Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), the Ranking Member of the CIA Subcommittee of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement Tuesday:
"The Russian government – and its plans to attack our democracy again – scored a major victory today in the House of Representatives.
CASTRO VALLEY, CA – One week after the carnage in Las Vegas, Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) will host his constituents for a candlelight vigil on Sunday, October 8 to honor victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
"This is a time for our community to come together in sympathy and solidarity with those who were killed, wounded and traumatized in this horrific massacre," Swalwell said.
WHAT: Candlelight victim for victims of Las Vegas mass shooting
WHO: Rep. Eric Swalwell and many 15th Congressional District constituents
WASHINGTON, DC – Reps. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) and Eliot Engel (NY-16) on Friday led 71 other House members in a bipartisan call for assistance in rescuing Americans stranded in the Caribbean by Hurricane Irma.
Congress already has made hundreds of inquiries to the State Department regarding constituents left marooned by Irma, which was a Category 5 storm when it ripped through many Caribbean islands.
WASHINGTON, DC – The House late Wednesday night adopted a bipartisan amendment offered by Reps. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-08) to put $10 million toward studying improvements to airport perimeter security in Fiscal Year 2018.
The Swalwell-Fitzpatrick amendment to the Homeland Security section of H.R. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, would provide these funds to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to pay for research, analysis, and testing of airport perimeter intrusion technology.
CASTRO VALLEY, CA – The bipartisan, bicameral Rapid DNA Act – of which Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) was the lead Democratic House cosponsor, to help local law enforcement use new technology to speed up justice – has been signed into law by President Donald Trump.
CASTRO VALLEY, CA – Rep. Eric Swalwell invites 15th Congressional District constituents to join him at a series of upcoming public events:
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), and Elise Stefanik (R-NY) today introduced the bipartisan Widening Internet Readiness for Employment Development (WIRED) Act to help students, veterans, the unemployed, and the underemployed in their job searches.
This bill directs the Department of Labor (DOL) to create guidelines for One-Stop Career Center websites – many of which are clunky and outdated – to dramatically improve their design and offer job-seeking services online.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) & Rep. Ron Kind (WI-03) today introduced the Student Loan Interest Deduction (SLID) Act to address the growing student debt crisis that affects more than 42 million borrowers in the United States.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) & Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act to enhance the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLFP), which offers student loan forgiveness to teachers, police officers, public health workers and others who dedicate their careers to public service.
Swalwell introduced this legislation as part of a week of action he announced on Tuesday, which is aimed at seeking solutions for the student debt crisis our nation faces.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) on Wednesday introduced the Fairness in Forgiveness Act, which would let current and former long-time workers at all 16 privately operated Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories seek forgiveness of their federal student loans. This legislation is introduced as part of a week of action to address student loan debt that Swalwell announced on Tuesday.