Jimmy Panetta
- Previous profession
- Clerk, United States Department of State, 1992; Deputy district attorney, Alameda County, 1996 to 2010; Deputy district attorney, Monterey County, 2010 to 2016
- Military service
- Ordinary seaman, NOAA Ship Rainier, 1992; U.S. Navy Reserve, 2003 to 2011
- First public office
- 2016Elected to the 20th District for the 115th Congress on November 8, 2016
- Years in public office
- 9of 34 years since 1992, the first year the biography gives for any work
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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The saved record holds 540 recorded votes by Jimmy Panetta, from 2017 to 2026.
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119th Congress, 2025 to today
31 Yes · 29 No on 60 laws of this Congress. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 1 law and 1 executive order.
From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
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5 excerpts
- Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal ElectionsSeptember 11, 2026
Rep. Panetta Joins Nearly 100 Lawmakers in Demanding USPS Halt Mail Ballot Rule
“Did USPS continue development of the Federal Ballot Mail Portal or related IT systems at any time while a court order enjoining implementation of Section 3 of Executive Order 14399 was in effect? If so, please provide the specific dates on which that work occurred and the legal rationale for continuing it while the injunction remained in place.”
- Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal ElectionsSeptember 9, 2026
“In the court filing, the amici curiae argue that the President’s Executive Order 14399, “ Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections ,” violates the separation of powers and usurps congressional authorities outlined in Article I of the U.S. Constitution, which gives the states and Congress exclusive authority over election administration.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJune 9, 2026
“Last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act already funded ICE and CBP with an unprecedented $140 billion, which led to rushed, barely vetted recruits and improperly trained agents being pushed into our communities. As ICE and CBP target immigrants well beyond gang members and felons, they continue to create chaos and confusion in many of our communities.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActApril 30, 2026
Rep. Panetta’s Statement on the Vote to Fund DHS
“The purely partisan One Big Beautiful Bill Act that was signed into law last summer injected over $75 billion into ICE and $65 billion into CBP. Since that time, and based on this Administration’s overreaching mass deportation policy driven by Stephen Miller, we’ve seen thousands of untrained ICE and CBP agents sent into communities across our country acting lawlessly, irresponsibly,”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJanuary 15, 2026
“That massive immigration crackdown, along with the current injection of $165 billion in funding for DHS from the purely partisan One Big Beautiful Bill Act is not only growing the ranks of ICE and CBP officers, but also pushing them through a reduced training program of 47 days and pushing them away from the border and into urban and suburban”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $16,121,487 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County | Public Law 119-37 | Facility ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | CA | $1,000,000 |
| Cambria Community Services District | Public Law 119-37 | Purchase of Fire EngineRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | CA | $935,000 |
| City of Scotts Valley | Public Law 119-74 | Public Safety Answering Point Radio Equipment ProjectDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $682,000 |
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | Boulder Creek Complete Streets ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $850,000 |
| City of Monterey | Public Law 119-75 | Monterey Wharf Critical RepairsDepartment of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | CA | $1,920,000 |
| City of San Jose | Public Law 119-75 | Yerba Buena Bridge ReconstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $2,000,000 |
| City of San Jose | Public Law 119-75 | Guadalupe River Trail Construction and ExpansionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $1,000,000 |
| City of Atascadero | Public Law 119-75 | Atascadero Police Station Improvements ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $850,000 |
| City of Seaside | Public Law 119-75 | San Pablo Bridge ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $850,000 |
| City of Paso Robles | Public Law 119-75 | Pine Street Affordable HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $850,000 |
Show all 15
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of San Jose | Public Law 119-75 | Traffic and Road Safety Improvements in South San JoseDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $500,000 |
| City of Capitola | Public Law 119-75 | Capitola Traffic Safety ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $250,000 |
| County of Santa Clara | Public Law 119-75 | Martial Cottle Park Improvements ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $250,000 |
| City of Santa Cruz | Public Law 119-75 | Santa Cruz Wharf Resilience and Rehabilitation ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $3,150,000 |
| San Miguel Community Services District | Public Law 119-86 | San Miguel Community Services District Emergency Operations CenterFEMA · Federal Assistance-EOC | CA | $1,034,487 |
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
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Reported stock trades
Confirmed from the official recordThe Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 lists no Periodic Transaction Report under this member's name and district.
Source: Periodic Transaction Reports filed with the Clerk of the House. The Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 was saved October 8, 2026.
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