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December 22, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC –– Yesterday, several legislative provisions authored by Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) were included in the H.R. 133, the Omnibus Appropriations and Emergency Coronavirus Relief bill. The bill increases non-defense spending by $12.5 billion above the budget caps, allowing for strong investments in American families and communities, and includes several critical Democratic priorities for COVID-19.


December 2, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC - Today Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks), who chairs the Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets, and Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-Castro Valley) introduced the Internal Control Disclosure Improvement Act, a bill to ensure that public companies which have been subject to certain Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accounting and auditing enforcement actions proactively disclose internal accounting controls in the future.

Issues: Economy & Jobs

October 27, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Katherine Clark (MA-5), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, joined by Congressmembers Bill Pascrell Jr. (NJ-9), Eric Swalwell (CA-15), and 33 other House members, sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr demanding that he stop using the Department of Justice (DOJ) to undermine our election and help President Trump's reelection campaign.


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October 5, 2020

It's been more than two years since I first called for a ban and national mandatory buyback of all military-style assault weapons, and the body count has only continued to rise since then.


September 30, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Wednesday introduced the bipartisan Homicide Victims' Families Rights Act of 2020, to give more rights to the families of homicide victims in federal cases.

Swalwell and McCaul both are former prosecutors: Swalwell – a member of the House Committee on the Judiciary – was an Alameda County (Calif.) deputy district attorney, while McCaul was a federal prosecutor and a Texas deputy attorney general.


September 28, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) on Tuesday will introduce a resolution reaffirming the House of Representatives' commitment to the orderly and peaceful transfer of power called for in the Constitution of the United States.


September 24, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) on Thursday held the inaugural event of their new bipartisan Congressional Critical Materials Caucus, with three experts discussing how America can assure a long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of energy critical materials (ECMs).

The event coincided with a floor vote on legislation to help achieve these goals, which Rep. Swalwell has carried in every Congress since 2013. The legislation passed on a 220-185 vote, and now goes to the Senate.


July 24, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC —Today, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) launched the Congressional Critical Materials Caucus to help the United States develop the technical expertise and production capabilities to assure a long-term, secure and sustainable supply of energy critical elements (ECEs).


July 23, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Rep. David Joyce (R-OH) introduced a bipartisan bill today to ensure public servants and frontline workers whose jobs may have been disrupted by COVID-19 still qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.


July 1, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC – Today U.S. Representatives Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and John Katko (R-NY) acted to help small businesses reeling from COVID-19's economic fallout by reintroducing the Main Street Revival Act, which would allow certain small businesses to defer payment on their first year of payroll taxes.

Issues: Economy & Jobs