Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC– Today, Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) voted to pass the Women's Health Protection Act, a bill that guarantees the right for patients to access abortion care and the right for providers to provide abortion services, free from medically unnecessary and dangerous restrictions.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Eric Swalwell joined House Democrats in introducing the Protecting Our Democracy Act — a sweeping package of reforms that will strengthen America's democratic institutions against future presidents, regardless of political party, who seek to abuse the power of their office for corrupt purposes.
WASHINGTON, DC - The American Rescue Plan could lower health care costs for tens of thousands of Californians living throughout the 15th Congressional District, a new report commissioned by Congressman Eric Swalwell has found, including drastically reducing health care costs by an average of $6,900 for eligible East Bay individuals and families.
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15), co-founder and co-chair of the Critical Materials Caucus, today led a letter with Representatives Steven Horsford (NV-04), Vincente Gonzalez (TX-15), and Henry Cuellar (TX-28) to Speaker Pelosi and Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (MA-01) urging the inclusion of H.R.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), along with 22 additional Members of the California Congressional Delegation, delivered a letter to President Joseph Biden affirming California's readiness to house Afghan refugees and Special Immigrant Visa recipients who have been successfully evacuated from the country.
WASHINGTON, DC- Congressman Eric Swalwell issued the following statement on the terrorist attacks in Afghanistan:
CASTRO VALLEY, CA – Rep. Eric Swalwell will hold a town hall meeting for 15th Congressional District constituents on Friday, August 27.
"It's been too long since we were able to gather and talk about what's happening in Washington, DC, across the nation, and right here at home," Swalwell said. "In order to be as safe as possible from COVID-19, we'll hold this meeting outdoors, with distanced seating, and with masks required. I look forward to providing my friends and neighbors with an update and taking their questions."
LIVERMORE, CA– Reps. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) and Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) introduced a bipartisan bill Tuesday to help secure the domestic supply chain and stimulate production of rare earth magnets as part of a national initiative to strengthen the economy and combat climate change.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) reintroduced legislation to better protect journalists and the free press who are essential to our democracy. The Journalist Protection Act would make intentionally harming a working journalist or intentionally harming a journalist with the intent of intimidating them from doing their job a federal crime.
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congressman Eric Swalwell (CA-15) reintroduced a package of five bills to lessen the burden of student loan debt and make a college education more accessible and affordable to any American who wants one.
"Right now, generations of Americans are struggling under the crushing burden of student debt. They are putting off buying a home, having children, and saving for retirement to pay down their student loans," Swalwell said. "A college education should come with a lifetime of knowledge and memories, not a lifetime of debt."