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October 17, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Ro Khanna (CA-17) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will distribute $6,644,300 to the City of San Jose for two urban forest management projects. 

Issues: Environment

October 12, 2023

Monterey, CA – United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Derek Kilmer (WA-06), and Tom Cole (OK-04) reintroduced the bipartisan Supporting Early-Childhood Educators’ Deductions (SEED) Act.  The bill would help early childhood educators cover the cost of supplies, books, and other classroom materials by allowing them to claim the above-the-line $300 tax deduction currently available only to K-12 teachers.  Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced

Issues: Education

October 11, 2023

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and a bipartisan and bicameral delegation of congressional leaders traveled to Israel amid the horrific terror attacks perpetrated by Hamas.


October 3, 2023

Washington, DC – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) released the following statement on the vote in favor of a Resolution to Vacate the Office of the Speaker and remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his position:


October 3, 2023

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) secured $750,000 in federal support for new air service to Chicago.  This grant was awarded through the Small Community Air Service Development Program, which aims to improve Americans’ connectivity and allow people in communities like Monterey to fly more places easily and affordably. 


October 3, 2023

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) introduced the Technologies for Energy Security Act to extend the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) investment tax credit (ITC) for fuel cells and linear generators by another eight years.  This bipartisan legislation was introduced with Reps. Claudia Tenney (NY-24) and John B.


October 3, 2023

Monterey, CA – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) authored and introduced the bipartisan Making Imperiled Communities Making Imperiled Communities Resistant to Outages with Generation that is Resilient, Islandable, and Distributed (MICROGRID) Extension Act.  This legislation would extend the Inflation Reduction Act investment tax credit (ITC) for microgrid controllers by another eight years.  Rep.


September 30, 2023

Washington, DC – United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), a member of the House Ways and Means and Budget Committees, released the following statement in response to the passage of a short-term, 45-day, continuing resolution to fund the federal government:


September 29, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of Members of Congress calling on the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to immediately improve conditions at barracks facilities at ten installations.


September 29, 2023

Santa Clara, CA — Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Ro Khanna (CA-17), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), and Anna Eshoo (CA-16) announced that the Federal Aviation Administration will distribute $3,334,533 to the San José Mineta International Airport for zero emission vehicles under the Airport Improvement Program. The representatives were joined by San José Mayor Matt Mahan and SJC Airport Director John Aitken in celebrating this funding: