energy efficiency performance standards (Section 305(a)(3)(D)(i)), removing fossil-fuel-reduction targets for new and majorly-renovated federal buildings (H.R.4690)
  • Opposed Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability (FENCES) Act — amends the Clean Air Act to exclude foreign-origin emissions from nonattainment-area determinations, softening EPA enforcement against communities with high cross-border pollution (H.R.6409)
  • Opposed reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations (RED Tape) Act — amends Section 309 of the Clean Air Act to strike EPA's authority to review and comment on (a) federal construction projects, (b) major federal agency actions affecting the environment, and (c) proposed federal regulations (H.R.6398)
  • Opposed Homeowner Energy Freedom Act — repeals three IRA building-energy provisions: §50122 home electrification and efficiency rebates (heat pumps, electric stoves, weatherization for low- and moderate-income households), §50123 contractor training grants, and §50131 state energy-code adoption assistance, while rescinding unobligated balances (H.R.4758)
  • Opposed Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act — bars DOE from prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards unless "technologically feasible and economically justified" (H.R.4626)
  • Opposed saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing Act — amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead, rolling back DOE water-efficiency standards (H.R.4593)
  • Opposed PERMIT Act — Clean Water Act amendment package weakening NPDES permitting, fast-tracking pipeline reviews, and limiting judicial review. (H.R.3898)
  • Opposed fast-tracking of LNG export terminal approvals bypassing environmental review (H.R.1949)
  • Opposed FY26 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act cutting Department of Energy clean energy programs and including policy riders against renewable energy deployment. (H.R.4553)
  • Opposed Budget resolution enabling rollback of clean energy tax credits and environmental regulations (H.Con.Res.14)
  • Opposed amends the Congressional Review Act to allow a single joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations submitted during the final year of a President's term. (H.R.77)
  • Opposed the Fix Our Forests Act reducing NEPA environmental review requirements (H.R.471)
  • Cosponsored House Concurrent Resolution declaring a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to executive-branch directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions while suppressing climate change science (H.Con.Res.44)
  • Signed Bicameral letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin opposing the March 12, 2025 announcement of 31 environmental rule rollbacks (EPA Assault Letter)
  • Opposed overturns protections against oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (H.J.Res.131)
  • Opposed overturns BLM limits on coal leasing on federal lands in Wyoming (H.J.Res.130)
  • Opposed overturns protections against oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Western Arctic (S.J.Res.80)
  • Opposed the One Big Beautiful Bill repealing IRA clean energy credits and expanding drilling (H.R.1)
  • Opposed rolling back California's clean car emission standards (H.J.Res.88)
  • Opposed blocks California's waiver requiring manufacturers to sell increasing percentages of zero-emission trucks (H.J.Res.87)
  • Opposed blocks California's waiver setting stricter nitrogen oxide emission limits for heavy-duty trucks (H.J.Res.89)
  • Opposed rescinds U.S. international climate funding commitments, withdrawing from global climate cooperation (H.Res.590)
  • Opposed overturns EPA rule allowing major hazardous air pollutant sources to reclassify as area sources, reducing the scope of Clean Air Act protections (S.J.Res.31)
  • Opposed Joint resolution of disapproval repealing BOEM's rule requiring oil and gas operators to report potential harms to marine archaeological sites before drilling approval. (S.J.Res.11)
  • Opposed overturns Department of Energy efficiency standards for water heaters, blocking energy savings and emissions reductions (H.J.Res.20)
The District Reality
71.2 / 100
Natural disaster risk score
31% more than national avg (54.3) — lower is better
9.5%
Adults with asthma
About the same as national avg (9.7%)
65
Water safety violations
Money & Influence
$7,381
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
Travel Disclosures
$4,862
4 trips · House Travel Disclosures
Coalition for a Prosperous America Education Fund · Ponte Verde Beach, FL · 2024-02-25 Filing $1,892
Restore or Retreat and Environmental Defense Fund · New Orleans, LA · 2023-05-04 Filing $186
Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, Clean Fuels Alliance Foundation, and partners · Carroll, IA Des Monies, IA Omaha, NE · 2022-08-15 Filing $1,488
+ 1 more

33 tracked items: 2 fail, 4 mixed, 27 pass · $237,381 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by LCV View scorecard
Democracy & Voting Rights
A-
10 items
#48/426

Voting access, election integrity, gerrymandering, and the defense of democratic institutions.

Scored Actions
  • Opposed the SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof to vote — a voter suppression measure (H.R.22)
  • Cosponsored D.C. statehood giving 700,000 residents full voting representation in Congress (H.R.51)
  • × Failed to cosponsor independent redistricting commissions to end partisan gerrymandering (H.R.5449)
  • × Failed to cosponsor strengthens protections against voter intimidation at polling places and during the registration process (H.R.4894)
  • Opposed D.C. local election autonomy by voting against federal override of noncitizen voting rules (H.R.884)
  • Opposed Non-binding resolution denouncing socialism in all forms — a political messaging vote (H.Con.Res.58)
  • Opposed Resolution honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, after his assassination (H.Res.719)
  • Voted YES on censures Representative Ilhan Omar and strips her committee assignments over public statements (H.Res.713)
  • Opposed censuring Rep. Al Green for protesting Trump's Medicaid cuts on the House floor (H.Res.189)
  • Cosponsored the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act restoring federal preclearance (H.R.14)
State Context
561,000
Denied voting rights (felony convictions) in Texas
26.4%
Voter turnout
55% less than national avg (59%)
Money & Influence
$2,500
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date

10 tracked items: 2 fail, 0 mixed, 8 pass · $2,500 from related PACs.

10 tracked items See methodology
Money in Politics
D
7 items
#105/428

Campaign finance, lobbying disclosure, corporate political influence, and the integrity of the legislative process.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks while in office (H.R.1908)
  • × Failed to cosponsor requiring disclosure of dark money donors in elections (H.R.2498)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United by clarifying that constitutional rights apply to people, not corporations (H.J.Res.54)
  • × Failed to cosponsor abolishing Super PACs that allow unlimited political spending (H.R.2352)
  • × Failed to cosponsor closes the revolving door between Congress and lobbying by extending cooling-off periods and restricting lobbying by former officials (H.R.3554)
  • × Failed to cosponsor eliminating corporate PACs from making campaign contributions (H.R.4799)
  • Opposed CFPB consumer protections for digital payment apps by voting against repeal (S.J.Res.28)

7 tracked items: 6 fail, 0 mixed, 1 pass · $213,500 from related PACs.

7 tracked items See methodology

Where Sylvia Stands

#59 of 428 House members
B+
Sylvia's Grade
Group Average
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Sylvia R. Garcia's Activity in Congress

Every action we track: 265 events across votes, cosponsorships, letters, floor speeches, sponsored travel, and stock disclosures.

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  1. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Student Aid Ban for Israel Boycotts

  2. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on NDAA FY2027: Section 219 US-Israel Defense Merger

  3. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on NDAA FY2027 (House passage)

  4. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on FY27 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

  5. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on FY27 NDAA: DoDEA Trans Athletics Ban (Mace)

  6. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Codify Transgender Military Service Ban (Boebert)

  7. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on Massie Amendment — Bar Israel Funding / Cut $3.3B FMF

  8. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Climate Emergency & Children's Rights Resolution

  9. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  10. Speech

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Rep. Garcia advocates for the American Dream and Promise Act to provide permanent protections and citizenship pathway for DACA recipients, criticizing the Trump administration's enforcement actions against Dreamers.

  11. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  12. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on School Gender-Recognition Consent Mandate

  13. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act — Subjects Charitable Bail Funds to Insurance Regulation

  14. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization (3-Year Extension)

  15. Speech

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia The House passed H.R. 227, the Clergy Act, which allows members of the clergy to revoke their exemption from Social Security coverage. The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, 350-5.

  16. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NOT VOTING on FIRE Act

  17. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NOT VOTING on Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act

  18. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on Haiti TPS Designation Act

  19. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  20. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on FENCES Act

  21. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on RED Tape Act

  22. Travel

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Sponsored travel to New York City, NY — sponsored by Center Forward

  23. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on DHS Appropriations Act, 2026 (Standalone)

  24. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

  25. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on Reaffirming Iran as Largest State Sponsor of Terrorism

  26. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Homeowner Energy Freedom Act

  27. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act

  28. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Transgender Bill of Rights

  29. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on Housing for the 21st Century Act

  30. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on DHS Appropriations Act (ICE Funding)

  31. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Pregnant Students' Rights Act

  32. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women Act

  33. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on SHOWER Act

  34. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Weapons Embargo (bombs, JDAMs, tank shells)

  35. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on ACA Premium Tax Credit Extension

  36. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Do No Harm in Medicaid Act

  37. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on SPEED Act (Permitting Reform)

  38. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on Western Hemisphere War Powers Resolution

  39. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on Venezuela War Powers Resolution

  40. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Lower Health Care Premiums Act — Abortion Insurance CSR Restriction

  41. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Protect Childrens Innocence Act

  42. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NOT VOTING on Kayla Hamilton Act

  43. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NOT VOTING on Power Plant Reliability Act

  44. Speech

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Roll call vote on conveying Forest Service property to Perry County, Arkansas.

  45. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NOT VOTING on Pipeline Reviews Act

  46. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on Protect Americas Workforce Act

  47. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on PERMIT Act — Clean Water Act Permitting Rollback

  48. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Make Housing Affordable and Defend Democracy Act

  49. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored International Human Rights Defense Act

  50. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism

  51. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act

  52. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on CLEAN DC Act

  53. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on DC Cash Bail Reform Act

  54. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act

  55. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on CRA: Arctic Refuge Oil/Gas Protections

  56. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on CRA: Wyoming Coal BLM Rule

  57. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on CRA: Alaska Western Arctic Drilling

  58. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025

  59. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Back from the Brink — Halt Nuclear Arms Race

  60. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Raise the Wage Act of 2025

  61. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Honoring the Life and Legacy of Charlie Kirk

  62. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on GRID Power Act

  63. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar

  64. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored FAMILY Act of 2025

  65. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025

  66. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored FAIR Act (Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform)

  67. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Stop Illegal Entry Act

  68. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on FY26 NDAA: EFMP Trans Care Ban (Norman)

  69. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on FY26 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

  70. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Energy and Water Appropriations Act, 2026

  71. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored MORE Act (Marijuana Descheduling)

  72. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Ending Homelessness Act of 2025

  73. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Restore UNRWA Funding

  74. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Restoring Essential Healthcare Act

  75. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored End Solitary Confinement Act

  76. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored EACH Act of 2025

  77. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on DoD Appropriations FY2026

  78. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on International Climate Funding Rescission

  79. Speech

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Garcia (D-TX) condemns the redrawing of congressional maps as an attack on democracy and fair representation.

  80. Speech

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Rep. Garcia warns children in Texas are going hungry, opposing SNAP cuts that reduce food assistance for vulnerable families.

  81. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Womens Health Protection Act of 2025

  82. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Access to Birth Control Act

  83. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on D.C. Federal Immigration Compliance Act

  84. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Rescissions Act — Foreign Aid Cuts

  85. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

  86. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on HALT Fentanyl Act

  87. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Prohibit Noncitizen Voting in D.C. Elections

  88. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Resolution Thanking ICE

  89. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Humanitarian Aid to Gaza

  90. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Medicaid Work Requirements

  91. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill — PP Defunding Provision

  92. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill (IRA Repeal, Drilling Expansion)

  93. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on CRA: EPA HAP Source Reclassification

  94. Speech

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Rep. Garcia defends SNAP and Medicaid, arguing Scripture calls for protecting the vulnerable and opposing cuts to food and healthcare assistance.

  95. Speech

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Rep. Garcia discusses being a mom in Trump's America, highlighting rising childcare costs, healthcare threats, and family economic struggles.

  96. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025

  97. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on CRA: CA Clean Cars II Waiver Disapproval

  98. Speech

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Rep. Garcia reports on Social Security concerns from district work period, sharing constituent stories about threats to benefits.

  99. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on CRA: CA Clean Trucks Waiver Disapproval

  100. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on CRA: CA Low-NOx Waiver Disapproval

  101. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Equality Act

  102. Travel

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Sponsored travel to New York, NY — sponsored by Center Forward

  103. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on SAVE Act (119th)

  104. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on No Rogue Rulings Act — Limit Nationwide Injunctions

  105. Letter

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Signed Letter: Bicameral Letter Opposing EPA's Wholesale Assault on Environmental Protections (Apr 2025)

  106. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on CRA: CFPB Digital Payment Apps Rule

  107. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act

  108. Speech

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Rep. Garcia fights to guarantee equal rights for all women under the Constitution, calling for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

  109. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Paycheck Fairness Act

  110. Letter

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Signed Letter: Letters Demanding Release of Detained Palestinian Students (Khalil, Ozturk, Mahdawi)

  111. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Medicare Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025

  112. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2025

  113. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Do No Harm Act

  114. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on CRA: BOEM Marine Archaeological Resources Rule Disapproval

  115. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Censuring Representative Al Green

  116. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

  117. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

  118. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act

  119. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Introduced American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

  120. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on CRA: Water Heater Efficiency Standards

  121. Speech

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Rep. Garcia calls for providing security and a path to citizenship for Dreamers, defending DACA recipients who grew up in America.

  122. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on FY2025 Budget Resolution (Medicaid Cuts)

  123. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Budget Resolution FY2025

  124. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on CRA: Methane Emissions Charge Disapproval

  125. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act (119th)

  126. Speech

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Rep. Garcia defends the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau against dismantling, warning consumers will lose protection from predatory practices.

  127. Travel

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Sponsored travel to Israel — sponsored by J Street Education Fund

  128. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Midnight Rules Relief Act — En Bloc CRA Disapproval

  129. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Right to Contraception Act

  130. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

  131. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Fix Our Forests Act

  132. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act

  133. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NOT VOTING on ICC Sanctions Bill

  134. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NOT VOTING on Laken Riley Act

  135. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Washington, D.C. Admission Act

  136. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on NDAA FY2025 (enacted conference report)

  137. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Prove It Act of 2024

  138. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Nonprofit Status Stripping Act

  139. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act

  140. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act

  141. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on Social Security Fairness Act

  142. Letter

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Signed Letter: Aysenur Eygi Investigation Letter

  143. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Restore UNRWA Funding (118th)

  144. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on GUARDRAIL Act (SEC Climate Disclosures)

  145. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

  146. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Homes Act of 2024

  147. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Fiduciary and Retirement Fund Rules Act

  148. Travel

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Sponsored travel to Israel — sponsored by American Israel Education Foundation

  149. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Federal Contractor Hiring Standards Act

  150. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on SAVE Act

  151. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on DoD Appropriations FY2025

  152. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on FY25 DoD Approps Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Acquire/Use/Transfer/Sell

  153. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on FY25 DoD Approps Amendment — Defund Pentagon Unfunded Priorities List

  154. Letter

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Signed Letter: P-2 Designation Letter — Refugee Status for Gaza Palestinians

  155. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on FY25 NDAA Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Transfer

  156. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on DOD Approp Amendment: Ban Abortion Travel Reimbursement

  157. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on FY25 NDAA: EFMP Trans Care Ban (Norman)

  158. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on FY25 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban

  159. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on FY25 NDAA: DODEA Book Ban (Steube)

  160. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2024

  161. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on Federal Prison Oversight Act

  162. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Detain and Deport Aliens Who Assault Cops Act

  163. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Equal Representation Act

  164. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2024

  165. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Disapproval of NLRB Joint Employer Rule

  166. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Antisemitism Awareness Act

  167. Letter

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Signed Letter: Rafah Letter — Withhold Weapons if Invasion

  168. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on Condemns Biden Weapons Pause to Israel

  169. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act

  170. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act

  171. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Iran Counterterrorism Act

  172. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Rescission of Iran Waivers and Licenses

  173. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Condemns 'From the River to the Sea' Slogan

  174. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization

  175. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on FISA Warrant Amendment (Biggs)

  176. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on A Stronger Workforce for America Act

  177. Letter

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Signed Letter: Stop Weapons Letter — Withhold After WCK Strike

  178. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on USE IT Act

  179. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Laken Riley Act (118th)

  180. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Access to Family Building Act

  181. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored End Solitary Confinement Act

  182. Travel

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Sponsored travel to Ponte Verde Beach, FL — sponsored by Coalition for a Prosperous America Education Fund

  183. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act

  184. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (LIHTC Expansion)

  185. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act

  186. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

  187. Travel

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Sponsored travel to Japan — sponsored by United States Association of Former Members of Congress and Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA

  188. Letter

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Signed Letter: Forced Displacement Letter — Oppose Gaza Displacement

  189. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women Act

  190. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Pregnant Students' Rights Act

  191. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on NDAA FY2024 (enacted conference report)

  192. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on NDAA FY2024 Final Passage (with anti-abortion provisions)

  193. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023

  194. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on Santos Expulsion Resolution

  195. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Protecting Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act

  196. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on LHHS Approp Amendment: Defund Title X / Office of Population Affairs

  197. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Defund HOPWA (Housing for People with AIDS)

  198. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act

  199. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Ag-FDA Appropriations (Mifepristone Riders)

  200. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on DHS Appropriations (anti-LGBTQ riders)

  201. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on FY24 DoD Approps Amendment — Defund Pentagon Unfunded Priorities List

  202. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on FY24 DoD Approps Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Transfer

  203. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Boebert USDA LGBTQ Materials Ban

  204. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

  205. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act

  206. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Raise the Wage Act

  207. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Expanding the VOTE Act

  208. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Voters on the Move Registration Act

  209. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Protecting Our Democracy Act

  210. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Schools Not Shelters Act

  211. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

  212. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Freedom to Vote Act (successor to For the People Act)

  213. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Freedom to Vote Act (Campaign Finance Provisions)

  214. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Halt Cluster Munition Transfer to Ukraine

  215. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Ban Pride Flags at DOD Facilities

  216. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on FY24 NDAA: Boebert DODEA Book Ban

  217. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Expand Section 1033 Police Transfer Program

  218. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Reduce Deployed ICBMs

  219. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Defund B83-1 Nuclear Gravity Bomb

  220. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Ban DOD Abortion Travel Funding

  221. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Ban Transgender Healthcare for Military

  222. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Ending Homelessness Act of 2023

  223. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Housing Crisis Response Act of 2023

  224. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act

  225. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2023

  226. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Equality Act

  227. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Right to Contraception Act

  228. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on REINS Act of 2023

  229. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted YES on Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act

  230. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored FAMILY Act

  231. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2023

  232. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Secure the Border Act

  233. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

  234. Travel

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Sponsored travel to New Orleans, LA — sponsored by Restore or Retreat and Environmental Defense Fund

  235. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Somalia War Powers Resolution

  236. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023

  237. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023

  238. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Do No Harm Act

  239. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Disapproval of WOTUS Rule

  240. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act

  241. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Women's Health Protection Act

  242. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Transgender Bill of Rights

  243. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Lower Energy Costs Act

  244. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored International Human Rights Defense Act

  245. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on School Gender-Recognition Consent and Notification Mandate

  246. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Disapproval of DOL ESG Rule

  247. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Paycheck Fairness Act

  248. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Insulin for All Act of 2023

  249. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Syria Withdrawal War Powers Resolution

  250. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Protecting the Right to Organize Act

  251. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored DISCLOSE Act

  252. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored DISCLOSE Act

  253. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Disapproval of D.C. Noncitizen Voting

  254. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Disapproval of DC Criminal Code Reform

  255. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Strategic Production Response Act

  256. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored EACH Act

  257. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

  258. Vote

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Voted NO on Condemning attacks on pro-life facilities

  259. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored Medicare Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023

  260. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Cosponsored D.C. Statehood

  261. Travel

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Sponsored travel to San Francisco, CA — sponsored by Software Education Foundation (Software.org)

  262. Travel

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Sponsored travel to Japan — sponsored by United States Association of Former Members of Congress and Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA

  263. Travel

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Sponsored travel to Israel — sponsored by American Israel Education Foundation

  264. Travel

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Sponsored travel to Carroll, IA Des Monies, IA Omaha, NE — sponsored by Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, Clean Fuels Alliance Foundation, and partners

  265. Travel

    Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia Sponsored travel to Cambridge, MA — sponsored by Massachusetts Institute of Technology

PACs and Donors Funding Sylvia R. Garcia's Campaign

Money raised (to the campaign) vs outside money (spent for or against) · per FEC filings.

Where the money comes from

Money raised, by source

Individual PAC

Composition

Area = share of money raised · source → type / size

Raised by cycle

PAC vs individual money over time

PAC by interest categoryDirect PAC contributions plus individual donations earmarked through PACs, for the tracked interest groups. Source: FEC filings.

Tracked interest groups · the accountability lens

Largest PAC donors · all-time · click for FEC filing

Individual donor ties

Itemized individual donors · $200+ contributions reported to the FEC

Where donors live
Top employers of donorsThe employer that itemized donors ($200+) report on their own FEC filing, a proxy for which industries a member’s donors come from. This is not the member’s employer, and not PAC or corporate money.

Outside money — spent for / against

Not raised by the campaign · independent expenditures (FEC Schedule E)

By interest category
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Data: Federal Election Commission. Tenure to date. Updated 2026-09-09.

Sylvia R. Garcia's Stock Trades, Travel, and Disclosures

Stock Trades

0
disclosed trades
Based on STOCK Act filings from the House Clerk. Shows transaction type, amount range, and filing date.
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Travel Disclosures

12
sponsored trips
Based on Clerk of the House travel disclosures. Includes sponsor, destination, and cost.
Sponsor sectors: Climate (4) · Palestine / Israel (3)
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Floor Speeches

speeches
Analyzed floor speeches · 119th Congress
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Community Projects

$60,388,129
requested (15 projects) · FY2026
Community project funding requests directed to local projects through the appropriations process.
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Legislative Effectiveness

0/20
enacted
Bills introduced vs enacted · 119th Congress. Compared to chamber average for bill advancement rates.
Introduced
20
Passed Cmte
0
Passed Chamber
0
Enacted
0
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Attendance

95.3%
119th Congress
119th Congress avg & ranking. Session-by-session breakdown shown below for reference.
119th-2 (2026)
94.3%
296/314
119th-1 (2025)
96.1%
348/362
118th-2 (2024)
97.5%
504/517
118th-1 (2023)
95.9%
694/724
119th avg: 96.4% · Rank: #360 of 445
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Their District: Texas · TX-29

752,781
residents
$55,446 median household income · 22.8% poverty rate · 32% uninsured
Racial Composition
Hispanic/Latino 75.8% White (non-Hisp.) 7.7% Black (non-Hisp.) 12.9% Asian (non-Hisp.) 2.2% Other (non-Hisp.) 1.4%
32.8Median Age
$1,192Median Rent
7.8%Unemployment
13%Bachelor's+
54.3%Homeownership
32.7%Foreign-born
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS 2024)

Financial Disclosure

5
recent filings · 2021–2025
Annual Form A disclosures filed with the House Clerk under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
Disclosed net worth 2025 Annual $438K – $1.6M

* A figure marked max is the most the filing supports: the reported debts can exceed the reported assets.

By filing year select a year
2025 Annual — $438K–$1.6M · 25 holdings · 1 liability · filed May 11, 2026
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2024 Annual — $172K–$1.1M · 27 holdings · 1 liability · filed May 14, 2025
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2023 Annual — $173K–$1.1M · 27 holdings · 1 liability · filed May 9, 2024
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2022 Annual — $77K–$896K · 20 holdings · 2 liabilities · filed Sep 12, 2023
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2021 Annual — $866K max* · 26 holdings · 2 liabilities · filed Aug 13, 2022
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The line inside each bar marks the middle of the reported range.

2025 filing contains
25 assets 1 liability $117K outside income
Form A reports values in statutory bands, for example $100,001–$250,000, and its top band is open-ended. Assets held by a spouse or dependent child appear here because the form requires it. Figures are shown rounded.
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Source: disclosures-clerk.house.gov · 2025 Annual, filed May 11, 2026
Disclosure data last pulled from the Clerk on Sep 5, 2026.

Sylvia R. Garcia's recent press releases

11 recent press releases from https://sylviagarcia.house.gov. · Updated 2 days ago

  1. Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia Demands Justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on House Floor

    WASHINGTON, D.C — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) spoke on the House floor to demand answers and accountability for the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a father of three who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Houston on…

  2. Texas Democrats Demand Gov. Abbott Act on Extradition of ICE Agent Charged in Minneapolis Shooting

    WASHINGTON, D.C — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) and Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34) led Texas Democrats in demanding that Texas Governor Greg Abbott authorize the extradition of Christian J. Castro, an ICE agent…

  3. Houston Democrats Demand Independent Investigation and Full Video Footage After ICE Officer Kills Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

    HOUSTON, T.X. – This week, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) Congressman Al Green (D-TX-09), Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-07), and Congressman Christian Menefee (D-TX-18) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security…

  4. Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia Statement on Supreme Court's Ruling Upholding Birthright Citizenship

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court rejected President Trump's effort to end birthright citizenship: "Today, the Supreme Court affirmed what the Fourteenth…

  5. Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia Condemns Supreme Court Decision Allowing Trump to Remove Protections for Temporary Protected Status Holders

    WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration in the Temporary Protected Status cases:“Today, the Supreme Court gave the Trump…

  6. Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia Votes No on $70 Billion More for ICE and Border Patrol

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) released the following statement after voting against legislation that would provide an additional $70 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol:

  7. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, House Democrats Force Vote to End Trump's Costly and Deadly Iran War

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) and House Democrats forced a vote on the Floor to end President Trump's reckless and costly war in Iran. For over 90 days, President Trump and his administration have…

  8. Congresswoman Garcia Secures Key Provisions in Major Housing Package

    WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) secured several key housing and homelessness provisions in the broader 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (H.R. 6644), a major housing package aimed at lowering costs,…