Public Safety & Homeland Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Eric Swalwell (CA-15), Mike Quigley (IL-05), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) reintroduced gun safety legislation that will help states enforce existing laws against individuals who attempt to purchase firearms but have no legal right to do so.
WASHINGTON, DC – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has re-appointed Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) to the House Committee on Homeland Security, on which he served in the 113th Congress.
Swalwell intends to continue serving on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where he has chaired the Intelligence Modernization and Readiness Subcommittee, as well as on the House Judiciary Committee. He also co-chairs the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Wednesday introduced the bipartisan Homicide Victims' Families Rights Act of 2020, to give more rights to the families of homicide victims in federal cases.
Swalwell and McCaul both are former prosecutors: Swalwell – a member of the House Committee on the Judiciary – was an Alameda County (Calif.) deputy district attorney, while McCaul was a federal prosecutor and a Texas deputy attorney general.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) issued this statement today:
"I'm an original co-sponsor of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, and as a Judiciary Committee member and co-chair of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, I'll do all I can to make it law. That starts with this Wednesday's Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on policing practices and law enforcement accountability.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) announced he will hold a Facebook Live Q&A on Thursday, May 28 with special guest Thomas J. Fitzgerald III, CHESP, Director at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System.
"I am glad to resume our Facebook Live Q&A series with Director Fitzgerald of the Palo Alto VA," said Swalwell. "This specialized conversation will focus on what resources are available for veterans in the Bay Area, and what testing and treatment options the VA currently offers."
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) announced he will hold a Facebook Live Q&A on Thursday, May 7th with special guest Arelis Sandoval, a Public Health Nurse for the Alameda County Public Health Department.
This Facebook Live Q&A is the ninth thus far in the Congressman's weekly series of "live" events to help his constituents stay informed on the spread of the coronavirus, and its impact on our day-to-day lives.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Chef José Andrés, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), and Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) announced they will hold a Facebook Live event to discuss restaurants, food security, and the food supply chain during COVID-19 on Thursday, April 30th from 1:00 to 1:45 PM ET.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) announced he will hold a Facebook Live Q&A on Thursday, April 23rd with special guest Dr. Edward Lee, Executive Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer of the Permanente Federation.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) announced he will hold a Facebook Live Q&A on Thursday, April 16th with special guest Dr. Abayomi Jones, Executive Director of Student Health & Counseling Services at Cal State East Bay.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) announced he will hold a Facebook Live Q&A on Thursday, April 9th with special guest Colleen Chawla, Director of the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency.