WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: The U.S. Senate unanimously agreed to a Senate Resolution designating September 15-21, 2024, as National Forensic Science Week. The resolution, introduced by U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Alex Padilla (D-California), and co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), recognizes the role forensic science plays in the investigation, prosecution and conviction of crimes, as well as exoneration of the i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-California, issued the following news release: Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16) released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted unanimously for her Give Kids a Chance Act (H.R. 3433) yesterday. H.R. 3433 is the most comprehensive legislation Congress has passed in more than a decade to address childhood cancer and rare diseases. "This vote will save children's lives. I am so grateful to my colleague  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), co-chair of the Rare Disease Congressional Caucus, released the following statement after the House passed the Give Kids a Chance Act, a package of rare disease legislation that included her Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity (RARE) Act. The RARE Act would ensure that promising options for rare disease patients with no approved therapies are able to c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives has passed Rep. Michelle Steel's legislation(link is external) to rename the U.S. Post Office in Westminster, CA as the "Little Saigon Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Post Office." The facility is located in what is known as "Little Saigon" in Orange County, CA, home of the largest population of Vietnamese outside of Vietnam. "Dedicating this facility to our brave Viet  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) introduced the Community Protection and Wildfire Resilience Act to help local communities defend themselves from the growing danger of wildfires. This bill will empower communities to implement science-based methods for mitigating wildfire damage and provide funding to design and implement new Community Protection and Wildfire   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), and Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) celebrated the bipartisan passage of the Summit of the Americas Act through the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The Summit of the Americas is the primary convening mechanism for leaders of Western Hemisphere countries to gather and discuss common concerns, craft   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) released the following statement after the passing of Bill Camp, Sacramento community leader and former Executive Secretary of the Sacramento Central Labor Council. "We have lost a powerful force for good with the passing of my dear friend Bill Camp," said Congresswoman Matsui. "Everywhere he went, Bill sought to improve the lives of his neighbors, stand up   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that the Contra Costa Transportation Authority and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will receive a combined $220.6 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to improve mobility along the Interstate 680 (I-680) corridor and to construct a high-speed rail station in Madera. The investments were made through the U.S. Departme  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (CA-44) introduced a resolution that recognizes the threat of air pollution and extreme heat on Latina maternal and infant health at a press conference alongside Guadalupe Pacheco from the National Hispanic Health Foundation and Amy Tamayo from Alianza Nacional de Campesinas. The resolution recognizes the significant correlation between air pol  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Sen. Ron Wyden (OR) today introduced the bicameral Providing Real Opportunities for Growth to Rising Entrepreneurs for Sustained Success Act (PROGRESS Act) to improve access to capital for small businesses owned by women and people of color. "The Biden-Harris Administration has overseen a boom in small business growth. But for many small businesses,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency will receive $2,504,420 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to support habitat conservation efforts. "For the sake of future generations, we need to make investments now that preserve and protect our environment to  more

SAN JOSE, California, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: On May 26, 2021, 10 people were killed at the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) railyard in the Bay Area's deadliest mass shooting. Today, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that Santa Clara County will receive $3,533,860 from the Department of Justice (DOJ) for a resiliency center to provide lo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) received the 2024 Champion of Small Business Investing Award from the Small Business Investor Alliance (SBIA) for her commitment to growing small businesses across the nation and advancing U.S. critical technologies and national security. Rep. Kim serves on the House Financial Services Committee and was Ranking Member of the House Small Business Subcommittee on  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: New Legislation Would Create Independent Federal Agency to Tackle Country's Nuclear Waste Challenges Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) and Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11) today introduced the bipartisan Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2024, which would modernize our country's nuclear waste management program by establishing an independent Nuclear Waste Administration to manage the country's nuclear waste. In line  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: Tonight, the House of Representatives passed Representatives Scott Peters' (D-CA-50) and Jen Kiggans' (R-VA-02) Building Chips in America Act to help bring microchip manufacturing back to America while maintaining environmental protections for clean air and water. The legislation passed the Senate, where it is led by Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), in December 2023 and n  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, the House of Representatives passed Representative Scott Peters' (CA-50) and Chairman Bruce Westerman's (AR-4) Fix Our Forests Act, comprehensive bipartisan legislation that will restore forest health, reduce catastrophic wildfires that contribute to pollution and climate change, and increase community resilience to fire threats. A century of fire suppression and decades of mismanagement - combine  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, Representative Scott Peters (CA-50) took to the House Floor to urge his colleagues to vote for the Fix Our Forests Act authored by Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-4) and Peters. This comprehensive bipartisan legislation will restore forest health, reduce catastrophic wildfires that contribute to pollution and climate change, and protect communities from fire threats. Representative  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) and Representatives Linda Sanchez (CA-38), Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Mark Takano (CA-39), Mike Levin (CA-49) and Ted Lieu (CA-36) introduced The Fair Housing for Disabled Veterans Act, a bill to ensure VA disability benefits are not used to deny veterans access to affordable housing. VA disability benefits are currently conside  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced actions to reign in the deceptive business practices of Invitation Homes, the country's largest landlord of single-family homes. The unlawful practices include deceiving renters about lease costs, charging undisclosed junk fees, failing to inspect homes before residents moved in, and unfairly withholding tenants' security deposits when they moved out. Riversi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 8790, the bipartisan Fix our Forests Act. Included in this package is the Wildfire Tech Demonstration, Evaluation, Modernization, and Optimization (DEMO) Act (H.R. 4235), a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Young Kim (CA-40) that allows private entities to partner with federal land management agencies to test wildfire technologies alongside ongoing hazardous f  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) joined Reps. Joe Neguse (CO-02), Marc Molinaro (NY-19), and Josh Harder (CA-09) to introduce the Cross Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act (H.R. 9703). This bipartisan bill will help inform recommendations for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of wildfire mitigation by identifying gaps and opportunities in current federal rules and regulations and supporti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Today, Representative Jimmy Gomez, along with Reps. Linda Sanchez, Brad Sherman, Salud Carbajal, Mark Takano, Mike Levin and Ted Lieu (all D-CA) introduced the Fair Housing for Disabled Veterans Act, a bill to ensure Veterans Affairs (VA) disability benefits are not used against veterans to deny them access to affordable housing. Since VA service-connected disability and pension benefi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release: In a letter to President Biden ahead of his Wednesday meeting with Vietnam's president and ruling Communist Party chief, Congresswoman Michelle Steel called on the President to directly address worsening human rights abuses in Vietnam under To Lam's leadership. "Regretfully, this week you will be giving the enormous platform of a presidential meeting to Vietnam's President and ruling Communist Party C  more