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SALINAS, CA – Yesterday, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) and Congressman Adrian Smith (R-Nebraska) introduced the bipartisan Preserving Charitable Incentives Act to temporarily eliminate tax incentives to destroy property rather than donate goods to charity during the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation increases the cap for charitable tax deductions to incentivize companies to donate goods such as clothing, shoes, and diapers.

SALINAS, CA - Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley), Steven Horsford (NV-04), and Darin LaHood (IL-18) have introduced the bipartisan Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act to revitalize the tourism and hospitality industries, which have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation will provide comprehensive relief for the convention, entertainment, hospitality, and travel industries and their workers by creating new recovery incentives and enhancing the employee retention tax credit until regular travel and tourism safely resumes.

SALINAS, CA - Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) and Congressman Van Taylor (TX-03) led 233 of their colleagues in sending a letter urging the Natio

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) and Representatives Mike Thompson (CA-05), Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Barbara Lee (CA-13), and Dan Newhouse (WA-04) announced the introduction of the 2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act. This bipartisan bill, introduced by members from districts hit hard by wildfires, reactivates the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) for 2020 natural disasters, including wildfires. Currently, WHIP only covers losses incurred in 2018 and 2019, and this bill would extend that support to losses incurred in 2020.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the House unanimously passed the Congressman Panetta-cosponsored (D-Carmel Valley) FEMA Assistance Relief Act, to ease financial burdens for state, local, tribal, and territorial governments that have received FEMA disaster assistance for emergencies, such as wildfires, in 2020. Currently, governments receiving FEMA disaster assistance under the Stafford Act are responsible for 25% of associated costs. H.R.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) cosponsored two pieces of legislation to restore infectious disease standards and increase oversight of nursing homes and long-term care facilities.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) released the following statement in response to yesterday's announcement that the Trump Administration will expedite troop drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan:

SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) has announced the introduction of the Save Our Forests Act to address chronic staffing shortages in National Forests, including the Central Coast's Los Padres National Forest, to improve risk mitigation and response to wildfires. The legislation directs the Chief of the Forest Service to fill vacancies in National Forests for recreation and management planning staff, authorizes funding to fill positions, and prioritizes filling vacancies in National Forests facing a high risk of wildfires.