Ritchie
Torres

Torres has spent time focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.

• 01
  Equal credit access for LGBTQI-owned businessesTorres sponsored the LGBTQI Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act (HR.6652), which would establish enforcement mechanisms and investment tools directed at ensuring fair lending for businesses owned by LGBTQI individuals. The bill attracted between 50 and 99 cosponsors, indicating substantial support within the chamber.
• 02
  Residential housing temperature safety standardsTorres sponsored the Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2025 (HR.638), which would set minimum temperature requirements in residential dwellings. The measure has been reintroduced across multiple Congresses, reflecting sustained legislative attention to housing habitability conditions, particularly relevant to urban rental markets like those in his Bronx district.
• 03
  Reducing illegal firearm trafficking and gun violenceTorres has sponsored multiple measures addressing firearms. The Iron Pipeline Review Act (HR.543) targets the trafficking route through which illegal guns enter New York. A separate bill (HR.545) directs the Attorney General to study the efficacy of extreme risk protection orders. Another measure (HR.544) would create a private right of action against makers of ghost gun components, and HR.546 addresses safety protocols during traffic stops involving firearms.
• 04
  Expanding mental health and Medicaid inpatient coverageTorres sponsored the Repealing the IMD Exclusion Act (HR.6727), which would eliminate the federal Medicaid prohibition on reimbursing inpatient psychiatric care at large residential treatment facilities. He also sponsored the CARE Act (HR.1961), reintroduced across multiple Congresses, addressing mental health care access, and the Anesthesia for All Act (HR.6545), which concerns insurance coverage parity for anesthesiology services.
• 05
  Government ethics and foreign gift restrictionsTorres sponsored the No Foreign Gifts Act of 2025 (HR.542), which would restrict federal officials from accepting gifts from foreign governments or nationals. The bill has been reintroduced across multiple Congresses and has attracted several cosponsors, addressing concerns about foreign influence on federal officeholders.