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March 3, 2022

Washington, DC– Today, Representatives Eric Swalwell (CA-15), member of the House Judiciary Committee; Jackie Speier (CA-14), co-chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus and member of the House Oversight Committee; Karen Bass (CA-37), member of the House Judiciary Committee; Lois Frankel (FL-21), co-chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus; Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), co-chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus; Veronica Escobar (TX-16), vice chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus; Sylvia Garci


February 28, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today announced Bay Area resident Nancy Harvey, a domestic violence survivor, will be his virtual guest to President Biden's State of the Union Address to Congress on Tuesday.


February 28, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C – Today, Representatives Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Tom Emmer (R-MN), co-chairs of the Personalized Medicine Caucus, introduced bipartisan legislation to better address drug-gene interactions to ensure that all Americans have access to the treatment that is best for them.

Issues:Health Care

February 25, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) led 45 of his colleagues in writing a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging the Department of Justice to strengthen the effectiveness of federal and state domestic violence laws that prohibit the possession of firearms by domestic abusers.


February 24, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA), issued the following statement following Russia's invasion of Ukraine:

"Vladimir Putin has invaded the free and democratic country of Ukraine. The United States must lead our global alliances to ensure he fails.


February 16, 2022

Jerusalem – This week Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a Congressional delegation, including Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) to Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom to focus on security, economy and governance.


February 4, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) voted to pass the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength Act (America COMPETES Act),which will strengthen U.S. supply chains, spur domestic manufacturing, and enhance America's national security. The America COMPETES Act is made up of several bipartisan bills and includes two provisions authored by Rep. Swalwell.


January 18, 2022

CASTRO VALLEY, CA— Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) today named the winners of the Congressional App Challenge for California's 15th Congressional District:

1st Place:ChatGuard, created by Joel Johnson, Aryaman Kukal, Chaitya Jodhavat, and Sriram Natarajan, all of whom are 10th graders attending American High School in Fremont.

2nd Place:Vision, created by Meryl Mathew, an 11th grader at American High School in Fremont.


January 14, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC - Today Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) led 81 House Democrats in writing to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig to urge the IRS to address and eliminate the massive backlog in mailed tax returns, and to assist Taxpayer Advocacy Services in the hiring and training of new taxpayer advocates.

The letter comes as the IRS continues to experience significant delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


January 11, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) hosted a bipartisan special-order hour Tuesday on the House Floor featuring speeches in honor of late NFL and Bay Area icon John Madden, a resident of California's 15th Congressional District.

Swalwell was joined in speaking by Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL), Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA), and Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA).