Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) issued the following statement in support of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Joe Manchin's (D-WV) bill, the "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," which will be considered under Budget Reconciliation in the U.S. Senate and therefore will not be subject to the filibuster rule:
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, 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.
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.
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.
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.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade:
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.
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.
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.