117th Congress

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.

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.

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.

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives John Garamendi (CA-03) and Mark Pocan (WI-02) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin requesting him to scrutinize mergers in the defense industry.

Washington, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), Chairman of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, applauded the subcommittee's unanimous passage of its mark for the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)—the annual authorization for the United States Military.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) voted to save lives with a strong legislative package to address gun violence. The "Protecting Our Kids Act" includes common-sense gun safety measures that will crack down on illegal gun trafficking, keep weapons of war out of the hands of teenagers, strengthen safe gun storage, restrict access to untraceable "ghost guns" and more.