Retire through Ownership Act
House roll call 314 · Sep 16, 2026
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Result: Passed
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House · CA · Democratic
Open full interactive profile ↗Norma J. Torres
District 35th · Office phone: (202) 225-6161
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Career and professional background
- Education
graduated from Mountain View High School, El Monte, Calif., 1983
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attended Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, Calif., 1999-2000
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attended Rio Hondo College, Whittier, Calif.
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B.A., National Labor College, Silver Spring, Md., 2012
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emergency 9-1-1 dispatcher
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sales representative
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member of Pomona, Calif., city council, 2000-2006
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Mayor of Pomona, Calif., 2006-2008
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member of the California state assembly, 2008-2013
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member of the California state senate, 2013-2014
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elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourteenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2015-present).
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Original source ↗ - Reviewed public-service career
Her House biography identifies work as a 911 dispatcher serving Los Angeles before her elected-office career. Emergency-call dispatch is distinct from sworn police service.
Member's official House biography · attributed government office account · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026
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Her office identifies AFSCME membership and a bachelor’s degree in labor studies from the National Labor College. Union membership is not treated here as proof of a campaign contribution or financial payment.
Member's official House biography · attributed government office account · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026
Original source ↗ - Current committee responsibilities
The House Clerk lists Appropriations and House Administration assignments. Subcommittees are National Security/Department of State/Related Programs; Transportation/Housing and Urban Development/Related Agencies; and Modernization and Innovation. These assignments were checked for the 119th Congress.
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Background retrieved Nov 5, 2026. Selected claims reviewed Nov 5, 2026. Career facts do not establish current employment, holdings or income.
Recent recorded congressional votes
Selected roll calls in the current main snapshot, not a complete career history. A procedural vote is different from final passage or enactment.
Water Resources Development Act
House roll call 313 · Sep 16, 2026
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗Ratepayer Protection Act
House roll call 312 · Sep 16, 2026
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”
House roll call 311 · Sep 16, 2026
On Passage · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗PROOF Act
House roll call 310 · Sep 16, 2026
On Passage · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
House roll call 309 · Sep 16, 2026
On Passage · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
House roll call 308 · Sep 16, 2026
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
House roll call 307 · Sep 15, 2026
On Agreeing to the Resolution · Result: Passed
Official roll call ↗Reported campaign finances
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FEC record H4CA35031
2026 cycle · Reporting through 10/14/2026
- Reported receipts
- $922,924
- Disbursements
- $981,343
- Cash on hand
- $244,897
- Debts owed
- $10
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