Millions of Americans who work a minimum wage job should haven't to live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to survive. They deserve the dignity of a wage that helps them provide for themselves and their families.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Texas District 16
Veronica Escobar
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Voting Record — 518
Yes40%
No58%
Present0%
Not Voting2%
Party align98%
Cross-party0%
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Veronica Escobar
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratTexas District 16
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20 recent posts · 13 sponsored · 60 cosponsored
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Today marks 16 years since Congress last raised the federal minimum wage.
That's why I'm a proud supporter of the Raise the Wage Act, which would raise the minimum wage to $17/hr by 2030.
The VISIBLE Act is common-sense legislation to help ensure both officer and public safety.
You can read my full press release below 👇🏽
escobar.house.gov/news/documen...
Americans across the country have witnessed masked, armed, and unidentified individuals apprehending people, sometimes violently. Lack of any meaningful credentials by ICE agents has even inspired criminals to easily impersonate law enforcement in an effort to deceive their victims and the public.
Today, I, along with Representatives Gonzalez, Chu, Kamlager-Dove introduced the Visible Identification Standards for Immigration-Based Law Enforcement (VISIBLE) Act of 2025.
This bill would require immigration enforcement officers to display identification during public enforcement actions.
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Thank you to the almost 10,000 El Pasoans who joined my tele-town hall last night!
If I did not get to your question, you can always contact my office at escobar.house.gov/contact
Had to fix this headline for the New York Times
ICYMI: Speaker Johnson and Republicans wrote a toothless resolution on the Epstein files and now won't even bring *that* up for a vote so that they can give Donald Trump more time to distract the American people from his broken promises and secrets
Tariffs are a tax on consumers.
This latest round will increase costs on a product millions of Americans use every day and contradicts the empty promises by Trump and Republicans to lower your costs.
"Brazil needs to pay their fair share. These tariffs accomplish that."
Regardless of how you feel about the trade relationship we have with Brazil, these tariffs won't be paid out of pocket by the Brazilian farmers and corporations.
They'll be passed onto the consumers: us.
"Good. We'll buy American coffee beans."
Our country produces a fraction of the aforementioned amounts of coffee Americans drink every day.
When you decrease supply, prices skyrocket.
"I just won't drink coffee."
According to the National Coffee Association, nearly two-thirds of the country drinks coffee daily. That's about 220 million people!
www.ncausa.org/Newsroom/Mor...
Roasted coffee prices are up 12.7% and instant coffee jumped 16.3% in June compared to last year.
With Trump announcing a 50% tax on imports from Brazil, on top of the 10% tax that already exists, your morning coffee is about to get a lot more expensive.
www.npr.org/2025/07/21/n...
DACA recipients have a path to citizenship and all of the privileges thereof. (In other words, they’d be able to vote and receive benefits.)
Right, that’s why this bill grants legal status to over 10 million undocumented immigrants.
I literally think the current system is needlessly difficult for migrants and cruel to undocumented immigrants. Since the ‘96 bill, the US has made people more deportable while restricting opportunities.
Not sure who you are owning here, but I’ve been an immigrant advocate my entire life.
I know plenty of people are frustrated in the comments, but my view is that this is one single step in the right direction and doing nothing isn’t an option.
Guaranteeing legal protection for over 10 *million* undocumented people in our country matters to me.
It’s time Congress finally addresses our broken system in a fair, orderly way that’ll benefit our country - immigrants and Americans alike.
There hasn’t been a more urgent time to do so.
4. Finally, the visa reform section addresses long ignored backlogs to ensure our country remains competitive.
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Voting History518 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
518 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | H.R. 6644 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-04 | H.J. Res. 142 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-04 | H.R. 4090 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-04 | H.R. 4090 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-02-03 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Accept Senate changes | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-03 | H. Res. 1032 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-03 | H. Res. 1032 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-03 | H.R. 3123 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-02-02 | H.R. 980 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H. Con. Res. 68 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 6359 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 6359 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7148 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-22 | H.R. 7147 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H. Res. 1014 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-22 | H. Res. 1014 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2026-01-22 | H. Res. 1014 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-21 | H.J. Res. 140 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-21 | H.R. 6945 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-21 | H.R. 6945 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-21 | H. Res. 1009 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-21 | H. Res. 1009 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-21 | H.R. 5764 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-20 | H.R. 5763 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-15 | H.R. 2988 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-15 | H.R. 2988 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-15 | H.R. 2988 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | YES | ✕ | Agreed to |
| 2026-01-14 | H.R. 7006 (119th) | Final passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Passed |
| 2026-01-14 | H.R. 7006 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-14 | H.R. 7006 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-14 | H. Res. 992 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-14 | H. Res. 992 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-13 | H.R. 4593 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-13 | H.R. 4593 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-13 | H.R. 2312 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-13 | H.R. 2270 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-13 | H.R. 2262 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-13 | H.R. 2262 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-13 | H. Res. 988 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-13 | H. Res. 988 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-13 | H.R. 6504 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-13 | H.R. 6500 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-12 | H.R. 2683 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-09 | H.R. 5184 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-08 | H.R. 1834 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-08 | H. Res. 780 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-08 | H.R. 131 (119th) | Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2026-01-08 | H.R. 504 (119th) | Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.