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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) co-introduced legislation to allow states to extend administrative flexibilities for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, authorized by Congress in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The Emergency SNAP Flexibilities Extension Act, HR 7794, augments the flexibility that FFCRA provided to states by extending the blanket SNAP waivers approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been approving for states during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) supported passage of the National Museum of the American Latino Act, H.R. 2420, of which he is a cosponsor. The bill will establish a Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino on the National Mall dedicated to honoring the contributions of Latinos to the United States. The legislation will now go to the Senate for consideration.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) supported passage of H.R. 7608. The package includes four Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations bills: State-Foreign Operations, Agriculture-Rural Development-FDA, Interior-Environment, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs. Congressman Panetta successfully incorporated numerous amendments to the bills, including provisions to protect the environment and natural resources on the Central Coast, strengthen agricultural research and food security, support U.S.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02), Congressman David B. McKinley (WV-01), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Congressman Dean Phillips (MN-03) and Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) led their fellow members of Congress in urging House leadership to include strong funding in the next COVID-19 relief package for the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) to help our schools properly support students with disabilities.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) voted for the Great American Outdoors Act, a landmark conservation bill that will help ensure public lands are protected and preserved. The bipartisan legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is now heading to the President's desk to be signed into law.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) and Congressman Billy Long (MO-07) led their colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter urging House leadership to include strong support for our state and county agricultural fairs in the next COVID-19 relief package.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) joined over 100 House Members in demanding information from Attorney General William Barr and Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf about unidentified federal law enforcement personnel deployed in Portland, Oregon over the objections of state and local officials.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provided financial assistance to 6,621 local businesses and helped to retain over 82,000 jobs across the central coast of California.