Norma J. Torres
- Previous profession
- 9-1-1 dispatcher
- First public office
- 2000Member, Pomona City Council, 2000 to 2006
- Years in public office
- 25
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Torres has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Torres is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Torres votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Torres votes Yes on the HALT Fentanyl Act, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Torres votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Torres votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Torres votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Torres votes differently from most House Democrats on 1 of 60 Yes and No votes: No on the law that extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants.
Votes on laws that passed
Most recent
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Most recent No votes
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
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From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
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5 excerpts
- Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026September 29, 2026
“NIST’s latest decision to leave out California does not comply with the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (Public Law 119-74) signed into law in January 2026, which directed the Department to fund the MEP at fiscal year 2024 levels, and to “rapidly execute funding competitions” in order to minimize “the periods”
- Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesSeptember 24, 2026
“At least 25 percent of grant funding must go to community colleges, and another 25 percent must go to HBCUs, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other minority serving institutions (such as HSIs, AANAPISIs).”
- Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesSeptember 24, 2026
“At least 25 percent of grant funding must go to community colleges, and another 25 percent must go to HBCUs, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other minority serving institutions (such as HSIs, AANAPISIs).”
- 21st Century ROAD to Housing ActFebruary 9, 2026
“Washington, D.C. — Today, New Democrat Coalition Housing, Infrastructure, and Transportation Working Group Chair Norma Torres (CA-35) issued a statement after the House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 6644, Housing for the 21st Century Act.”
- Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026January 9, 2026
“These Community Project Funding requests (CPFs) were included in H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, which passed the House by a vote of 397 - 28 and now moves to the Senate.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 14 spending items this member requested, $18,572,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e CA City of Chino Serranos Floo ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e CA City of Upland Avenue Storm Improvement PEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e CA Inland Empire Agency for Ch Advanced Wate DemonstrationEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate CA City of Chino Emergency Pow ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate CA Monte Vista Wa for Pipeline ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| Autism Society Inland Empire | Public Law 119-74 | Inland Empire Law Enforcement Training InitiativeDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Ontario-Montclair School District (OMSD) | Public Law 119-74 | Ontario-Montclair School District's Safer Schools InitiativeDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| City of Eastvale | Public Law 119-75 | Eastvale Library & Innovation CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $3,100,000 |
| City of Fontana | Public Law 119-75 | Cypress Grove Supportive HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $2,000,000 |
| City of Chino | Public Law 119-75 | Chino Valley Entrepreneurship and Innovation CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $2,000,000 |
Show all 14
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ontario | Public Law 119-75 | City of Ontario Vista Verde IIDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $1,000,000 |
| County of San Bernardino | Public Law 119-75 | County of San Bernardino Crisis Response Unit RehabilitationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $1,100,000 |
| City of Montclair | Public Law 119-75 | City of Montclair Fire Department Tractor Tiller Truck AcquisitionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $850,000 |
| City of Ontario | Public Law 119-75 | City of Ontario ``The Hub on Holt'' Facility Construction and RevitalizationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $1,000,000 |
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Campaign promises
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