On May 24, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, along with U.S. Representatives Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that San Jose State University (SJSU) will receive a total of $398,117 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support two health and safety research initiatives
On May 22, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the California Department of Housing and Community Development will distribute $605,985 in federal funding to Santa Clara County from the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program
On May 22, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) announced that the California Department of Housing and Community Development will distribute a total of $421,576 in federal funding to governments and nonprofits in Salinas and Watsonville from the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program
Marking Vietnam Human Rights Day, the bipartisan co-chairs of the Congressional Vietnam Caucus – Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18), Chris Smith (R-NJ-04), Lou Correa (D-CA-46) and Michelle Steel (R-CA-45) – have introduced the Vietnam Human Rights Act, H.R. 3172, to hold Vietnamese officials accountable for gross human rights abuses and help prioritize the protection of freedoms and the development of the rule of law in the country
On May 9, U.S Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the Monterey County AmeriCorps will receive $920,000 in federal funding for literacy programs in the Alisal Union, Chualar Union, King City Union, and Monterey Peninsula Unified School Districts
On May 4, U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) announced that the San Benito Health Foundation will receive $2,770,435 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide essential health care services to underserved communities
On May 3, U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren announced that while she is in Washington, DC, members of her staff will be available to help constituents in the Central Valley during mobile office hours on Wednesdays in May 2023
Following an announcement that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is now accepting applications for disaster supplemental funding, today, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), and Salud Carbajal (CA-24) encouraged Central Coast local and tribal governments, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education to apply for additional disaster relief if they were impacted by the winter storms beginning on December 27, 2022
California members represent agricultural regions with estimated damages totaling more than $500 million – with potential for even greater need for aid after repeated pummeling by storms in February and March
On April 19, U.S. Reps. Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16) and Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) reintroduced the Online Privacy Act (OPA), comprehensive privacy legislation that creates user data rights, places limitations and obligations on the ability of companies to collect and use user data, and establishes a Digital Privacy Agency to enforce privacy laws
On April 18, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will provide Santa Clara County with $11,109,104 to support community-wide efforts to end homelessness