Robert Garcia
Democrat · Representative for California's 42nd district
21 sponsored · 428 cosponsored
In the House since 2023
Age 49
Contact their office: (202) 225-7924 · 109 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
In the 119th Congress (2025–2026)
- Sponsored 21 bills.The typical House member sponsored 25. Bills they wrote, not ones they signed on to.
- 3 bills they backed became law.1 they wrote, 2 they cosponsored.
- 16 passed the House and wait on the Senate.And 1 has passed both chambers and gone to the President.
- Missed 40 of 676 recorded votes (5.9%).The typical House member missed 1.9%. The record doesn’t say why.
- Works most on government operations and politics and crime and law enforcement.66 and 46 of the 449 bills they wrote or backed.
What they got done
Most bills never get a vote. These are the ones they wrote or backed that got somewhere.
Became law (3)
This bill proposes to amend the Public Health Service Act.
Introduced in the House · 119-HR-766
- Yes: Does this make the country readier for the next outbreak?The bill authorizes $150,000,000 annually to expand and coordinate the National Wastewater Surveillance System for epidemic response. +7
This Act authorizes the award of 3 Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team. The medals recognize the team's victory over the Soviet Union during the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Became law · 119-HR-452
This bill requires the Attorney General to release all unclassified Department of Justice records related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Became law · 119-HR-4405
Passed Congress — the President's turn (1)
Both chambers passed it. The President signs it into law or vetoes it, and a veto stands unless two-thirds of each chamber vote to pass it anyway. Everything Congress has sent the President →
This bill directs the Secretary of the Treasury to stop minting the one-cent coin for general circulation, though existing pennies remain legal tender.
Passed the Senate with no one objecting, no names recorded · 119-HR-10167
Passed one chamber, waiting on the other (16)
Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.
This bill aims to protect whistleblowers and contractors from retaliation. It specifically addresses instances where a Federal employee might order a reprisal against a protected individual.
Passed the House by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-HR-5578
- Yes: Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?The bill enhances accountability by protecting whistleblowers who report gross mismanagement and abuse of authority. +5
- They cosponsoredTo designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the "Paul Ignatius Post Office".Sep 14, 2026
This bill names a specific United States Postal Service facility after Paul Ignatius. The building is located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California.
A Senate committee approved it and sent it to the floor · 119-HR-4662
- They cosponsoredTo designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 340 East 1st Street in Tustin, California, as the "Ursula Ellen Kennedy Post Office Building".Sep 14, 2026
This bill names a specific post office building after a person.
A Senate committee approved it and sent it to the floor · 119-HR-3350
And 13 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.
Still waiting, of the 21 bills they wrote: 19 are in committee. Committee is where most bills end, whoever writes them — silence there, not a vote, is the usual way a bill dies.
What their bills would do
Every bill is scored against plain yes-or-no questions. These count their bills — the ones they wrote and the ones they cosponsored — by how each question was answered: yes, or the opposite. Open one to see those bills, where each stands, and why it was scored that way. Scores are made by AI ().
Who their bills would affect
What else they would change
How they voted lately
Their latest votes that decided something, and what each measure would do.
This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The main purpose is to provide a clear definition of adequate consideration for certain closely held stock.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would retired people be better off under this?Improving the clarity of stock valuation for ESOPs supports more stable retirement transitions. +4
119-S-2403 · roll call 314
This Act provides for improvements to rivers and harbors in the United States and the conservation and development of water and related resources.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would Native Americans be better off under this?Directly authorizes land transfers to Tribal entities and prioritizes technical assistance for Tribal communities. +8
- No: Does this reduce what the federal government spends?The bill explicitly increases spending limits and funding authorizations for dozens of regional water resource programs. -5
119-HR-9497 · roll call 313
This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to create a new Federal standard regarding the costs of upgrades for large-load customers.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Does this keep data centers from raising household electric and water bills?The bill requires large-load customers to cover the full incremental cost of grid upgrades and provide financial assurances, preventing those costs from being passed to households. +7
- No: Would business owners be better off under this?Large-scale non-residential energy consumers face increased costs and financial assurance requirements. -5
119-HR-9340 · roll call 312
On the President’s vetoes
The President can refuse to sign a bill both chambers passed. It becomes law anyway only if two-thirds of the House and two-thirds of the Senate vote to pass it again. A vote against the veto (a Yea) was a vote to make the bill law over the President’s objection; a vote for it (a Nay) was a vote to let the veto stand.
Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
Against the vetovoted Yea, to make the bill law anyway.
The override fell short in the House, 248–177; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
Against the vetovoted Yea, to make the bill law anyway.
The override fell short in the House, 236–188; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
How busy they have been
How many bills they have put their name to over time — volume, not results: most bills never get a vote.