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The House passed bipartisan legislation on Tuesday expressing congressional support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
The bill, which passed in a 357-22 vote, includes a provision rejecting any efforts made by President Trump to potentially withdraw from the treaty. All the "no" votes were from conservative Republicans.
The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to block President Trump from spending any federal money to withdraw from NATO and to set a formal policy that the U.S. will "remain a member in good standing."
"This branch of government fully supports the alliance, the collective defense of our allies, and peace across the North Atlantic region," House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., said during a floor debate.
The bill passed easily in a 357-22 vote — all the "no" votes came from Republicans.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced the bipartisan NATO Support Act. The legislation reiterates strong Congressional support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the longest-standing and most successful military alliance in the world.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20), along with Bruce Westerman (R-AR-4), successfully incorporated an amendment to H.R. 268, the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019, to increase funding for proactive forest management. This provision will provide $10 million in additional funding for the U.S. Forest Service's State and Private Forestry account, not only aiding recovery from the 2018 fires but also providing communities more resources to improve the health of our forests.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced legislation to shield farmworkers from deportation and put them on a path toward earned legal status and eventual citizenship.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) was re-appointed by Congressional leadership to serve on the House Agriculture Committee. Congressman Panetta released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) led 54 of his colleagues in writing Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross expressing concern that the administration's decision to decrease the number of Area Census Offices could lead to a potential undercount of rural, immigrant, low-income, communities of color, and traditionally hard to count communities during the 2020 Census.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) along with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and Ted W. Lieu (D-CA) authored and introduced the Keep Families Together Act of 2019. The legislation will prohibit DHS officials from separating children from their parents and institute safeguards to protect and promote the legal rights, health and wellness of asylum seekers, children, and their families. The bill has already garnered 184 additional co-sponsors.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) has been appointed as the Congressional Co-Chair of the bipartisan U.S.-Russia Joint Commission on Prisoners of War and Missing in Action (POW/MIAs).
"I am truly honored for this appointment as providing closure to the family, friends, and loved ones of missing servicemembers is a nonpartisan, necessary, and noble cause," said Congressman Panetta. "The work of the Joint Commission also reaffirms our respective countries' commitment to bolstering bilateral cooperation on POW/MIA issues."
Congressman Jimmy Panetta's first week of his second term was a busy one, as the new Democratic majority in the House of Representatives faced new responsibilities and a government shutdown.
Panetta and his Congressional colleagues were sworn in en masse Jan. 3 in the Capitol.
By week's end, Panetta had joined a growing list of Democrats in co-sponsoring the first major Democratic legislative priority in the 116th Congress, H.R. 1, the For The People Act of 2019.