Press Releases

Congressman Salud Carbajal joined a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives that calls on the Biden Administration to help scale up efforts to deliver life-saving aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza and seek the renewal of the humanitarian ceasefires that had previously helped facilitate safe delivery of that aid and secure the release of the remaining hostages. House Resolution… Read more »

Today, President Joe Biden signed into law legislation written by House Armed Services Committee member Salud Carbajal (D-CA) and Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) to combat fentanyl trafficking. The Disrupt Fentanyl Trafficking Act, originally introduced by the lawmakers along with Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) in May, will increase federal attention on fentanyl trafficking… Read more »

Today, President Joe Biden signed into law language championed by Congressmen Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Don Bacon (NE-02) and Mike Gallagher (WI-08) to strengthen the cybersecurity practices for the United States’ nuclear weapons system. Reports from the Government Accountability Office published in September 2022 and June 2023 found that the National Nuclear System Administration was… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) is highlighting new authority he delivered in this year’s annual defense policy bill that allows the Space Force to share more of the upkeep costs of their bases and launch ranges with the commercial space companies utilizing U.S. military-owned ranges. As a senior member of the U.S. Armed Service Committee and the representative for the United States… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal highlighted recently-passed bipartisan legislation that he co-led in Congress to combat the trafficking of deadly fentanyl into the United States, and the impact the new law will have on curbing overdose deaths on the Central Coast. The Disrupt Fentanyl Trafficking Act passed both chambers of Congress this month and was signed into law by President Joe… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced today nearly $1,000,000 in grants funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to prevent roadway deaths and protect pedestrians in Santa Barbara County. Grants from the Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program, which was created by Rep. Carbajal through his work on the 2021 infrastructure law, is delivering funds to both the City and… Read more »

Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) is highlighting the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s approval this week of a bill to upgrade federal protections for Central Coast public lands, the first-ever action taken by the U.S. Senate on his legislation. The Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, which Carbajal reintroduced earlier this year while hiking the superblooms he’s… Read more »

Legislation written by House Armed Services Committee member Salud Carbajal (D-CA) and Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) to combat fentanyl trafficking is on the verge of becoming law after passing the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate this week. The Disrupt Fentanyl Trafficking Act, originally introduced by the lawmakers along with Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) in… Read more »

Congressional Youth ChalleNGe Caucus Co-Chairs Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA-31), Carol Miller (R-WV-01), and Brett Guthrie (R-KY-02) introduced with 15 of their colleagues H.Res.921 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program (NGYCP). "For the past thirty years, the National Guard Youth Challenge Program has supported the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal announced two new federal grants that will support housing and homelessness assistance programs on the Central Coast. Ventura County is receiving $159,047 and San Luis Obispo County is receiving $107,949 in federal funding from the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program, funded approved through Rep. Carbajal’s work in Congress on the most recent federal… Read more »