Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) joined three of his colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution expressing strong support for Finland and Sweden joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA), member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, House Judiciary Committee, and House Homeland Security Committee, introduced a bill to help strengthen U.S. cybersecurity protections in light of increased Russian cyber threats.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) announced the 2022 Congressional Art Competition winners for California District 15. Twenty-six students from 12 schools across the district participated in this year's competition. Melody Serena Zhang, a junior at Fremont Christian School is the first-place winner and will have her painting displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year.
WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to improve air travel safety, increase protections for travelers and airline personnel, reduce the number of in-flight violent incidents, and hold unruly passengers accountable if they assault an airline crew member or attendant, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Representatives Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) are introducing new bipartisan legislation that could stiffen penalties against offenders convicted of assaulting flight crew aboard an aircraft and place them on a commercial no-fly list.
Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Homicide Victims' Families Rights Act – a bill that will give more rightsto the families of homicide victims in federal cases, passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The bipartisan bill introduced by Representatives Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) returned from leading a bipartisan delegation of House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence members and staff to the Ukrainian border.
Over the 5-day trip, the group held consultations at the U.S. Embassy Budapest, met with Ukrainian refugees in the Hungarian town of Zahony, including working a shift at Jose Andres' World Central Kitchen, and visited the U.S. Mission to Finland – the only non-NATO E.U. state which shares a border with Russia.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) joined House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Ranking Member Mike Turner (R-Ohio), and a bipartisan group of committee members in delivering a letter to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines urging the Intelligence Community (IC) to prioritize its unique resources and capabilities to defend human rights in Ukraine.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) announced that $11,525,000is on its way to the East Bay and will be dedicated to nine local projects in California's 15thCongressional District. The Community Project Funding was included in the Fiscal Year 2022 government funding package which passed the House of Representatives and Senate earlier this week.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today Representatives Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Joe Courtney (D-CT) led 27 House Democrats in sending a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration to take action to extend the student loan payment pause – including zero percent interest – through the end of the public health emergency and to work with Congress to continue providing zero percent interest on student loans indefinitely.