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WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman John Garamendi’s (D-CA) legislation (H.R. 1230) that expands the boundary of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area to include approximately 62 acres of publicly owned land in unincorporated Solano County. Earlier this month, the Mayor of Rio Vista requested that Garamendi legislate this boundary adjustment to support the City’s redevelopment of the decommissioned United States Army Reserve Center (Rio Vista).

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WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, was selected by his committee colleagues to continue serving as Chair of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness for the 117th Congress.

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WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-03) voted to pass the “American Rescue Plan” (H.R. 1391), which passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 219-212.

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WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) reintroduced the American Food for American Schools Act to strengthen “Buy American” requirements under the National School Lunch Program.

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Washington, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), Chairman of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, applauded the passage of the conferenced Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the House of Representatives. Garamendi was appointed as an NDAA conferee again this year, responsible for negotiating the final bill.

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Washington, DC—Today, the U.S. Senate passed Congressman John Garamendi’s (D-CA) amendment ensuring full enforcement of the Jones Act and other federal laws in offshore wind development in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2021.

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Washington, DC—Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-03), Co-Chair of the American Sikh Caucus, along with Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA-16) and Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX-18)—members of the American Sikh Caucus—sent a letter to Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Ambassador of India to the United States, regarding India’s recent crackdown on p

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WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure whose district includes 200 miles of the Sacramento River and is adjacent to several major ports, secured key provisions in the “Water Resources Development Act of 2020” (

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Washington, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) applauded the introduction of the HOME Investment Partnership Reauthorization Act in the Senate by Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV). Rep.

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Davis, CA—Tonight, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) issued the following statement after the Associated Press declared him the winner in his bid for re-election to California’s 3^rd Congressional District:

“Thank you to the voters of the 3^rd Congressional District for tonight’s vote of confidence. This victory gives us an opportunity to continue the critically important work that’s before us.

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