Garcia introduces bill for tax relief amid Chiquita Canyon crisis
Representative Mike Garcia has introduced the Chiquita Canyon Tax Relief Act, aiming to provide tax relief for residents in Val Verde, Castaic, and Valencia affected by the Chiquita Canyon landfill crisis. The legislation seeks to ensure that financial assistance and compensation received by these residents are not taxed as income.
Garcia named an ‘Energy Champion’ by U.S. energy policy group
A U.S. energy policy group named U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA-27) an ‘Energy Champion’ for Garcia’s support of policies promoting “affordable, reliable, clean American energy.”
- Rep. Mike Garcia receives BAVF’s 38th annual George "Buck" Gillispie Congressional Award
- House passes Rep. Mike Garcia’s ANCHOR Act for research vessel upgrades
- Rep. Mike Garcia's ACERO Act passes House within NASA reauthorization
- Garcia's bill secures veteran benefits amid $2.883 billion VA budget shortfall
- House passes bipartisan bill targeting Medicare and Medicaid fraud
House passes bill securing benefits for 7 million veterans
Congressman Mike Garcia’s Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024 has passed the House unanimously, addressing a $2.883 billion budget shortfall at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The legislation aims to prevent a disruption in benefits payments scheduled for October 1st, which would have affected 7 million veterans.
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Garcia introduces bill addressing $2.883B shortfall at Department of Veterans Affairs
Congressman Mike Garcia (CA-27) has introduced the Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024. This legislation aims to address a $2.883 billion budget shortfall at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which could disrupt benefits for over 7 million veterans due to fiscal mismanagement within the VA.
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Rep. Garcia cosponsors bill targeting sexually violent predators' releases
Congressman Mike Garcia (CA-27) has cosponsored H.R. 6382, the Stopping Sexually Violent Predators Act, in response to the news of Christopher Hubbart, known as the “Pillowcase Rapist,” being set for release again into Los Angeles County. Hubbart, convicted of raping dozens of women, has violated his previous conditional releases multiple times.
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Mike Garcia receives U.S Chamber's Advocate for American Business Award
Representative Mike Garcia Honored with U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Advocate for American Business Award
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Rep. Garcia signs petition supporting Social Security fairness act
Congressman Mike Garcia (CA-27) issued a statement on September 10, 2024, after signing the discharge petition for H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act.
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Garcia introduces bill targeting high-speed rail funding
Congressman Mike Garcia (CA-27) has introduced H.R. 9308, the "No Frankenrail Act," aiming to halt federal funding for high-speed rail projects that have not laid a single mile of track after a decade of support.
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Garcia's bill aimed at protecting US research from espionage passes House
On September 9, 2024, Representative Mike Garcia’s bipartisan bill, H.R. 7686, passed the House unanimously. Co-led by Congresswoman Haley Stevens, this legislation updates the CHIPS and Science Act to clarify language that could have allowed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to access taxpayer-funded research at U.S. universities.
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Garcia introduces bill addressing $2.883 billion shortfall in VA funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Mike Garcia (CA-27) introduced the Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024. The bill aims to fully fund the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) request for supplemental funding and address a significant funding shortfall at the VA. This legislation responds to what Rep. Garcia describes as mismanagement by the Biden-Harris administration.
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Palmdale Elementary School District Education: 17,788 students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year
For the 2022-23 school year, Palmdale Elementary School District experienced an increase in enrollment numbers compared to the previous year, with 213 more students being enrolled.
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Valencia post office renamed in honor of Vietnam War veteran Bill Reynolds
SANTA CLARITA, CA — Rep. Mike Garcia (CA-27) hosted a ceremony today to officially rename the Valencia Post Office at 24355 Creekside Road as the “William L. Reynolds Post Office Building,” in honor of Bill Reynolds, a decorated Vietnam War veteran and a steadfast advocate for veterans in the Santa Clarita community.
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Lancaster Elementary School District Education: 13,995 students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year
There were 13,995 students enrolled in Lancaster Elementary School District's schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the California Department of Education.