Press Releases
MONTEREY, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) today announced the first, second, and third place winners of the 2018 Congressional Art Competition.
"This competition showcased the incredible creativity and talent of high school students throughout the central coast of California," said Congressman Panetta. "I commend everyone who submitted their artwork, and thank their family members, teachers, and mentors for supporting these young artists."
WASHINGTON, D.C—Today, Reps. Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) released an update provided by the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) response to recommendations made by the San Francisco Airport/Community Roundtable and the Select Committee on South Bay Arrivals. The FAA's update comes after Reps.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), along with Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05), chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, introduced the Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2018. This legislation helps states launch initiatives to remove guns from convicted felons and the dangerously mentally ill through a competitive grant program within the Department of Justice.
SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) released the following statement after the mark-up of the 2018 Farm Bill. Ahead of the expiration of the 2014 Farm Bill on September 30th, 2018, the House Agriculture Committee is working to reauthorize the legislation focused on farm policy, rural development, agriculture research, and federal nutrition programs.
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) and fellow member of the House Armed Services Committee Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-02) introduced the bipartisan H.R. 5522, Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Readiness Act of 2018 (JEMSORA).
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), along with Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), introduced the Enhance Cybersecurity for Small Manufacturers Act, which gives the Department of Defense and Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program additional tools to help small manufacturers in the defense supply chain eliminate potentially significant cybersecurity risks.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) returned today from a Congressional delegation visit to Afghanistan, Jordan, and Israel. The focus of the trip was on global and regional security and cooperation issues.
SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) today announced that Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties received $511,779 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) for local social service agencies to offer food, housing, and utility assistance for those in need. Specifically, Monterey County received $298,982, San Benito County received $35,317, and Santa Cruz County received $177,480.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta denounced the Trump Administration's announcement that it would maintain its ban on transgender people serving in the military:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen Neal Dunn (FL-02) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) teamed up to eliminate unnecessary trade barriers that are hurting American exports and hindering innovation and advances in agricultural production technologies, including biotechnology.