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WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), Chairman of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, voted to pass H.R. 256—to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. The legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote of 265 to 162 and heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration.

CALIFORNIA'S 3^rd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT—Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) held a virtual ceremony honoring 10 students from the 3^rd Congressional District whom he nominated and have been accepted into one of the nation's military service academies.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, voted to pass the "Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021" (H.R.1915) in the Committee. This legislation reauthorizes the Clean Water Act's State Revolving Funds and related U.S. EPA water programs. The legislation passed the Committee on a bipartisan vote of 42 to 25 and is expected to be passed by the U.S.

California's 3^rd Congressional District—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) hosted his annual Congressional High School Art Competition, featuring the works of 23 students throughout the 3^rd Congressional District. The virtual event celebrated the remarkable talents of young artists in our region and the teachers, parents, and mentors who encourage them.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), Chair of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness who has conducted extensive oversight and enacted policies to address the privatized military family housing crisis, issued the statement below after the Department of Justice announced that a major property management firm—Balfour Beatty Communities—plead guilty to defrauding the U.S. Air Force.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced that he secured $20 million for three local transportation priorities as part of the "Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act" (H.R.3684)—a comprehensive surface transportation bill that would modernize our nation's roads, bridges, transit, rail, and make our infrastructure more resilient to climate chan

WASHINGTON, DC—On June 1, the co-chairs of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group sent a letter to President Biden applauding the announcement of his upcoming summit with President Putin in Geneva. The Nuclear Weapons Arms Control Working Group is comprised of 20 Senators and Representatives and is co-chaired by Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA), Rep. Donald Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Senator Edward Markey (D-MA), and Senator Jeffrey Merkley (D-OR).

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi, Chair of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, issued the statement below following the U.S. Marine Corps' announcement that Maj. Gen. Robert Castellvi has been permanently relieved from his position. Maj. Gen. Castellvi was the Commanding General of 1st Marine Division and was found to have failed in his duties to properly train Marines and Sailors before a fatal assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) training accident last July off the coast of California that took the lives of eight Marines and a Navy Corpsman.