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Carbajal Co-Leads Bill to Protect Military Families From Deportation
U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) co-led the introduction of Representative Gil Cisneros’s (D-CA-31) PROTECT Military Families Act, a bicameral bill that aims to protect military families from deportation and forced separation. The U.S. Senate version of the bill is led by Senator Tammy…
Carbajal-Backed Bill to Support Firefighters Signed Into Law
Bipartisan legislation cosponsored by U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) to expand federal death and disability benefits for firefighters was signed into law. The Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act will expand the Public Safety Officer’s Benefits Program (PSOB) to cover specific cancers linked to…
Carbajal Bill Included in Senator Alex Padilla’s Sweeping Public Lands Package
Legislation authored by U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, was included in U.S. Senator Alex Padilla’s (D-CA) Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California (PUBLIC) Lands Act. The PUBLIC Lands Act would support the conservation of over 1.7…
House Passes Carbajal Bill to Rename Goleta Post Office for Decorated Central Coast Veteran
Brigadier General Frederick Lopez, A Santa Barbara County Native And Cal Poly Graduate, Served More Than 30 Years In The U.S. Marine Corps, Including During The Vietnam War This week, the House of Representatives passed U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal’s (D-CA-24)…
Rep. Carbajal Reintroduces Legislation to Reduce the Cost of Higher Education
U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) reintroduced legislation to reduce the cost of higher education for students across California and the United States. The Degrees Not Debt Act would double the maximum Pell Grant award to $14,800, decreasing the amount of burdensome student…
Carbajal, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. Water Infrastructure
U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) led a group of bipartisan House members in the introduction of the Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act, legislation that would fund upgrades to drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure to make them more resilient against threats…
Carbajal, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Fund Agricultural Education at Community Colleges
The bill would allow community colleges to access grant money for agriculture programs, equipping next generation of farmers, agriculture workers with workforce, educational, and research training U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, and Representative…
Carbajal Announces Significant Federal Funding for Ongoing Recovery Efforts Related to the January 2023 Winter Storms
U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced significant federal funding to reimburse local governments in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties for their disaster recovery costs and bolster…