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March 11, 2025

Washington, DC – Today, United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) authored and introduced the bipartisan NATO Edge Act that would reaffirm the United States’ ironclad commitment to NATO and prevents any administration from unilaterally withdrawing from the alliance.


March 4, 2025

Washington, DC – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) released the following statement on President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress.


March 2, 2025

Monterey, CA – U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced today that a terminated Los Padres National Forest employee, Ben Vizzachero, will be his guest to the President’s Address to Congress.

Issues: Environment

February 26, 2025

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on the Republican Majority’s partisan and irresponsible budget resolution:


February 24, 2025

Monterey, CA – U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) authored and introduced a bipartisan resolution supporting Ukraine as it enters its third year of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Representatives Don Bacon (NE-2), Bill Keating (MA-9), and Joe Wilson (SC-2) co-lead the bill.


February 21, 2025

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) authored and introduced the bipartisan Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act, legislation designed to close a tax loophole that has resulted in lost revenue for state-led wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation programs.

Issues: Environment

February 20, 2025

Monterey, CA – U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Mike Kelly (PA-16), along with Representatives Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rudy Yakym (IN-02), and Lou Correa (CA-46), reintroduced the bipartisan More Homes on the Market Act to make housing more available and affordable for Americans.


February 14, 2025

Monterey, CA – On Valentine's Day, United States Representative Jimmy Panetta reintroduced the Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act, critical legislation that would eliminate outdated laws that force Disabled Adult Children (DACs) to choose between their right to marry and their access to essential Social Security and Medicaid benefits. 

Issues: Health

February 12, 2025

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) reintroduced the bipartisan Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. This bill, which would list xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance while protecting the drug’s legal use by veterinarians, farmers, and ranchers, has bipartisan support in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.


February 11, 2025

Washington, DC – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda Sánchez (CA-38), and Rep. Suzan DelBene (WA-01) led a letter with their colleagues on the House Ways and Means Committee demanding the Administration retract its order for across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico before they go into effect.