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July 21, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) on Monday voted for the bipartisan Veteran Treatment Court Act of 2019, of which he is an original cosponsor. The legislation unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is now heading to the President's desk to be signed into law.

Issues: Veterans

July 17, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) released the following statement on the passing of Congressman John Lewis (GA-05).


July 14, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) led 22 members of Congress in calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) U.S.


July 14, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) announced that the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) received a federal grant totaling $20,560,417 to help respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The funding for this grant is from the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which directs the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to allocate funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus through the existing Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program.

Issues: Health

July 9, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) led 136 members of Congress in calling on the administration to reverse its decision to strip international college students of their U.S. visas if their coursework was entirely online. The letter is co-led by Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38), Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee Chairwoman Susan A.


July 7, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) and 30 Members of the California House Delegation expressed their concern about reports that the Trump Administration continues to develop plans to expand oil and gas leasing along the U.S. Pacific Coast. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, the Members also expressed their strong opposition to any new oil and gas leasing off the coast of California and demand to be informed of any such plans being developed by the administration.


July 6, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) and over one hundred of his colleagues in Congress, including the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), demanded that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) immediately begin accepting new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Issues: Immigration

July 2, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) announced that he introduced the Revolving Loan Fund Flexibility Act, to provide localities greater flexibility in using federal economic development funds delivered during the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation will allow local governments to repurpose funds that have been loaned from and repaid to a revolving loan fund, so that they can better target federal funds for projects that stimulate and revitalize local economies.


July 1, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) released the following statement on the Entry Into Force of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The Entry Into Force makes the agreement's new standards and enforcement mechanisms effective starting today:


July 1, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) announced that he co-introduced the Encourage Americans to Save Act (EASA). This bill will update the saver's tax credit into a saver's match, a federal matching contribution to middle- and low-income working Americans who contribute to a retirement savings account, whether they save at work through an employer-sponsored plan or on their own through an IRA. The legislation is sponsored by Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27) and co-introduced by Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07).