California's 18th Congressional District
Recent News About California's 18th Congressional District
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Santa Clara County House Reps Announce More Than $267K for San Jose’s Tech Interactive
On July 13, 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 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) will distribute $267,416 to the Tech Interactive to support their BioTinkering Lab, which provides hands-on STEM learning experiences
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Lofgren, Bonamici Introduce Comprehensive Bill to Strengthen U.S. Wildfire Response
On July 12, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) was joined by Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) to introduce the National Wildland Fire Risk Reduction Program Act
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Reps. Takano, Lofgren, Nadler, Correa, Vargas, Ruiz, Salazar, Radewagen Reintroduce Veteran Service Recognition Act
On July 12, Reps. Mark Takano (CA-39), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Lou Correa (CA-46), Juan Vargas (CA-52), Raul Ruiz (CA-25), María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), and Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (AS) released a statement after reintroducing the Veteran Service Recognition Act
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Bipartisan House Members Reintroduce the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2023
U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18), Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04), Jim Costa (D-CA-21), Mike Simpson (R-ID-02), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), David Valadao (R-CA-22), Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), John Duarte (R-CA-13), Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12) reintroduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, H.R. 4319, which creates a workforce solution for America's agriculture industry, one of the most critical sectors of the national economy
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Rep. Lofgren Announces More Than $11 Million in Federal Funding for Monterey County Head Start Programs
On June 22, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren announced that the County of Monterey will receive $11,224,830 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support early childhood readiness programs
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Lofgren, Gomez, Espaillat Introduce Legislation to Protect Immigrant Youth from Abuse & Neglect
On June 22, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and 29 additional Members of Congress introduced the Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act, legislation to fix the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) program for immigrant children who have been abandoned, abused, or neglected
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Santa Clara County House Reps Announce $500K+ in Federal Funding for STEM Research at San Jose State University
On June 21, 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 $534,510 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) to support three STEM research initiatives
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Bipartisan, Bicameral Lawmakers Introduce the Credit Card Competition Act
Bill Would Enhance Competition and Choice in the Credit Card Network Market, Which is Currently Dominated by the Visa-mastercard Duopoly
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Rep. Lofgren Announces $2.8+ Million in Federal Funding for Salinas & Watsonville Health Clinics
On June 5, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will distribute a total of $2,856,385 in federal funding to health clinics in Salinas and Watsonville from the Health Center Cluster Program
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Rep. Lofgren Announces $185,000 in Federal Funding for Local Art Projects in San Jose
On May 30, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren announced that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will be providing $185,000 to six local art projects, including for musical theater and dance productions, folk and traditional arts, artist education, media arts, and a museum exhibition
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Santa Clara County House Reps Announce Nearly $400,000 in Federal Funding for Health & Safety Research Initiatives at San Jose State University
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
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Santa Clara County House Reps Announce More Than $605,000 for Community Shelter & Housing Assistance
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
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Rep. Lofgren Announces More Than $420,000 for Community Shelter & Housing Assistance in the Salinas Valley
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
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Vietnam Caucus Co-Chairs Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Hold Vietnamese Officials Accountable for Gross Human Rights Violations
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
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Reps. Lofgren, Panetta Announce $920K in Federal Funding for Monterey County Literacy Programs
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
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Rep. Lofgren Announces $2.7+ Million to Expand Healthcare to Underserved San Benito Families
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
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Rep. Zoe Lofgren Announces May Mobile Office Hours in Salinas
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
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Central Coast House Reps Encourage Locals to Apply for Newly-Announced EDA Disaster Funding
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
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Reps. Lofgren, Carbajal, Panetta, Costa Request Disaster Relief Package to Help California Farms Damaged by Winter Storms, Catastrophic Flooding
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
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Silicon Valley Congresswomen Reintroduce Comprehensive Privacy Legislation
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