Press Releases
Today, Rep. Calvert released the following statement in response to the House passage of H.R. 1613, The Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act, and H.R. 2231, The Offshore Energy and Jobs Act:
Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee approved the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 1772) in a vote of 22-9. The bill requires all employers to check the work eligibility of all future hires though the E-Verify system. Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) worked with Rep.
Today, Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-42) testified before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity regarding his bill, H.R. 331, to simplify Veterans' education benefits.
Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) introduced the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians Water Rights Settlement Act, H.R.2508. Rep. Calvert was joined by a bipartisan list of lawmakers who co-sponsored the legislation including Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA), Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Rep. Paul Cook (R-CA), Rep. David Valadao (R-CA), Rep.
Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) proudly announced the list of candidates he nominated who have received and accepted an Offer of Appointment to our nation's service academies, and will be part of the Class of 2017 entering in June 2013.
Today, Congressman Ken Calvert joined a bipartisan majority of his colleagues in the House of Representatives in approving the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill was approved by a vote of 315 to 108.
Today, the House Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the FY14 Defense Appropriations bill which contained language, requested by Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42), that requires the Air Force to submit a report on its Reaper UAV placement strategy.
Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) reintroduced the Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act, H.R. 2280. California Senator Diane Feinstein has introduced companion legislation in the Senate. The legislation was first introduced in the 112th Congress.
Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) applauded the passage of an amendment offered by Congressman Paul Cook (CA-8) to the Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that urges the Air Force to prioritize the replacement of MQ-1 Predators with MQ-9 Reapers at locations with existing Formal Training Unit (FTU) schoolhouses.