Press Releases

Monterey, CA – U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) was awarded the 2023 Affordable Housing Champion Award, which honors members of Congress who exhibit outstanding leadership in the U.S. Congress toward the advancement of policies that expand affordable housing through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit).  The award was given by the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition (AHTCC).

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) introduced the Disaster Relief Medicaid Act to protect the health care of individuals before, during, and after disasters and emergencies. Rep Jill Tokuda (HI-02) co-led the introduction of this legislation in the United States House of Representatives.  Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) has introduced companion legislation in the United States Senate.

California Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Julia Brownley (CA-26), Jim Costa (CA-21), and Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) ​​are calling on the White House to include disaster relief funds for California farmers and growers in their forthcoming supplemental request for domestic priorities.

Monterey, CA – U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), member of the House Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, led 17 of their colleagues in a bipartisan, bicameral call to the leadership of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees urging them to retain the House language in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) expanding servicemember eligibility for the Department of Defense (DoD) Basic Needs Allowance (BNA) program.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) announced that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will distribute $300,000 to the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County to expand their citizenship preparation and assistance services.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Reps. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced the Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards (CIAO) Act, which would modernize the process for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to respond to changes in organic and better align organic standards authored by the agency with industry best practices and consumer demands.

WASHINGTON, DC – Following a newly-released and finalized endangerment finding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Santa Clara County’s U.S. Representatives in Congress – Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16), and Ro Khanna (CA-17) – issued the below statement that renews their call for a nationwide ban on leaded aviation fuel (avgas):

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 Agriculture (USDA) will distribute $6,644,300 to the City of San Jose for two urban forest management projects.