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June 26, 2024

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and Greg Steube (R-Fla.) introduced the Promoting Accountability, Reporting, Information Sharing, and Health Act to help better protect youth in residential treatment facilities.

Issues: Health

June 24, 2024

SAN JOSE, CA – Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Ro Khanna (CA-17) announced that San Jose State University (SJSU) will receive a total of $3,504,153 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and National Science Foundation (NSF) to support seven research projects.


June 18, 2024

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) and Rudy Yakym (R-IN-02) along with Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Indiana’s Senator Mike Braun, introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to recognize the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States by designating June 16 through June 22, 2024, as “National Pollinator Week.”


June 14, 2024

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on the amended FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).


June 14, 2024

Santa Cruz, CA – United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) helped secure federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to reimburse Santa Cruz County $17,769,277 for emergency health and safety expenditures incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.


June 12, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Ro Khanna (CA-17) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is reimbursing Santa Clara County for an additional $27,243,534.79 for emergency protective costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.


June 11, 2024

Washington, D.C.- Today, Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) introduced the Stop Secret Spending Act of 2024, which requires federal agencies to include other transaction agreements (OTAs) in the list of federal awards that must be reported on USAspending.gov.


June 7, 2024

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) released the following statement in support of the proposed three-stage plan to return Israeli hostages, bring a lasting ceasefire to Gaza, and provide a strong foundation for the “day after.”


June 6, 2024

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) authored and introduced bipartisan legislation to address the nationwide increase in mail theft. The legislation is co-led by Rep. Young Kim (CA-40).


June 3, 2024

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) recently was a part of a bipartisan Congressional delegation that visited Taiwan to meet its newly inaugurated administration.