Representative · Texas's 29th district
Sylvia R. Garcia
Sylvia R. Garcia is a Democratic representative for Texas's 29th district, in Congress since 2019. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 32, and cast 445 of 448 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Democrat
- Chamber
- House
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 3, 2019
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2027
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressHouse of Representatives | 675 | 4.7%32 of 675 · rank 81 of 439 | 99%445 of 448 · rank 105 of 439 | 200 became law | 12%53 of 435 |
| 118th CongressHouse of Representatives | 1,222 | 3.5%43 of 1,222 · rank 147 of 442 | 99%822 of 829 · rank 81 of 442 | 180 became law | 10%50 of 492 |
| 117th CongressHouse of Representatives | 997 | 0.5%5 of 997 · rank 318 of 443 | 99%564 of 568 · rank 106 of 443 | 281 became law | 3%13 of 447 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1−0.76+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Jul 21, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 265–161· Against party
- May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
- Nov 20, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 230–176· Against party
- Nov 19, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 244–171· Against party
- Apr 17, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 219–199· Against party
- Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 269–153· Against party
- Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 212–212· Against party
- Sep 27, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 240–191· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72· Against party
- Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
- Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
66 sponsored · 1 became law
How far they got
- Introduced5989%
- Reported by committee11.5%
- Passed one chamber57.6%
- Became law11.5%
Policy areas
- Finance and Financial Sector12
- Immigration6
- Labor and Employment6
- Armed Forces and National Security5
- Crime and Law Enforcement5
- Housing and Community Development5
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues4
- Transportation and Public Works4
Latest activity
- H.Res. 1414 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1589) to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes.Introduced· Congress· Jul 20, 2026
- H.R. 8878 Incentivizing Local Solutions to Homelessness ActIntroduced· Housing and Community Development· May 19, 2026
- H.R. 8877 Improving Self-Sufficiency of Families in HUD-Subsidized Housing ActIntroduced· Housing and Community Development· May 19, 2026
- H.J.Res. 181 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2022-07: Reasonable Investigation of Consumer Reporting Disputes".Introduced· Finance and Financial Sector· May 11, 2026
- H.J.Res. 180 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Statement of Policy Regarding Prohibition on Abusive Acts or Practices".Introduced· Finance and Financial Sector· May 11, 2026
- H.R. 8373 Improving Access to Financial Coaching Act of 2026Introduced· Finance and Financial Sector· Apr 20, 2026
- H.Res. 1170 Supporting the designation of April 10 as "Dolores Huerta Day", in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of the trailblazing labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta.Introduced· Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues· Apr 14, 2026
- H.Res. 1149 Supporting the goals and ideals of Social Work Month and World Social Work Day on March 17, 2026.Introduced· Social Welfare· Mar 30, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Federal contracts in the district
Contract obligations attributed to Texas's 29th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.
- Obligations · FY2026
- $265.7M
- Per resident
- $357
- Rank in Texas
- 28 of 38
- Contract actions
- 36.7K
- New awards: 35.4K
By fiscal year
- 330MFY2017
- 502.1MFY2018
- 410.8MFY2019
- 400.4MFY2020
- 688.4MFY2021
- 728MFY2022
- 956.7MFY2023
- 677.3MFY2024
- 503MFY2025
- 265.7MFY2026
Top buyers
- Defense Logistics Agency$81.8M31%Department of Defense
- Department of the Air Force$62.4M24%Department of Defense
- Agricultural Marketing Service$47.6M18%Department of Agriculture
- Federal Acquisition Service$24M9.0%General Services Administration
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$10.6M4.0%Department of Homeland Security
- Department of the Army$4M1.5%Department of Defense
- Department of Health and Human Services
Top recipients
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.$58.8M22%3 awards
- PETROMAX REFINING COMPANY LLC$57.5M22%11 awards
- HOUSTON FREIGHTLINER, INC.$24M9.0%278 awards
- CARGILL, INCORPORATED$22M8.3%4 awards
- YULISTA SOLUTIONS, LLC$20.6M7.8%1 award
- CHS INC.$13.2M5.0%8 awards
- BROTHERS PRODUCE INC$11M4.1%29,045 awards
- CORECIVIC, INC.$10.5M3.9%3 awards
- ANDERSONS INC$8.7M3.3%3 awards
- 261 awards
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $987.4K
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $201K
- From committees
- $679.2K
- 210 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $99.5K
- 32 PACs · 15% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee | $10K | AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
| exxon mobil corporationexxon mobil corporation political action committee (exxonmobil pac) | $10K | EXXON MOBIL CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
| american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac) | $6,000 | AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
| mortgage bankers associationmortgage bankers association political action committee (morpac) | $5,000 | MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | $125K |
| pricewaterhousecooperspricewaterhousecoopers political action committee i | $5,000 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPAI match · 98% · the same organization | $4.8M |
| phillips 66phillips 66 pac | $5,000 | PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization | $658.1M |
| fair isaac corporationfair isaac corporation political action committee (fico pac) | $5,000 | FAIR ISAAC CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | -$698 |
| united parcel service, inc.united parcel service, inc. pac (upspac) | $4,000 | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $685.7K |
| at&t inc.at&t inc. employee federal political action committee (at&t employee federal pac) | $4,000 | AT&T CORP.,AI match · 100% · of one corporate family | -$3,412 |
| chevron corporationchevron employees political action committee - chevron corporation | $3,500 | CHEVRON U.S.A. INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $713.4K |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $987.4K | $679.2K | $99.5K32 PACs · 15% of committee money |
| 2024 | $938K | $712.6K | $123.7K32 PACs · 17% of committee money |
| 2022 | $940.9K | $669.2K | $106K30 PACs · 16% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- House · Texas's 29th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
- House · Texas's 29th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
- House · Texas's 29th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
- House · Texas's 29th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- sylviagarcia.house.gov
- Phone
- 202-225-1688
- Office
- 2419 Rayburn House Office Building
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.