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ChampionedHousing

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.

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ChampionedFact-checker reviewConfidence: 90%

Independently verified. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA-42) is the NAMED LEAD SPONSOR of the People Over Parking Act of 2025 (H.R. 2710), not merely one supporting vote. Congress.gov (the cited primary source, confirmed live HTTP 200) lists him as sponsor and shows the bill referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. GovTrack independently confirms sponsor Robert Julio Garcia [D-CA42], introduced April 8, 2025, status in committee. PolicyBrief confirms the bill eliminates state/local minimum parking requirements within half a mile of qualifying transit stops to lower housing costs and expand supply — matching the promise exactly. He introduced the measure in the 118th Congress and reintroduced it in the 119th, evidencing sustained leadership. It has NOT been enacted (still in committee), so this is CHAMPIONED (actively led/drove the effort) rather than FULL. The same standard applied to a lead sponsor of either party would yield CHAMPIONED. The house.gov press-release URL cited by the prior rating returned 403 to automated fetch (government anti-bot) and its exact quote could not be independently confirmed; it is replaced here with GovTrack, which I verified directly.

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