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June 4, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) co-introduced the Coronavirus County Relief and Stability Act to address the lack of COVID-19 relief funding for small and midsize counties. This bipartisan legislation is co-introduced by Representatives Paul Cook (R-Apple Valley), Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara), and Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale).

Issues: Health

May 23, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced the winners of the 2020 Congressional Art Competition.

Issues: Education

May 22, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Congressman Peter King (NY-02), and 36 of their colleagues introduced the bipartisan National Guard COVID-19 Earned Benefits Guarantee Act.


May 22, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) led 72 members of Congress in calling on House leadership to provide or direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide funds to protect farmworkers and their children.


May 21, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) introduced the Preventing Actions Undermining Security without Endorsement (PAUSE) Act to prevent a U.S. president from withdrawing from international treaties without Congressional approval.


May 14, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced legislation to provide immediate support to nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities across the country experiencing outbreaks of COVID-19 cases.

Issues: Health

May 11, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) and Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) called on Administration officials to make full use of the United States government's international food assistance programs to mitigate the global hunger implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. The members urge U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, U.S. Department of States Secretary Mike Pompeo, and U.S.


May 11, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) and Congressman Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA-15) called on Administration officials to make full use of the United States government's international food assistance programs to mitigate the global hunger implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. The members urge U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, U.S. Department of State Secretary Mike Pompeo, and U.S.


May 8, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) co-introduced legislation to help streamline the donation of food by farmers to food banks across the country to help confront the growing food insecurity related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Farm to Food Bank Enhancement Act will provide $25 million for states to expand or establish new Farm to Food Bank Projects as part of The Emergency Food Assistance Program, or TEFAP. The federal funding will be used to cover up to 100 percent of harvesting, processing, packaging, and transportation costs for covered commodities.


May 7, 2020

SALINAS, CA – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) introduced legislation to create a Health Force and a Resiliency Force to help respond to and combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The Health Force would recruit, train, and employ Americans to expand our public health workforce to combat the virus and strengthen America's longer-term public health response.

Issues: Health