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July 20, 2023

Monterey, CA – United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) led a bipartisan coalition to introduce the Growing Access to Environmental Sustainability (GATES) Act to reduce barriers that producers face in accessing agricultural conservation programs.  Co-leading this legislation are Reps. John Duarte (CA-13), Yadira Caraveo (CO-08), David Rouzer (NC-07), Jim Costa (CA-21), Chuck Edwards (NC-11), and Lori Michelle Chavez-DeRemer (OR-5).


July 19, 2023

Monterey, CA – U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) reintroduced the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act, which would require the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to complete all gun-purchase background checks.


July 18, 2023

Monterey, CA – U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Jay Obernolte (CA-23), co-chairs of the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) caucus, introduced the bipartisan AAM Tax Exemption Parity Act to modernize the U.S. tax code to better support innovative and emerging powered lift aircraft.  The Members will introduce this legislation as an amendment to H.R.


July 14, 2023

Washington, DC – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, provided the below statement about the House passed version of the National Defense Authorization Act.


July 14, 2023

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and a bipartisan coalition of Members of Congress launched the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum (BFF), a group dedicated to finding workable solutions to ensure the nation’s fiscal future.  The steering committee sent a letter to Speaker Kevin McC


July 12, 2023

Washington, DC – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), alongside Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), of the Select Committee on the CCP and Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) introduced hallmark legislation to give the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) jurisdiction over all land purchases by foreign adversary entities and require mandatory CFIUS filing for foreign adversary entities making land purchases near sensitive sites, including all military facilities. This bill would mark the first change to CFIUS' mandate since 2018.


July 12, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Today, United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) alongside Reps. Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Joe Neguse (CO-02), Rick Allen (GA-12), Don Davis (NC-01), Jake LaTurner (KS-02), Dean Phillips (MN-03), Austin Scott (GA-08), and Daniel Webster (FL-11), reintroduced the Protecting Kids from Fentanyl Act of 2023.


July 10, 2023

Washington, D.C. – As millions of Americans struggle to find a safe, affordable place to call home and homelessness continues to rise, U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined Darin LaHood (IL-16) and Suzan DelBene (WA-01), and Senators Maria Cantwell (WA) and Todd Young (IN) to introduce bipartisan legislation to build nearly 2 million new affordable homes over the next decade. 




June 30, 2023

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced more than $1.11 million for Marina and Monterey to assist homeless veterans to reenter the workforce.  The funding comes through the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program.