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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) today joined a bipartisan group of 29 lawmakers in calling for urgent action and clarity from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to assist small businesses being impacted by COVID-19 and related containment efforts.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) joined fellow House Ways and Means Committee Democrats in requesting that Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig provide the Committee with an update on the impact of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 on the tax return filing season. Every Democrat who serves on the Ways and Means Committee signed the letter.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) introduced the bipartisan Public Service Retirement Fairness Act. The legislation will level the playing field and ensure public sector and non-profit retirement-savings programs have the same access to low-cost investments as for-profit retirement plans do. The legislation is cosponsored by Congressmembers Ron Estes (R-KS-04), Brendan Boyle (D-PA-02), Darin LaHood (R-IL-18), Madeleine Dean (D-PA-04), and Andy Barr (R-KY-06).

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced that he cosponsored the Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal Family Care Act to provide paid sick days immediately to workers in light of coronavirus (COVID-19), and in preparation for future public health emergencies. The legislation builds on the existing Healthy Families Act, H.R. 1784, of which Congressman Panetta is a cosponsor, that would allow workers to earn paid sick leave.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced that he will participate in this year's Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee on Sunday, March 8, 2020, in Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the series of marches that led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The bipartisan congressional pilgrimage will be led by Congressman John Lewis of Georgia, a leader in the Civil Rights Movement.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) voted for an emergency supplemental appropriations bill to address the coronavirus outbreak. The bill includes funding for testing, vaccine development, treatments, and support for state and local preparedness. The legislation passed on a 415-2 vote.

Among its provisions, the emergency supplemental includes:

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) today joined 59 House Democrats in urging the President to make swift changes to increase the effectiveness of the administration's response to the coronavirus outbreak.

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Congressman Jimmy Panetta's (D-Carmel Valley) bipartisan legislation, the Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act, H.R.3749. The Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide grants to organizations that provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk for homelessness.