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July 12, 2018

WASHINGTON –The co-chairs of the Democratic Caucus' National Security Task Force—Reps. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, Stephanie Murphy of Florida, and Jimmy Panetta of California—issued the following statement in response to the President's trip to Europe for the 2018 NATO summit and a series of meetings with foreign heads of state:


July 12, 2018

My family and our neighbors on the central coast of California mourn the passing of Bishop Garcia. He was not just a man of God, but also a man of the people. He served all nationalities and stations in life, including those with special needs, the poor, the incarcerated, and migrant workers and refugees who recently came to the United States. Bishop Garcia's deeds, teachings, and his compassion were a blessing to this world. He will be dearly missed.


July 11, 2018

Washington, D.C. – Today Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), joined by his colleagues Reps.Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Ron Kind (D-WI), Mark Sanford (R-SC), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), and Ryan Costello (R-PA) introduced legislation that would require the president to submit to Congress any proposal to adjust imports in the interest of national security under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.


July 10, 2018

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY), and 42 other Democrats from the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees released the following statement on President Trump's attendance at the NATO Summit and his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The members of the Armed Services Committee who released the statement are Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), Rep. Robert A. Brady (D-PA), Rep. Susan A. Davis (D-CA), Rep. James R. Langevin (D-RI), Rep.


June 29, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) introduced the National Ocean Policy Act of 2018 to protect the ecological health and long-term sustainability of marine environments and provide certainty in coastal management planning.

Issues: Environment

June 28, 2018

The Central Coast's congressman, Jimmy Panetta, was one of four California representatives to visit a facility housing immigrant children separated from their parents, his office announced Wednesday afternoon.

Panetta (CA-20) joined Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-05), Doris Matsui (CA-06) and Brad Sherman (CA-30) on a trip to a private, nonprofit facility about an hour from Washington, D.C., Thompson said in a Youtube video.

A spokesperson for Panetta's office didn't immediately return a call for comment.

Issues: Immigration

June 19, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) joined five other members of Congress today to introduce the Keep Families Together Act, H.R. 6135, to protect children from being needlessly separated from their parents at the border. This bill is the House companion to the Keep Families Together Act, which was introduced in the Senate by Senator Dianne Feinstein.

Issues: Immigration

June 19, 2018

Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) joined five other members of Congress today to introduce the Keep Families Together Act, H.R. 6135, to protect children from being needlessly separated from their parents at the border. This bill is the House companion to the Keep Families Together Act, which was introduced in the Senate by Senator Dianne Feinstein.

Issues: Immigration

June 19, 2018

Monterey >> In a companion bill to the Keep Families Together Act introduced in the Senate by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Congressman Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, and five other members of the House of Representatives will be introducing legislation to protect children from being needlessly separated from their parents.

Congressman Panetta addressed the claim made by President Trump that separation is part of the existing law.

Issues: Immigration

June 15, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) released the following statement to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the announcement of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Issues: Immigration