Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) voted to pass H.R. 535, the PFAS Action Act, to protect families from PFAS "forever chemicals" and designate them as hazardous substances, clean up existing contamination, and protect public health by providing critical resources for communities.
WASHINGTON, DC — La Congresista Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) anuncia que el Departamento de Transporte de los Estados Unidos ha otorgado $180,000 a la Autoridad del Puerto de Houston para desarrollar un plan operativo para escalar, equipar e integrar de manera efectiva las operaciones del manejo de contenedores en barcazas (COB). Esto apoyará a la Autoridad del Puerto de Houston con sus esfuerzos para expandir los servicios de COB en toda la región de Houston y la Costa del Golfo y para conectarse mejor con los mercados globales.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) announces the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $180,000 to the Port of Houston Authority to develop an operational plan for effectively scaling, equipping, and integrating operations of Container on Barge (COB) handling facilities. This will support the Port of Houston Authority with ongoing efforts to expand COB services throughout the Houston Gateway and Gulf Coast region and to better connect with global markets.
Statement from Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia:
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement in response to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Texas v. United States, which struck down the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) individual mandate and referred it back to a district court in Texas to determine how much of the law can stand if the individual mandate is undone:
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) announces the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service has awarded $167,000 to el Centro del Corazon towards the end of 2019. This grant money will support el Centro del Corazon with delivering quality healthcare to the medically underserved and uninsured in the Houston area, which includes services and programs such as diabetes self-management, children wellness, and comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) announces the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded BakerRipley more than $10.8 million in grant money for its Head Start and Early Head Start programs in the Texas 29th Congressional District.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) voted to pass H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, bold, transformative legislation to strengthen the health and financial security of America's seniors and families by finally stopping Americans from having to pay more for their medicines than what Big Pharma charges for the same drugs in other countries.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) joined colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass the bipartisan TRACED Act, which protects consumers from unwanted robocalls. In 2018, Americans received an estimated 48 billion robocalls, an increase of over 64% since 2016. Consumer lives are being disrupted every day by ongoing attempts to steal their information. With this trend increasing, this bill is a major step in restoring Americans' control over their own phones and protecting their information from scammers.
WASHINGTON, DC - La congresista Sylvia García (TX-29) y varios de sus colegas enviaron una carta al Secretario Interino del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de los Estados Unidos, Chad Wolf, condenando la implementación del acuerdo de Tercer País Seguro entre los Estados Unidos y Guatemala.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and several of her colleagues sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf condemning the implementation of the Safe Third Country Agreement between the United States and Guatemala.