Sylvia R. Garcia

Recognizing the importance of evidence-based parenting and caregiving education in elementary and secondary schools.

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues relating to the extension of consumer credit, and for other purposes.

To establish an independent entity within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to acquire and maintain distressed real estate to stabilize communities and increase the supply of affordable housing, and for other purposes.

To prevent discrimination, including harassment, in employment.

To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.

To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to require covered issuers to carry out a racial equity audit every 2 years, to require atonement for the descendants of enslaved persons, and for other purposes.

To enhance the rights of domestic employees, and for other purposes.

To strengthen requirements for contracts between the Department of Education and Federal student loan servicers, and for other purposes.

To amend title 28, United States Code, to establish an Office of Ethics Counsel and an Office of Investigative Counsel within the Supreme Court of the United States.

To hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies.

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day.

To provide emergency assistance to States, territories, Tribal nations, and local areas affected by substance use disorder, including the use of opioids and stimulants, and to make financial assistance available to States, territories, Tribal nations, local areas, public or private nonprofit entities, and certain health providers, to provide for the development, organization, coordination, and operation of more effective and cost efficient systems for the delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorder and their families.

Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a refundable credit for qualified child care startup expenses.

To combat the sexual exploitation of children by supporting victims and promoting accountability and transparency by the tech industry.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support graduate programs in mental and behavioral health professions at minority-serving institutions, and for other purposes.

To require employers to provide paid annual leave to employees, and for other purposes.

Expressing support for designation of March 2024 as Music in Our Schools Month.

To establish a National Advisory Council on Unpaid School Meal Debt in Child Nutrition Programs, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Education to count months during which Peace Corps volunteers and AmeriCorps members have eligible Federal Direct Loans in deferment or forbearance toward eligibility for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.