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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) today introduced legislation to better protect whistleblowers from having their anonymity and safety compromised.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) issued this statement today:
"I'm an original co-sponsor of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, and as a Judiciary Committee member and co-chair of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, I'll do all I can to make it law. That starts with this Wednesday's Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on policing practices and law enforcement accountability.