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On Dec. 11, U.S. congressional representatives approved the Farm Workforce Modernization Act with a vote of 260-165. Congressman Jimmy Panetta led the effort in crafting the bill alongside several other representatives, including Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Mike Simpson (R-ID), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL).
The bill, touted as a benefit for the country's agriculture industry and farmworkers, now awaits consideration in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) voted for H.J.Res.79, to facilitate timely ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution. The legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives on a bipartisan vote of 232 to 183. Congressman Panetta is a cosponsor of the bill.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) voted for the Protecting America's Wilderness Act, H.R. 2546, to provide permanent protections for large connected landscapes in California, Colorado, and Washington by designating approximately 1.37 million acres of federal land as new, expanded, or potential wilderness and safeguarding more than 1,200 miles of river as components of the National Wild and Scenic River System.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the bipartisan Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act, introduced by Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) and Congressman Tom Reed (R-NY-23), unanimously passed the Ways and Means Committee, recommending the legislation for a vote in the full U.S. House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) cosponsored a bill that would decriminalize cannabis at the federal level. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement, or MORE, Act would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, allowing states to set their own policies, Panetta's office said in a press release this month.
Salinas long-time resident Julio Sorio, 94, received Congress' highest civilian honor Saturday for serving his county in World War II as part of the Philippine Scouts, a division of the U.S. Army.
"Patience, humility and honor those are the things that he strives for, and that is probably another reason he's receive other recognitions," said Arlene Monroe, Sorio's daughter. "He's is not someone who demands the spotlight ... He's just a diligent and hardworking individual."
SANTA CRUZ — Taking aim at poorly performing Medicare hospice providers, Rep. Jimmy Panetta introduced a bipartisan bill Monday that would give the federal government more tools to increase oversight and impose new penalties.
Called the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments Act — the HOSPICE Act — the legislation is co-authored by Rep. Tom Reed, R-NY.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced U.S. Army Corps of Engineers funding for the Pajaro River Flood Risk Reduction Project and the Santa Cruz Harbor. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fiscal Year 2020 Work Plan provides $1,800,000 to the Pajaro River Project in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, and $540,000 to the Santa Cruz Harbor. This funding will help ensure the safety and prosperity of communities on the central coast of California.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) and Congressman Tom Reed (R-NY-23) introduced the bipartisan Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act, legislation to require additional oversight and transparency of Medicare hospice providers.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) announced that he cosponsored H.R. 3884, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. The bill decriminalizes marijuana at the federal level, reassesses marijuana convictions, and invests in local communities.