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America is fortunate to have a large and diverse agricultural economy. Our citizens — and millions of others across the world — have grown to depend on the high-quality food and goods we produce.
Our farmers and ranchers face many obstacles in today's global economy, from international trade and market access to ever-changing technologies and regulations. None of these are as pressing for American agriculture as the lack of a legal, high-quality and reliable workforce.
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers have struck a deal that would give legal status to hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrant farmworkers in exchange for stronger employee verification in the agricultural sector, a bipartisan group will announce Wednesday.
The deal could reach the House floor as early as the end of November.
COSTA CENTRAL, Calif. - En una conferencia de prensa, algunos representantes de California en conjunto con la Unión de Trabajadores del Campo, presentaron una propuesta llamada Acta de Modernización de la Industria Agrícola. Mediante esta propuesta se pretende un camino hacia la ciudadanía para alrededor de 250,000 campesinos en California. Si es aprobada, lo que pretende es proteger a los trabajadores del campo y la economía del estado.
As the latest Monterey County Crop Report was introduced on June 26 in Salinas, frustration over immigration and the lack of a viable guest worker program bubbled up and over the top. Farm workers shared they were living in fear and agricultural leaders said they didn't have enough people to plant and harvest crops.
MONTEREY – Faced with a growing labor crisis, five members of the United States House of Representatives, including Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, unveiled bipartisan legislation that provides a path to legal status for undocumented immigrant farmworkers while strengthening employee verification.
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019, which could come up for a vote of the full House by the end of the year, aims to ensure farmers can meet their labor needs well into the future.
Drawing broad bipartisan and industry support, House lawmakers on Oct. 30 introduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.
The legislation has three main parts:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) voted in support of the Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act, H.R. 4617, to combat foreign interference in American elections.
Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) voted in support of the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act of 2019, H.R. 724, to criminalize certain acts of animal cruelty.
The legislation unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives last night.
WASHINGTON, DC - Many animal advocates and pet owners are rejoicing this morning, as Congressman Jimmy Panetta voted in support of the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act of 2019, H.R. 724, to criminalize certain acts of animal cruelty.
The legislation unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives last night.
This paves the way for the first ever federal animal cruelty law. The bill calls for up to seven years in prison for animal abuse.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a federal grant totaling $1,663,670.25 to Monterey County for Palo Colorado roadway repairs. The funds will reimburse Monterey County for repairs related to the severe winter storms that took place in February 2017.