WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Penn.) reintroduced the Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act of 2024 to ensure defendants' rights are not stripped away as more and more investigations and prosecutions use black-boxed algorithms. People are being convicted without having the chance to see or challenge the source code that's being used against them -- a trend that w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Katie Porter, D-California, issued the following news release: Following a report (https://porter.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=591) Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) recently released on conflicting priorities in the student loan servicing industry, Porter and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) reintroduced their bill to boost transparency, oversight, and accountability of student loan servicers. The CFPB Student Loan Integrity and Transparency Act would direct bot  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following statement on Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Today, Representative Lou Correa (D-CA) voted against the Republican-led Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024 and released the following statement: "I remain concerned about eliminating the requirement that our energy exports and imports be 'consistent with the public interest'. This standard has been in place to protect consumers for almost a century--and losing this s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressional Freethought Caucus Co-Chairs Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) led 23 other members in a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson and House Chaplain Reverend Dr. Margaret Grun Kibben denouncing Speaker Johnson's sponsorship of Pastor Jack Hibbs as the Guest Chaplain. In the letter, the members outlined concerns with Hibbs' egregious record, inc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11) and Congressman Kevin Mullin (CA-15) announced that San Francisco International Airport (SFO) will soon receive $31 million from the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal year 2024 under President Joe Biden's historic Infrastructure Law. The airport plans to use this new federal investment toward improving the traveler experience by replacing outdated, failing sys  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11) and Congressman Kevin Mullin (CA-15) announced that San Francisco International Airport (SFO) will soon receive $31 million from the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal year 2024 under President Joe Biden's historic Infrastructure Law. The airport plans to use this new federal investment toward improving the traveler experience by replacing outdated, failing sys  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) introduced the Healthcare Enhancement and Learning Through Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (HEALTH AI) Act, which would award grants to explore how generative AI can improve patient care. The HEALTH AI Act would direct the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to award grants to universities, nonprofits, and government agencies to better understand how generativ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and other members of the New Democrat Coalition (NDC) released their framework for bipartisan immigration and border security reform that will secure the border, bolster the U.S. economy and workforce, improve pathways to legal status, and help address the asylum system. Throughout the 118th Congress, New Dems have repeatedly called on Republicans to join us in   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) along with several colleagues called on the U.S. Department of Treasury to revise the proposed rules for implementing the revised Section 48 Investment Tax Credit (ITC) of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to ensure the final language supports the conversion of biogas into renewable natural gas to s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Katie Porter, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Reps. Katie Porter (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Trent Kelly (R-MS), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) today introduced legislation to make it easier for veterans and service members to get guaranteed home loans. The VA Home Loan Guaranty Resiliency and Concurrency Enhancement (GRACE) Act would help families buy a home at a new duty station, easing the transition when relocating to another ba  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Juan Vargas, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: This week, Rep. Juan Vargas (CA-52), led a letter with 27 California Representatives to President Biden urging him to approve the State of California's Major Disaster Declaration request in response to the severe storm that impacted San Diego County in late-January. The storms caused severe flooding that affected many individuals, businesses, and local farms. A major disaster declaration w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will distribute $13,284,896 to nonprofits and local governments in San Benito, Monterey, and Santa Cruz counties to help end homelessness. "Homelessness is a serious problem in our communities, and addressing it requires action from all leve  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Mike Waltz (FL-06) introduced the bipartisan Contract Our Veterans Act in the House to set goals for the U.S. Department of Defense to increase contracts with small, veteran-owned businesses. "As a veteran and U.S. Representative, I believe that the federal government should support entrepreneurship among our veterans," said Panetta. "That's why I   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), the Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Ro Khanna (CA-17) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) and U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) will distribute a total of $357,342 to the San Jose State University Rese  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), the Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) and U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) will distribute a total of $357,342 to the San Jose State University Resear  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Mike Carey (OH-15), alongside Sens. Maggie Hassan (NH) and Thom Tillis (NC), unveiled bipartisan, bicameral legislation to assist family caregivers. The Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act aims to improve coordination between caregivers and Medicare beneficiaries and make it easier for caregivers to access pertinent health information. If passed, the legislation would publicize M  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) joined Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) to introduce the Reinforcing Essential Health Systems for Communities Act. This legislation aims to create an "essential health system" designation in federal law to make it easier for hospitals in underserved communities to receive funding, grants, and support from the federal government.  "We must ensure hospitals in our ru  more