Jan 22, 2025Sponsored
911 SAVES Act
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DemocratCalifornia · U.S. Representative
Norma
Torres
U.S. Representative for California
In office
11 yrsSince Jan 2015
Next election
2027Re-elected 2021
Age
61Born Apr 4, 1965
Party
Democrat
What they stand for
Torres has spent years focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.
- 01Emergency communications workers warrant federal workforce protectionsTorres has repeatedly introduced legislation to reclassify 911 public safety telecommunicators under federal occupational standards. The 911 SAVES Act (HR.637) drew 50 to 99 cosponsors and has been reintroduced as HR.540 in the 119th Congress. A companion resolution, HRES.322, expresses congressional support for National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, also reintroduced across multiple Congresses.
- 02Federal law should require reporting of multiple firearm salesTorres sponsored the Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2023 (HR.4202), which attracted 50 to 99 cosponsors, and reintroduced the measure in the 119th Congress as HR.4270. Both bills address reporting requirements when a single purchaser acquires multiple firearms within a defined period.
- 03Federal law should address nonconsensual condom removalTorres has introduced the Consent is Key Act (HR.3083) and the Stealthing Act of 2025 (HR.3084), both reintroduced measures that would establish federal provisions relating to nonconsensual removal or tampering with a condom during a sexual encounter. Each bill has been referred to committee in its respective Congress.
- 04Gender-based price disparities on consumer products should be eliminatedTorres has sponsored the Pink Tax Repeal Act (HR.3374), a reintroduced measure with 27 cosponsors that would prohibit charging different prices for substantially similar products based on the gender of the intended purchaser. The bill has been referred to committee.
- 05Indigenous cultural recognition and resource sovereignty merit legislative attentionTorres sponsored the Indigenous Peoples' Day Act (HR.5822), which drew 50 to 99 cosponsors, to establish a federal holiday recognizing Indigenous peoples. She has also introduced the Native American Seeds Act of 2025 (HR.6415), a reintroduced bill addressing the preservation and sovereignty of native seed supplies.
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01 · Background
Who they are, where they came from
Norma J. Torres represents California's 35th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, a seat she has held since January 2015. Before her election to Congress, she served in the California State Senate, representing the 32nd district. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In the House, Torres has introduced legislation across several policy areas. She has sponsored measures related to emergency communications, including the 911 SAVES Act (HR.637, HR.540), which address the classification and support of public safety telecommunicators. On gun policy, she has sponsored the Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act in successive Congresses (HR.4202, HR.4270). She has also introduced bills addressing sexual consent and nonconsensual condom removal (HR.3083, HR.3084), a pink tax repeal on gender-differentiated consumer products (HR.3374), and housing safety through the Asbestos Exposure in Housing Reduction Act (HR.4247). Additional sponsored measures include the Native American Seeds Act (HR.6415), the Indigenous Peoples' Day Act (HR.5822), the Mudslide Recovery Act (HR.1356), the Removing Nitrate and Arsenic in Drinking Water Act (HR.2656), and the Veterans Administration Backlog Accountability Act (HR.3571). On the floor, she voted in favor of S.2228, the Building Chips in America Act of 2023, a vote recorded against the majority position of her party that became law.
02 · Recent significant work
What they’ve done lately
Sep 23, 2024Voted yes
(S.2228)
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Sep 28, 2023Sponsored
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Act
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Jun 16, 2023Sponsored
Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2023
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Mar 27, 2026Sponsored
National Parent and Youth Helpline Act
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03 · What's coming up
Bills they’ll vote on next
Bills that have cleared committee and are heading for a floor vote. See all upcoming votes →
House·HR.1071Reported to floor
No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025
Would bar entry and allow deportation of foreign officials who suppressed U.S. citizens' speech.
House·HR.151Reported to floor
Equal Representation Act of 2025
Would base House seat apportionment on citizen population rather than total population.
House·HR.2071Reported to floor
Save Our Shrimpers Act
Would bar U.S. funds to international institutions financing foreign shrimp operations.
House·HR.2076Reported to floor
Lulu’s Law
Would require the FCC to explicitly authorize wireless emergency alerts for shark attacks.
House·HR.2159Reported to floor
Count the Crimes to Cut Act
Would require public databases listing all federal criminal statutory and regulatory offenses.
04 · Money
Where the campaign funds come from
Torres raised $552,613 this cycle, with 73.7% from PAC contributions and 25.9% from individuals — the latter primarily from itemized contributions ($200 or more). Top PAC contributors include AIPAC PAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC) at $85,802, American Crystal Sugar Company PAC, American Federation of Teachers COPE, and the Sheet Metal Air Rail Transportation Workers Int'l Assn. Political Action League (SMART). Top employer concentrations among individual donors include Route 66 Shooting Sports Park, Miller Barondess, Hackman Capital, and Brown & Brown Insurance.
Total raised · 2026
$553K
Cash on hand
$381K
Spent
$475K
By source
- Individuals$143K · 25.9%
- PACs$407K · 73.7%
- Other$25 · 0.0%
Individual donor mix
Small-donor share (under $200)18.8%
Top PAC contributors
- AIPAC PAC(AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC)FEC ↗$86K
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PACFEC ↗$10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS COPEFEC ↗$10K
- SHEET METAL AIR RAIL TRANSPORTATION WORKERS INT'L ASSN. POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE (SMART)FEC ↗$10K
- DELOITTE PACFEC ↗$8K
- AMERICAN FED. OF STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES -AFSCME PEOPLEFEC ↗$8K
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PACFEC ↗$7K
- MACHINIST NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUEFEC ↗$5K
- LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY INNOVATION SERVICE PAC (LOIS PAC)FEC ↗$5K
- DRIVE COMMITTEEFEC ↗$5K
Top employer concentrations
- ROUTE 66 SHOOTING SPORTS PARK$14K· 4 donors
- MILLER BARONDESS$8K· 4 donors
- HACKMAN CAPITAL$7K· 2 donors
- BROWN & BROWN INSURANCE$7K· 2 donors
- BGR GROUP$5K· 9 donors
Self-reported employer data. Categories like “Retired” and “Not Employed” are excluded — these reflect demographic patterns rather than industry concentrations.
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