WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Rep. Mike Garcia’s (CA-27) ANCHOR Act, H.R. 7630, a bipartisan bill co-led by Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI-11), passed the House unanimously. This critical legislation facilitates much-needed cybersecurity and telecommunications upgrades for the 17 oceanographic vessels in the U.S. Academic Research Fleet, including three based in California.
“These ships are vital… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Rep. Mike Garcia’s (CA-27) legislation, H.R. 9468, the Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024, was officially signed into law, securing critical benefits for 7 million veterans. This legislation addresses the $2.883 billion budget shortfall at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), ensuring that veterans'… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mike Garcia’s (CA-27) Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act, co-led by Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA-50), passed the U.S. House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support. This crucial legislation strengthens Medicare and Medicaid by preventing fraudsters from exploiting deceased providers' National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) to bill these… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressman Mike Garcia’s Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024 passed the House unanimously, fixing a $2.883 billion budget shortfall at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Without immediate action by September 20, this shortfall would have prevented the VA from processing benefits payments scheduled for October… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressman Mike Garcia (CA-27) introduced the Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024. This critical legislation fully funds the VA’s request for supplemental funding, addressing a $2.883 billion budget shortfall at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Without immediate action, the benefits of over 7 million… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressman Mike Garcia (CA-27) has cosponsored H.R. 6382, the Stopping Sexually Violent Predators Act, in response to the alarming news of Christopher Hubbart, the “Pillowcase Rapist,” being set for release again into Los Angeles County. Hubbart, convicted for raping dozens of women, has violated his previous conditional releases multiple times, yet he’s still being… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representative Mike Garcia (CA-27) has been honored with the Advocate for American Business award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Rep. Garcia received the award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce at the Chatsworth/Porter Ranch Chamber of Commerce’s 22nd Annual State of the Community luncheon, recognizing his leadership and bipartisan efforts to support job… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressman Mike Garcia (CA-27) released the following statement after signing the discharge petition for H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act:
"I’ve always fought to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) because they unfairly cut Social Security benefits for our retired public servants,” said Rep. Garcia. “Workers and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Mike Garcia’s (CA-27) bipartisan bill, H.R. 7686, passed the House unanimously. Co-led by Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D-MI-11), this legislation makes essential updates to the CHIPS and Science Act to clarify language that could have allowed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to access taxpayer-funded research at U.S. universities.
“The… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Congressman Mike Garcia (CA-27) introduced the Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024, a critical bill to fully fund the VA’s request for supplemental funding and address a massive funding shortfall at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This legislation is a direct response to the Biden-Harris administration’s… Read more »
