Press Releases
Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined Reps. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Bennie G.
Washington, D.C. – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation he authored and introduced to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in San Jose the Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic. The legislation is co-led by Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-41) and was cosponsored by every member of the California Congressional delegation.
Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), U.S.
Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined Rep. Deborah Ross (NC-02) and House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) in introducing a bill to improve transparency between taxpayers and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for tax refund claims.
Washington, D.C. – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) in announcing the introduction of the Don’t Settle for Corruption Act. That bill would require Congressional approval before the Department of Justice (DOJ) can spend taxpayer dollars on any legal settlement resolving a case involving the President, the President’s immediate family, or any business entity they own or control.
Washington, D.C. – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced a bicameral resolution to recognize the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States.
The resolution designates June 22 through June 28, 2026, as “National Pollinator Week,” to emphasize the vital role native pollinators play in the health of our ecosystems and economies, and highlight the difficulties many pollinator species face, including the iconic western monarch butterfly.
Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA), along with U.S. Representatives Mike Thompson (CA-04) and David Valadao (CA-22) and nine other California colleagues, in urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide emergency funding to address the growing threat posed by the invasive glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) in California.
Washington, D.C. – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) released the following statement on the House passage of a purely partisan Republican reconciliation bill that would give Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) an additional $70 billion in federal funding.
Washington, D.C. – United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), David Valadao (CA-22), and Mike Thompson (CA-04) led a bipartisan coalition of 14 California lawmakers in requesting that Québec Premier Christine Fréchette remove the current restrictions barring the importation and sale of American wine in Québec.