WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Salud Carbajal's (CA-24) legislation to formally rename the U.S. Post Office on E. Battles Road in Santa Maria in honor of Larry Lavagnino the City's former Mayor, City Councilmember, and longtime resident advanced out of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform by a unanimous vote and now moves to the House Floor for consideration by the full U.S. House of Representatives. "  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: Today the House unanimously passed H.R. 6125, the Online Dating Safety Act. Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) and Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) introduced the bipartisan bill last year, which would require dating apps and services to issue fraud ban notifications to users who have interacted with a person removed from the app. The Federal Trade Commission reported that romance scams result  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul (TX-10) and Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific Chairwoman Young Kim (CA-40) issued the following statement following the conclusion of the Quad Leaders Summit.  "We welcome the fourth in-person meeting of the Quad Leaders Summit, as the Chinese Communist Party continues its efforts to unilaterally shift the status quo in the Indo-Pacific and des  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Mike Garcia, R-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: Today, Rep. Mike Garcia's (CA-27) ANCHOR Act, H.R. 7630, a bipartisan bill co-led by Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI-11), passed the House unanimously. This critical legislation facilitates much-needed cybersecurity and telecommunications upgrades for the 17 oceanographic vessels in the U.S. Academic Research Fleet, including three based in California. "These ships are vital to our national se  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) announced that the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) will receive over $166 million in funding he advocated for to the Department of Transportation (DOT) that will help to improve safety, reduce congestion, and reduce air pollution along the I-680 corridor through Contra Costa County. This funding was made possible through the Bip  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following statement on Sept. 22, 2024: * * * Representatives Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Becca Balint (VT-AL), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Seth Magaziner (RI-02), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Susan Wild (PA-07), and Jerry Nadler (NY-12) released the following statement on the cartoon depicting Representative Rashida Tlaib (MI-12): "As Jewish Members of Congress, we condemn this appalling and hateful cartoon depicting our colleague, Congresswo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Mike Garcia, R-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Mike Garcia's (CA-27) bipartisan ACERO Act passed the House today, included as part of H.R. 8958, the NASA Reauthorization Act of 2024. The ACERO Act, a key component of this legislation, not only strengthens wildfire response capabilities but also supports the Antelope Valley's aerospace economy, a critical sector for national security and American space leadership. "You can't tell the story of the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) praised the progress being made to help reforestation efforts in our National Forests due to his REPLANT Act. Rep. Panetta authored the bipartisan and bicameral bill and ensured that it was included in the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that passed in the 117th Congress and was signed into law by President Joe Biden. The REPL  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) along with Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced the 8-K Trading Gap Act to protect our capital markets from potential insider trading. In the U.S., publicly traded companies must disclose a material event - such as cyber hacks, credit rating adjustments, bankruptcy filings, etc. - to shareholders within 4 days through the Securities and Exch  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release: With the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam set to headline an event at Columbia University tomorrow, Congresswoman Michelle Steel (CA-45) is calling on Columbia to cancel the event and clarify whether suffocating basic human rights comports with the university's values. In a letter to Columbia, Steel notes that under To Lam's leadership Vietnam has doubled down on the repression of h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Lou Correa (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee, and Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) led nearly 60 of their colleagues in a letter urging the Biden-Harris Administration to designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Guatemalan nationals residing in the United States. "We write to urgently   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Congressman Dean Phillips (MN-03), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia, introduced the Houthi Human Rights Accountability Act (H.R. 9564). The legislation will address human rights abuses, student indoctrination, and attempted aid diversi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: On Tuesday at 2:15 PM, Founder of the Stop Project 2025 Task Force Jared Huffman, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, and the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee will hold a hearing on Trump's Project 2025 and its devastating impact on hardworking American taxpayers.Featuring testimony from everyday Americans who know  more