WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata visited and thanked American Samoa's firefighters over the weekend where they are stationed in California's wildfire camp. Aumua Amata gave remarks in Samoan, observed a briefing and joined them for a meal, and the firefighters took time for a prayer and a hymn. Delighted to visit our firefighters Thank you to members of the National Park of American S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) joined Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) to introduce the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act. Currently, federal district courts across the country are suffering from multi-year backlogs due to judicial staffing shortages. The JUDGES Act seeks to reduce this backlog by creating 63 new permanent district court judgeships throughout th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Representatives Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) introduced the Workforce of the Future Act, legislation that would identify how artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies will change the workforce of the future and provide workers, teachers, and our nation's students with the resources to develop integral skills required to participate in that workforce. Senators Laph  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) today introduced the National Food as Medicine Act. Food as Medicine affirms the connection between food and health and recognizes that access to high-quality nourishment is essential for well-being. This legislation would reduce nutrition-related chronic diseases and food insecurity and improve health and racial equity in the United States, and would increase American  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Michelle Steel's legislation honoring Vietnam War veterans through the renaming of the U.S. Post Office in Westminster continues to advance through Congress, with passage of the bill in committee on Wednesday. Steel's legislation renames the facility the "Little Saigon Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Post Office." Little Saigon in Orange County, CA, is home to the largest population of Vietnamese o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) today chaired a hearing, "Examining the Biden-Harris Attacks on Tipped Workers," and offered the following statement, as prepared for delivery: "Today, the Committee convenes to examine an issue that affects millions of hardworking Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, released the following statement after the House passed the Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced (FUTURE) Networks Act, her legislation that directs the FCC to bring together industry leaders, public interest groups and government experts to est  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release: Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) to improve health care access for patients with limited English proficiency. The Supporting Patient Education and Knowledge (SPEAK) Act requires the Department of Health and Human Services to remove language barriers to telehealth services, which can be more affordable and accessible than traditional heal  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, the House passed H.R. 9468, Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act. The bill addresses the $3 billion mandatory shortfall for disability and education benefits the VA expects to face by October. Congressman Valadao joined fellow House Appropriations Committee members in introducing the legislation to ensure veterans benefits remain uninterrupted. "The VA   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Vice Ranking Member Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), joined by Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-02), Rep. Katie Porter (CA-47), and Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02), held a roundtable discussion with expert panelists titled, "Holding   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: This is great news because not only will it provide added protection for marine wildlife, but it will also help protect the coastal communities that rely on the ocean. In July, lawmakers introduced the Sustaining America's Fisheries for the Future Act of 2024, which will help provide protection not only to fish but to the many animals that rely on them, including seabirds. As reported by Audubon, the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Chu secured the inclusion of her bills in the legislative package to cut red tape, increase families' access to virtual services, and improve implementation of Indian Child Welfare Act Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 9076, the (link is external)Protecting America's Children by Strengthening Families Act, as amended(link is external), on a vote of 405-10. Title IV-B of the Social Securit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-California, issued the following news release: Ranking Member Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16) made the following opening statement at the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Full Committee Markup: "Good morning, colleagues. Today, we will consider 16 bills. "First, we'll consider two important pieces of legislation to protect children's privacy and protect children from online harms. "Second, we'll consider the Telehealth Modernization Act to extend M  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release: Amidst budget negotiations, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) is calling on Congressional Budget leaders to increase funding and address application processing delays for a key federal program to build more affordable housing in the San Joaquin Valley and rural America. The letter, spearheaded by Costa, calls for a return to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 funding level of $1.258 billion for the Section 502 Direct L  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21), Co-Chair of the Epilepsy Caucus, introduced the Seizure Awareness and Preparedness Act(link is external), which would create a grant program to support students who have epilepsy or a seizure disorder. Representatives Jim Costa (CA-21), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Don Bacon (NE-02), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL) introduced the legislation in the Hou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the Supporting Patient Education and Knowledge (SPEAK) Act (H.R. 6033), a bipartisan bill Rep. Young Kim (CA-40) helped introduce with Rep. Michelle Steel (CA-45) to reduce language barriers to health care access. The SPEAK Act would require Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Becerra to create a task force to develop recommendations and b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) received the Guardian of Small Business Award from the National Federal of Independent Business (NFIB) for her consistent voting record and commitment to pro-growth, commonsense policies to support small businesses. Rep. Kim serves on the House Financial Services Committee and was Ranking Member of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Innovation, Entreprene  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-California, issued the following news release: Rep. LaMalfa released the following statement announcing that a total of $4,106,321 has been awarded to our district for critical disaster recovery and preparedness projects. These grants will support various initiatives aimed at enhancing resilience, improving emergency management, and ensuring effective fire prevention and protection. "I am pleased that these important projects received these awards.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Mike Garcia, R-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Mike Garcia's (CA-27) Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act, co-led by Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA-50), passed the U.S. House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support. This crucial legislation strengthens Medicare and Medicaid by preventing fraudsters from exploiting deceased providers' National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) to bill these programs fraudulently. "Since day one of repr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Today, Representatives Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.), Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.), and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) introduced a landmark bipartisan bill to combat fraudulent advertisements in elections. The AI Ads Act would prohibit fraudulent misrepresentation of political candidates or committees through content generated by artificial intelligence (AI), as well as  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) joined Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-48) to introduce the bipartisan Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act to address judicial shortages in California and across the nation. The JUDGES Act would: Create 63 permanent district court judgeships over the next decade, including nine in the Central District of California; Require the Gove  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Today Representatives Kevin Kiley (R-CA) and Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) sent a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) to convene a briefing on the alarming rise of antisemitism on college and university campuses, particularly following the events of October 7, 2023. "The start of the academic year should be a time of excitement and learning, yet Jewish students ar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, secured the confirmation of Judge Michelle Court for the Central District of California. By a vote of 49-44, Judge Court was confirmed to be the third Black woman actively serving as an Article III Judge in California's Central District, and only the fifth in the Court's history. In a speech o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Michelle Steel, R-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) and Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA) led 16 House members in calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to restore funding for the Department of Defense (DoD) STARBASE Program, which provides STEM education for elementary and secondary students on 90 military installations nationwide. While STARBASE currently operates with $53 million in an  more