Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure introduced by Congressman Salud Carbajal and Stephanie Bice (R-OK) to direct increased federal attention to fentanyl trafficking by utilizing the tools of the Department of Defense (DoD) and involving Mexico as an active partner to combat this crisis and disrupt drug cartel and trafficking activity.
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The co-chairs of the Congressional Cut Flower Caucus highlighted the U.S. House of Representatives approval today of one of the group’s legislative priorities: the Don Young American Grown Act.
The bipartisan bill, which was added as an amendment to the House’s annual defense policy bill earlier this week, requires that any cut flowers or cut green officially on display in public areas… Read more »
Congressman Salud Carbajal is proud to amplify a recent announcement by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that is bringing $18 million over 6 years to UC Santa Barbara’s Materials Research Laboratory (MRL).
UC Santa Barbara’s Materials Research Laboratory has been deemed one of the top five materials research facilities in the world, and this funding will go towards supporting this… Read more »
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced a new $500,000 grant from the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) to fund the planning and surveying phase of expanded high-speed internet access for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians.
This is the first grant from the $3 billion program to be awarded on the Central Coast.
“Whether it’s a small business needing to bring… Read more »
Earlier this morning, the House Armed Services Committee approved a measure proposed 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.
The bipartisan proposal was advanced to the House Floor as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year… Read more »
Today, Congressmen Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Don Bacon (NE-02) and Mike Gallagher (WI-08), members of the House Armed Services Committee, unveiled a bipartisan measure aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity practices for the United States’ nuclear weapons system.
The lawmakers intend to push for the inclusion of this language in next week’s mark up of the National Defense Authorization… Read more »
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined Representatives Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Max Miller (OH-07), and Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) to introduce a bill establishing a Specialty Crop Mechanization and Automation Research and Development Program within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support specialty crop mechanization and automation projects.
"Growing up, I… Read more »
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, joined a bipartisan majority in advancing their reauthorization of federal aviation programs with key improvements for aviation safety and consumer protections for America’s air travelers.
Many of the measures included in the legislation, which reauthorizes Federal… Read more »
Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) issued the following statement today following the arraignment of former President Donald Trump in federal court for 37 felony charges:
“I understand that many Americans have developed an ability to tune out the routinely outrageous actions and seemingly endless legal troubles of Donald Trump.
“As someone who came to Washington only a few weeks before… Read more »
Recently, Congressman Salud Carbajal joined a bipartisan majority of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to pass bipartisan legislation aimed at making the federal disaster assistance process easier for families to navigate and more accessible.
The bipartisan Disaster Survivors Fairness Act, which Carbajal helped send to the House Floor in late May, would simplify the… Read more »
