WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) introduced the Surveilling Effluent Water for Epidemic Response (SEWER) Act, which will fund the work of the CDC's National Wastewater Surveillance System. The bill authorizes the program at $150 million for each of the next five fiscal years. To read the full bill text, click here (https://robertgarcia.house.gov/  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today met with Illinois Farm Bureau members and President of the Illinois Farm Bureau, Brian Duncan, to discuss Illinois' agricultural priorities as the Senate continues its work on the Farm Bill. During their meeting, the group expressed support for federal crop insurance and shared conce  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) led 22 Members of Congress in sending a letter to President Joe Biden calling on him to posthumously award Reverend James Lawson, a key strategist and organizer of the civil rights movement, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Following this work, Reverend Lawson moved to Los Angeles and became a prominent faith leader in the community, pastori  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 8281, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. LaMalfa said: "The right to vote was intended to be reserved exclusively for United States citizens. Allowing non-citizens that right would be nothing short of an affront on the very principles established by the Constitution, devaluing the vote of actual Am  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, CongresswomanDoris Matsui (CA-07), co-chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) and Congressman Kevin Mullin (CA-15) introduced the International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act, a bill which would impose fees on greenhouse gas emissions and other toxic air pollutants emitted by large marine vessels carrying cargo destined for U.S. ports. The funds raised from these   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) awarded $49.3 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants to help fund 47 projects that will create 3,105 affordable housing units in California. California is facing a massive shortage of affordable housing options available to extremely low-income households, with 70 per  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined 12 of his Senate colleagues in urging the Department of the Treasury to make critical changes to their proposed guidance on the 45V Hydrogen Production Tax Credit to support the successful development of an enduring domestic clean hydrogen industry. The 45V credit has the potential to be a crucial tool for incentivizing the production and market-viabilit  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Corner Post v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Members of the Subcommittee on Administrative Law, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust and House Judiciary Committee respectively, introduced the Corner Post Reversal Act. In Corner Post, the Supreme Cou  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, introduced the Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2024 to mandate disclosure of third-party litigation financing agreements in civil lawsuits. Currently, civil litigation is funded by undisclosed third parties - including hedge funds, commercial  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, Congressman Kevin Mullin (CA-15) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), co-chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) introduced the International Maritime Pollution Accountability Act, a bill which would impose fees on greenhouse gas emissions and other toxic air pollutants emitted by large marine vessels carrying cargo destined for U.S. ports. The funds rai  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-California, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, Rep. Pete Aguilar announced $8,447,217 in federal funding for zero-emission buses in San Bernardino. This funding will help Omnitrans purchase new battery-powered electric buses and charging equipment. The funding will also create job opportunities by supporting apprenticeships that train staff to maintain this new electrified fleet. Heavy-duty vehicles disproportionately contrib  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed out of markup on a bipartisan vote the Protecting American Innovation and Development (PAID) Act (H.R. 8924), led by U.S. Representatives Young Kim (CA-40), who serves as Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, and John Moolenaar (MI-02), who serves as Chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. This bill  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-CA) joined Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), along with 13 women Democratic senators in issuing a new report: Two Years Post-Dobbs: The Nationwide Impacts of Abortion Bans. The report released today details how the Dobbs decision is harming women's health care in states across the U.S. - whether those states have abort  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-CA) joined Senators Reverend Warnock (D-GA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), in introducing resolutions in both chambers of Congress marking Black Women's Equal Pay Day. The resolutions acknowledge the disparity in wages paid to Black women across America. The resolution was introduced on July 9 - Black Women's Equal Pay Day -- the day  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced the Senate passage of their bipartisan, bicameral legislation to extend the authorization of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act through 2034. The bill would allow the continuation of federal f  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on July 11, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Laphonza Butler (D-CA) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced the Keep Families Together Act, legislation that would mandate the prioritization of family unity in immigration enforcement and provide guidelines to ensure that families are kept together throughout the legal process. In 2018, the Trump Administration announced a policy of family separations, beginning on  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) joined Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, in penning a letter with 30 of their Senate Republican colleagues to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan voicing their objection to a California climate change regulation targeting railroads. The new restriction would significantly burden commerce and threatens one   more