US Representative

John Garamendi Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

US

Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB728

Introduced
1/24/25  
Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act of 2025This bill expands eligibility for Head Start programs to include the children of families eligible for specified public assistance programs. Specifically, the bill expands Head Start eligibility to include the children of families that qualify for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), and federal housing assistance (commonly known as Section 8). The bill also provides statutory authority for the eligibility of families that qualify for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Families that qualify for state-funded food assistance programs with eligibility standards identical or substantially similar to the standards for SNAP must also be eligible for Head Start. 

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

US

Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB759

Introduced
1/28/25  
Federal Firefighters Families First Act
US

Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB764

Introduced
1/28/25  
Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act
US

Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB776

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003, which allows the Department of the Interior to provide financial assistance to states for (1) eradicating or controlling nutria, and (2) restoring marshland damaged by nutria. Nutria are invasive, semi-aquatic rodents.
US

Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB794

Introduced
1/28/25  
Lunar New Year Day Act
US

Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB842

Introduced
1/31/25  
Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
US

Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB880

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act
US

Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB924

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
NO BAN Act National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act
US

Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB928

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Railway Safety Act of 2025 Safe Freight Act of 2025

Cosponsor of Legislation

US

Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB811

Introduced
1/28/25  
Mentoring to Succeed Act of 2025This bill establishes grants to support mentoring programs for eligible youth (e.g., in-school youth, out-of-school youth, or youth who are failing academically or who meet specified criteria). Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Labor to award competitive grants for certain community-based organizations or partnerships involving community-based organizations to (1) establish, expand, or support mentoring programs; (2) assist eligible youth enrolled in secondary schools in developing cognitive and social-emotional skills; and (3) prepare eligible youth for success in high school, postsecondary education, and the workforce.Additionally, Labor must work with the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Department of Education to (1) refer grant recipients to the National Mentoring Resource Center to obtain mentoring resources, and (2) provide grant recipients with information regarding transitional services for eligible youth returning from correctional facilities and transition services for students with disabilities.The bill also requires Labor's Chief Evaluation Office to study and report on mentoring programs.