Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — Tomorrow, Friday, September 6th, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship will hold a field hearing in El Paso, TX, Chaired by Rep. Zoe Lofgren. Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia is grateful that the subcommittee, under Chairwoman Lofgren's leadership, will be conducting important oversight of the Trump Administration's border policies and the relationship between anti-immigrant rhetoric and domestic terrorism.
WASHINGTON, DC — Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 4th, 2019, the House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a field hearing in Houston, TX, Chaired by Rep. Al Green. Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia is grateful that the subcommittee, under Chairman Green's leadership, is looking into how discrimination continues to be a barrier for homeownership and consumer credit. House Democrats are committed to continuing to dismantle barriers that have historically kept certain communities from thriving.
HOUSTON, TX — Earlier today, the Trump Administration unveiled a new regulation that will replace the Flores Agreement, a court-ordered consent decree that limits how long migrant children can be detained in detention facilities. This new regulation will fundamentally allow the U.S. government to indefinitely detain migrant children caught crossing the border. A lot is yet unknown about how this new regulation will be implemented and enforced, and how it will exacerbate the Trump Administration's poor treatment of migrants.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) announced that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is awarding nearly $16 million for continued Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts.
These awards were granted through FEMA's Public Assistance Grants Programs, which funds the repair, reconstruction or replacement of a public facility or infrastructure damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster.
The grantees include:
WASHINGTON, DC — Hoy, la congresista Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) anunció que el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS en inglés) otorgó casi $400,000 para programas de salud comunitarios en el distrito 29 de Texas en el Congreso.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded nearly $400,000 for community health programs in the Texas 29th Congressional District.
The Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans received $300,000 from the HHS Mental Health & Substance Abuse Service Grants Program, which will support its Minorities Action Program for patients who are HIV/AIDS positive and suffer from past or current substance abuse.
HOUSTON, TX — La congresista Sylvia Garcia tuvo un foro público sobre temas de inmigración esta noche, 21 de agosto del 2019, donde informó a sus constituyentes sobre su trabajo legislativo en Washington, DC abogando por las comunidades de inmigrantes y latinas en el distrito 29 de Texas en el Congreso.
HOUSTON, TX — Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia hosted an Immigration Forum today, August 21st, 2019, where she updated constituents on her work in Washington, DC advocating for Latino and immigrant communities in the Texas 29th Congressional District.
HOUSTON, TX. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) has announced the House Judiciary Committee will return to Washington before the end of the Congressional District work period to address the issue of gun violence prevention. On September 4, 2019 at 10:00 am, the House Judiciary Committee will mark up a series of bills to help respond to the growing problem of gun violence -- H.R. 1186, the Keep Americans Safe Act; H.R. 1236, the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019, amended to also include provisions from H.R.
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, will convene a field hearing to examine the Los Angeles homelessness crisis.
WHO: Members of the House Financial Services Committee
Members of the California Delegation