Carbajal Measure to Prevent Deportation of U.S. Servicemembers’ Parents Approved by House Judiciary Committee

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Today, the House Judiciary Committee approved and advanced the Protect Patriot Parents Act, a measure authored by Rep. Salud Carbajal that would make parents of U.S. military servicemembers eligible to adjust for Lawful Permanent Resident status, preventing potential deportations or separations of military families. "I am pleased that my bill, the Protect Patriot Parents Act, has made…

El Esfuerzo del Congresista Carbajal Sobre Prevenir la Deportación de Padres de Soldados Apoyó por el Comité Judicial de la Cámara

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El Comité Judicial de la Cámara aprobó hoy un proyecto de ley del Congresista Salud Carbajal que evitaría la deportación de padres de soldados y la separación de familias militares. La propuesta, titulada “La Ley de Protección de Padres Patriotas”  (Protect Patriot Parents Act), haría que los padres de miembros militares de EE. UU. sean elegibles para solicitar una tarjeta de…

Carbajal Secures Nearly $9,000,000 for Ventura County Community Projects in House’s Spending Plan for Upcoming Fiscal Year

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal announced that he had secured nearly $9,000,000 in direct federal funding for community projects to benefit residents of Ventura County in the federal funding bills drafted and passed yesterday by the U.S. House of Representatives. The funding bills, written to cover federal spending for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2023, provide funds to expand Highway 101…

Carbajal Secures $16,600,000 for Santa Barbara County Community Projects in House’s Spending Plan for Upcoming Fiscal Year

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Congressman Salud Carbajal announced that he had secured $16,621,540 in direct federal funding for community projects to benefit residents of Santa Barbara County in the federal funding bills drafted and passed yesterday by the U.S. House of Representatives. The funding bills, written to cover federal spending for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2023, provide funds to help expand 101 carpool…

Carbajal Secures Over $4,000,000 for SLO County Community Projects in House’s Federal Spending Bills for Upcoming Fiscal Year

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Congressman Salud Carbajal announced that he had secured over $4,000,000 in direct federal funding for community projects to benefit residents of San Luis Obispo County in the federal funding bills drafted and passed today by the U.S. House of Representatives. The funding bills, written to cover federal spending for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2023, provide funds to help construction of a…

Rep. Carbajal Presses Sec. Buttigieg on Securing Infrastructure Law Funding for 101 Improvements

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At a hearing held by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today, Congressman Salud Carbajal urged Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to approve funds from the landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that he helped pass for planned improvements to the U.S. Highway 101 along the Central Coast. The planned improvements sought for the 101 have already seen more than…

U.S. House Approves Carbajal-Backed Bill to Protect Marriage Equality

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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Congressman Salud Carbajal to enshrine the marriage equality for same sex and interracial couples, repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and provide additional legal protections for marriage equality. In a vote of 267 to 157, the House today approved the Respect for Marriage Act to…

Carbajal Votes to Protect Right to Abortion, Right to Travel for Reproductive Health Care

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Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal voted to approve two bills in the U.S. House to affirm the Constitutional right to keep reproductive health care choices between a patient and a doctor: one to codify a nationwide right to abortion, and another to protect a patient’s right to travel nationally for reproductive health care without interference or fear of prosecution. “In the weeks since…

Carbajal, U.S. House Approve Defense Policy Bill with Key Support for Central Coast Military Families, Vandenberg SFB

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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved in a bipartisan vote its comprehensive defense policy bill for the upcoming fiscal year, a measure crafted in part by Congressman Salud Carbajal and amended in recent days to include multiple measures authored by Carbajal. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23 NDAA) includes multiple provisions championed by…