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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Jimmy Panetta reintroduced the Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act, critical legislation that would eliminate outdated laws that force Disabled Adult Children (DACs) to choose between their right to marry and their access to essential Social Security and Medicaid benefits. 

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.

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.

SALINAS, CA – As local communities evaluate the impacts of the Trump Administration’s recent flurry of executive orders and memorandum pausing the delivery of all federal financial assistance, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), and Julia Brownley (CA-26) are calling on the Administration to clarify its actions and disclose a full list of programs and initiatives facing continued obstruction by federal agencies.

Washington, DC – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), the co-chair of the House Kazakhstan Caucus, reintroduced the bipartisan U.S.-Kazakhstan Trade Modernization Act.

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta, a former prosecutor for Monterey and Alameda Counties, authored and introduced a bipartisan resolution that would designate February 5, 2025, as National Prosecutors Day in recognition of the essential role prosecutors play in upholding justice, ensuring public safety, and advocating for victims' rights across the United States. 

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Jimmy Panetta and Greg Murphy, M.D., issued the following statement after reintroducing the bipartisan Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, legislation to support physicians and protect access to care for Medicare beneficiaries.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta and Congressman Vern Buchanan announced that they introduced legislation to expand treatment options provided through employers’ healthcare coverage for Americans living with chronic diseases.