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September 18, 2025

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to better empower patients with up-to-date information on healthcare providers covered by their insurance plans.

Issues: Health

September 16, 2025

Monterey, CA – U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Supporting Early-Childhood Educators’ Deductions (SEED) Act to ensure early childhood educators can claim the same federal tax deduction currently available to K-12 teachers. 


September 16, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.-19) and Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.-24), alongside U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and members of the California congressional delegation demanded answers from the Trump administration on its involvement in Sable Offshore Corporation’s attempts to restart offshore oil drilling using the same pipelines that caused the Refugio State Beach oil spill of 2015.


September 16, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), along with U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to strengthen access to healthy and affordable food options for servicemembers on military bases.


September 10, 2025

Monterey, CA – U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Military Food Security Act of 2025. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation would ensure that military families have better access to affordable and healthy food.


September 2, 2025

Paso Robles — Last Friday, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Salud Carbajal (CA-24) hosted a “SLO County Medicare Forum” at Cuesta College.

Issues: Health

August 27, 2025

Washington, DC – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined colleagues in calling on the Department of State to swiftly reverse its abrupt decision to halt the approval of temporary medical-humanitarian visas for children from Gaza.


August 19, 2025

Washington, DC – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) sent a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph B. Edlow expressing concern about parole policy changes, processing backlogs, and staffing reductions that have created uncertainty for constituents navigating the immigration system. In his letter, Rep. Panetta highlighted the consequences of the Trump Administration’s elimination of categorical parole programs and the impact on families and individuals in California’s 19th Congressional District.

Issues: Immigration

August 15, 2025

Washington, DC – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and a group of Democratic lawmakers who have served in the U.S. Armed Services sent a letter to Israeli Ambassador Michael Leiter. The letter urged Israel to take all available measures to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza while continuing its efforts to defeat Hamas. 


August 6, 2025

Washington, D.C. – California Congressional Representatives whose districts were harmed by the recent closure of five Planned Parenthood clinics due to Republicans’ Medicaid cuts, are calling upon the Trump Administration to comply with a Federal District Court injunction and reinstate this essential health care funding.