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Washington D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) reintroduced the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Whistleblower Bill. This bill protects whistleblowers with legitimate information that can lead to law enforcement action by the PCAOB and ensures public companies and their accounting firms do not jeopardize the financial security of consumers and our economy.
Houston, Texas – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) announces nearly $30,200,000+ in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for the City of Houston allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These funds are directly associated with the drastic winter storm Southeast Houston suffered through in 2021.
Washington, D.C. – Recently, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) introduced a bill to investigate the barriers that housing assistance agencies face across the nation. H.R. 7123, known as the Studying Barriers to Housing Act, directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study to identify challenges in homelessness reduction and prevention. This bill comes at a time when homelessness has intensified because of the pandemic's effects.
Houston, Texas – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and 11 members of the Texas Delegation recently delivered a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton demanding their anti-trans directive, issued to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) on February 22, 2022, be rescinded. The letter also urges the withdrawal of Opinion No. KP-0401 – which was the anti-trans opinion issued by AG Paxton – that sparked the cruel attack.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) urges Texans to file their taxes as soon as possible to receive historic tax cuts created by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) – which slashed child poverty by 40%.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) voted to pass the historic $1.5 trillion Bipartisan Omnibus Appropriations Bill. As part of the package, 9 Community Project Funding (CPF) requests led by Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia were secured. The bill's transformative investment will help Texas families with cost-of-living increases, good-paying jobs, and local community projects.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement in response to Governor Greg Abbott's troubling directive which targets Texas' Transgender community.
Houston, Texas – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement following the funeral service of 9-year-old shooting victim Arlene Alvarez.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) announced a massive $60,000,000+ investment this year for Texas' electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that Congresswoman Garcia helped pass, secured the largest set of funds received by any state.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) recognized National Public Schools Week which runs from February 21 until February 25. The American Rescue Plan Congresswoman Garcia helped pass secured $12.4 Billion for Texas K-12 schools to stay open safely and make up for lost learning time. Nationwide, the American Rescue Plan provided $130 billion for schools to stay open, and an additional $10 billion to help schools conduct COVID-19 testing for students and staff.