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July 15, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) voted for bold legislative action to defend women's health freedom in response to the Supreme Court's dangerous decision overturning Roe v. Wade – as well as Republicans' push for a nationwide abortion ban.


July 15, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness, voted to pass the "National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023" (H.R.7900) in the U.S. House of Representatives.


July 11, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) joined President Biden, Vice President Harris, and his fellow Congressional lawmakers at the White House to celebrate the recently passed Bipartisan Safer Communities Act—the most significant gun violence prevention legislation signed into law in nearly 30 years. President Biden signed the legislation into law on June 25 following its passage in Congress with strong bipartisan votes in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.

Issues: Social Justice

June 29, 2022

SOLANO COUNTY, CA—Today, Congressmen John Garamendi (D-CA03), Jim Costa (D-CA16), and Mike Thompson (D-CA05) introduced the "American Port Access Privileges Act" (H.R.8243) to put U.S. exporters at the front of the line at our ports and support the American economy.


June 24, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade:


June 23, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness, voted to pass the "National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023" (H.R.7900) in the House Armed Services Committee.


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June 16, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) joined President Joe Biden, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Senator John Thune (R-SD), and Representative Dusty Johnson (R-SD) at the White House as President Biden signed Garamendi's Ocean Shipping Reform Act into law.


June 16, 2022

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Angus King (I-Vt.) introduced the Military Vehicle Fleet Electrification Act, which would transition the nontactical fleet of the Department of Defense (DoD) to electric or other zero-emission vehicles.


June 13, 2022

Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) applauded the final passage of his bicameral, "Ocean Shipping Reform Act" in the U.S. House of Representatives by a strong bipartisan vote of 369 to 42. The legislation already passed the U.S. Senate and now heads to President Biden's desk to be signed into law.


June 10, 2022

LOS ANGELES, CA—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) met with President Joe Biden, other elected officials, and port workers at the Port of Los Angeles to discuss the upcoming final passage of Garamendi's bipartisan "Ocean Shipping Reform Act" in Congress.

Issues: Education