Housing
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) reintroduced the “Federal Ship Financing Improvement Act” (H.R.874), which will provide new federal loans and loan guarantees for repairs and retrofits of U.S.-flagged civilian vessels in domestic commercial shipyards, like Mare Island Dry Dock.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) secured $37 million as part of a government funding package for Fiscal Year 2023 for transportation, workforce development, affordable housing, drinking water improvement, and flood control projects in the Bay Area as well as Solano, Yolo, and Sacramento counties. The legislation was signed into law by President Biden.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) secured $35 million as part of a government funding package for Fiscal Year 2023 for transportation, workforce development, affordable housing, drinking water improvement, and flood control projects in the Bay Area as well as Solano, Yolo, and Sacramento counties. The legislation is scheduled to pass the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) voted for historic, bipartisan legislation to strengthen Californian families' financial future, boost America's research advantage, and safeguard our economic and national security for generations to come. The "CHIPS and Science Act" will deliver a powerful investment in America's global competitiveness – creating jobs, slashing kitchen table costs, ending dependence on foreign manufacturers, and turbocharging American innovation.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) secured $32 million for local transportation, affordable housing, drinking water improvement, and flood control projects as part of a government funding package for Fiscal Year 2023. The legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 220 to 207 and now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) continued his 13-year effort to advance Make it in America policy by successfully amending the "Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022" (H.R.6865).
Garamendi is a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and served as the top Democrat on the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation from 2013 to 2018.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressmen John Garamendi (D-CA) and Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after President Biden referenced their bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act (H.R4996) in his State of the Union Address:
SOLANO COUNTY, CA—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) hosted a District Work Day in Solano County where he met with first responders, healthcare providers, and local business leaders to discuss the work he's doing in Congress to support them and their contributions to the community.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressmen John Garamendi (D-CA) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) introduced the "Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021." This bipartisan legislation is the first major update of federal regulations for the global ocean shipping industry since 1998. The legislation would support American exports by establishing reciprocal trade opportunities to help reduce the United States' longstanding trade imbalance with China and other countries.