US Representative

John Garamendi Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB484

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Refer
2/14/25  
Food Deserts Act This bill establishes a grant program within the Department of Agriculture to reduce food deserts. Under the program, grants are provided to states for revolving funds that support the establishment and operation of grocery stores in underserved communities. Underserved communities are communities that have (1) limited access to affordable, healthy foods, including fresh fruits and vegetables, in grocery retail stores or farmer-to-consumer direct markets; and (2) a high rate of hunger, a high rate of food insecurity, or a high poverty rate.The bill requires states to use such funds for loans that support grocery stores in underserved communities, including for opening a store (excluding new construction), or supporting an existing store.In order to qualify for loans, grocery stores must meet criteria enumerated in the bill. For example, grocery stores must (1) emphasize unprocessed, healthful foods; (2) provide staple foods and a variety of raw fruits and vegetables; and (3) charge affordable prices at or below market values.Further, states must prioritize loan applications from entities that meet criteria related tohiring workers from the underserved community,providing classes or educational information about a healthful diet,sourcing food from local urban farms and gardens, anddemonstrating existing supply chain relationships in the grocery industry.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB485

Introduced
1/16/25  
Muhammad Ali Congressional Gold Medal Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB491

Introduced
1/16/25  
Equal COLA Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB51

Introduced
1/3/25  
Washington, D.C. Admission Act
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB516

Introduced
1/16/25  
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB566

Introduced
1/20/25  
Cleaner Air Spaces Act of 2025This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to air pollution control agencies, including at least one tribal agency with jurisdiction over air quality, to implement cleaner air space programs (i.e., programs to provide clean air to the public during wildland fire smoke events). Generally, such programs must be located in areas at risk of exposure to wildland fire smoke and must help provide educational materials, clean air centers (i.e., one or more clean air rooms in a publicly accessible building), and air filtration systems to certain households. Clean air rooms are rooms designed to keep levels of harmful air pollutants as low as possible during wildland fire smoke events.Under the bill, air pollution control agencies must partner with at least one community-based organization in implementing such programs.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB609

Introduced
1/22/25  
Assuring Medicare’s Promise Act of 2025
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB610

Introduced
1/22/25  
Close the Medigap Act of 2025This bill (1) expands guaranteed issue rights with respect to Medigap policies (Medicare supplemental health insurance policies), (2) eliminates certain limitations on Medigap policies for newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries, and (3) modifies other provisions related to Medigap policies. (Guaranteed issue rights require that a policy be offered to any eligible applicant without regard to health status.)
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB630

Introduced
1/22/25  
Neighbors Not Enemies Act This bill repeals provisions authorizing the President to apprehend and remove from the United States the citizens of a particular nation, if the United States has declared war against that nation or that nation has threatened an invasion against the United States.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB669

Introduced
1/23/25  
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025