Press Releases
Washington, DC - Rep. Panetta released the following statement:
Washington, DC — Rep. Panetta released the following statement:
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Randy Feenstra (IA-04), along with Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Michael Bennet (D-CO), reintroduced the Advancing Cutting Edge (ACE) Agriculture Act to better foster innovative agricultural research and development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
As the repressive leader of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro was cruel, inhumane, and undemocratic. However, President Trump did not present any credible evidence that Maduro was an imminent threat to justify a large-scale military intervention by the United States under our Constitution. Moreover, President Trump has yet to provide the American people with a coherent strategy for the day after and how we prevent Venezuela from descending into chaos and destabilizing the region.
Washington, DC – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and four of his House colleagues are calling on President Trump to take personal action to implement the security and reconstruction pillars of the 20-Point Peace Plan for Gaza. Recent reporting indicates that there are serious obstacles to implementing the plan’s security and reconstruction pillars, including militarily-dismantling Hamas and surging humanitarian aid for Palestinians, making the President’s personal and timely engagement urgent.
Washington, DC – United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined Ways and Means Tax Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Thompson (CA-04), Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01), and other Ways and Means members in introducing the American Affordability Act of 2025.
Washington, DC – Ahead of the busy holiday season, United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Young Kim (CA-40) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to address the nationwide increase in mail theft. The Maximizing Agency Integration on Letter (MAIL) Theft Act would crack down on thieves who steal delivered packages from homes by requiring cross-agency coordination on the issue of mail theft and raising it as a priority for federal law enforcement.
Washington, DC – United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that he had secured several defense priorities for California’s 19th Congressional District in the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill was signed by the President into law yesterday.
The FY2026 NDAA includes several key pieces of legislation championed by Rep. Panetta, including language that supports the district’s military families and installations, and boost innovation and technological development.
Washington, DC – United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and David Kustoff (TN-08) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral, Restoring American Mineral Security (RAMS) Act, which would establish a Critical Minerals Security Alliance with America’s global trading partners. Senators Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-NV) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) introduced companion legislation in the Senate.
Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined the two Senators and 25 House members of the California Democratic Congressional delegation in condemning the Trump Administration’s official draft 2027-2032 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program that includes six lease proposals to drill for oil and gas off the coast of Northern, Central, and Southern California.