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July 9, 2021

WASHINGTON D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement regarding President Biden's decision to stop detaining pregnant, nursing, and postpartum migrant women at the border.


July 9, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) led Texas Democratic representatives in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E.


July 2, 2021

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) along with the Democratic Women's Caucus leadership, sent a letter to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) advocating for increasing diversity and reducing structural barriers to participation in the broker-dealer industry.


July 1, 2021

Washington D.C. — Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement in response to today's Supreme Court decision to uphold restrictive Arizona voting laws in test of the Voting Rights Act:


July 1, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed her amendments and Transportation and Infrastructure projects through the historic passage of the INVEST Act, securing infrastructure funds for Texas' 29th District:


June 25, 2021

Washington D.C --Today, a bi-partisan coalition of members of Congress led by Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-2),


June 23, 2021

Washington D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the bipartisan H.R.2922, The Elder Abuse Protection Act of 2021, introduced by Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) and Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (IN-05).


June 17, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) filed legislation to protect older job applicants from age discrimination at the first opportunity—the hiring phase.


June 17, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29 D) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), led 27 of their House and 18 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing the Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act.


June 16, 2021

Washington, D.C.— This week, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) was selected to participate in the Financial Services Committee's Digital Assets Working Group. This group is intended to explore and evaluate policy issues related to digital assets, cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and central bank digital currencies.