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Monterey, CA – U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), member of the House Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, led 17 of their colleagues in a bipartisan, bicameral call to the leadership of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees urging them to retain the House language in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) expanding servicemember eligibility for the Department of Defense (DoD) Basic Needs Allowance (BNA) program.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) announced that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will distribute $300,000 to the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County to expand their citizenship preparation and assistance services.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Reps. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced the Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards (CIAO) Act, which would modernize the process for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to respond to changes in organic and better align organic standards authored by the agency with industry best practices and consumer demands.
WASHINGTON, DC – Following a newly-released and finalized endangerment finding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Santa Clara County’s U.S. Representatives in Congress – Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16), and Ro Khanna (CA-17) – issued the below statement that renews their call for a nationwide ban on leaded aviation fuel (avgas):
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.
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
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.
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:
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.
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.