Democrat
Next Election: 2024
Norma Torres
California
202-225-6161
District: 35
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Jul 10 2024 Voted Yes On Motion to Refer on HRES1344 Finding that Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, is in contempt of the House of Representatives for disobeying a certain subpoena |
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Jul 10 2024 Voted Yes On Motion to Table on HRES1344 Finding that Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, is in contempt of the House of Representatives for disobeying a certain subpoena |
Campaign Finance Summary:
| Contributions: $693,292 |
| Individual $255,331 |
| PAC & SuperPac $432,514 |
| Disbursements: $687,726 |
| Individual Refunds $1,000 |
| Committee Refunds $2,000 |
| Debts Owed $15,901 |
| Cash on Hand $353,814 |
Recently Sponsored Bills:
To establish international artificial intelligence research partnerships, and for other purposes.
Cosponsors 0
To direct the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to establish a thriving communities grant program.
Cosponsors 0
Expressing support for the recognition of May 5 through May 11, 2024, as Wildfire Preparedness Week, the national event educating the public on fire safety and preparedness, and supporting the goals of a Wildfire Preparedness Week.
Cosponsors 2
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide grants for nitrate and arsenic reduction projects, and for other purposes.
Cosponsors 1
To prohibit the pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if such products or services are priced differently based on the gender of the individuals for whose use the products are intended or marketed or for whom the services are performed or offered.
Cosponsors 27
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to treat United States Citizenship and Immigration Services field offices as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes.
Cosponsors 6
To direct the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement uniform standards for the treatment of cold cases by military criminal investigative organizations, and for other purposes.
House Armed Services Committee
Cosponsors 0
To direct the Secretary of State to establish a fellowship program for regional democracy and rule of law activities in Central America.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 1
Expressing support for the recognition of August 14 through August 20, 2022, as "Warehouse Worker Recognition Week", the national event celebrating the workers in the logistics industry.
House Education and Labor Committee
Cosponsors 17
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 263) to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4040) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
House Rules Committee
Cosponsors 0
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish demonstration and pilot projects to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing.
House Education and Labor Committee
Cosponsors 1
To encourage States to voluntarily pass laws to authorize civil damages and equitable relief for nonconsensual sexual protection barrier removal, and for other purposes.
House Judiciary Committee
Cosponsors 34
Expressing support for the recognition of May 1 through May 7, 2022, as Wildfire Preparedness Week, the national event educating the public on fire safety and preparedness, and supporting the goals of a Wildfire Preparedness Week.
House Natural Resources Committee
Cosponsors 24
To require reports on the adoption of a cryptocurrency as legal tender in El Salvador, and for other purposes.
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 1
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 963) to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2116) to prohibit discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair.
House Rules Committee
Cosponsors 0
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 963) to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2116) to prohibit discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair.
House Rules Committee
Cosponsors 0
To direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a demonstration program for projects that improve electric grid resilience with respect to wildfires, and for other purposes.
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
Cosponsors 0
To designate Indigenous Peoples' Day as a legal public holiday and replace the term "Columbus Day" with the term "Indigenous Peoples' Day", and for other purposes.
House Oversight and Reform Committee
Cosponsors 3
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for certain fee waivers, and for other purposes.
House Judiciary Committee
Cosponsors 16
Expressing support for the recognition of August 22 through 28, 2021, as Wildfire Preparedness Week, the national event educating the public on fire safety and preparedness, and supporting the goals of a Wildfire Preparedness Week.
House Natural Resources Committee
Cosponsors 31
Recognizing August 3, National Night Out, the national coming together of Americans all over the Nation to unite and promote public safety.
House Judiciary Committee
Cosponsors 1
To provide for the basic needs of students at institutions of higher education.
House Education and Labor Committee
Cosponsors 0
To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to review and make certain revisions to the Standard Occupational Classification System, and for other purposes.
House Education and Labor Committee
Cosponsors 50
To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to authorize use of amounts under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to be used for assistance under the Housing Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
House Financial Services Committee
Cosponsors 15
To review equity best practices in relation to transportation funding and to reinstitute the transportation equity research program.
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Cosponsors 15
To provide for the confidentiality of information submitted in requests for deferred action under the deferred action for childhood arrivals program, and for other purposes.
House Judiciary Committee
Cosponsors 14
To direct the Attorney General to conduct studies on child custody and divorce in domestic violence cases, and for other purposes.
House Judiciary Committee
Cosponsors 0
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1620) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1603) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1868) to prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 17) removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment; and for other purposes.
House Rules Committee
Cosponsors 0
To require the Attorney General to prepare and release an intelligence assessment on white supremacy in law enforcement, and for other purposes.
House Judiciary Committee
Cosponsors 14
To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to authorize use of amounts under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to be used for activities under the Emergency Solutions Grant Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development or the Hardest Hit Fund Program of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes.
House Financial Services Committee
Cosponsors 0
To establish certain protections and benefits for front line workers, and for other purposes.
House Ways and Means Committee
Cosponsors 15
To prevent Federal funds from being used to carry out Executive Order 13925, and for other purposes.
House Oversight and Reform Committee
Cosponsors 0
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to establish demonstration and pilot projects to facilitate education and training programs in the field of advanced manufacturing.
House Education and Labor Committee
Cosponsors 1
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5377) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitation on deduction of State and local taxes, and for other purposes.
House Rules Committee
Cosponsors 0
To provide for the basic needs of students at institutions of higher education.
House Education and Labor
Cosponsors 12
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make available to veterans certain additional information about postsecondary educational institutions, and for other purposes.
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 0
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make available to veterans certain additional information about postsecondary educational institutions, and for other purposes.
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Cosponsors 0
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1423) to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration; waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
House Rules Committee
Cosponsors 0
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand to all firearms the requirement that Federal firearms licensees report sales of 2 or more handguns to the same unlicensed person within 5 consecutive business days.
House Judiciary Committee
Cosponsors 6
To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand to all firearms the requirement that Federal firearms licensees report sales of 2 or more handguns to the same unlicensed person within 5 consecutive business days.
House Judiciary Committee
Cosponsors 7