Torres successfully added an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2027 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill requiring Members of Congress with publicly disclosed House Ethics Committee investigations against them to complete all workplace misconduct trainings in person as opposed to online.
Norma Torres will require Members of Congress with active, publicly disclosed House Ethics Committee investigations to complete workplace misconduct training in person.
Occurrences
Torres #3 Requires in-person workplace rights training for members under review by the House Ethics Committee.
Evidence
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Torres successfully added an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2027 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill requiring Members of Congress with publicly disclosed House Ethics Committee investigations against them to complete all workplace misconduct trainings in person as opposed to online.
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Adopted Amendments: ... Torres #3 – Requires in-person workplace rights training for members under review by the House Ethics Committee. The amendment was adopted by voice vote.
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Thursday, April 30, 2026 – Subcommittee Markup: 8:00 a.m. – Fiscal Year 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Bill and the Fiscal Year 2027 Legislative Branch Bill; Wednesday, May 13, 2026 – Full Committee Markup: 11:00 a.m. – Fiscal Year 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Bill and the Fiscal Year 2027 Legislative Branch Bill.
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The House-reported H.R. 9010 includes Sec. 114, barring funds from satisfying Workplace Rights and Responsibilities training for Members with a publicly disclosed House Ethics Committee matter unless completed in person.
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The Senate table lists Legislative Branch, FY 2027 with House bill H.R. 9010, no Senate bill, and no Public Law/Veto entry.
Assessments
Torres materially advanced the promised policy by securing adoption of her amendment in the House Appropriations Committee and having the requirement included as Sec. 114 of House-reported H.R. 9010 for FY2027 Legislative Branch appropriations. However, as of August 29, 2026, the bill had not become public law and the Senate status showed no enacted FY2027 Legislative Branch appropriations measure. Because the promised outcome is a binding requirement, committee adoption and reported bill text are not full delivery yet, but the active legislative progress keeps the outcome unresolved rather than failed.
Torres materially advanced the promise by offering an amendment to the FY2027 Legislative Branch appropriations bill, and the amendment was adopted in committee by voice vote. The adopted language matches the promise closely by requiring in-person workplace rights or misconduct training for Members under publicly disclosed House Ethics Committee review or investigation. However, the evidence provided shows committee adoption, not final enactment into law or binding House-wide implementation. Because the promised requirement appears to have cleared committee but not yet been fully enacted, this is best scored as partial rather than delivered. The action occurred while Torres remained in office, so timing is same_term.