DemocratRobert Garcia

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• Disaster ReliefStated position

  Enact the Fair Disaster Assistance Act to protect disaster survivors from unnecessary denials of federal (FEMA) disaster assistance.

  SourcesOffice of Rep. Robert Garcia (CA-42)· archivedCongress.gov (Library of Congress)
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• HousingStated position

  Enact the People Over Parking Act to eliminate mandatory minimum parking requirements in local zoning laws in order to lower housing construction costs and expand housing supply in walkable, transit-oriented communities.

  SourcesCongress.gov (Library of Congress)· archivedThe Downey PatriotOffice of Rep. Robert Garcia (CA-42)· archived
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• Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

  On record voting YEA in the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Perry Amendment No. 221 to H.R. 8870, an amendment providing that a recipient of assistance under title 23, United States Code, may not use automated license plate readers for any purpose other than tolling. The amendment was not agreed to, 20 yeas to 44 nays.

  SourcesCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 119th Congress, Full Committee Record of Committee Votes 75 to 127 on H.R. 8870 (markup of May 21, 2026); Vote 104 on Perry Amendment No. 221, restricting automated license plate reader use by recipients of title 23 highway assistance. Not agreed to, 20 yeas to 44 nays.
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• Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyStated position

  On record urging congressional leadership to attach Fourth Amendment protections to FISA Section 702 reauthorization: closing the data broker loophole and requiring a judicial warrant before the government accesses Americans' sensitive information, ending the Section 702 backdoor search loophole, and repealing the Section 702 'visa vetting' provision.

  SourcesLetter from 53 Members of Congress to Speaker Mike Johnson, Leader John Thune, Leader Charles E. Schumer and Leader Hakeem Jeffries urging Fourth Amendment protections in FISA Section 702 reauthorization
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• Civil Rights & LibertiesStated position

  Enact the International Human Rights Defense Act to direct the U.S. State Department to make combating violence, discrimination, and criminalization of LGBTQ+ people abroad a foreign-policy priority and to formally establish a permanent special envoy to coordinate LGBTQ+ rights policy across the State Department.

  SourcesWashington BladeCongress.gov (Library of Congress)· archivedOffice of Rep. Robert Garcia (CA-42)· archived
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• Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyStated position

  On record objecting to the use of Flock's automatic license plate reader network to track people across state lines for abortion-related and immigration enforcement purposes, and demanding transparency and accountability over who accesses that data and how.

  SourcesLetter from Reps. Robert Garcia and Raja Krishnamoorthi (Committee on Oversight and Government Reform) to Flock Group Inc. CEO Garrett Langley on license plate reader technology and tracking
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• Climate, Environment & EnergyStated position

  Enact the Clean Shipping Act to require ocean carriers calling at U.S. ports to progressively cut and ultimately eliminate greenhouse-gas emissions from their fuels, reducing port pollution and protecting the health of port communities.

  SourcesOffice of Rep. Robert Garcia (CA-42)· archivedCongress.gov (Library of Congress)
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• Guns & Public SafetyStated position

  Enact the AMMO Act (Ammunition Modernization and Monitoring Oversight Act) to require background checks on ammunition buyers, require ammunition sellers to obtain the same federal license as firearms dealers, ban straw purchases of ammunition, and cap bulk purchases at 100 rounds of .50-caliber and 1,000 rounds of other ammunition per five-day period.

  SourcesSpectrum NewsOffice of Rep. Robert Garcia (CA-42)· archivedCongress.gov (Library of Congress)· archived
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• Immigration & Border SecurityStated position

  Enact the SHIELD Act to strengthen access to legal assistance for immigrants.

  SourcesOffice of Rep. Robert Garcia (CA-42)· archivedCongress.gov (Library of Congress)· archived
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• InfrastructureStated position

  Enact the Piers Reinvestment Act to expand coastal communities' access to federal infrastructure funding so they can repair and upgrade aging piers.

  SourcesOffice of Rep. Robert Garcia (CA-42)· archivedCongress.gov (Library of Congress)
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• Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote

  On record voting AYE on Biggs of Arizona Amendment No. 1 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment to prohibit warrantless searches of United States persons' communications in the FISA Section 702 database, with exceptions for imminent threats to life or bodily harm, consent searches, and known cybersecurity threat signatures. The amendment failed on a 212 to 212 tie.

  SourcesHouse Roll Call Vote 114, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On Agreeing to the Amendment, Biggs of Arizona Amendment No. 1 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Failed by recorded vote, 212 ayes to 212 noes, April 12, 2024.
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