Press Releases

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) authored and introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to better support, hire, train, and retain local prosecutors critical to protecting local public safety. 

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Deborah Ross (NC-02), and Valerie Foushee (NC-04) introduced the Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act to support foreign language and international education programs at colleges and universities by reauthorizing Title VI of the Higher Education Act through Fiscal Year 2030.

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) applauded the six local athletes from California’s 19th Congressional District representing Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Matt Gaetz (FL-01) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of State (DoS) providing inaccurate information to Congress on the announcement of over 1,000 U.S. troops withdrawing from Niger earlier this year.

Washington, D.C. – Today, United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Carol Miller Miller (R-WV) introduced the bipartisan Strengthening Cooperation and Security in the Middle East Act which would require a study on the benefits of the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement (CSIPA) and how the framework can be altered to entice other countries to join.

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) released the following statement on President Joseph R. Biden’s decision not to seek reelection.

Cambria, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined the Cambria Community Health District, local leaders, and first responders to highlight new federal investment he secured for the replacement of the Cambria Ambulance Station and the importance of additional local investment in the project. 

Carmel,  CA – Today, United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District, California State Coastal Conservancy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the California Wildlife Conservation Board to celebrate the successful funding of the Rancho Cañada Floodplain Restoration Project on the Carmel River.