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November 2, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) led a letter with 80 members of the United States House of Representatives and Senate to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer requesting that an expansion of the Pell Grant Program be included in the final version of the "Build Back Better Act." The letter is linked here

Issues: Education

October 25, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressmen John Garamendi (D-CA03) and Mark Amodei (R-NV03) introduced the "Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels Act" (H.R.5692).

Issues: Environment

October 20, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman John Garamendi, Senator Dianne Feinstein, and Representatives Jim Costa, and Josh Harder (all D-Calif.) today called on state and federal officials to delay implementation of the interim operating plan for the Central Valley Project and the State Water Projec


October 20, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) and Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) led 21 members of the California Congressional delegation in sending a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) urging them to not tax utility bill assistance Americans received through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2).


October 19, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), Chair of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, angrily responded to the investigation and report the U.S. Navy conducted into the July 2020 fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard, which destroyed the $2 billion ship.


October 19, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) introduced the "Military Support for Fighting Wildfires Act" (H.R.5560), with Representatives Sara Jacobs (D-CA-53) and Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) as original cosponsors. This comprehensive bill would improve the U.S.


October 6, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) introduced the "Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act" (H.R.5482) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Issues: Immigration

October 4, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs marked up and passed Congressman John Garamendi's (D-CA) bipartisan "Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2021" (H.R.1456). A committee markup is the final step before a bill may be considered by the full U.S. House of Representatives.


September 24, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), Chair of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, voted to pass the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The annual legislation provides the legal authority for all aspects of the United States military, including all personnel, installations, and equipment used in our national defense.


September 2, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), Chair of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, voted to pass the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the House Armed Services Committee. The annual legislation provides the legal authority for all aspects of the United States military, including all personnel, installations, and equipment used in our national defense.