Ritchie Torres, D-NY

Ritchie Torres is a Democratic Representative from New York's House District 15.

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Sponsored Legislation:

The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.

• hr3167-119 - To amend title 46, United States Code, to allow for the transportation of energy products on vessels between points in the United States to which the coastwise laws apply if at least one such point is in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes. (aka Noncontiguous Energy Relief and Access Act of 2025)
• hr973-119 - To establish consumer standards for lithium-ion batteries. (aka Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act)
• hr2611-119 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the communication of classified information on mobile or desktop messaging application, and for other purposes. (aka Homeland Operations and Unilateral Tactics Halting Incursions: Preventing Coordinated Subversion, Military Aggression and Lawless Levies Granting Rogue Operatives Unchecked Power Act of 2025)
• hres288-119 - Expressing the sense that there should be established a "National Garifuna Immigrant Heritage Month" in April to celebrate the great contributions of Americans of Garifuna immigrant heritage in the United States who have enriched the history of the Nation.
• hres576-119 - Censuring Representative Andy Ogles.
• hres124-119 - Expressing continued support for the people of Puerto Rico, and urging the Federal Government to expedite the rebuilding of Puerto Rico's electrical grid.
• hr1441-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax credit for the purchase and installation of certain water filtration systems in homes. (aka Providing Useful Relief for Enhanced Water Act)
• hr3615-119 - To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds to pay foreign governments and entities for the detention of certain individuals. (aka SAFE Act)
• hr4052-119 - To direct the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and the Office of Personnel Management to issue regulations that require all Federal contractors and executive agencies to conduct comprehensive reviews of job classifications to identify positions for which a college degree is required without a demonstrable occupational necessity. (aka Employment Abundance Act)
• hr4946-119 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize a crime victim to bring a civil action against the Government if the Government enters a plea bargain or deferred prosecution agreement and fails to notify the victim, and for other purposes.
• hr542-119 - To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education from receiving gifts from certain countries, and for other purposes. (aka No Foreign Gifts Act of 2025)
• hr2018-119 - To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the inclusion of an additional use of Byrne-JAG grant funds. (aka BODEGA Act of 2025)
• hr545-119 - To direct the Attorney General to conduct a study on the efficacy of extreme risk protection orders on reducing gun violence, and for other purposes.
• hr4385-119 - To establish a pilot program to improve the family self-sufficiency program, and for other purposes. (aka Helping More Families Save Act)
• hr544-119 - To provide a private right of action against the maker of any component of a ghost gun, and any person who facilitated a sale of the ghost gun, for injury or death resulting from the use of the ghost gun.
• hr543-119 - To direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to report on firearms trafficking along the I-95 corridor. (aka Iron Pipeline Review Act)
• hr4537-119 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for expenses relating to the purchase and installation of qualified emissions control devices on or in connection with qualified cook stoves or qualified char broilers of eligible small restaurant businesses, and for other purposes. (aka CHEFS Act)
• hr3314-119 - To prohibit the issuance, promotion, or sale of digital assets that use the name, likeness, or identifiable traits of certain Federal officials or their immediate family for financial gain, and to establish regulatory oversight under the Securities and Exchange Commission. (aka Stop Presidential Profiteering from Digital Assets Act)
• hr1961-119 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and implement a department-wide after-action program and a risk communication strategy, and for other purposes. (aka CARE Act)
• hr3893-119 - To direct the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to issue regulations that require all Federal contractors to conduct a comprehensive review of job classifications to identify positions for which a college degree is required without a demonstrable occupational necessity. (aka Employment Abundance Act)
• hr638-119 - To require owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling units to install temperature sensors in such units, and for other purposes. (aka Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2025)
• hr546-119 - To direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program for civilian traffic violation enforcement. (aka Investing in Safer Traffic Stops Act of 2025)
• hr541-119 - To require the Department of Defense to share best practices with, and offer training to, State and local first responders regarding how to most effectively aid victims who experience trauma-related injuries.
• hr1033-119 - To require the Secretary of Education to establish a program to provide for antisemitism monitors at institutions of higher education. (aka College Oversight and Legal Updates Mandating Bias Investigations and Accountability Act of 2025)
• hr1636-119 - To direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to take certain actions relating to security measures for radioactive materials, and for other purposes. (aka Securing our Radioactive Materials Act)

Vote Summary

The chart below shows all the votes cast by this legislator. The bars are color-coded by party. Red bars indicate votes cast in support of Republican-sponsored legislation or against Democrat-sponsored legislation; blue bars indicate the opposite.

See the about page for the methodology we use to determine what is and is not a party-line vote.