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WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) introduced the "Close Agency Loopholes to the Jones Act," which would close nearly 50 years of loopholes that disadvantage American workers—known as "letter rulings"—by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Specifically, these loopholes allow federal regulators to circumvent the Jones Act—a federal maritime law that requires transportation and items shipped between U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA03) led a letter to PBF Energy demanding information and cooperation with an investigation into the company's subsidiary refinery in Martinez for an accidental release of hazardous materials into the community on Thanksgiving. Representatives Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA11) and Mike Thompson (D-CA05) and Contra County Supervisor Federal Glover (District 5) joined Garamendi in sending the letter to Thomas Nimbley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PBF Energy.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), who represents over 200 miles of the Sacramento River and the California Delta, released the following statement on the passage of the "Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022" in the U.S. House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote of 350 to 80, The bill now heads to the U.S.
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. RES. 1512) 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. The U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. House leaders of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-14), Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA-03) and Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) urged the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to uphold congressional intent as implementation of the law continues.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) led members of California's Congressional delegation in a letter calling on President Biden to use his authority under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to expand the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to include adjacent federally owned land known as the "Walker Ridge" tract.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) issued the following statement after President Biden announced pardons for all federal marijuana possession offenses:
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA03) introduced the bipartisan "Rebuilding the United States-Flag International Fleet Act" (H.R.9102), with Congressmen Bob Gibbs (R-OH07) and Alan S. Lowenthal (D-CA47), which would strengthen federal cargo preference laws to reverse the continued decline of U.S.-flagged commercial vessels delivering cargo to foreign ports. According to the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the bipartisan "Ferry Service Expansion Act" with Representatives Rick Larsen (D-WA02), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Albio Sires (D-NJ08), Alan S. Lowenthal (D-CA42), Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-MP), Barbara Lee (D-CA13), Jared Huffman (D-CA02), James R. Langevin (D-RI02), Eric Swalwell (D-CA15), Derek Kilmer (D-WA06), Suzan K.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior who represents the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in Congress, led a letter to the U.S.