Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today announced he will bring Cameron Kasky, a student activist and survivor of the February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla., as his guest to the 2019 State of the Union address on Tuesday, February 5.
Kasky, 18, co-founded the student-led Gun Violence Prevention advocacy group Never Again MSD, and helped organize the March for Our Lives nationwide student protest in March 2018.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-09), Danny Davis (IL-07) and Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today introduced the Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act. This legislation would restore fairness in student lending by treating privately issued student loans the same as other types of private debt are treated in bankruptcy. Until 2005, this type of student loan debt was dischargeable in bankruptcy, but a change to the bankruptcy code that year removed that consumer protection.
WASHINGTON, DC – Reps. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), David Cicilline (RI-01), and Lee Zeldin (NY-01) on Tuesday led 62 other House Members in urging Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to publicly condemn the violence against the LGBT community in Chechnya and to pressure Russian leaders to stop this persecution.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), the founder and chairman of Future Forum, and other members of that group on Thursday unveiled a policy paper entitled "Cures in Our Lifetime" – a plan for harnessing technology, funding and innovation to save American lives.
CASTRO VALLEY, CA – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) will host the 15th Congressional District's final town hall meeting of 2018 on Saturday, December 1 in Dublin.
The Congressman will recap highlights from this past year, discuss Congress' priorities for 2019, and answer constituents' questions. All 15th District residents are welcome.
WHAT: 15th Congressional District Town Hall
WHO: Rep. Eric Swalwell and constituents
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, December 1
WASHINGTON, DC – Homeowners in California's 15th Congressional District will suffer from the new tax provisions signed into law by President Donald Trump, according to a report from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform requested by Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15).
LAFAYETTE, CA – Today Representatives Mike Thompson (CA-05), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), Jerry McNerney (CA-09) and Eric Swalwell (CA-15) hosted a ceremony to present 99 local veterans from Contra Costa County and the region with the Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal. This honor is bestowed on Korean War veterans in recognition of their service to the Republic of Korea and their sacrifice for the nation's freedoms.
SAN JOSE, CA – The Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport was selected by the Transportation Security Administration to test new airport perimeter intrusion detection and deterrence technologies, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) and Eric Swalwell (D-Castro Valley) announced today.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell, ranking member of the CIA Subcommittee of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, participated in the new documentary film "Active Measures" detailing Russia's interference in America's 2016 presidential election and its long-standing ties to President Donald Trump.
Swalwell (CA-15) was interviewed about his role and findings in the House Intelligence Committee's investigation of Russia's interference on behalf of the Trump campaign. The film was released Friday.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) on Thursday introduced a bill to help protect domestic violence victims from being murdered with guns.
The No Guns for Abusers Act would require the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to report to Congress on the best practices that jurisdictions should use to require anyone charged with or convicted of a domestic violence crime, or subject to a domestic violence protective order, to relinquish all their firearms.