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July 24, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) supported passage of H.R. 7608. The package includes four Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations bills: State-Foreign Operations, Agriculture-Rural Development-FDA, Interior-Environment, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs. Congressman Panetta successfully incorporated numerous amendments to the bills, including provisions to protect the environment and natural resources on the Central Coast, strengthen agricultural research and food security, support U.S.


July 23, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02), Congressman David B. McKinley (WV-01), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Congressman Dean Phillips (MN-03) and Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) led their fellow members of Congress in urging House leadership to include strong funding in the next COVID-19 relief package for the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) to help our schools properly support students with disabilities.

Issues: Education Health

July 22, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) voted for the Great American Outdoors Act, a landmark conservation bill that will help ensure public lands are protected and preserved. The bipartisan legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is now heading to the President's desk to be signed into law.

Issues: Environment

July 22, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) and Congressman Billy Long (MO-07) led their colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter urging House leadership to include strong support for our state and county agricultural fairs in the next COVID-19 relief package.

Issues: Agriculture

July 22, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) joined over 100 House Members in demanding information from Attorney General William Barr and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf about unidentified federal law enforcement personnel deployed in Portland, Oregon over the objections of state and local officials.


July 22, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provided financial assistance to 6,621 local businesses and helped to retain over 82,000 jobs across the central coast of California.

Issues: Health

July 21, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Congressman Darin LaHood (R-IL) today introduced the Providing Liquidity for Uncollectible Sales (PLUS) Act, which will provide a tax credit to food and beverage distributors to cover uncollectible debt for products that were shipped to establishments prior to COVID-19 related shutdowns, but have not yet been paid for.


July 21, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) on Monday voted for the bipartisan Veteran Treatment Court Act of 2019, of which he is an original cosponsor. The legislation unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is now heading to the President's desk to be signed into law.

Issues: Veterans

July 17, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) released the following statement on the passing of Congressman John Lewis (GA-05).


July 14, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) led 22 members of Congress in calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S.