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February 13, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC– Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) sent another letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles P.


February 13, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) voted for H.J.Res.79, to facilitate timely ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution. The legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives on a bipartisan vote of 232 to 183. Congressman Panetta is a cosponsor of the bill.


February 12, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) voted for the Protecting America's Wilderness Act, H.R. 2546, to provide permanent protections for large connected landscapes in California, Colorado, and Washington by designating approximately 1.37 million acres of federal land as new, expanded, or potential wilderness and safeguarding more than 1,200 miles of river as components of the National Wild and Scenic River System.


February 12, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the bipartisan Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act, introduced by Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) and Congressman Tom Reed (R-NY-23), unanimously passed the Ways and Means Committee, recommending the legislation for a vote in the full U.S. House of Representatives.

Issues:Health

February 11, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced U.S. Army Corps of Engineers funding for the Pajaro River Flood Risk Reduction Project and the Santa Cruz Harbor. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fiscal Year 2020 Work Plan provides $1,800,000 to the Pajaro River Project in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, and $540,000 to the Santa Cruz Harbor. This funding will help ensure the safety and prosperity of communities on the central coast of California.


February 10, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) and Congressman Tom Reed (R-NY-23) introduced the bipartisan Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act, legislation to require additional oversight and transparency of Medicare hospice providers.

Issues:Health

February 7, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) announced that he cosponsored H.R. 3884, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. The bill decriminalizes marijuana at the federal level, reassesses marijuana convictions, and invests in local communities.


February 7, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles P. Rettig demanding answers about the agency's omission of the MilTax program when advertising free tax preparation and filing programs for military servicemembers.


February 7, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) introduced a bipartisan resolution to recognize and observe the month of April as "International Parental Child Abduction Month" to raise awareness of, and opposition to, international parental child abduction.


February 6, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC– Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) voted for H.Res. 826 to disapprove of the President's proposed cuts to Medicaid services through his new illegal block-grant scheme.

Issues:Health