Norma J. Torres

Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which makes posting nonconsensual intimate images, including deepfakes, a crime and orders 48-hour takedowns. The House passed it 409-2, and it became law on May 19, 2025.

April 28, 2025Supports AI Regulation

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 4541, which reauthorizes through 2030 the federal program paying for breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment for low-income women. It passed the House 394-6.

July 20, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined the congressional amicus brief in Danco and GenBioPro’s Louisiana v. FDA proceedings seeking a stay of the Fifth Circuit order reinstating in-person mifepristone dispensing restrictions, defending medication-abortion access by mail or pharmacy and FDA’s scientific review.

May 4, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: democrats.senate.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 2493, which renews through 2030 the federal grant programs that fund health care providers serving rural America. It passed the House 406-4.

April 21, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 1834, which extends the larger Affordable Care Act premium tax credits through 2028, including for higher-earning households. It passed the House 230-196.

January 8, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 2483, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025. It renews federal drug addiction prevention, treatment, recovery, and mental health programs through 2030. The House passed it 366-57, and it became law on December 1, 2025 (Public Law 119-44).

June 4, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined the 263-member congressional amicus brief in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, defending FDA’s 2016 and 2021 mifepristone access decisions and urging reversal of the Fifth Circuit’s restrictions. She also joined the April 11, 2023 Fifth Circuit brief in the same case.

January 30, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: supremecourt.gov

Voted to send H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, to the President: Medicare drug price negotiation, a $35 insulin cap and clean energy credits. The House passed it 220-207.

August 12, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for S. 3373, the final Honoring our PACT Act, expanding health care and disability benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins. The House passed it 342-88, and it became law.

July 13, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 1916, which required private health plans to cover diagnosis and treatment of birth defects and other conditions present at birth. The House passed it 310-110.

April 4, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 3967, the Honoring our PACT Act, expanding health care and disability benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins. The House passed it 256-174.

March 3, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for S. 610, which delayed automatic Medicare payment cuts through March 2022 and eased other scheduled reductions. The House passed it 222-212.

December 7, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined the 236-member congressional amicus brief filed in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, defending Roe and Casey protections for abortion before viability and opposing Mississippi’s 15-week ban.

September 20, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: supremecourt.gov

Voted for H.R. 1629, which limited seven years of sole-sales rights for rare-disease drugs to those not expected to make a profit. It failed 250-168 under a fast-track process needing two-thirds support, so it did not become law.

May 11, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 1868, which paused automatic Medicare budget cuts through the end of 2021. The House passed it 246-175.

March 19, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Was publicly identified as joining the congressional amicus brief in ACOG v. FDA challenging in-person dispensing restrictions on mifepristone during the COVID-19 emergency, including access for abortion and miscarriage care.

February 12, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: nadler.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 1425, a proposal to expand Affordable Care Act premium assistance and establish public health-insurance affordability funding. The House passed the measure.

June 29, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 266, a proposal to increase Paycheck Protection Program and disaster-loan resources and provide additional public funding for health-care providers and coronavirus testing. The House approved the motion.

April 23, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 6201, a proposal to provide coronavirus-response appropriations, nutrition assistance, coronavirus testing without patient cost-sharing, emergency paid leave and unemployment support. The House approved the motion.

March 14, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 987, a proposal to strengthen generic-drug competition and health-insurance marketplace outreach and consumer protections. The House passed the measure.

May 16, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H. R. 36, a proposal to generally prohibit abortions at or after 20 weeks after fertilization, subject to specified exceptions. The House passed the measure.

October 3, 2017Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H. R. 1628, a proposal to repeal Affordable Care Act provisions, reduce the Medicaid expansion and change federal Medicaid financing in the American Health Care Act. The House passed the measure.

May 4, 2017Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 2, a proposal to replace Medicare’s sustainable-growth-rate physician-payment formula and extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The House passed the measure.

March 26, 2015Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for AB154, a proposal to permit trained nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives and physician assistants to perform first-trimester aspiration abortions under statutory safeguards, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

August 26, 2013Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB X1 1, a proposal to implement Medi-Cal eligibility and benefit changes, including coverage for former foster youth and mental-health and substance-use services, alongside adult low-income eligibility expansion in companion A.B. X1 1, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

June 15, 2013Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB999, a proposal to strengthen long-term-care insurance rate oversight and consumer disclosures, including availability of specimen policies, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

August 30, 2012Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB52, a proposal to require prior state approval of health-insurance rate increases and prohibit excessive or discriminatory rates, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

June 2, 2011Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted against passing H.J.Res. 213, which would revoke EPA's approval of California's stricter engine pollution rules for tugboats, ferries, fishing boats and harbor craft. It passed the House 214-208.

September 16, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.J.Res. 210, which would revoke EPA's approval of California's rule requiring more ocean-going ships to cut engine pollution while docked. It passed the House 216-211.

September 15, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 2140, the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, which would extend EPA grants through 2029 for replacing or cleaning up old diesel engines. It passed the House 343-79.

September 15, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 3276, which would write the Urban Bird Treaty Program into law, funding grants for groups that protect birds in cities. It passed the House 345-60.

September 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 4219, which would write the Fish and Wildlife Service's invasive species strike teams for national wildlife refuges into law. It passed the House 371-33.

September 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 1501, the Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025, which permanently makes certain mining infrastructure projects eligible for faster federal environmental review. It passed the House 218-201.

September 2, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 9436, a bill to delay new right whale protection rules for lobster and crab gear from 2028 to 2035. It passed the House 219-196.

September 1, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass S. 629, which widens who can get federal payments to repair farmland and forest land damaged by natural disasters. It passed the House 368-19.

June 23, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 2860, which reauthorizes for seven years the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative that protects and restores marine waters and habitats. It passed the House 374-49.

June 3, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 1346, a bill to let higher-ethanol gasoline be sold through the summer smog season under a Clean Air Act waiver. It passed the House 218-203.

May 13, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 4690, the Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act, repealing the standards phasing fossil fuel use out of new federal buildings by 2030. It passed the House 215-202.

April 22, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 6398, the RED Tape Act, dropping the Clean Air Act requirement that the EPA review and comment on major federal projects. It passed the House 222-205.

April 16, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 6409, the FENCES Act, which shields states from Clean Air Act penalties for pollution that blows in from outside their borders. It passed the House 220-208.

April 16, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 1011, which widens who can get federal payments to repair farmland and forest land damaged by natural disasters. It passed the House 395-10.

April 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 6422, the American Water Stewardship Act, renewing EPA water quality and restoration programs through 2031, including the Great Lakes program. It passed the House 378-32.

March 24, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 556, a bill stopping federal land agencies from banning or regulating lead ammunition and fishing tackle on federal land. It passed the House 215-202.

March 18, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 4294, the MAWS Act, which has NOAA run a pilot program buying invasive blue catfish caught in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. It passed the House 320-66.

March 17, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 4758, the Homeowner Energy Freedom Act, repealing the Energy Department's home electrification rebates for lower-income households and contractor training grants. It passed the House 210-199.

February 25, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 4626, a bill to change how the Energy Department sets appliance efficiency standards, adding cost factors it must weigh. It passed the House 217-190.

February 24, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 261, the Undersea Cable Protection Act, ending Commerce Department permits for undersea fiber optic cable work inside national marine sanctuaries. It passed the House 218-212.

February 11, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 140, which cancels the land order protecting about 225,504 acres of northeastern Minnesota national forest and reopens it to mineral leasing. It passed the House 214-208.

January 21, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 4593, the SHOWER Act, which writes a looser definition of showerhead into law for federal water efficiency rules. It passed the House 226-197.

January 13, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 5184, the Affordable HOMES Act, cancelling Energy Department efficiency rules for manufactured housing and its power to issue similar rules. It passed the House 263-147.

January 9, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted no on H.R. 845, a bill ordering the Interior Department to drop the gray wolf from the endangered species list, beyond court review. The House passed it 211-204; the bill is in a Senate committee and has not become law.

December 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted no on H.R. 1366, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, opposing wider mining use of federal land where no valuable mineral deposit was proven. The House passed it 219-198. The Senate has not voted, so it is not law.

December 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted no on H.R. 4776, the SPEED Act, opposing cuts to federal environmental reviews and to court challenges against them. The House passed it 221-196. It is pending in a Senate committee and has not become law.

December 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 1949, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act, ending Energy Department approval of gas exports, deemed in the public interest. The House passed it 217-188, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

November 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against sending S.J.Res. 80 to the President, cancelling the 2022 plan that closed about 48% of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to drilling. The House passed it 216-209, and it became Public Law 119-47 on December 5, 2025.

November 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 131, which cancelled the 2024 decision closing about 1.2 million acres of the Arctic refuge to oil and gas leasing. The House passed it 217-209, the Senate agreed, and it became Public Law 119-52 on December 11, 2025.

November 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 130, which cancelled a federal plan change that had ended new coal leasing in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. The House passed it 214-212, the Senate agreed, and it became Public Law 119-51 on December 11, 2025.

November 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 105, which canceled the federal land plan for North Dakota. That plan guided mineral leasing there and set aside one 960-acre protected area. The House passed it 215-211 and it became law on December 11, 2025 (Public Law 119-49).

September 3, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 106, which canceled the federal land plan covering 13.3 million acres in Alaska's Central Yukon area. The plan had protected about 3.6 million acres. The House passed it 215-210 and it became law on December 11, 2025 (Public Law 119-50).

September 3, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 104 to cancel the federal land plan for the Miles City field office in eastern Montana, reopening those lands to coal leasing. The House passed it 211-208.

September 3, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined an amicus brief in Boyle v. Trump at the Fourth Circuit, defending statutory removal protections for Consumer Product Safety Commission members and the agency’s independence in enforcing product safety.

August 29, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: klobuchar.senate.gov

Voted against sending S.J.Res. 31 to the President, canceling the EPA rule keeping toxic air pollutant controls on plants moving to a lower category. The House passed it 216-212, and it became law on June 20, 2025 (Public Law 119-20).

May 22, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 88, which revoked the Clean Air Act waiver letting California enforce Advanced Clean Cars II, its zero-emission new car rule. The House passed it 246-164. It was signed on June 12, 2025 as Public Law 119-16.

May 1, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 78, which would cancel the Fish and Wildlife Service rule listing the San Francisco Bay-Delta longfin smelt as endangered. The House passed it 216-195 anyway. The Senate never acted, so the fish still has Endangered Species Act protection.

May 1, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 89, which revoked the Clean Air Act waiver letting California enforce its Omnibus Low NOx limits on heavy-duty engine pollution. The House passed it 225-196. It was signed on June 12, 2025 as Public Law 119-17.

April 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 87, which revoked the Clean Air Act waivers letting California enforce its Advanced Clean Trucks and zero-emission fleet standards. The House passed it 231-191. It was signed on June 12, 2025 as Public Law 119-15.

April 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.J.Res. 60 by 219-205, cancelling the National Park Service rule that closed an off-road route and shoreline driving areas at Lake Powell. It became law on May 23, 2025 (Public Law 119-13).

April 29, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 75, which canceled the Energy Department's new efficiency standards for commercial refrigerators and freezers. It passed the House 214-193 and became law.

March 27, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 24, which canceled the Energy Department's new efficiency standards for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants. It passed the House 203-182 and became law.

March 27, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing S.J.Res. 11, canceling the new rule that made offshore oil and gas companies list possible shipwrecks in their drilling plans. The House passed it 221-202, and it became law.

March 6, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 42, which canceled the Energy Department's new rule tightening testing, labeling, and enforcement for appliance efficiency standards. It passed the House 222-203 and became law.

March 5, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 61, which canceled the EPA's 2024 limits on hazardous air pollution from rubber tire factories. It passed the House 216-202 and became law.

March 5, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 20, which cancelled the Energy Department's energy efficiency standards for consumer gas-fired tankless water heaters. The House passed it 221-198, the Senate agreed, and it became law in May 2025.

February 27, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 35, which cancelled the EPA rule setting up the charge for methane released by oil and gas facilities. The House passed it 220-206, the Senate agreed, and it became law in March 2025.

February 26, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 26, the Protecting American Energy Production Act, a bill to bar the President from halting fracking without a law from Congress. The House passed it 226-188, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.

February 7, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, speeding tree-thinning in high-risk wildfire zones on federal land by skipping full environmental review. The House passed it 279-141, but the Senate has not passed it.

January 23, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 8790, the Fix Our Forests Act, speeding federal wildfire work by exempting many forest projects from environmental review. The House passed it 268-151, but the Senate never acted, so the bill died when the 118th Congress ended.

September 24, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 136, which would have wiped out those 2027 and later tailpipe pollution limits on light and medium duty vehicles. The House approved it 215-191. The resolution died in the Senate and the rule remains.

September 20, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted no on H.R. 7700, the Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act, opposing new limits on the Energy Department's dishwasher efficiency rules. The House passed it anyway, 214-192. The Senate never took it up, so the bill died at the end of the 118th Congress.

July 9, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 2925, a bill letting mining claim holders use federal land for roads and facilities without finding a valuable mineral deposit. The House passed it 216-195, but the Senate never took it up and it died.

May 8, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 6192, a bill to end the Energy Department's duty to keep tightening home appliance efficiency rules. The House passed it 212-195, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.

May 7, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 6285, a bill to reissue cancelled Arctic Refuge oil and gas leases and order another coastal plain lease sale. The House passed it 214-199, but the Senate never voted, so it died.

May 1, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 3195, a bill to cancel the 20-year mining ban near Minnesota's Boundary Waters and reissue cancelled mineral leases. The House passed it 212-203, but the Senate never voted, so the bill died.

April 30, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 764, the Trust the Science Act, ordering the Interior Department to drop the gray wolf from the endangered species list. The House passed it 209-205, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.

April 30, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 615, the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act, blocking federal land agencies from banning lead ammunition or fishing tackle. The House passed it 214-201, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.

April 30, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 3397, the WEST Act, voiding the public lands rule that put conservation on equal footing with grazing and drilling. The House passed it 212-202, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.

April 30, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 1023, the Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes Act, which passed the House 209-204. A no vote was a vote to keep the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and the methane fee from the 2022 climate law. The bill never passed the Senate and died with the 118th Congress.

March 22, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 7023, the Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act, which passed the House 213-205. A no vote was a vote to keep the existing Clean Water Act permit rules and court deadlines. The bill never passed the Senate and died when the 118th Congress ended.

March 21, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 6009, the Restoring American Energy Dominance Act, forcing the Bureau of Land Management to drop its proposed leasing rule. The House passed it 216-200, but it died in the Senate.

March 20, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 1121, the Protecting American Energy Production Act, a bill to bar any President from halting fracking without approval from Congress. The House passed it 229-188, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.

March 20, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 7176, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act, ending Energy Department approval of gas exports, deemed in the public interest. The House passed it 224-200, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.

February 15, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 4468, a bill to stop the EPA's 2027-and-later vehicle emissions rule and limit tailpipe rules that reduce vehicle choice. The House passed it 221-197, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.

December 6, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 1435, which would have blocked and revoked Clean Air Act permissions for state rules limiting sales of gas-powered vehicles. It cleared the House 222-190. The Senate took no action, so the bill died and the waivers stand.

September 14, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against sending S.J.Res. 24 to the President, so the northern long-eared bat kept its endangered listing. The House approved it 220-209, but a veto stopped it. The override attempt fell short, and the protections stayed in place.

July 27, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against sending S.J.Res. 9 to the President, so the lesser prairie-chicken kept its threatened and endangered listing. It cleared the House 221-206 but was vetoed. The override attempt fell short, and the protections stayed in place.

July 27, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 1640, the Save Our Gas Stoves Act, a bill to block the Energy Department's efficiency rule for kitchen ranges and ovens. The House passed it 249-181, but the Senate never voted, so the bill died.

June 14, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 1615, the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, which the House passed 248-180. The bill would stop the Consumer Product Safety Commission from banning gas stoves or restricting their sale and use. The Senate never acted, so it never became law.

June 13, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against S.J.Res. 11, which sought to scrap the EPA rule tightening nitrogen oxide pollution limits for new heavy-duty trucks. It passed the House 221-203 but was vetoed on June 14, 2023. The Senate override attempt failed 50-50, so the EPA rule remained in effect.

May 23, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 1, a bill to expand oil, gas and mineral leasing on federal land, speed permits and repeal the methane fee. The House passed it 225-204, but the Senate never voted, so it died.

March 30, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 27, which sought to cancel the federal rule defining which streams and wetlands the Clean Water Act protects. It passed the House 227-198, but the President vetoed it and the override failed.

March 9, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 21, a bill to block the next non-emergency Strategic Petroleum Reserve release until officials planned more federal drilling leases. The House passed it 221-205, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.

January 27, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to send H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, to the President: Medicare drug price negotiation, a $35 insulin cap and clean energy credits. The House passed it 220-207.

August 12, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 5118, the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act, funding wildfire mitigation and drought planning and raising pay for federal wildland firefighters. The House passed it 218-199.

July 29, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 2773, the Recovering America's Wildlife Act, sending dedicated federal funding to states and tribes to conserve wildlife and plants most in need. The House passed it 231-190.

June 14, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 2467, which directed the EPA to label long-lasting PFAS chemicals hazardous, set drinking water limits and fund cleanup of contaminated sites. The House passed it 241-183.

July 21, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for sending S.J.Res. 14 to the President to cancel the 2020 EPA rule that had dropped methane limits on new oil and gas sources. The House passed it 229-191.

June 25, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Her January 2020 request culminated in GAO’s April 19, 2021 published investigation of COVID-19 repatriations. The report identified HHS coordination and safety failures and recommended clearer agency roles and joint planning exercises.

April 19, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 803, the Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, designating new wilderness, conservation and recreation areas on federal land in eight states. The House passed it 227-200.

February 26, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 4447, a proposal to authorize clean-energy research, efficiency measures and public grant programs under the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act. The House passed the measure.

September 24, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 6800, a proposal to provide additional coronavirus-response appropriations, economic relief, unemployment assistance and health provisions in the HEROES Act. The House passed the measure.

May 15, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 266, a proposal to increase Paycheck Protection Program and disaster-loan resources and provide additional public funding for health-care providers and coronavirus testing. The House approved the motion.

April 23, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 6201, a proposal to provide coronavirus-response appropriations, nutrition assistance, coronavirus testing without patient cost-sharing, emergency paid leave and unemployment support. The House approved the motion.

March 14, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 6074, a proposal to provide emergency public funding for coronavirus preparedness and response, including health agencies and small-business disaster-loan administration. The House approved the motion.

March 4, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H. J. Res. 69, a proposal to disapprove the Interior Department rule governing non-subsistence wildlife take on national wildlife refuges in Alaska. The House passed the measure.

February 16, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 34, a proposal to provide public funding for medical research and opioid responses and revise medical-product development policy in the 21st Century Cures Act. The House approved the motion.

November 30, 2016Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: clerk.house.gov

Hosted public-health and community organizations in Pomona, with CDC participation, to coordinate Zika prevention, public education and local responses.

October 20, 2016Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted against SB270, a proposal to prohibit specified stores from providing single-use carryout bags and require minimum charges for reusable or recycled-paper bags, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

August 29, 2014Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted against SB1132, a proposal to halt well-stimulation treatments pending an expanded scientific study, gubernatorial findings on mitigation of adverse impacts, and an environmental impact report, on the California Senate floor. The motion failed.

May 29, 2014Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB X1 2, a proposal to increase renewable-electricity procurement requirements to 33 percent of retail sales by 2020, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

March 29, 2011Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB2514, a proposal to require consideration and adoption, where appropriate, of cost-effective energy-storage procurement targets for utilities, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

August 27, 2010Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB X7 2, a proposal to submit $11.14 billion in general-obligation water-supply and safe-drinking-water bonds before California voters, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

November 4, 2009Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB X7 1, a proposal to create the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Conservancy for ecosystem restoration and a Delta Stewardship Council with a legally enforceable Delta planning framework, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

November 3, 2009Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB X7 6, a proposal to establish a statewide groundwater-elevation monitoring program using designated monitoring entities and periodic state basin reports, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

November 3, 2009Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted to adopt Pomona’s illegal-dumping response, including a temporary two-person alley cleanup crew and bilingual prevention campaign. The plan also directed staff to seek state cleanup funding and place an ongoing alley maintenance program in the next budget.

March 19, 2001Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us

Voted to authorize a nonbinding agreement for an engineering survey of energy-saving opportunities at city facilities, alongside resolutions addressing the electricity crisis and documenting city energy conservation efforts.

March 19, 2001Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us

Voted to pass H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, setting deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sending stalled talks to arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.

June 9, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass S. 723, the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act, setting deadlines for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process tribal land mortgages. It passed the House 384-40.

March 4, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, stopping certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time. It failed the House 209-215.

January 13, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: clerk.house.gov

Co-led the California delegation’s July 16 letter seeking release of withheld K-12 and adult-education funding, including $928 million for California. A July 28 congressional report documented the subsequent release, covering low-income after-school programs, English learners, mental-health services and teacher support.

July 16, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 2543, a bill to widen access to credit and banking, strengthen lending discrimination rules, and make racial equity a Federal Reserve duty. The House passed it 215-207.

June 15, 2022Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 582, a proposal to phase the federal minimum wage up to $15 per hour and change rules for tipped and other covered workers. The House passed the measure.

July 18, 2019Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H. R. 1105, a proposal to repeal federal estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. The House passed the measure.

April 16, 2015Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services in announcing a $293,000 NeighborWorks America grant for low- and moderate-income families’ homebuyer education, foreclosure counseling, down-payment assistance and related housing services.

April 13, 2015Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted for AB10, a proposal to raise California’s hourly minimum wage from $8 to $9 in July 2014 and $10 in January 2016, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

September 12, 2013Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB1313, a proposal to remove the agricultural-worker exemption from ordinary overtime-pay requirements, on the California Assembly floor. The motion failed.

August 31, 2012Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB1234, a proposal to establish the California Secure Choice retirement-savings framework using payroll-deduction individual retirement accounts with an employee opt-out, without making the state liable for promised benefits, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

August 31, 2012Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB131, a proposal to extend state financial-aid eligibility and need-based community-college fee waivers to qualifying undocumented California students, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

September 2, 2011Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted to approve use of redevelopment tax increments for improving low- and moderate-income housing outside the newly added project area, together with related redevelopment-plan and relocation rules. The minutes name Torres among the ayes on Resolutions 2002-152 through 2002-156.

July 1, 2002Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us

Voted to pass H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, setting deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sending stalled talks to arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.

June 9, 2026Supports Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, stopping certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time. It failed the House 209-215.

January 13, 2026Supports Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 2550, the Protect America's Workforce Act, cancelling the March 2025 executive order that stripped union bargaining rights from most federal workers. The House passed it 231-195, and the Senate has not voted on it.

December 11, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Was a congressional requester addressed in GAO’s July 25, 2024 report completing an earlier joint request for an audit of federal-judiciary workplace misconduct safeguards. The report assessed complaint systems and documented limits on investigators’ access to judicial employees.

July 25, 2024Supports Labor Rights

Source: torres.house.gov

Released the Federal Judicial Center–National Academy of Public Administration study she directed through FY2023 appropriations, examining workplace sexual harassment and misconduct safeguards and identifying reforms for the federal judiciary.

July 17, 2024Supports Labor Rights

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted against passing H.J.Res. 98 by 206-177, a resolution cancelling a labor board rule that eased treating franchise chains and owners as joint employers. The Senate agreed, but the president vetoed it on May 3, 2024, and the House override failed.

January 12, 2024Supports Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 1948, the VA Employee Fairness Act, letting doctors and nurses at veterans' hospitals bargain and file grievances over patient care and pay. The House passed it 219-201, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

December 15, 2022Supports Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 302, a bill to bar moving federal civil service jobs into new categories outside the merit system. The House passed it 225-204, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

September 15, 2022Supports Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 6087, a bill letting injured federal workers be treated by nurse practitioners and physician assistants under federal workers' compensation. The House passed it 325-83, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

June 7, 2022Supports Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 903, the Rights for the TSA Workforce Act, giving airport security screeners the same union and appeal rights as most federal workers. The House passed it 220-201, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

May 12, 2022Supports Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 2499, the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, presuming certain cancers and heart and lung conditions in federal firefighters came from the job. The House passed it 288-131; Congress enacted the same provisions in December 2022 in the annual defense bill.

May 11, 2022Supports Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, extending break time and a private space to pump breast milk to salaried workers. The House passed it 276-149.

October 22, 2021Supports Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which required employers to make reasonable work changes for workers affected by pregnancy or childbirth. The House passed it 315-101.

May 14, 2021Supports Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 1195, a bill to require a federal workplace safety standard against violence in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and social service settings. The House passed it 254-166, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

April 16, 2021Supports Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, narrowing employers' defenses for paying men and women differently and protecting workers who discuss pay. The House passed it 217-210.

April 15, 2021Supports Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 842, the PRO Act, a bill to strengthen workers' right to unionize, bar permanently replacing strikers and override state right-to-work laws. The House passed it 225-206, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.

March 9, 2021Supports Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 6201, a proposal to provide coronavirus-response appropriations, nutrition assistance, coronavirus testing without patient cost-sharing, emergency paid leave and unemployment support. The House approved the motion.

March 14, 2020Supports Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 582, a proposal to phase the federal minimum wage up to $15 per hour and change rules for tipped and other covered workers. The House passed the measure.

July 18, 2019Supports Labor Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for AB1522, a proposal to require accrued paid sick leave for covered California employees and prohibit retaliation for requesting it, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

August 29, 2014Supports Labor Rights

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB10, a proposal to raise California’s hourly minimum wage from $8 to $9 in July 2014 and $10 in January 2016, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

September 12, 2013Supports Labor Rights

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB1313, a proposal to remove the agricultural-worker exemption from ordinary overtime-pay requirements, on the California Assembly floor. The motion failed.

August 31, 2012Supports Labor Rights

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB863, a proposal to revise workers’ compensation benefits and dispute procedures and appropriate $120 million annually from the Workers’ Compensation Administration Revolving Fund for a return-to-work program, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

August 31, 2012Supports Labor Rights

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB438, a proposal to require cost-savings proof and protections against displacement of existing public-library employees before contracting library services to a private operator, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

September 8, 2011Supports Labor Rights

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB1474, a proposal to authorize the Agricultural Labor Relations Board to set aside an employer-tainted representation election and certify a union supported by a majority of authorization cards, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

August 16, 2010Supports Labor Rights

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 9576, which would write the Justice Department's new National Fraud Enforcement Division into law. The division, set up in April 2026, investigates fraud against taxpayer-funded programs. It passed the House 352-72.

September 16, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act, barring members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from buying stocks. It passed the House 232-198.

July 22, 2026Opposes Anti-Corruption

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 7401, which makes Small Business Administration staff certify they have no conflict of interest before working on a loan. It passed the House 415-0.

June 24, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 7959, the IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act, which strengthens awards and protections for people who report tax cheating. It passed the House 346-10.

April 27, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced the January 6th Truth and Transparency Act, directing the Congressional Research Service to issue public recurring reports on recidivism by people pardoned for January 6-related conduct.

January 6, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, ordering the Justice Department to publish its unclassified Jeffrey Epstein investigation records, including flight logs. The House passed it 427-1, the Senate agreed the next day, and it became law on November 19, 2025.

November 18, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined fellow House members as a plaintiff in Neguse v. ICE, filing suit in federal district court to challenge advance-notice requirements and access restrictions on congressional oversight visits to immigration detention facilities.

July 30, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: torres.house.gov

Was a congressional requester addressed in GAO’s July 25, 2024 report completing an earlier joint request for an audit of federal-judiciary workplace misconduct safeguards. The report assessed complaint systems and documented limits on investigators’ access to judicial employees.

July 25, 2024Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: torres.house.gov

Released the Federal Judicial Center–National Academy of Public Administration study she directed through FY2023 appropriations, examining workplace sexual harassment and misconduct safeguards and identifying reforms for the federal judiciary.

July 17, 2024Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: torres.house.gov

Questioned Architect of the Capitol Brett Blanton about January 6 security failures and ethics concerns, then called for his resignation. President Biden subsequently removed Blanton on February 13, 2023.

February 9, 2023Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: govinfo.gov

Voted for H.R. 9640, which required audits of every sitting president's tax return and public release of the returns and findings. The House passed it 222-201.

December 22, 2022Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for S. 3905, which required federal purchasing rules to be rewritten to identify and limit conflicts between contractors' private interests and government work. The House passed it 219-205, and it became law.

December 14, 2022Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 2988, the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act, strengthening protections for federal employees who report wrongdoing and barring retaliatory personnel actions. The House passed it 221-203.

September 15, 2022Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 5314, the Protecting Our Democracy Act, a bill to tighten limits on presidential pardons and emergency powers and strengthen congressional subpoenas. The House passed it 220-208.

December 9, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 2662, a bill to limit the President's power to fire inspectors general and strengthen their subpoena and reporting powers. The House passed it 221-182.

June 29, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. Res. 24, impeaching President Donald Trump on an article alleging incitement of insurrection following the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The House adopted the resolution.

January 13, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for both articles of H.Res.755 impeaching President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The House adopted both articles.

December 18, 2019Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 1, a proposal to expand voter registration and ballot access, revise campaign-finance disclosure and public financing, and strengthen public-official ethics rules. The House passed the measure.

March 8, 2019Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for AB9, a proposal to classify public-agency spending on campaign communications as campaign contributions or independent expenditures under California disclosure and penalty rules, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

September 11, 2009Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 1118, the Value Over Cost Act, letting the General Services Administration award supply-schedule contracts on best value rather than lowest price. It passed the House 421-1.

July 21, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 8823, which lets the Labor Department stop paying federal workers' compensation claims to medical providers convicted of fraud. It passed the House 396-0.

July 20, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 8428, the Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act, which requires anti-fraud training for federal employees who handle or oversee federal money. It passed the House 393-0.

June 8, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 8466, the TRUE Accountability Act, making federal agencies write and follow plans to stop fraud and improper payments in disaster spending. It passed the House 384-0.

June 8, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

Source: clerk.house.gov

Jointly recommended and announced approved Modernization Initiatives Account funding for House digital signage and a wayfinding app, with displays at nine public entrances and digital directions to offices, hearings and floor proceedings.

May 21, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

Source: torres.house.gov

Jointly recommended FlagTrack 2.0 and announced approval of Modernization Initiatives Account funding for its constituent flag-order portal, digitized check and refund forms, status tracking and direct shipping. The November 20, 2025 request and subsequent funding approval formed one project.

March 4, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

Source: democrats-cha.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 6329, a bill to make the White House budget office rewrite the rules agencies follow when publishing influential information. It passed the House 362-1.

February 24, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

Source: clerk.house.gov

As ranking member of the Modernization and Innovation Subcommittee, helped launch a House Gallery closed-captioning pilot with four secure tablets providing real-time captions for up to eight visitors, in partnership with House recording and accessibility offices.

September 16, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

Source: torres.house.gov

Questioned FAA Acting Administrator Chris Rocheleau at the FY2026 budget hearing about near misses, safety oversight, staffing and workers maintaining legacy aviation systems. She also sought updates on cabin-safety studies and runway approach-lighting improvements using more efficient bulbs.

June 4, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

Source: torres.house.gov

Publicized the GAO review she commissioned on federal Next Generation 911 implementation, identifying limited call-center upgrades and lapses in federal support for state and local modernization.

September 19, 2024Supports Government Efficiency

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act, which ended prefunding of retiree health benefits, tied postal retirees to Medicare and required six-day delivery. The House passed it 342-92, and it became law.

February 8, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

Source: clerk.house.gov

Her January 2020 request culminated in GAO’s April 19, 2021 published investigation of COVID-19 repatriations. The report identified HHS coordination and safety failures and recommended clearer agency roles and joint planning exercises.

April 19, 2021Supports Government Efficiency

Source: torres.house.gov

Reported launching a recurring Veteran Identification Card assistance program that had already helped nearly 25 veterans, including securing one constituent’s card in less than two weeks.

September 3, 2019Supports Government Efficiency

Source: torres.house.gov

Questioned port officials at a Los Angeles field hearing about cyber threats, security training and information sharing, and argued for extending the Maritime Law Enforcement Training Center model to other ports and Ontario Airport.

October 30, 2017Supports Government Efficiency

Source: govinfo.gov

Co-led a May 21 congressional request for a clear Corinthian Colleges loan-relief process, followed by the Education Department’s documented June 8 announcement of streamlined federal-loan discharge procedures, a simpler application and dedicated borrower-defense assistance for affected former students.

June 8, 2015Supports Government Efficiency

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted for SB743, a proposal to streamline specified environmental judicial-review procedures and alter CEQA treatment of qualifying transit-oriented infill and the Sacramento sports-center project, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

September 12, 2013Supports Government Efficiency

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB438, a proposal to require cost-savings proof and protections against displacement of existing public-library employees before contracting library services to a private operator, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

September 8, 2011Supports Government Efficiency

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act. It would require state regulators to consider making big data centers pay the full cost of grid upgrades built for them. It passed the House 417-3.

September 16, 2026Supports Cost of Living Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing S.J.Res. 18, sending it to the President to repeal the consumer bureau rule limiting overdraft fees at very large banks to $5. The House passed it 217-211, and it became Public Law 119-10 on May 9, 2025.

April 9, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 7606, the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, which funded technology-guided farming, expanded biofuel infrastructure and strengthened oversight of meat markets. The House passed it 221-204.

June 16, 2022Supports Cost of Living Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 7688, a bill to ban selling fuel at grossly unfair prices during a declared energy emergency. The House passed it 217-207.

May 19, 2022Supports Cost of Living Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Introduced the Honor Their Service Act to provide immigration legal services to noncitizen veterans facing deportation, removal proceedings, or barriers to returning home.

June 18, 2026Supports Immigration

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 1689, which orders Homeland Security to grant Haitians temporary protected status for 18 months, shielding them from immigration detention. It passed the House 224-204.

April 16, 2026Supports Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined the congressional amicus brief filed in Mullin v. Doe and Trump v. Miot opposing termination of Temporary Protected Status for Syria and Haiti and defending judicial review of the government’s termination process.

April 13, 2026Supports Immigration

Source: supremecourt.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act, raising prison penalties for illegal entry and re-entry, up to life for serious criminals. The House passed it 226-197, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

September 11, 2025Supports Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined 93 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief in Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent, opposing IRS–ICE tax-information sharing for civil immigration enforcement and defending statutory taxpayer confidentiality. The brief urged reversal of the denial of a preliminary injunction; this record concerns her participation in the filing.

July 7, 2025Supports Immigration

Source: juliabrownley.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 2966, the American Entrepreneurs First Act, a bill to limit Small Business Administration loans to citizens, nationals, and green card holders. The House passed it 217-190; the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

June 6, 2025Supports Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined the congressional amicus brief filed in Trump v. CASA and related birthright-citizenship cases, opposing a stay of injunctions and arguing that the executive order violated the citizenship guarantee enacted in the Immigration and Nationality Act.

April 29, 2025Supports Immigration

Source: supremecourt.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, making federal officers detain immigrants here unlawfully who are charged with theft or burglary. The House passed it 264-159; the Senate's broader version, S. 5, became law instead in January 2025.

January 7, 2025Supports Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 7343, a bill to make federal officials detain immigrants lacking legal status who are charged with assaulting a police officer. The House passed it 265-148, but the Senate never acted and it died.

May 15, 2024Supports Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 5283, a bill to bar housing certain immigrants on federal land and cancel New York City's Floyd Bennett Field lease. The House passed it 224-203, but the Senate never acted and the bill died in the 118th Congress.

November 30, 2023Supports Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 2494, the POLICE Act, which would make assaulting a police officer, firefighter, or other first responder grounds to deport a noncitizen. It passed the House 255-175 and then died without Senate action.

May 17, 2023Supports Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, restarting border wall building, narrowing asylum and requiring employers to verify workers' legal status. The House passed it 219-213, but the Senate never acted, so it died.

May 11, 2023Supports Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 7946, the Veteran Service Recognition Act, letting Homeland Security grant green cards to noncitizen military veterans facing deportation. The House passed it 220-208.

December 6, 2022Supports Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 1573, the Access to Counsel Act, guaranteeing citizens, green card and visa holders a lawyer when held for extra border screening. The House passed it 217-207.

April 21, 2021Supports Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 1333, the NO BAN Act, which limited the President's power to bar entry and barred religious discrimination in immigration decisions. The House passed it 218-208.

April 21, 2021Supports Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which created legal status and a path to permanent residence for undocumented farmworkers. The House passed it 247-174.

March 18, 2021Supports Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, offering green cards to immigrants brought here as children and others under temporary protection. The House passed it 228-197.

March 18, 2021Supports Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Established a 24-hour district hotline for constituents to report concerns about immigration raids and possible abuses to her office.

June 21, 2019Supports Immigration

Source: torres.house.gov

Hosted Dreamers, immigration advocates and faith groups at the University of La Verne Law School to discuss protection of DACA recipients and responses to possible immigration-policy changes. She urged protection of Dreamers’ rights and well-being regardless of immigration status.

December 15, 2016Supports Immigration

Source: torres.house.gov

Joined the congressional amicus brief filed in United States v. Texas defending the DAPA and expanded-DACA immigration guidance as authorized exercises of enforcement discretion under federal immigration law.

March 8, 2016Supports Immigration

Source: bennet.senate.gov

Voted against H. R. 4038, a proposal to require additional FBI background investigations and DHS, FBI and intelligence certifications before admitting covered refugees from Iraq or Syria. The House passed the measure.

November 19, 2015Supports Immigration

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for AB60, a proposal to authorize driver’s licenses for qualifying applicants who lacked proof of authorized U.S. presence, with identification, residency and nondiscrimination protections, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

September 12, 2013Supports Immigration

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB4, a proposal to limit detention on federal immigration holds after otherwise-authorized release unless specified criminal-history criteria applied, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

September 9, 2013Supports Immigration

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB131, a proposal to extend state financial-aid eligibility and need-based community-college fee waivers to qualifying undocumented California students, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

September 2, 2011Supports Immigration

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted to accept the Senate's changes to H.R. 6500, the 2027 stopgap funding law, keeping agencies at 2026 levels through December 11, 2026. The House agreed 370-48.

September 1, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 2913, the Ukraine Support Act, sending aid to Ukraine and certain European countries, setting up a reconstruction fund and penalizing Russia. It passed the House 226-195.

June 4, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Jointly recommended and announced approved Modernization Initiatives Account funding for House digital signage and a wayfinding app, with displays at nine public entrances and digital directions to offices, hearings and floor proceedings.

May 21, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 8469, the 2027 appropriations bill setting the year's funding for military construction and the Department of Veterans Affairs. It passed the House 400-15.

May 15, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 139, a proposed constitutional amendment capping yearly federal spending at the prior three years' average revenue, adjusted for population and inflation. It failed the House 211-207, short of the two-thirds majority needed.

March 18, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Jointly recommended FlagTrack 2.0 and announced approval of Modernization Initiatives Account funding for its constituent flag-order portal, digitized check and refund forms, status tracking and direct shipping. The November 20, 2025 request and subsequent funding approval formed one project.

March 4, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: democrats-cha.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 7006, which sets 2026 funding for financial services and general government agencies and the State Department. It passed the House 341-79.

January 14, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 6938, which sets 2026 funding for the Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy, Water, Interior and Environment parts of the budget. It passed the House 397-28.

January 8, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined the congressional amicus brief in New York v. Trump opposing the administration’s categorical freeze of appropriated federal funds and defending the statutory delivery of services, aid and grants under Congress’s spending laws.

July 25, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: brennancenter.org

Co-led the California delegation’s July 16 letter seeking release of withheld K-12 and adult-education funding, including $928 million for California. A July 28 congressional report documented the subsequent release, covering low-income after-school programs, English learners, mental-health services and teacher support.

July 16, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: torres.house.gov

Joined the congressional amicus brief filed in New York v. McMahon in the District of Massachusetts opposing the dismantling of the Department of Education, defending civil-rights enforcement and delivery of federal grants for students with disabilities and low-income school districts.

April 23, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: assistantdemocraticleader.house.gov

Joined the filing of a motion for leave and an accompanying amicus brief in American Foreign Service Association v. Trump, defending Congress’s authority over USAID’s existence and appropriated foreign-assistance programs.

March 31, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: litigationtaskforce.house.gov

Worked with Pete Aguilar to secure and announce $19,808,986 in federal Safe Streets and Roads for All funding for Fontana’s Foothill Boulevard safety improvements, including bike lanes, accessible sidewalks and ramps, signage and bus stops.

December 13, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted for final House passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, the law that funded the federal government for the rest of the budget year. The House agreed 225-201 and it became Public Law 117-328.

December 23, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023, a stopgap that kept federal agencies funded to December 23, 2022. The House agreed 224-201 and it became Public Law 117-229.

December 14, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Worked with Pete Aguilar to secure and announce a $15 million federal RAISE transportation grant for Fontana’s Building a Better Connected Inland Empire project, funding safer streets, bicycle routes and transportation connections.

August 10, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted for final House passage of the CHIPS and Science Act, which put about $52 billion into U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and research. The House agreed 243-187 and it became Public Law 117-167.

July 28, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the second half of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, which the House split into two questions. The act funded the federal government for the rest of the budget year and became Public Law 117-103. The House agreed to this half 260-171.

March 9, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the first half of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, which the House split into two questions. The act funded the federal government for the rest of the budget year and became Public Law 117-103. The House agreed to this half 361-69.

March 9, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for both portions of H. R. 133 considered on December 21, 2020, a proposal to fund federal agencies for fiscal year 2021 and provide additional coronavirus emergency relief. The House approved both motions.

December 21, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 8337, a proposal to continue federal agency appropriations and extend transportation, health and veterans authorities for fiscal year 2021. The House approved the motion.

September 22, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 1425, a proposal to expand Affordable Care Act premium assistance and establish public health-insurance affordability funding. The House passed the measure.

June 29, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 6800, a proposal to provide additional coronavirus-response appropriations, economic relief, unemployment assistance and health provisions in the HEROES Act. The House passed the measure.

May 15, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 266, a proposal to increase Paycheck Protection Program and disaster-loan resources and provide additional public funding for health-care providers and coronavirus testing. The House approved the motion.

April 23, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 6201, a proposal to provide coronavirus-response appropriations, nutrition assistance, coronavirus testing without patient cost-sharing, emergency paid leave and unemployment support. The House approved the motion.

March 14, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 6074, a proposal to provide emergency public funding for coronavirus preparedness and response, including health agencies and small-business disaster-loan administration. The House approved the motion.

March 4, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 1, a proposal to expand voter registration and ballot access, revise campaign-finance disclosure and public financing, and strengthen public-official ethics rules. The House passed the measure.

March 8, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H. R. 1628, a proposal to repeal Affordable Care Act provisions, reduce the Medicaid expansion and change federal Medicaid financing in the American Health Care Act. The House passed the measure.

May 4, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 34, a proposal to provide public funding for medical research and opioid responses and revise medical-product development policy in the 21st Century Cures Act. The House approved the motion.

November 30, 2016Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 1314, a proposal to increase discretionary budget caps and temporarily suspend the federal debt limit under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. The House approved the motion.

October 28, 2015Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Co-led a May 21 congressional request for a clear Corinthian Colleges loan-relief process, followed by the Education Department’s documented June 8 announcement of streamlined federal-loan discharge procedures, a simpler application and dedicated borrower-defense assistance for affected former students.

June 8, 2015Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 2, a proposal to replace Medicare’s sustainable-growth-rate physician-payment formula and extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The House passed the measure.

March 26, 2015Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for SB X1 1, a proposal to implement Medi-Cal eligibility and benefit changes, including coverage for former foster youth and mental-health and substance-use services, alongside adult low-income eligibility expansion in companion A.B. X1 1, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

June 15, 2013Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB863, a proposal to revise workers’ compensation benefits and dispute procedures and appropriate $120 million annually from the Workers’ Compensation Administration Revolving Fund for a return-to-work program, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

August 31, 2012Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB1029, a proposal to add public appropriations for California’s high-speed rail system to the 2012–13 state budget, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

July 5, 2012Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB131, a proposal to extend state financial-aid eligibility and need-based community-college fee waivers to qualifying undocumented California students, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

September 2, 2011Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB12, a proposal to extend publicly funded foster-care and adoption assistance eligibility to qualifying young adults through age 21, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

August 31, 2010Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB X7 2, a proposal to submit $11.14 billion in general-obligation water-supply and safe-drinking-water bonds before California voters, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

November 4, 2009Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB X4 1, a proposal to revise the 2009–10 state budget with specified reductions in existing appropriations, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

July 23, 2009Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB X3 3, a proposal to temporarily increase state sales, income and vehicle-license taxes, reduce dependent tax credits, and continuously appropriate specified vehicle-fee revenue for local safety and protection programs, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

February 19, 2009Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB X3 1, a proposal to make appropriations for California state government in the 2009–10 fiscal-year budget, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

February 15, 2009Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Reduced her mayoral discretionary-funds budget to $19,000 during Pomona’s FY2008–09 budget deliberations. The original minutes identify Torres’s reduction individually.

June 2, 2008Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us

Voted against the Series AW bond issuance for capital projects in Pomona’s merged redevelopment area, asking the council to review its outstanding borrowing and underwriting arrangements. The council approved the issuance by 6–1.

June 18, 2007Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us

Voted against the second amendment to Pomona’s Los Angeles County fire-protection contract, a cost-cutting arrangement projected to save $1,335,285 against the city’s original FY2004–05 estimate. The council approved the amendment over her opposition.

April 5, 2004Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us

Voted against redevelopment borrowing proposed to provide about $44 million in new proceeds, including $10 million for low- and moderate-income housing. The council authorized Series AI and AH bonds, with a maximum principal amount of $77 million, over her no vote.

October 20, 2003Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us

Voted to adopt Pomona’s illegal-dumping response, including a temporary two-person alley cleanup crew and bilingual prevention campaign. The plan also directed staff to seek state cleanup funding and place an ongoing alley maintenance program in the next budget.

March 19, 2001Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us

Voted against up to $330,000 in city financing for AMCAL’s proposed 178-unit affordable senior housing development at Garey and Bonita. The council approved the loan proposal with developer-paid interest and collateral despite her no vote.

January 8, 2001Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us

Voted to pass H.R. 2978, the GUARD Act, which would let police spend federal grants investigating elder financial fraud and crypto 'pig butchering' scams. It passed the House 414-7.

September 15, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 4922, the DC CRIMES Act, limiting D.C. youth-offender sentencing to people under 18 and barring sentences below mandatory minimums. The House passed it 240-179, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

September 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act. It permanently placed fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I, the strictest federal drug category, with the same trafficking penalties as fentanyl. The House passed it 321-104, and it became law July 16, 2025 (Public Law 119-26).

June 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act, 312-108 in the House. It permanently places fentanyl-like drugs as a group in Schedule I, the strictest drug class, and applies fentanyl's trafficking penalties. This House bill stalled in the Senate, but the same text became law in July 2025 through S. 331.

February 6, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 467, the HALT Fentanyl Act. It would have permanently placed fentanyl copycat drugs in the strictest federal drug category, with the same trafficking penalties as fentanyl itself. The House passed it 289-133, but the Senate never passed it and the bill died in that Congress.

May 25, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for S. 4003, the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act, funding police training to calm tense situations and respond to mental health crises. The House passed it 264-162, and it became law.

December 14, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 3372, the One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act, funding community organizations that help people leaving prison find housing and jobs. The House passed it 259-167.

December 1, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 5768, which funded state, local and tribal investigators and prosecutors to solve more murders and other violent crimes. The House passed it 250-178.

September 22, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 4118, the Break the Cycle of Violence Act, funding community violence intervention and job training in neighborhoods with high gun violence. The House passed it 220-207.

September 22, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 6538, the Active Shooter Alert Act, creating a national alert network to warn the public during an active shooter emergency. The House passed it 260-169.

July 13, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 350, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act, creating domestic terrorism teams at the FBI, Justice Department and Homeland Security with regular threat reporting. The House passed it 222-203.

May 18, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined the congressional amicus brief filed in Mullin v. Doe and Trump v. Miot opposing termination of Temporary Protected Status for Syria and Haiti and defending judicial review of the government’s termination process.

April 13, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: supremecourt.gov

Joined 93 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief in Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent, opposing IRS–ICE tax-information sharing for civil immigration enforcement and defending statutory taxpayer confidentiality. The brief urged reversal of the denial of a preliminary injunction; this record concerns her participation in the filing.

July 7, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: juliabrownley.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 1280, which restricted chokeholds and no-knock warrants, made it easier to sue officers for misconduct, and set national police standards. The House passed it 220-212.

March 3, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: clerk.house.gov

Established a 24-hour district hotline for constituents to report concerns about immigration raids and possible abuses to her office.

June 21, 2019Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted for S. 756, a proposal to revise federal sentencing, expand recidivism-reduction and reentry programs, and prohibit specified restraints on pregnant prisoners under the First Step Act. The House approved the motion.

December 20, 2018Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 2048, a proposal to restrict bulk collection under intelligence-surveillance authorities and add FISA court and disclosure safeguards. The House passed the measure.

May 13, 2015Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for SB828, a proposal to prohibit California assistance to a federal agency’s electronically stored information or metadata collection when the state had actual knowledge that the collection was illegal or unconstitutional, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

August 28, 2014Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB1327, a proposal to limit public-agency use of drones, impose public-notice and data-retention safeguards, and prohibit weaponizing drones absent federal authorization, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

August 26, 2014Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB145, a proposal to increase specified penalties for offenses involving child pornography and harmful material sent to minors for sexual purposes, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

September 10, 2013Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB4, a proposal to limit detention on federal immigration holds after otherwise-authorized release unless specified criminal-history criteria applied, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

September 9, 2013Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB351, a proposal to prohibit California agencies from aiding specified military investigation or detention activities that violated constitutional or state-law protections, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

September 3, 2013Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted against AB2372, a proposal to increase the property-value threshold for grand theft from $400 to $950, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

June 1, 2010Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 227, the Clergy Act, giving clergy a two-year window to undo their exemption from Social Security and Medicare taxes. It passed the House 350-5.

April 27, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 6472, which makes public colleges taking federal student aid charge in-state tuition to students from U.S. territories. It passed the House 351-72.

March 4, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 3123, which sets out how Veterans Affairs pays a pension that was owed but unpaid when a veteran died. It passed the House 405-1.

February 2, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov

Co-led the California delegation’s July 16 letter seeking release of withheld K-12 and adult-education funding, including $928 million for California. A July 28 congressional report documented the subsequent release, covering low-income after-school programs, English learners, mental-health services and teacher support.

July 16, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 1, which extended the 2017 tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid, and raised the debt limit. The House agreed 218-214, and it was signed into law on July 4, 2025 as Public Law 119-21.

July 3, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined the congressional amicus brief filed in New York v. McMahon in the District of Massachusetts opposing the dismantling of the Department of Education, defending civil-rights enforcement and delivery of federal grants for students with disabilities and low-income school districts.

April 23, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: assistantdemocraticleader.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 88 to cancel the Education Department's SAVE plan, the student loan plan that lowered payments based on income. The House passed it 210-189.

December 7, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 45, a resolution to cancel the Education Department rule pausing student loan payments and forgiving up to $20,000 per borrower. The House passed it 218-203 and sent it to the Senate. It was vetoed on June 7, 2023, and the House override attempt failed.

May 24, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 5129, which renewed through 2032 federal grants for local antipoverty services and raised the income eligibility threshold. The House passed it 246-169.

May 13, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 2119, which renewed and expanded federal funding for emergency shelters and support services for domestic violence victims through 2026. The House passed it 228-200.

October 26, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to send H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, to the President: $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 relief with $1,400 payments. The House passed it 220-211.

March 10, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for both portions of H. R. 133 considered on December 21, 2020, a proposal to fund federal agencies for fiscal year 2021 and provide additional coronavirus emergency relief. The House approved both motions.

December 21, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 1425, a proposal to expand Affordable Care Act premium assistance and establish public health-insurance affordability funding. The House passed the measure.

June 29, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 6800, a proposal to provide additional coronavirus-response appropriations, economic relief, unemployment assistance and health provisions in the HEROES Act. The House passed the measure.

May 15, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 6201, a proposal to provide coronavirus-response appropriations, nutrition assistance, coronavirus testing without patient cost-sharing, emergency paid leave and unemployment support. The House approved the motion.

March 14, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the final conference report on H. R. 2, a proposal to renew federal agricultural, conservation and nutrition programs through fiscal year 2023. She opposed earlier House-passage versions on May 18 and June 21, 2018. The House approved the final conference report.

December 12, 2018Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H. R. 1628, a proposal to repeal Affordable Care Act provisions, reduce the Medicaid expansion and change federal Medicaid financing in the American Health Care Act. The House passed the measure.

May 4, 2017Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov

Spoke and questioned witnesses at the Riverside field hearing on veteran homelessness, examining access to housing vouchers, veterans’ benefits and recognition of military training for civilian employment.

January 20, 2016Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: govinfo.gov

Voted for S. 1177, a proposal to reauthorize federal elementary and secondary education programs, including Title I support for low-income students and revise state accountability requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act. The House approved the motion.

December 2, 2015Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services in announcing a $293,000 NeighborWorks America grant for low- and moderate-income families’ homebuyer education, foreclosure counseling, down-payment assistance and related housing services.

April 13, 2015Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 2, a proposal to replace Medicare’s sustainable-growth-rate physician-payment formula and extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The House passed the measure.

March 26, 2015Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for AB514, a proposal to require the state education website to list resources for young people affected by gangs, gun violence and violence-related psychological trauma, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

September 6, 2013Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB1229, a proposal to authorize local inclusionary-housing requirements for affordable rental units as a condition of residential development, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

September 3, 2013Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB X1 1, a proposal to implement Medi-Cal eligibility and benefit changes, including coverage for former foster youth and mental-health and substance-use services, alongside adult low-income eligibility expansion in companion A.B. X1 1, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

June 15, 2013Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB1699, a proposal to permit restructuring and subordination of existing state affordable-housing loans to support continued affordability and private tax-credit investment, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

August 30, 2012Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB900, a proposal to prohibit specified foreclosure steps while a complete loan-modification application remained pending and provide borrowers a single point of contact and enforcement remedies, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

July 2, 2012Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB131, a proposal to extend state financial-aid eligibility and need-based community-college fee waivers to qualifying undocumented California students, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

September 2, 2011Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB12, a proposal to extend publicly funded foster-care and adoption assistance eligibility to qualifying young adults through age 21, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

August 31, 2010Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted to approve use of redevelopment tax increments for improving low- and moderate-income housing outside the newly added project area, together with related redevelopment-plan and relocation rules. The minutes name Torres among the ayes on Resolutions 2002-152 through 2002-156.

July 1, 2002Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us

Voted against passing H.R. 1181, the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, barring payment card networks from using a merchant code that singles out gun retailers. It passed the House 221-201.

July 14, 2026Supports Gun Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 1041, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, barring Veterans Affairs from reporting certain veterans to the federal gun background check system. It passed the House 216-201.

May 21, 2026Supports Gun Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 2243, the LEOSA Reform Act, letting qualified working and retired police carry concealed guns in school zones and national parks. The House passed it 229-193, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

May 14, 2025Supports Gun Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 354, the LEOSA Reform Act, letting qualified current and retired police carry concealed guns in school zones and national parks. The House passed it 221-185, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.

May 16, 2024Supports Gun Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.J.Res. 44, a resolution to cancel the federal rule treating pistols with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles needing stricter registration. The House passed it 219-210, but the Senate rejected it on June 22, 2023, so the rule stayed in force.

June 13, 2023Supports Gun Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, criminalizing the sale, making or import of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity magazines. The House passed it 217-213.

July 29, 2022Supports Gun Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for final House passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which widened background checks for buyers under 21 and closed the dating-partner gun loophole. The House agreed 234-193 and it became Public Law 117-159.

June 24, 2022Supports Gun Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 2377, a bill letting federal courts temporarily take guns from someone found dangerous and funding state red flag laws. The House passed it 224-202.

June 9, 2022Supports Gun Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, raising the buying age for many semiautomatic rifles to 21 and banning new large-capacity magazines. The House passed it 223-204.

June 8, 2022Supports Gun Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act, a bill giving dealers at least ten business days, up from three, for a background check. The House passed it 219-210.

March 11, 2021Supports Gun Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, a bill requiring a background check on nearly every private gun sale, including at gun shows. The House passed it 227-203.

March 11, 2021Supports Gun Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H. R. 38, a proposal to require recognition across states of qualifying concealed-handgun carrying rights and permits. The House passed the measure.

December 6, 2017Supports Gun Control

Source: clerk.house.gov

Convened a gun-violence prevention roundtable in Pomona with affected families, activists and community leaders after taking part in the House floor sit-in the previous week. The event built on the House sit-in demanding consideration of gun-safety legislation and included advocacy for background checks on all gun sales.

June 30, 2016Supports Gun Control

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted for AB1014, a proposal to authorize temporary emergency, ex parte and one-year gun-violence restraining orders restricting firearm and ammunition possession when statutory danger findings were met, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

August 27, 2014Supports Gun Control

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB374, a proposal to expand California’s assault-weapon classification to specified semiautomatic centerfire rifles without a fixed magazine and require registration of qualifying existing firearms, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

September 12, 2013Supports Gun Control

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Joined the congressional amicus brief in Danco and GenBioPro’s Louisiana v. FDA proceedings seeking a stay of the Fifth Circuit order reinstating in-person mifepristone dispensing restrictions, defending medication-abortion access by mail or pharmacy and FDA’s scientific review.

May 4, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: democrats.senate.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 6945, a bill letting states spend federal welfare block grant money on pregnancy centers that promote carrying to term. It passed the House 215-209.

January 21, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 21, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, requiring newborn care for a baby born alive after an attempted abortion. The House passed it 217-204, but the Senate has not passed it.

January 23, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined the 263-member congressional amicus brief in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, defending FDA’s 2016 and 2021 mifepristone access decisions and urging reversal of the Fifth Circuit’s restrictions. She also joined the April 11, 2023 Fifth Circuit brief in the same case.

January 30, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: supremecourt.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 26, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, requiring medical care for a child born alive after an attempted abortion. The House passed it 220-210, but the Senate never took it up.

January 11, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 8373, the Right to Contraception Act, writing into federal law the right to obtain contraception and providers' right to supply it. The House passed it 228-195.

July 21, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 8297, which barred states from interfering with travel across state lines for abortion care or with anyone who helps. The House passed it 223-205.

July 15, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 8296, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2022, creating a federal right to abortion care after Roe v. Wade was overturned. The House passed it 219-210.

July 15, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act, creating a federal right to abortion care and barring state restrictions such as waiting periods. The House passed it 218-211.

September 24, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined the 236-member congressional amicus brief filed in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, defending Roe and Casey protections for abortion before viability and opposing Mississippi’s 15-week ban.

September 20, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: supremecourt.gov

Voted for H.R. 239, a bill to bar the veterans agency from charging veterans copays for contraceptives that private insurance must cover free. The House passed it 245-181.

June 24, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Was publicly identified as joining the congressional amicus brief in ACOG v. FDA challenging in-person dispensing restrictions on mifepristone during the COVID-19 emergency, including access for abortion and miscarriage care.

February 12, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: nadler.house.gov

Voted against H. R. 36, a proposal to generally prohibit abortions at or after 20 weeks after fertilization, subject to specified exceptions. The House passed the measure.

October 3, 2017Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for AB154, a proposal to permit trained nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives and physician assistants to perform first-trimester aspiration abortions under statutory safeguards, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

August 26, 2013Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for H.R. 8873, the Presidential Election Reform Act, requiring electors be chosen under state law set before election day and narrowing grounds for objections. The House passed it 229-203.

September 21, 2022Supports Election Integrity

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 8314, which would have stopped larger tax-exempt groups taking foreign money from giving to political committees for eight years. The 218-181 count fell short of the two-thirds needed, so the bill failed in the House.

September 17, 2024Opposes Limit Foreign Influence

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, placed into S. 1071, setting defense policy and Defense Department spending. The House passed it 312-112, the Senate agreed, and it became Public Law 119-60 on December 18, 2025.

December 10, 2025Supports National Defense

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for final House passage of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, which sets military policy and spending and raises junior enlisted pay. The House agreed 281-140 and it became Public Law 118-159.

December 11, 2024Supports National Defense

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the final House-Senate deal on H.R. 2670, the 2024 defense policy law, setting Defense Department policy and approving its programs and military construction. The House agreed 310-118 and it became law December 22, 2023 (Public Law 118-31).

December 14, 2023Supports National Defense

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which set defense policy and approved Defense Department programs and military construction. The House passed it 329-101.

July 14, 2022Supports National Defense

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, which set defense policy and approved Defense Department programs and military construction. The House passed it 316-113.

September 23, 2021Supports National Defense

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 5515, a proposal to authorize fiscal-year 2019 Defense Department programs, military construction and military personnel levels. The House approved the motion.

July 26, 2018Supports National Defense

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 9500, the Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act. It would let scam victims deduct the stolen money on their federal taxes again and waive the 10% penalty on related early retirement withdrawals. It passed the House 408-17.

September 15, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 1, which extended the 2017 tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid, and raised the debt limit. The House agreed 218-214, and it was signed into law on July 4, 2025 as Public Law 119-21.

July 3, 2025Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H. R. 1, a proposal to cut individual income-tax rates and the corporate tax rate and increase the estate-tax exemption in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The House approved the motion.

December 20, 2017Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for AB X3 3, a proposal to temporarily increase state sales, income and vehicle-license taxes, reduce dependent tax credits, and continuously appropriate specified vehicle-fee revenue for local safety and protection programs, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

February 19, 2009Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 2071, the Save Our Shrimpers Act, which blocks U.S. money to international financial institutions for financing foreign shrimp farms. It passed the House 391-18.

May 12, 2026Opposes Foreign Trade

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to terminate the national emergency the President declared on February 1, 2025 in Executive Order 14193, the order used to impose tariffs. It passed the House 219-211.

February 11, 2026Supports Foreign Trade

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 6504, the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act, which keeps duty-free treatment for clothing imported from Haiti through 2028. It passed the House 345-45.

January 12, 2026Supports Foreign Trade

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 2683, the Remote Access Security Act, which extends U.S. export controls to cover foreign access to controlled technology over a network. It passed the House 369-22.

January 12, 2026Opposes Foreign Trade

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined the congressional amicus brief in V.O.S. Selections v. Trump arguing that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act did not authorize the President’s tariffs and defending Congress’s statutory controls over tariff authority.

July 8, 2025Supports Foreign Trade

Source: foreign.senate.gov

Voted for H. R. 5430, a proposal to implement the United States–Mexico–Canada trade agreement. The House passed the measure.

December 19, 2019Supports Foreign Trade

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H. R. 644, a proposal to reauthorize federal customs trade-facilitation and enforcement programs. The House approved the motion.

December 11, 2015Opposes Foreign Trade

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H. R. 702, a proposal to remove federal restrictions on crude-oil exports. The House passed the measure.

October 9, 2015Opposes Foreign Trade

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 7757, the KIDS Act, which makes online platforms limit minors' access to sexual material and give parents controls. It passed the House 267-117.

June 29, 2026Supports Data Privacy

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against extending until July 2, 2026 the foreign intelligence surveillance authorities in Title VII of FISA, covering surveillance of targets outside the United States. It failed the House 198-218, short of the two-thirds majority needed.

June 11, 2026Supports Data Privacy

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing S. 4465, which extends the FISA Title VII foreign surveillance authorities until June 12, 2026. It passed the House 261-111.

April 30, 2026Supports Data Privacy

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined 93 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief in Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent, opposing IRS–ICE tax-information sharing for civil immigration enforcement and defending statutory taxpayer confidentiality. The brief urged reversal of the denial of a preliminary injunction; this record concerns her participation in the filing.

July 7, 2025Supports Data Privacy

Source: juliabrownley.house.gov

Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which makes posting nonconsensual intimate images, including deepfakes, a crime and orders 48-hour takedowns. The House passed it 409-2, and it became law on May 19, 2025.

April 28, 2025Supports Data Privacy

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 4639, the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, which the House passed 219-199. It would bar police and intelligence agencies from buying Americans' personal records from data brokers instead of getting a warrant. The Senate never acted, and the bill died.

April 17, 2024Opposes Data Privacy

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 2048, a proposal to restrict bulk collection under intelligence-surveillance authorities and add FISA court and disclosure safeguards. The House passed the measure.

May 13, 2015Supports Data Privacy

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for SB828, a proposal to prohibit California assistance to a federal agency’s electronically stored information or metadata collection when the state had actual knowledge that the collection was illegal or unconstitutional, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

August 28, 2014Supports Data Privacy

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB1327, a proposal to limit public-agency use of drones, impose public-notice and data-retention safeguards, and prohibit weaponizing drones absent federal authorization, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

August 26, 2014Supports Data Privacy

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB962, a proposal to require qualifying new smartphones sold in California to include an owner-controlled technological solution capable of rendering essential functions unusable to an unauthorized user, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

August 11, 2014Supports Data Privacy

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB46, a proposal to extend data-breach notification protections to credentials that enabled access to online or email accounts, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

September 4, 2013Supports Data Privacy

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB32, a proposal to strengthen removal and injunction remedies for publishing a public official’s home address or telephone number online after a qualifying demand, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

August 17, 2009Supports Data Privacy

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 2616, the PROTECT Kids Act, requiring parental consent before federally funded elementary and middle schools change a student's gender on forms. It passed the House 217-198.

May 20, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing S. 1383 as rewritten by the House into the SAVE America Act, requiring citizenship proof to register and photo ID to vote. It passed the House 218-213.

February 11, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted no on H.R. 498, the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act, opposing a ban on federal Medicaid payment for gender transition care for minors. The House passed it 215-201. It is not law.

December 18, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted no on H.R. 3492, the Protect Children's Innocence Act, opposing federal criminal penalties for providing gender-transition care to minors. The House passed it 216-211. The bill sits in a Senate committee and has not become law.

December 17, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

As ranking member of the Modernization and Innovation Subcommittee, helped launch a House Gallery closed-captioning pilot with four secure tablets providing real-time captions for up to eight visitors, in partnership with House recording and accessibility offices.

September 16, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: torres.house.gov

Joined the congressional amicus brief filed in Trump v. CASA and related birthright-citizenship cases, opposing a stay of injunctions and arguing that the executive order violated the citizenship guarantee enacted in the Immigration and Nationality Act.

April 29, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: supremecourt.gov

Joined the congressional amicus brief filed in New York v. McMahon in the District of Massachusetts opposing the dismantling of the Department of Education, defending civil-rights enforcement and delivery of federal grants for students with disabilities and low-income school districts.

April 23, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: assistantdemocraticleader.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 28, a bill to bar federally funded schools from letting anyone male at birth play on girls' or women's teams. The House passed it 218-206, but the Senate has not passed it.

January 14, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Was a congressional requester addressed in GAO’s July 25, 2024 report completing an earlier joint request for an audit of federal-judiciary workplace misconduct safeguards. The report assessed complaint systems and documented limits on investigators’ access to judicial employees.

July 25, 2024Supports Civil Rights

Source: torres.house.gov

Released the Federal Judicial Center–National Academy of Public Administration study she directed through FY2023 appropriations, examining workplace sexual harassment and misconduct safeguards and identifying reforms for the federal judiciary.

July 17, 2024Supports Civil Rights

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted no on H.J. Res. 165, a resolution to wipe out the 2024 Title IX rule that extended sex discrimination protections to gender identity and sexual orientation. The House passed it 210-205, but the Senate never voted, so Congress did not repeal the rule.

July 11, 2024Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 734, which would have barred schools getting federal money from letting anyone male at birth join a women's or girls' team. The bill treated that as sex discrimination under Title IX. It passed the House 219-203 and died in the Senate.

April 20, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for sending H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, to the President: it made states recognize valid same-sex and interracial marriages. The House passed it 258-169, and it became law.

December 8, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for S. 4524, which made contract terms barring sharing facts or criticism unenforceable in sexual assault and sexual harassment cases. The House passed it 315-109, and it became law.

November 16, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 4176, the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act, which required federal government surveys to offer voluntary questions on sexual orientation and gender identity. The House passed it 220-201.

June 23, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 2116, the CROWN Act, barring discrimination based on hair texture or hairstyles associated with race in jobs, housing and education. The House passed it 235-189.

March 18, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 3485, which imposed entry bans on foreigners responsible for human rights abuses against people for their sexual orientation or gender identity. The House passed it 227-206.

February 9, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 4445, which let people alleging sexual assault or harassment take their claim to court despite a contract requiring private arbitration. The House passed it 335-97, and it became law.

February 7, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, a bill to expand early and mail voting and restore the Voting Rights Act. The House sent it to the Senate 220-203. The Senate never passed it.

January 13, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, extending break time and a private space to pump breast milk to salaried workers. The House passed it 276-149.

October 22, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, restoring federal approval of voting changes in places with a record of discrimination. The House passed it 219-212.

August 24, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 1443, a bill to make lenders report credit application data for LGBTQ-owned businesses so fair lending laws can be enforced. The House passed it 252-176.

June 24, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 2062, a bill letting workers win an age discrimination claim by showing age was a motivating factor, not the sole cause. The House passed it 247-178.

June 23, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which required employers to make reasonable work changes for workers affected by pregnancy or childbirth. The House passed it 315-101.

May 14, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 51, a proposal to admit most of the District of Columbia as a new state while retaining a federal capital district. The House passed the measure.

April 22, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, narrowing employers' defenses for paying men and women differently and protecting workers who discuss pay. The House passed it 217-210.

April 15, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 1620, a bill to renew the Violence Against Women Act through 2026 and add housing protections and gun restrictions for convicted abusers. The House passed it 244-172.

March 17, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.J.Res. 17, which removed the deadline for states to approve the Equal Rights Amendment, which would bar discrimination based on sex. The House passed it 222-204.

March 17, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 5, which added sexual orientation and gender identity to the categories protected from discrimination in jobs, housing, credit, education and public accommodations. The House passed it 224-206.

February 25, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against objections to counting the Electoral College votes of Arizona on January 6 and Pennsylvania on January 7, 2021. The House rejected both objections, and the joint session completed the electoral count.

January 7, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined the congressional amicus brief in Bostock, Zarda and Harris Funeral Homes supporting employees’ claims that Title VII prohibited workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

July 3, 2019Supports Civil Rights

Source: supremecourt.gov

Voted for H. R. 1, a proposal to expand voter registration and ballot access, revise campaign-finance disclosure and public financing, and strengthen public-official ethics rules. The House passed the measure.

March 8, 2019Supports Civil Rights

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined the congressional amicus brief in Obergefell v. Hodges and related cases arguing that state bans on same-sex marriage violated equal protection and improperly denied couples marriage-related federal rights and benefits.

March 6, 2015Supports Civil Rights

Source: assets.aclu.org

Voted for AB60, a proposal to authorize driver’s licenses for qualifying applicants who lacked proof of authorized U.S. presence, with identification, residency and nondiscrimination protections, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

September 12, 2013Supports Civil Rights

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB1172, a proposal to prohibit licensed mental-health providers from performing sexual-orientation change efforts on minors, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

August 28, 2012Supports Civil Rights

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB48, a proposal to require California instruction to include contributions of LGBT people and people with disabilities and prohibit discriminatory instructional materials, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

July 5, 2011Supports Civil Rights

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB54, a proposal to recognize same-sex marriages performed outside California before November 5, 2008, and grant later out-of-state couples equivalent rights and benefits without the marriage designation, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

September 3, 2009Supports Civil Rights

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted against a $200 filing fee for submitting notices of intent to circulate initiative petitions and referendum petitions in Pomona. The council adopted the refundable fee despite her opposition.

June 17, 2002Supports Civil Rights

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us

Voted to pass H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act. It would require state regulators to consider making big data centers pay the full cost of grid upgrades built for them. It passed the House 417-3.

September 16, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 6955, the Main Street Act, which loosens banking rules on new bank formation, federal supervision, mergers, and capital and leverage requirements. It passed the House 270-155.

July 21, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 2478, the Financial Exploitation Prevention Act, letting investment companies delay cashing out an account of a possibly exploited older investor. It passed the House 414-2.

June 25, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 2988, which requires managers of workplace retirement plans to make investment choices on financial factors alone. It passed the House 213-205.

January 15, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined an amicus brief in Boyle v. Trump at the Fourth Circuit, defending statutory removal protections for Consumer Product Safety Commission members and the agency’s independence in enforcing product safety.

August 29, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: klobuchar.senate.gov

Voted against sending S.J.Res. 13 to the President; the House approved it anyway, 220-207. It cancelled the bank regulator's 2024 rule that had ended fast automatic approvals and short application forms for bank mergers. It was signed into law on June 20, 2025 as Public Law 119-19.

May 20, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined the congressional amicus brief in National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought opposing the executive branch’s effective dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and defending its statutory enforcement against predatory financial practices.

May 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: democrats.senate.gov

Voted against passing S.J.Res. 18, sending it to the President to repeal the consumer bureau rule limiting overdraft fees at very large banks to $5. The House passed it 217-211, and it became Public Law 119-10 on May 9, 2025.

April 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing S.J.Res. 28, 219-211, sending it to the President to repeal the rule that put the largest digital payment apps under federal supervision. It was signed on May 9, 2025 as Public Law 119-11.

April 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 109, a measure to wipe out SEC guidance requiring firms holding customers' crypto to carry those assets on their own books. It passed the House 228-182 and the Senate, but was vetoed. The July 11, 2024 override failed, so the guidance remained.

May 8, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 2799, the Expanding Access to Capital Act, a bill to loosen securities rules for smaller companies and widen access to private offerings. The House passed it 212-205, but the Senate never took it up, so it did not become law.

March 8, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.J.Res. 98 by 206-177, a resolution cancelling a labor board rule that eased treating franchise chains and owners as joint employers. The Senate agreed, but the president vetoed it on May 3, 2024, and the House override failed.

January 12, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against sending S.J.Res. 32 to the President to cancel the consumer bureau rule making lenders report small-business loan data, including loans to minority-owned firms. The House passed it 221-202, but the President vetoed it and the Senate override failed, so the rule stayed.

December 1, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 3843, a bill to raise merger filing fees on the largest deals to fund anti-monopoly enforcement and require disclosure of foreign subsidies. The House passed it 242-184.

September 29, 2022Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 7688, a bill to ban selling fuel at grossly unfair prices during a declared energy emergency. The House passed it 217-207.

May 19, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 963, the FAIR Act, which let people reject forced private arbitration in employment, consumer, competition law, and civil rights disputes. The House passed it 222-209.

March 17, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 2668, a bill restoring the Federal Trade Commission's power to seek court-ordered refunds from companies engaged in fraud or false advertising. The House passed it 221-205.

July 20, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for sending S.J.Res. 13 to the President to cancel a rule giving employers the evidence behind a discrimination finding before settlement talks. The House passed it 219-210.

June 24, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for sending S.J.Res. 15 to the President to cancel the true lender rule, which let national banks front loans escaping state rate caps. The House passed it 218-208.

June 24, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 1187, a bill to make public companies disclose climate risk, political spending, executive pay, and other environmental, social, and governance measures. The House passed it 215-214.

June 16, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 2547, the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act, which restricted debt collection practices and extended student loan protections to private loans. The House passed it 215-207.

May 13, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 987, a proposal to strengthen generic-drug competition and health-insurance marketplace outreach and consumer protections. The House passed the measure.

May 16, 2019Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 1644, a proposal to restore the FCC’s 2015 open-internet order and associated net-neutrality rules. The House passed the measure.

April 10, 2019Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against S. 2155, a proposal to relax banking regulation, including raising the statutory asset threshold for automatic enhanced prudential standards from $50 billion to $250 billion. The House passed the measure.

May 22, 2018Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H. R. 10, a proposal to repeal or relax substantial Dodd–Frank financial-regulation and consumer-protection provisions under the Financial CHOICE Act. The House passed the measure.

June 8, 2017Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H. R. 1599, a proposal to establish federal rules for bioengineered-food labeling and preempt specified state labeling requirements. The House passed the measure.

July 23, 2015Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: clerk.house.gov

Co-led a May 21 congressional request for a clear Corinthian Colleges loan-relief process, followed by the Education Department’s documented June 8 announcement of streamlined federal-loan discharge procedures, a simpler application and dedicated borrower-defense assistance for affected former students.

June 8, 2015Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted for SB962, a proposal to require qualifying new smartphones sold in California to include an owner-controlled technological solution capable of rendering essential functions unusable to an unauthorized user, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

August 11, 2014Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB46, a proposal to extend data-breach notification protections to credentials that enabled access to online or email accounts, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

September 4, 2013Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB999, a proposal to strengthen long-term-care insurance rate oversight and consumer disclosures, including availability of specimen policies, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

August 30, 2012Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB900, a proposal to prohibit specified foreclosure steps while a complete loan-modification application remained pending and provide borrowers a single point of contact and enforcement remedies, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

July 2, 2012Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB52, a proposal to require prior state approval of health-insurance rate increases and prohibit excessive or discriminatory rates, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

June 2, 2011Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB1474, a proposal to authorize the Agricultural Labor Relations Board to set aside an employer-tainted representation election and certify a union supported by a majority of authorization cards, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

August 16, 2010Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Announced a $25 million FY2026 INFRA award for Phase 2 of the SR-71 Gap Closure Project after earlier documented support for LA Metro’s application in a letter to the transportation secretary. The funded plan covered widening between I-10 and Mission Boulevard, railroad bridges, soundwalls and an accessible pedestrian crossing.

October 5, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 9497, the Water Resources Development Act of 2026. It would authorize Army Corps of Engineers projects for ports, waterways, flood protection and ecosystem restoration nationwide. It passed the House 415-9.

September 16, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: clerk.house.gov

Announced a $7.37 million FAA Airport Improvement Program grant for rehabilitation of Ontario International Airport’s north runway, reporting her support in securing the award. The grant was distinct from the airport’s completed south-runway reconstruction and earlier taxiway awards.

July 22, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: torres.house.gov

Jointly recommended and announced approved Modernization Initiatives Account funding for House digital signage and a wayfinding app, with displays at nine public entrances and digital directions to offices, hearings and floor proceedings.

May 21, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted to pass S. 1020, which lets federal energy regulators extend construction deadlines for hydropower projects licensed before March 2020. It passed the House 394-14.

April 21, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 5201, the Kari's Law Reporting Act, making the FCC report on enforcing the rule that office phones allow direct 911 calls. It passed the House 405-5.

April 21, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 5200, the Emergency Reporting Act, which makes the FCC investigate and report on 911 and other emergency communications outages. It passed the House 386-7.

April 20, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 1681, which sets up an interagency team to speed federal review of requests to run communications lines across federal land. It passed the House 384-9.

April 20, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: clerk.house.gov

Questioned FAA Acting Administrator Chris Rocheleau at the FY2026 budget hearing about near misses, safety oversight, staffing and workers maintaining legacy aviation systems. She also sought updates on cabin-safety studies and runway approach-lighting improvements using more efficient bulbs.

June 4, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: torres.house.gov

Worked with Pete Aguilar to secure and announce $19,808,986 in federal Safe Streets and Roads for All funding for Fontana’s Foothill Boulevard safety improvements, including bike lanes, accessible sidewalks and ramps, signage and bus stops.

December 13, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: torres.house.gov

Announced the Brightline West High-Speed Corridor’s receipt of a $3 billion Federal Railroad Administration grant after earlier documented federal support for the project, alongside $500,000 for Rancho Cucamonga. The award supported rail construction connecting between Rancho Cucamonga and Las Vegas.

December 6, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: torres.house.gov

Announced a $15,938,310 FY2023 FAA Airport Improvement Program grant for Ontario International Airport runway and taxiway reconstruction and repair, reporting her earlier support for the grant.

September 18, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: torres.house.gov

Worked with Pete Aguilar to secure and announce a $15 million federal RAISE transportation grant for Fontana’s Building a Better Connected Inland Empire project, funding safer streets, bicycle routes and transportation connections.

August 10, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted to send H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to the President: roughly $1 trillion for roads, bridges, transit, broadband and water. The House passed it 228-206.

November 5, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for SB1029, a proposal to add public appropriations for California’s high-speed rail system to the 2012–13 state budget, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

July 5, 2012Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB2514, a proposal to require consideration and adoption, where appropriate, of cost-effective energy-storage procurement targets for utilities, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

August 27, 2010Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for SB X7 2, a proposal to submit $11.14 billion in general-obligation water-supply and safe-drinking-water bonds before California voters, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

November 4, 2009Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for H.Con.Res. 93, directing the President to pull U.S. forces out of hostilities against Iran unless Congress declares war or authorizes force. Forces needed to stop an imminent attack were exempt. It passed the House 220-204.

September 15, 2026Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 256, which repealed the 2002 law allowing military force against Iraq, withdrawing the standing legal basis for military action there. The House passed it 268-161.

June 17, 2021Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 8369, which would have ordered delivery of weapons shipments to Israel that the president had paused. It would have frozen some Pentagon, State Department and White House funds until delivery. The House passed it 224-187.

May 16, 2024Opposes U.S.-Israel Ties

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 8034, which approved $26 billion in U.S. taxpayer money: military aid for Israel and funds for U.S. forces nearby. About $9 billion of it was humanitarian aid, and none could go to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. It passed 366-58 and became law in April 2024.

April 20, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

Source: clerk.house.gov

Took an all-expenses-paid trip to Israel in March 2024, paid for by the American Israel Education Foundation, an organization tied to AIPAC, a group that lobbies Congress for U.S. military aid and support for Israel.

March 24, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

Source: disclosures-clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 5323, which gave Israel $1 billion in U.S. taxpayer money to restock its Iron Dome rocket-defense system. The House passed it 420-9. The money later became law inside a 2022 spending bill.

September 23, 2021Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

Source: clerk.house.gov

Was listed in CFT’s dated endorsement slate for the November 3, 2026 general election in California’s 35th Congressional District.

September 29, 2026

Source: cft.org

Voted against passing H.R. 10326, the PROOF Act. It would require states to give the Justice Department records it requests to investigate fraud in Medicaid, SNAP, welfare and other federal programs. It passed the House 217-207.

September 16, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against sending H.R. 5334, the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, to the President. It imposed sanctions on Russia, extended Iran sanctions to 2031, and let the President put tariffs up to 100% on buyers of Russian energy. The House agreed 262-159, and it became law on September 18, 2026.

September 16, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against setting aside H.Res. 1486, a resolution to impeach President Trump over ICE and Border Patrol actions, which would have kept it alive. The House set it aside 232-147.

September 15, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.

September 3, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 1, a proposed constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to have nine justices, one chief justice and eight associate justices. It failed the House 212-206, short of the two-thirds majority needed.

September 2, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against a resolution condemning socialism in all its forms. The House passed it 220-192 (House Resolution 1490).

September 1, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Was endorsed for reelection by Brady in its 2026 congressional slate, naming her as Norma Torres of California’s 35th District.

July 30, 2026

Source: elections.bradyunited.org

Voted against passing H.R. 8884, a bill to extend through 2031 Social Security projects that help disability insurance recipients return to work. It passed the House 232-188.

July 23, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, setting Defense Department policy, troop levels and equipment purchases. It passed the House 216-212.

July 22, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 9770, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027, which would keep federal agencies funded at current levels through December 4, 2026. It passed the House 220-205.

July 21, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 8595, the 2027 State Department and national security appropriations bill, setting the year's funding for the State Department and related programs. It passed the House 217-209.

July 15, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 139, the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, a bill to make daylight saving time permanent. It passed the House 308-117.

July 14, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 7128, which renews through 2034 the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Program covering part of insurers' losses from a terrorist attack. It passed the House 373-15.

June 29, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for the final House action on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, agreeing to the Senate's last set of changes. The act reshapes federal housing programs, including oversight of housing counseling grants and help for state and local governments. The House agreed 358-32 and it became Public Law 119-101.

June 23, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 8464, the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act, which requires agencies to pause or condition suspect payment requests before approving them. It passed the House 218-200.

June 10, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 8312, a bill to move federal payment-integrity work to the Treasury and create a new inspector general for fraud and recovery. It passed the House 240-181.

June 10, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 7892, the No Aid for Ghost Students Act, making the Education Department screen every federal student aid application for identity fraud. It passed the House 249-172.

June 10, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing S. 2, the Secure America Act, a bill to provide $70 billion through 2029 for immigration enforcement and border security. It passed the House 214-212.

June 9, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 8646, the 2027 Agriculture and FDA appropriations bill, setting the year's funding for the Agriculture Department and the FDA. It passed the House 213-210.

June 4, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 7726, which adds penalties for states that misuse the federal block grant helping low-income working families pay for child care. It passed the House 217-207.

June 3, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Visited the Adelanto ICE Processing Center to conduct oversight of detention conditions, medical care and food concerns, and met with facility officials about reports raised by detainees and families.

June 1, 2026

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 6047, a bill to widen several veterans and survivors benefits and add an $833.33 monthly allowance for certain disabled veterans. It passed the House 235-179.

May 21, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 1329, the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Act, which sets the South Monument site on the National Mall as the museum's location. It failed the House 204-216.

May 21, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 8365, the Monitor Accountability Act, setting conditions on appointing the independent monitors who oversee governments under court consent decrees. It passed the House 219-204.

May 14, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 5625, the Cashless Bail Reporting Act, making the Justice Department list yearly the governments releasing certain defendants without cash bail. It passed the House 308-116.

May 14, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 6260, which treats posting criminal and immigration bail bonds as insurance business under federal insurance-fraud law. It passed the House 243-179.

May 14, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 2853, the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, which widens federal enforcement against organized retail and supply chain theft. It passed the House 348-60.

May 12, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 7567, the 2026 farm bill, renewing Agriculture Department crop support, conservation, food aid and rural development programs through 2031. It passed the House 224-200.

April 30, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing S. 1318 as rewritten by the House, which renews foreign surveillance powers under FISA until April 2029 with added Section 702 protections. It passed the House 235-191.

April 29, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 5587, the HEATS Act, exempting geothermal drilling on state and private land from federal permits and environmental review. It passed the House 231-186.

April 23, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 6387, the FIRE Act, a bill to change how wildfire smoke and other exceptional events count under the Clean Air Act. It passed the House 220-198.

April 22, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 7613, the ALERT Act, which tightens aircraft tracking and communication requirements and expands aviation safety oversight. It passed the House 396-10.

April 14, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 7084, a bill letting the President bar ships that called at a port seized by a Western Hemisphere country. It passed the House 247-164.

March 27, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 8029, the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act, funding Homeland Security and ending the partial shutdown that began February 14, 2026. It passed the House 218-206.

March 26, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 5103, a bill setting up a federal commission on crime and immigration in Washington, DC and a federal cleanup program there. It passed the House 218-206.

March 25, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 4638, the BOWOW Act, making harming a law enforcement working animal grounds to bar a non-citizen from entry or deport them. It passed the House 228-190.

March 19, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 1958, the Deporting Fraudsters Act, making public benefits fraud grounds to bar someone from entry or deport them. It passed the House 231-186.

March 18, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass S. 3971, which renews the federal small business research and technology transfer grant programs through 2031. It passed the House 345-41.

March 17, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 7744, a bill funding Homeland Security for the rest of the year and ending the partial shutdown begun February 14, 2026. It passed the House 221-209.

March 5, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for S. 2503, the ROTOR Act, which tightens aircraft tracking and communication requirements and expands aviation safety oversight. It failed the House 264-133, short of the two-thirds majority needed.

February 24, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Was listed as the California Democratic Party’s ratified 2026 primary endorsement for California’s 35th Congressional District.

February 22, 2026

Source: cadem.org

Voted against passing H.R. 2189, which takes less-than-lethal projectile devices such as certain TASERs out of Gun Control Act regulation. It passed the House 233-185.

February 12, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 3617, a bill to direct the Energy Department to secure the supply of minerals it considers essential to U.S. energy security. It passed the House 223-206.

February 11, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 1531, the PROTECT Taiwan Act, seeking China's exclusion from six international financial bodies if the President reports China threatening Taiwan. It passed the House 395-2.

February 9, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 142, which overturns a District of Columbia Council tax act and restores the District's practice of following federal tax law. It passed the House 215-210 and became law.

February 4, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 4090, the Critical Mineral Dominance Act, which directs the Interior Department to speed up and expand mineral production on federal land. It passed the House 224-195.

February 4, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing the Senate's version of H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which funds several federal departments and became law. The House agreed 217-214.

February 3, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 980, which drops the rule that Veterans Affairs education and career counselling on college campuses be delivered only by VA staff. It passed the House 402-2.

February 2, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Was announced as a Latino Victory Fund endorsement for California’s 35th Congressional District in the 2026 midterm cycle.

January 30, 2026

Source: latinovictory.org

Voted against passing H.R. 7147, a stopgap funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security. The House passed it 220-207; after Senate changes it became law as Public Law 119-86 on April 30, 2026.

January 22, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 6359, the Pregnant Students' Rights Act, making colleges that take federal student aid tell students about pregnant students' rights and resources. It passed the House 217-211.

January 22, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 5764, the AI for Main Street Act, which has Small Business Development Centers help small businesses evaluate and use artificial intelligence. It passed the House 395-14.

January 20, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted to pass H.R. 5763, the Main Street Parity Act, lowering the down payment a small business must put up for SBA property loans. It passed the House 383-8.

January 20, 2026

Source: clerk.house.gov

Was endorsed by DMFI PAC in its announced slate for the 2026 House primary cycle, identifying her as Norma Torres of California’s 35th District.

December 16, 2025

Source: dmfipac.org

Voted against passing H.R. 4371, the Kayla Hamilton Act, requiring locked placement for immigrant children 12 and older with gang tattoos or criminal records. The House passed it 225-201, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

December 16, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 3668, a bill making federal energy regulators the sole lead agency for gas pipeline reviews and ending states' water quality sign-off. The House passed it 213-184, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

December 12, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 3898, the PERMIT Act, speeding Clean Water Act permits, limiting states' power to block projects and dropping groundwater from protection. The House passed it 221-205, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

December 11, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 5214, a bill to require pretrial jail for violent crimes in Washington, DC and bar no-cash release for other public-safety crimes. The House passed it 237-179, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

November 19, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 5371, the funding bill ending the 43-day shutdown and funding most agencies into January 2026. The House agreed 222-209, and it became Public Law 119-37 on November 12, 2025.

November 12, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Joined a congressional amicus brief in Trump v. Illinois urging the Supreme Court to preserve statutory limits and judicial review of the President’s domestic National Guard deployment authority.

November 10, 2025

Source: durbin.senate.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 3062, a bill to replace the presidential permit for cross-border oil, gas, and power lines with a faster agency certificate. The House passed it 224-203, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

September 18, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 5140, which the House passed 225-203. The bill would let District of Columbia prosecutors charge children as young as 14 as adults for certain serious crimes, down from 16. The Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

September 16, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 3838, the House defense policy bill for fiscal year 2026, authorizing Defense Department and nuclear security funding. The House passed it 231-196; this bill never became law, and S. 1071 became the final 2026 defense law.

September 10, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 1919, which would stop the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital dollar, holding individual accounts, or even studying one without Congress's approval. It passed the House 219-210 and is still pending in the Senate.

July 17, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing S. 1582, the GENIUS Act, setting federal rules for payment stablecoins, digital tokens meant to hold a steady value. Only approved banks and licensed issuers may issue them, backed one-for-one by reserves. The House passed it 308-122 and it became Public Law 119-27 on July 18, 2025.

July 17, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 875, a bill making drunk or drugged driving grounds to bar an immigrant from entry or deport one already here. The House passed it 246-160, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

June 26, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 2056, a bill to bar the District of Columbia from limiting how its agencies share immigration information or honor federal detainers. The House passed it 224-194, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.

June 12, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, canceling about $9.4 billion in approved but unspent foreign aid and public broadcasting money. The House vote was 214-212; the Senate trimmed it, and the smaller package became law July 24, 2025.

June 12, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 884, a bill to stop noncitizens from voting in District of Columbia elections by repealing a 2022 DC law. A no vote kept that DC law. It passed the House 266-148 and is still waiting on the Senate.

June 10, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Attempted a congressional oversight visit to the Roybal Federal Building’s immigration detention facilities in Los Angeles. Her official account reported denial of entry and exposure to chemical agents requiring medical attention.

June 7, 2025

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 2931, the Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act, making the small-business agency move offices out of sanctuary areas within 60 days. The House passed it 211-199.

June 5, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, at the House's first vote on it, 215-214. The package extended the 2017 income tax cuts, reduced Medicaid and food assistance, and raised the debt limit. The House later agreed to the Senate's version 218-214, and it was signed into law.

May 22, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, requiring paper proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport, to register to vote. The House passed it 220-208, but the Senate has not taken it up.

April 10, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 25, which canceled the IRS rule requiring decentralized crypto trading services to report their users' sale proceeds to the tax agency. It passed the House 292-132 and became law.

March 11, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Was publicly introduced as chair of the New Democrat Coalition Housing, Infrastructure and Transportation Working Group at the coalition’s launch of its 119th-Congress policy working groups.

February 26, 2025

Source: newdemocratcoalition.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 35, a bill making fleeing Border Patrol by vehicle near the border a crime punishable by prison. The House passed it 264-155, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.

February 13, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, sending it to the president to require jailing immigrants here illegally who are arrested for theft. The House passed it 263-156, and it became law on January 29, 2025.

January 22, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 30, a bill barring entry and allowing deportation of non-citizens for sex offenses, domestic violence, stalking or child abuse. The House passed it 274-145, but the Senate has not passed it.

January 16, 2025

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 7673, the Liberty in Laundry Act, barring clothes washer efficiency rules unless found workable and unlikely to raise buyers' costs. The House passed it 215-200, but the Senate never acted, so the bill died when the 118th Congress ended.

December 10, 2024

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 5717, a bill denying certain federal immigration funds to states and localities that limit information sharing or ignore detention requests. It passed the House 219-186, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.

September 20, 2024

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 7909, a bill making immigrants deportable or barred from entry for stalking, child abuse, sex offenses or domestic violence. It passed the House 266-158, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.

September 18, 2024

Source: clerk.house.gov

Co-led a roundtable with Hank Johnson on sexual harassment and workplace misconduct in the federal judiciary, bringing investigators and advocates together to examine reporting barriers and employee remedies.

September 9, 2024

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted no on H.R. 8281, the SAVE Act, opposing a documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement for federal voter registration. The House passed it 221-198. The Senate never voted on it, and the bill died at the end of the 118th Congress.

July 10, 2024

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 7637, the Refrigerator Freedom Act, barring refrigerator and freezer efficiency standards unless found workable and not costlier for consumers. The House passed it 212-192, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.

July 9, 2024

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 8070, the House's fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill, setting Defense Department policy and raising junior enlisted pay. The House passed it 217-199; its provisions became law through H.R. 5009 in December 2024.

June 14, 2024

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 8282, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, sanctioning foreigners who help the International Criminal Court prosecute Americans or allied citizens. The House passed it 247-155, but the Senate never voted, so the bill died.

June 4, 2024

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 192, a bill to bar noncitizens from voting in District of Columbia elections by repealing the 2022 DC law allowing it. The House passed it 262-143, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.

May 23, 2024

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 5403, the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, a bill to bar the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital dollar or individual accounts. The House passed it 216-192, but the Senate never took it up, so the bill died.

May 23, 2024

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.R. 6090, which would have told the Education Department to use a set definition of antisemitism in campus discrimination cases. The definition's examples include some statements about Israel. The House passed it 320-91.

May 1, 2024

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 3602 as rewritten on the floor into the End the Border Catastrophe Act. That package would have restarted border wall construction, tightened asylum rules, and added detention capacity. Needing two-thirds under a fast-track process, it failed 215-199 and never became law.

April 20, 2024

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 7511, the Laken Riley Act, which would have forced federal detention of people in the country illegally charged with theft or burglary. It passed the House 251-170 but died in the Senate.

March 7, 2024

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 6976, which would have made any drunk or drugged driving offense grounds to bar or deport an immigrant. The House passed it 274-150, but it died in the Senate and never became law.

February 1, 2024

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 6678, which would have made Social Security fraud, fake-ID fraud, or COVID relief fraud grounds to bar or deport an immigrant. The House passed it anyway, 272-155, but the Senate never acted and it never became law.

January 31, 2024

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 5585, a bill making fleeing Border Patrol by vehicle near the border a crime punishable by prison. The House passed it 271-154, but the bill died when that Congress ended.

January 30, 2024

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for H.Res. 894, a House resolution that condemned antisemitism and stated that anti-Zionism is antisemitism. The House adopted it 311-14, with 92 members voting present.

December 5, 2023

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.R. 6126, which would have sent Israel $14.3 billion in U.S. taxpayer money as military aid. To pay for it, the bill would have taken the same amount from extra funding Congress gave the IRS. The House passed it 226-196.

November 2, 2023

Source: clerk.house.gov

Delivered opening remarks and questioned former Capitol Police chief Steven Sund at a hearing on January 6 security failures, challenging efforts to minimize the violence and submitting prior security investigations to the record.

September 19, 2023

Source: govinfo.gov

Was identified as serving as chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus FAA Reauthorization Task Force in an official statement on House FAA action.

July 20, 2023

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted against passing H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act, cutting federal funding to public schools and colleges that shelter immigrants who entered without admission. The House passed it 222-201, but the Senate never acted and the bill died with the 118th Congress.

July 19, 2023

Source: clerk.house.gov

Became chair of the New Democrat Coalition Affordable Housing Policy Task Force for the 118th Congress, following her earlier housing task-force co-chair service.

March 16, 2023

Source: torres.house.gov

Announced her selection as co-chair of the bipartisan Air Cargo Caucus with Brian Mast for the 118th Congress.

February 16, 2023

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 26, which blocked the District of Columbia's rewritten criminal code, which lowered maximum sentences for carjacking and robbery. The House passed it 250-173. It was signed on March 20, 2023 as Public Law 118-1.

February 9, 2023

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H.J.Res. 24, which would overturn the District of Columbia law letting noncitizen residents vote in local DC elections. The House passed it 260-162 anyway. The Senate never voted, so it died with the 118th Congress and the DC law stands.

February 9, 2023

Source: clerk.house.gov

Announced finalized committee assignments naming her ranking member of the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight in the 118th Congress.

February 2, 2023

Source: torres.house.gov

Was announced as a vice chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force for the 118th Congress by chair Mike Thompson.

January 9, 2023

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted for final House passage of the Patents for Humanity Act of 2022, which speeds patent proceedings for inventors solving humanitarian problems. The House agreed 396-24 and it became Public Law 117-245.

December 6, 2022

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted for final House passage of the SBA Cyber Awareness Act, which makes the Small Business Administration report yearly on its cybersecurity and any breach. The House agreed 417-0 and it became Public Law 117-259.

December 6, 2022

Source: clerk.house.gov

Announced her appointment as co-chair of the New Democrat Coalition Housing Task Force.

November 15, 2019

Source: torres.house.gov

Was appointed chair of the House Rules Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House by unanimous consent at the Rules Committee’s meeting.

April 1, 2019

Source: govinfo.gov

Announced her appointment as vice chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus.

January 22, 2019

Source: torres.house.gov

Visited the Deported Veterans Support House in Tijuana with a congressional delegation and examined barriers preventing deported U.S. veterans from obtaining earned VA health care and disability benefits.

October 10, 2017

Source: torres.house.gov

Hosted Inland Empire faith leaders at an Ontario roundtable on health-care challenges and shared information about federal health-care legislation under consideration.

July 13, 2017

Source: torres.house.gov

Co-founded the Saved by American Immigrants National Taskforce with Jared Polis, Pramila Jayapal and Tony Cárdenas to collect and share stories of immigrants’ contributions.

April 26, 2017

Source: torres.house.gov

Hosted a small-business roundtable in Rialto with business owners and SBA and regional assistance organizations, examining access to resources and how federal programs served local businesses.

April 19, 2017

Source: torres.house.gov

Founded and co-chaired the New Americans Caucus with Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, creating a congressional forum for first-generation immigrants.

February 7, 2017

Source: torres.house.gov

Was elected ranking member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Native Alaskan Affairs.

January 24, 2017

Source: torres.house.gov

Voted for H. R. 6297, a proposal to extend the Iran Sanctions Act’s expiration from December 31, 2016, to December 31, 2026. The House approved the motion.

November 15, 2016

Source: clerk.house.gov

Voted against H. R. 5278, a proposal to create a financial oversight board and debt-adjustment framework for Puerto Rico under PROMESA. The House passed the measure.

June 9, 2016

Source: clerk.house.gov

Hosted local, state and federal public-safety officials at an Ontario roundtable after the San Bernardino terrorist attack, focusing on working relationships and coordinated responses among local agencies, FBI, DHS, FEMA and state emergency officials.

March 10, 2016

Source: torres.house.gov

Founded and chaired the bipartisan Central America Caucus, establishing a congressional forum on U.S. policy toward the region.

February 24, 2016

Source: torres.house.gov

The FPPC issued a warning concerning Torres for Senate 2013 after its committee raised $4,722 above outstanding election debt and used funds for a swearing-in event and a $1,000 party contribution. The agency described inadvertent committee violations without concealment or deceit and resolved the case without prosecution or fine.

February 5, 2016

Source: fppc.ca.gov

Voted for H. R. 3700, a proposal to revise Section 8 and public-housing eligibility, rental-assistance administration and FHA condominium insurance rules. The House passed the measure.

February 2, 2016

Source: clerk.house.gov

Hosted a public-safety roundtable at Ontario Police Department headquarters with DHS, FBI, FEMA, local law enforcement and community leaders, discussing emerging terrorist threats, interagency coordination and the balance between public safety and civil liberties.

August 20, 2015

Source: torres.house.gov

Hosted Inland Empire water agencies to discuss California drought regulations and pressed for recognition of earlier conservation and recycled-water investments when setting local reduction requirements.

May 11, 2015

Source: torres.house.gov

Was identified as serving as chair of the California Senate Committee on Public Employment and Retirement in the Legislative Analyst’s Office’s dated CalSTRS presentation.

March 19, 2014

Source: lao.ca.gov

The FPPC closed its case concerning Torres for Assembly 2010 with a committee warning over nonmonetary contributions from lobbyist Kevin Sloat. The letter said Torres appeared unaware, other known expenses were properly disclosed and the contribution was small; there was no administrative prosecution.

February 10, 2014

Source: fppc.ca.gov

Voted for AB499, a proposal to extend the maximum duration and renewal period of anti-harassment injunctions from three years to five years, on the California Senate floor. The motion passed.

July 8, 2013

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Served as chair of the California Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments, reporting measures back to the Senate with author’s amendments.

May 28, 2013

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB506, a proposal to require neutral creditor evaluation or a declared fiscal emergency before a California municipality filed for federal bankruptcy protection, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

September 9, 2011

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB155, a proposal to revise California sales-tax collection obligations for remote retailers, including revenue thresholds and a temporary suspension tied to specified federal action, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

September 9, 2011

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Voted for AB1245, a proposal to authorize the Emergency Medical Services Authority to adopt regulations for approval of training standards for emergency medical responders, on the California Assembly floor. The motion passed.

September 7, 2011

Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Was appointed chair of the newly established California Assembly Select Committee on 9-1-1 Service by Speaker Karen Bass.

August 17, 2009

Source: clerk.assembly.ca.gov

Was appointed chair of the California Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development by Speaker Karen Bass, replacing Tony Mendoza.

March 2, 2009

Source: clerk.assembly.ca.gov

Was appointed vice chair of the California Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care by Speaker Karen Bass. Bass removed her from the vice chair role on March 2, 2009, while retaining her as a committee member.

January 14, 2009

Source: clerk.assembly.ca.gov

Voted against the environmental certification, conditional-use permit and initial rezoning for a 23,450-square-foot waste transfer station at 1730 East First Street. The council approved the combined project action by a 5–2 vote.

June 18, 2007

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us

Voted against a citywide moratorium on establishing and operating medical marijuana dispensaries. Pomona adopted Urgency Ordinance 4058 by a 6–1 roll-call vote while permitting the existing business to remain during the review period.

April 3, 2006

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us

Voted against Ordinance 4012 changing permitted and conditionally permitted uses in Pomona’s fairground zone. The council adopted the amendment by a 5–2 vote; her opposition also appeared at the September 20 first reading.

October 4, 2004

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us

Voted against Pomona’s FY2004–05 city and redevelopment budgets, capital improvement program and accompanying pension-bond authorization. The package confirmed bonds to refinance city pension obligations; Torres had also voted against the initial validation authorization on March 15.

June 7, 2004

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us

Declined the Pomona vice-mayor appointment the council had made on May 5 while she was away on city business. After her request to restore the prior appointment order failed, she stated she was unprepared to take on the role.

May 12, 2003

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us

Voted for Resolution 2003-48 reallocating Pomona’s FY2002-03 Community Development Block Grant funds through an amendment to its consolidated and annual funding plans. The minutes name Torres among the five ayes; two councilmembers voted no.

March 3, 2003

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us

Voted against proposed amendments to Pomona’s campaign contribution limits, definitions and anonymous-contribution reporting rules. The motion failed, leaving the existing rules in place.

November 19, 2001

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us

Voted against the proposed allocation of $10,276,714 in redevelopment bond proceeds to capital projects. The minutes expressly explain that Torres objected because she believed the funds should be distributed equally.

June 18, 2001

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us

Voted to reaffirm rescission of the Pomona Valley waste transfer station approvals and lease at 1961 Mount Vernon Avenue. The original minutes name Torres among the ayes after she took her council oath earlier in the meeting.

December 11, 2000

Source: public-records.ci.pomona.ca.us