Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) and the bipartisan For Country Caucus unanimously endorsed legislation to improve benefits for Gold Star families. H.R.1911, "The SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act," is named in honor of Army Sgt. 1st Class William B. Woods Jr. who served as an Army Green Beret with Congressman Michael Waltz (R-FL), vice-chair of the caucus.
APTOS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) today announced the first, second, and third place winners of the 2019 Congressional Art Competition.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (CA-18) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) asking the agency to reconsider their decision to deny an extension to funding for nine emergency repair projects in Santa Cruz County.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Central Coast Field Office (CCFO) released a proposal for oil and gas exploitation on the central coast of California. The administration wants to open more than 700,000 acres of public land to new oil and gas drilling. Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Fresno counties are included in the proposal.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) announced that he is an original cosponsor to bipartisan legislation repealing an unnecessary tax hike on Gold Star families.
The 2017 tax law reclassified how Gold Star children's assets are taxed, increasing the tax rate on their survivor benefits from 12 to 15 percent up to 37 percent.
The Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act, H.R. 2481, introduced by Congresswoman Elaine Luria (D-VA), would reclassify such benefits as earned income, significantly reducing the tax burden.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Trade Subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and 18 Committee Democrats sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert E.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act.
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives adopted an amendment by Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) to H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Reps. Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) released a further updated version of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) response to recommendations made by the San Francisco Airport/Community Roundtable and the Select Committee on South Bay Arrivals.
SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced today that the San Benito Health Foundation has received a federal grant totaling $2,493,435.00 from the Department of Health and Human Services.
"Community health centers and clinics are integral to our region's health care system," said Congressman Panetta. "These funds will help the San Benito Health Foundation to continue to provide their patients with quality health education and preventative services, and to promote healthy lifestyles."