Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the comment period for the proposed 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program opened to the public. The Department of Interior will be collecting public comments for 60 days, through March 9, 2018. Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement to encourage residents living on the central coast of California to participate and share their comments:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) today released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's announcement that it would not renew the temporary protected status (TPS) designation for El Salvador:
SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) today released the following statement opposing the Trump Administration's proposal to open all federal U.S. waters, including 90 percent of the nation's Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), for potential oil and gas exploration and development. The Draft Proposed Program (DPP) recommends oil drill lease opportunities in the Atlantic, Pacific, eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Arctic oceans, including two off of the central coast of California.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act:
WASHINGTON – The co-chairs of the Democratic Caucus' National Security Task Force—Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, Rep. Stephanie Murphy of Florida, and Rep. Jimmy Panetta of California—issued the following statement in response to the President's National Security Strategy, which was released today:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) announced today that Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA) has received a $6.8 million Environmental Services Cooperative Agreement (ESCA) grant amendment from the United States Army for munitions removal reporting and related long-term stewardship. The grant amendment will fund administrative and regulatory oversight costs for two years and Army post-transfer munitions obligations through 2028.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) today led 21 of his colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) and Ranking Member Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), encouraging them to include a flood risk measure in legislation funding hurricane recovery efforts that ensures federally-financed infrastructure projects are designed to better withstand future storms.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) released the following statement in response to H.R. 1, the 2017 tax bill, passing the House of Representatives:
WASHINGTON, D.C—Today, Reps. Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) released the updated final 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.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), along with his fellow Members of the House of Representatives and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), wrote U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin to request that the agency annually share information on the number of veterans who struggle with food insecurity. Beginning November 1, 2017, the VA started collecting information regarding food insecurity among veterans, agency-wide.