US Representative

Robert Garcia Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB766

Introduced
1/28/25  
Surveilling Effluent Water for Epidemic Response Act or the SEWER ActThis bill provides statutory authority for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) program, which detects and monitors pathogens in wastewater. It requires the CDC to expand and intensify the activities of the NWSS, including with respect to SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), influenza, mpox, dengue, West Nile virus, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The NWSS provides funding and guidance to public health departments for wastewater surveillance activities. Under the NWSS, health departments and other partners coordinate on wastewater surveillance at sampling sites and share data with the CDC. The NWSS was initially implemented to monitor SARS-CoV-2 and has since expanded to include influenza A, avian influenza A, mpox, and RSV.     
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB767

Introduced
1/28/25  
FLASH Act of 2025 Fast-Track Logistics for Acquiring Supplies in a Hurry Act of 2025

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB903

Introduced
1/31/25  
Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act of 2025This bill authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to air pollution control agencies to support the development and implementation of programs that support local communities in detecting, preparing for, communicating with the public about, or mitigating the environmental and public health aspects of wildfire smoke and extreme heat. The EPA must establish a formula to distribute the grants among air pollution control agencies.The bill requires the EPA to establish four Centers of Excellence for Wildfire Smoke and Extreme Heat at institutions of higher education to research (1) the effects of smoke emissions from wildland fires and extreme heat on public health, and (2) the means by which communities can better respond to impacts from such conditions.Additionally, the EPA must begin to carry out research tostudy the health effects of smoke emissions from wildland fires and extreme heat;develop and disseminate personal and community-based interventions to reduce exposure to, and health effects of, wildland fire smoke emissions and extreme heat;increase the quality of smoke and extreme heat monitoring and prediction tools and techniques; anddevelop implementation and communication strategies.The EPA must also establish a competitive grant program to assist certain entities (e.g., a state) in developing and implementing collaborative community plans for mitigating the impacts of smoke emissions from wildland fires and extreme heat.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB924

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
NO BAN Act National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB965

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB995

Introduced
2/5/25  
No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB999

Introduced
2/5/25  
Right to Contraception Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HCR23

Introduced
3/31/25  
Supporting the goals and ideals of International Transgender Day of Visibility.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HJR63

Introduced
2/27/25  
Redesignating the Robert E. Lee Memorial as the "Arlington House National Historic Site".
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HJR80

Introduced
3/24/25  
Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.