Rep. Carbajal Reintroduces Newly Bipartisan Measure to Prevent Deportation of U.S. Servicemembers’ Parents

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 Juana Flores and granddaughter Andrea spoke at Congressional Hispanic Caucus event today highlighting Rep. Carbajal’s Protect Patriot Parents Act. Back row (right to left): Rep. Darren Soto, inspiration for Soto’s Protect Patriot Spouses Act Alejandra Juarez, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, Alejandra’s daughter Estela Juarez, and Reps. Lou…

Reps. Carbajal, Chavez-DeRemer Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Lower Child Care Costs, Increase Availability for Middle Class Families

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-05) unveiled new bipartisan child care affordability legislation aimed at lowering the cost of child care for middle class families and creating new pathways to creating child care providers for small businesses. The bill would improve a tax credit aimed at helping employers provide child care options…

House Passes Carbajal-Thompson Bill to Give Military Families Tool to Compare All Housing Options

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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure sponsored by Congressmen Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) to improve military families’ ability to compare housing options and identify subpar living conditions.   The Military Housing Transparency and Accountability Act, which was introduced by the lawmakers in May, passed as part of the National…

House Passes Bipartisan Carbajal-Bice Bill to Combat Threat of Fentanyl

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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. The Disrupt Fentanyl…

Cut Flower Caucus Co-Chairs Highlight House Passage of Measure to Guarantee American Flowers Used in Government Decor

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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…

Congressman Carbajal Touts New $18,000,000 Research Grant for UC Santa Barbara

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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…

Rep. Carbajal Announces $500,000 Federal Investment to Help Close Digital Divide for Santa Ynez Tribe

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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…

Armed Services Committee Advances Proposal to Strengthen Nuclear Cybersecurity Standards Proposed by Reps. Carbajal, Bacon, and Gallagher

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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…

Citing Risks Found by Independent Review of Nuclear Systems, Reps. Carbajal, Bacon, Gallagher, Unveil NDAA Push to Strengthen Nuclear Cybersecurity Standards

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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…

Reps. Carbajal, LaMalfa, Miller, Spanberger Introduce Bill to Advance Automation Research and Development

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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…