Congressional Member Profiles

Rep. Sylvia Garcia

Rep. Sylvia Garcia

Democrat, Texas, 29th District
Office 202-225-1688 | @RepSylviaGarcia | Facebook

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Grade

31

Votes for Children

78

Bills Sponsored or Cosponsored

1

Action Against the Interests of Children

During the 117th Congress, Rep. Garcia has taken 31 votes that would help the children in her district. She has introduced 2 bills and cosponsored 76 bills to help children. Rep. Garcia has taken 1 action we believe to be against the interests of children.

This report card includes information on more than 900 bills introduced during this Congress. So far, Rep. Garcia has taken the following action during this Congress:

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4974 the State Public Option Act.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.6 the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.8 the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3993 the Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.51 the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5487 the SHINE for Autumn Act of 2021.

  • voted for H.R.4464 the Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act.

  • voted for H.R.4837 the Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5285 the Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6008 the See the Board Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6008 the See the Board Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6129 the Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7248 the Continuing Systems of Care for Children Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7475 the Mamas First Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7989 the Protecting Infants from Formula Shortages Act of 2022.

  • voted for H.R.8213 the Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.9272 the Consumer Financial Education and Empowerment Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.9580 the RISE from Trauma Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1280 the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.130 the Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act.

  • voted for H.R.131 the Kalief’s Law.

  • co-sponsored H.R.131 the Kalief’s Law.

  • co-sponsored H.R.131 the Kalief’s Law.

  • co-sponsored H.R.137 the Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2021.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1446 the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.137 the Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.1570 the George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2021.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1603 the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1620 the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1808 the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.1919 the EATS Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2011 the WIC Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2358 the Voter Empowerment Act of 2021.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.2377 the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2766 the Families Belong Together Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2817 the Child Care for Working Families Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2908 the Childhood Offenders Rehabilitation and Safety Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2920 the American Families United Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3111 the Grandfamily Housing Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3115 the Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3149 the HEAL for Immigrant Families Act of 2021.


  • co-sponsored H.R.3321 the Credit for Caring Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3474 the Keeping All Students Safe Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3480 the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3488 the John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3519 the Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021.

  • voted for H.R.3617 the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3929 the Disarm Hate Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3961 the COVER Now Act.


  • co-sponsored H.R.4077 the Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4332 the Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4402 the Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4442 the Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4495 the Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4496 the Ending Homelessness Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4497 the Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4665 the WRCR Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4791 the Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4804 the Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4815 the Higher Education Dream Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4826 the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act.

  • did not vote on H.R.5129 the Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5196 the Expediting Assistance to Renters and Landlords Act of 2021.

  • voted for H.R.5305 the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5307 the Keeping Renters Safe Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5361 the We Need Eviction Data Now Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5428 the School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act.

  • voted for H.R.5487 the SHINE for Autumn Act of 2021.

  • voted against H.R.5551 the Improving the Health of Children Act.

  • voted for H.R.5561 the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2021.

  • voted for H.R.5746 the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5984 the IDEA Full Funding Act.

  • voted for H.R.6531 the Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6583 the Stop the Wait Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6612 the Advancing Maternal Health Equity Under Medicaid Act.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.6878 the Pregnant Women in Custody Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7037 the School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act.

  • voted for H.R.7309 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7454 the Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7585 the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7644 the Pride in Mental Health Act.

  • voted for H.R.7666 the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7701 the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7739 the Affordable Housing and Area Median Income Fairness Act of 2022.

  • voted for H.R.7780 the Mental Health Matters Act.

  • voted for H.R.7790 the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022.

  • voted for H.R.7791 the Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.7910 the Protecting Our Kids Act.

  • voted for H.R.8326 the Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act.

  • voted for and co-sponsored H.R.8404 the Respect for Marriage Act.

  • voted for H.R.8542 the Mental Health Justice Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.8770 the Expanding the VOTE Act.

  • voted for H.R.8876 the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022.

  • As with any scorecard, this tool is inherently limited. Some members may score differently than they might expect because a committee assignment requires they work primarily on issues outside the scope of CDF’s portfolio. Additionally, because the important work done by leadership in Congress is not entirely captured by our model, Members of Congress in leadership roles tend to appear near the middle of our range of grades. There are some data limitations as well. A truly comprehensive measure of action taken on behalf of children would likely include things like floor statements, committee votes, votes on amendments, public leadership, and much more. An expansion of this Report Card to include those additional data may be possible in the future.

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