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September 2, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, U.S. Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) returned home following a trip to India following the celebration of 75 years of relations between the United States and India. The Bay Area, which includes Swalwell's district, has one of the largest Indian-American populations in the United States.


May 19, 2022

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).


March 25, 2022

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.


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.


August 27, 2021

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.


August 26, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC- Congressman Eric Swalwell issued the following statement on the terrorist attacks in Afghanistan:


June 4, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) released the following statement:


May 26, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) led 24 Members of Congress in writing to Dr. Fang Liu, Secretary-General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), to request the immediate appointment of a task force to investigate and publicly report on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's unprecedented use of a military aircraft to intercept and force down a commercial flight.


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).