Norma J. Torres

Overview

Norma Torres has cast 525 recorded votes in the U.S. House of Representatives, spanning a wide range of policy areas. Her voting record reflects consistent alignment with Democratic Party priorities, particularly on labor protections, foreign policy, and healthcare. She has voted in favor of every labor-related and foreign policy bill that came before her, and she supports the majority of healthcare and defense legislation. Torres frequently opposes budget resolutions and continuing appropriations measures, voting against roughly 82% of budget-related bills. She also votes against most immigration legislation that reaches the floor, supporting only 25% of those measures. On environmental and energy issues, she votes in favor about 35% of the time — her sample votes show she opposed a resolution that would have disapproved California's harbor craft emission standards while supporting the Ratepayer Protection Act and the Water Resources Development Act. Her record on criminal justice, education, taxation, and technology shows a more mixed pattern, with support rates ranging from 46% to 64%. Overall, Torres maintains a voting profile that is closely aligned with the Democratic mainstream, with occasional departures that place her slightly toward the center of her party.

Key Positions

• •Voted in favor of all 11 foreign policy bills on record, indicating consistent support for U.S. engagement abroad.
• •Supported all 5 labor-related bills on record, reflecting consistent backing of worker protections.
• •Opposed 82% of budget bills, including the FY2027 budget resolution and continuing appropriations measures, suggesting disagreement with the spending frameworks brought to the floor.
• •Opposed 75% of immigration bills, voting against 6 of 8 measures in that category.
• •Supported 67% of healthcare bills, including voting for motions related to the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act and the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act.
• •Voted against a resolution that would have disapproved California's harbor craft emission standards, supporting the state's authority to set its own environmental rules.
• •Supported 65% of defense-related legislation but voted against the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027.
• •Voted in favor of the Take Care of America's Veterans Act in July 2026.