Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) today made the following statement after the American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed the House of Representatives:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) joined Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI-01) and 192 of their House colleagues yesterday in reintroducing the Equality Act, which would provide explicit, permanent protections against discrimination for LGBT people in matters of employment, housing, access to public places, federal funding, credit, education and jury service. It would also prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in federal funding and access to public places.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement after the Disaster Declaration Improvement Act passed today through the House of Representatives. This bill, which Congressman Panetta supported, requires the Federal Management Agency (FEMA) to give greater weight to localized per-capita impact when making recommendations to the president regarding a major disaster declaration:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) authored a letter sent Tuesday to President Donald Trump urging him and his administration to collaborate with Congress to improve our nation's immigration system. Cosigned by Reps. Jeff Denham (R-CA-10), Jim Costa (D-CA-16), and David G. Valadao (R-CA-21), the bipartisan letter highlights the critical role that immigrants play in California's agriculture industry, which feeds the world.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement about the confirmation of Sonny Perdue as the 31^st Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA):

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) announced a district-wide Congressional Art Competition for high school students. High schools throughout California's 20^th Congressional District are invited to participate by submitting up to five (5) pieces of original student artwork. Exceptions will be made for schools that have 7th through 12th grades on one campus. All submissions are due by May 1, 2017.

WASHINGTON – Today, California Reps. Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), David G. Valadao (CA-21), Jeff Denham (CA-10), and Paul Cook (CA-08) introduced H.R. 1913, the Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act. This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to reopen the 63,000-acre Clear Creek Management Area in San Benito and Fresno counties for use by off-road vehicles. The legislation would also protect 21,000 acres of BLM land adjacent to Clear Creek by designating the area the Joaquin Rocks Wilderness.