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January 13, 2022

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) introduced the Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act to eliminate requirements that disabled adult children (DAC) should remain unmarried in order to receive lifetime benefits and health care through Social Security. Under current law, DACs lose federal benefits if they marry a non-disabled person. After working closely with Lori Long, one of his constituents on the central coast of California who is impacted by this outdated legal standard, Rep.


January 10, 2022

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced that the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) will provide the federal funding that he requested to repair the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road. Sections of the road located in the Los Padres National Forest were damaged by mudslides and flooding during a major storm in the winter of 2021. Many of those same sections of damaged road were located near or in burn scarred areas that were created by the Dolan Fire in 2020.


January 6, 2022

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) released the following statement regarding the one year anniversary of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol:


December 13, 2021
Today, Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) and David G. Valadao (R-San Joaquin Valley) introduced the China Trade Cheating Restitution Act to ensure that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) distributes the remaining antidumping duties to U.S. garlic, honey, and crawfish producers that weren’t paid by the agencies between 2000 and 2014.
Issues:Agriculture

December 8, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) and Jody Arrington (R-Texas) sent a letter to President Biden requesting that he temporarily designate a supply chain coordinator, or "czar," to address problems that have plagued our supply chain and continue to wreak havoc in certain sectors of the U.S. economy. Establishing a central point of command at the White House on supply chain issues would provide significant relief to critical industries like agriculture, healthcare, and defense.


November 30, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) and Adrian Smith (R-Nebraska) sent a letter to Assistant Treasury Secretary Lily Batchelder and Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig requesting they allow those making charitable food donations to recover their basis and receive enhanced deductions. Implementing these regulatory changes would encourage food donations at a time when working families are burdened with higher food prices across the country.


November 22, 2021

SALINAS, CA– Today, Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant totaling $3.46 million for the Salud Para La Gente healthcare organization.

Issues:Health

November 19, 2021
Today, Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) voted to pass the Build Back Better Act to make crucial investments in working families, education, green energy, healthcare, and housing. 

November 8, 2021
oday, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), John Katko (NY-24), and Judy Chu (CA-27) introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize the week of November 8, 2021, as National School Psychology Week. This resolution seeks to honor the more than 35,000 practicing school psychologists in the United States for their work in providing a supportive and encouraging learning environment for all students. In the Senate, the resolution is led by Senator Alex Padilla (CA).
Issues:Education

November 5, 2021
Today, Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) voted to pass the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to make crucial investments in our physical infrastructure.  These investments will deliver clean transportation solutions and climate resiliency, fix the ongoing supply chain crisis, address our aging western water infrastructure, and create millions of good-paying jobs.