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Rep. Panetta Volunteers at a Food Bank
September 14, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) and Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA-15), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Service Organization Caucus, today introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate the week of September 10th through September 16th "Celebrate Community" week and commemorate the efforts of local service organizations across the country.


September 14, 2023

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced $25 million in federal funding to support enhancements to Monterey Regional Airport.  Support was made possible through a fee-funded Federal Aviation Administration grant and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.


August 30, 2023
SAN JOSE, CA – 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. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will distribute $1,000,000 to Santa Clara and San Benito counties to develop and improve climate mitigation efforts.
Issues:Environment

August 24, 2023
Santa Cruz, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) secured a $6 million grant to support conservation infrastructure for endangered and threatened fish migrating up the San Lorenzo River.

August 22, 2023
Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) marked the first anniversary of the landmark legislation to reduce prescription drug costs for seniors with a series of information sessions focused on the benefits that the law is having in California’s 19th Congressional District. 
Issues:Health

August 18, 2023
San Jose, CA - Today, United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), San José Mayor Matt Mahan, and Councilmember Bien Doan went door-to-door in the Edenvale neighborhood, informing residents about SJ Access.

August 10, 2023

San Jose, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) secured a $90,360 grant from AmeriCorps to support San Jose Public Libraries’ efforts to expand college and career pathways, close the digital divide, and promote literacy.  Funding will support four AmeriCorps VISTA members to serve the neighborhoods of South San Jose.

Issues:Education

August 4, 2023

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) today introduced the Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment (WISE) Act to protect immigrant survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and gender-based violence. The bill would ensure that immigrants have access to protections intended by the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the Trafficking Victim Protection Act (TVPA), and other federal and state laws.


August 3, 2023

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) secured over $600,000 in funding for a Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation initiative that will reduce carbon emissions nationwide. The $661,376 grant awarded to the Monterey Bay Aquarium will fund an initiative to create an industry wide standard and tool to reduce carbon emissions in the daily operations of zoos and aquariums.  This federal funding comes through the Institute of Museum a


August 2, 2023

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that he had secured more than $4 million in federal funding for local research institutions in California’s 19th Congressional District.  These substantial grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB), and Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute will play a pivota

Issues:Education