Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives today approved the "Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act" (H.R. 4239) which was introduced last week by House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence members Eric Swalwell (CA-15) and Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) to ensure greater oversight by Congress over the intelligence agencies. The vote to pass the bill was unanimous.

WASHINGTON, DC – A provision championed by U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) was included in H.R. 4127, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 that passed the House of Representatives today with strong bipartisan support. This provision ensures that Department of Energy (DOE) National Labs are clearly available to work with recipients of federal homeland security grants such as state and local governments. Swalwell is a member of the House Intelligence Committee and represents Lawrence Livermore and Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, CA.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) introduced the Start-Up America's Students Act, a bill that would create a competitive grant program to establish, expand, or improve business incubators operated by or affiliated with universities and colleges. Swalwell is the chair of the Future Forum, a group of the youngest Democratic Members of Congress focused on issues and opportunities for millennial Americans. Future Forum members Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Patrick Murphy (D-FL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) joined as original cosponsors.

WASHINGTON, DC – In a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) requested an update on DHS actions to address possible gaps in immigration enforcement demonstrated by the tragic murder of Kate Steinle in July. Kate's family resides in Pleasanton, CA, a city located in Swalwell's congressional district. Swalwell served on the House Homeland Security Committee in his first term in Congress.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) offered a bipartisan amendment to the DRIVE Act (the transportation bill) to make it easier for public entities to take advantage of innovative technologies like car sharing, bike sharing, and transportation network companies to improve mobility and air quality. Swalwell led the amendment with Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ), which was not adopted with a vote of 181-237. Swalwell is the co-chair of the Congressional Sharing Economy Caucus.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) sent a letter urging the Department of Education to make employees of privately operated Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, which forgives the federal student loans of workers at qualified non-profit or government organizations after 10 years of full-time employment.

WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, October 21, 2015, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) introduced bipartisan legislation in the United States House of Representatives with the support of lead Democrat cosponsor Congressman Eric Swalwell (CA-15) to protect Americans, especially children, veterans, and senior citizens from becoming victims of identity theft.

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15), senior Democrat of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence's CIA Subcommittee, recently returned from a six day trip to Russia, Latvia, and Estonia. He met with officials in each country to discuss the international need to stop Russian aggression in Syria and Ukraine.