Panetta, Jimmy
In office since
2017 · 9 yrs
Chambers served
House
Born
1969, Washington, D.C.
Occupation
Lawyer, Politician
Education
University of California, Davis · Carmel High School · Monterey Peninsula College · Santa Clara University School of Law
Office history
- municipal clerk 1992–present
- prosecutor 1996–2010
- district attorney 1996–2010
- prosecutor 2010–2016
- district attorney 2010–2016
- deputy chairperson 2012–2016
- United States representative 2017–2019
- United States representative 2019–2021
- United States representative 2021–present
Contact
Capitol office
200 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0519
202-225-2861
District office · Santa Cruz
701 Ocean St., Santa Cruz, CA, 95060
831-429-1976
District office · Paso Robles
800 Pine Street, Paso Robles, CA, 93446
805-400-6535
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52
Bills sponsored
this session · 179 all-time
587
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 602 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
114
Recorded votes
99%
Vote participation
voted in 99% of 114 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
119 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
91.2%
based on 113 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
8.8%
based on 113 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 113 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
179 billsCurrent session 52 bills
- HR 5334 Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 Passed
- HR 2157 To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in Kenya, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone. In Committee
- HR 2010 NATO Edge Act In Committee
- HRES 158 Recognizing three years of Ukraine defending its sovereign territory against the Russian Federation's second unprovoked assault and full-scale invasion. In Committee
- HR 1494 Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act In Committee
- HR 1389 Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act In Committee
- HR 1266 Combating Illicit Xylazine Act In Committee
- HR 1340 More Homes on the Market Act In Committee
- HR 1024 US-Kazakhstan Trade Modernization Act In Committee
- HRES 112 Expressing support for the designation of February 5, 2025, as "National Prosecutors Day". In Committee
- HR 6810 MAIL Theft Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 6588 PROVIDE Act In Committee
- HR 6696 Restoring American Mineral Security Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 6666 HIRRE Prosecutors Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 6586 To authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program to assess the efficacy of providing junior enlisted members of the Armed Forces a monthly coupon for use in procuring food at commissaries. In Committee
- HR 6587 Vets ETA In Committee
- HR 6323 Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act In Committee
- HR 6324 Retirement Simplification and Clarity Act In Committee
- HR 6157 FORCE Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 5555 Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Study Act In Committee
- HR 5442 Inspired to Serve Act of 2025 In Committee
- HR 5382 Health CARE Training Act In Committee
- HR 5281 REAL Health Providers Act In Committee
- HR 5208 To amend title 37, United States Code, to exclude the basic allowance for housing from the calculation of gross household income for purposes of the basic needs allowance for eligible members of the Armed Forces. In Committee
- HR 4817 Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2025 In Committee
Historical 127 bills
- HR 8596 MAIL Theft Act of 2024 Maximizing Agency Integration on Letter Theft Act of 2024 Died
- HR 4448 GARLIC Act Died
- HR 433 California Central Coast Conservation Act Died
- HR 4319 Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2019 Died
- HR 4391 PSLF Modernization Act Died
- HR 1913 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act Died
- HR 4185 Nuclear Security and Nonproliferation Accounting Act Died
- HR 4051 Climate Action Rebate Act of 2019 Died
- HRES 212 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act should include a replacement for such Act that includes certain health care consumer protections. Died
- HR 3749 Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act Died
- HR 3748 Providing Justice for Asylum Seekers Act of 2019 Died
- HR 3161 National Oceanographic Partnership Program Reauthorization Act Died
- HR 3185 DLI Act Died
- HRES 414 Honoring the life, contributions, and achievements of Doris Day as a singer, actress, and animal welfare activist and expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on her passing. Died
- HR 2811 Better Military Housing Act of 2019 Died
- HR 1097 Everett Alvarez, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023 Signed
- HR 2040 Clean Energy Production Parity Act of 2019 Died
- HR 1869 Restoring Investment in Improvements Act Died
- HRES 214 Supporting the goals to protect United States military personnel from malaria. Died
- HR 1622 KITTEN Act of 2019 Died
- HR 1019 Full Military Honors Act of 2019 Died
- HR 676 NATO Support Act Died
- HR 403 Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act Died
- HR 6089 U.S.-Africa Strategic Security Act Died
- HR 5949 National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2020 Died
Co-sponsored
602 billsCurrent session 587 bills
- HR 9370 Protect Local Funding Act In Committee
- HR 9377 Protecting America’s Herds Act In Committee
- HR 9355 Don't Settle for Corruption Act In Committee
- HR 9401 Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9250 Great American Outdoors Act 250 In Committee
- HR 9451 SABER Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9432 LIFT the BAR Act In Committee
- HR 9452 Budgeting for a Better America Act In Committee
- HR 9438 SKILL Act In Committee
- HR 9450 Countering Russian Trafficking Act In Committee
- HR 9481 RETURN Act In Committee
- HR 9396 Prior Authorization Accountability Act In Committee
- HR 9211 Jewish American Security Act In Committee
- HRES 1427 Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. In Committee
- HR 9673 MARA Act of 2026 In Committee
- HR 9699 Drug Deal Disclosure Act In Committee
- HR 9706 Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act In Committee
- HRES 1432 Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the freeze on State-based Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Child Care and Development Fund, and Social Services Block Grant payments for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York. In Committee
- HR 9693 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify certain physician payments under the Medicare program. In Committee
- HCONRES 89 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. Passed
- HCONRES 93 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. In Committee
- HRES 1241 Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives relating to access to and usage of NUMIDENT, death information, and other personally identifiable information in the possession of the Social Security Administration by an individual acting for or on behalf of the Department of Government Efficiency. In Committee
- HR 8707 No Funds for Iran War Act In Committee
- HR 8700 Protecting U.S. Farmland and Sensitive Sites From Foreign Adversaries Act In Committee
- HRES 1252 Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Passed
Historical 15 bills
- HR 9231 Service Worker Economic Stabilization Act Died
- HR 82 Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 Signed
- HR 1 For the People Act of 2021 Died
- HR 19 Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act Died
- HR 15 Raise the Wage Act Died
- HR 12 Voter Empowerment Act of 2017 Died
- HR 8 Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 Died
- HR 1 For the People Act of 2019 Died
- HR 7 Paycheck Fairness Act Died
- HR 5 Equality Act Died
- HR 9 Climate Action Now Act Died
- HR 6 American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 Died
- HR 4 Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 Died
- HR 40 Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act Died
- HRES 14 Censuring and condemning President Donald J. Trump for attempting to overturn the results of the November 2020 presidential election in the State of Georgia. Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HR 856
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | March 03, 2025 |
|
HJRES 20
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".
On Passage |
Nay | pass | February 27, 2025 |
|
HJRES 35
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".
On Passage |
Nay | pass | February 26, 2025 |
|
HR 695
Medal of Honor Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2025 |
|
HCONRES 14
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended |
Nay | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HR 804
Rural Small Business Resilience Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HR 788
DOE and SBA Research Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HRES 161
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to ‘‘Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions’’; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HRES 161
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to ‘‘Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions’’; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Nay | pass | February 25, 2025 |
|
HR 818
SPUR Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2025 |
|
HR 832
Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2025 |
|
HR 825
Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 24, 2025 |
|
HR 35
Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | February 13, 2025 |
|
HR 77
Midnight Rules Relief Act
On Passage |
Nay | pass | February 12, 2025 |
|
HR 77
Midnight Rules Relief Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Yea | fail | February 12, 2025 |
|
HRES 122
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | February 11, 2025 |
|
HRES 122
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Nay | pass | February 11, 2025 |
|
HR 736
Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 10, 2025 |
|
HR 692
China Exchange Rate Transparency Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | February 10, 2025 |
|
HR 26
Protecting American Energy Production Act
On Passage |
Nay | pass | February 07, 2025 |
|
HR 26
Protecting American Energy Production Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Yea | fail | February 07, 2025 |
|
HR 27
HALT Fentanyl Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | February 06, 2025 |
|
HR 27
HALT Fentanyl Act
On Agreeing to the Amendment |
Yea | fail | February 06, 2025 |
|
HRES 93
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | February 05, 2025 |
|
HRES 93
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Nay | pass | February 05, 2025 |
|
HR 776
Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 04, 2025 |
|
HR 43
Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | February 04, 2025 |
|
HR 21
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
On Passage |
Nay | pass | January 23, 2025 |
|
HR 21
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Yea | fail | January 23, 2025 |
|
HR 471
Fix Our Forests Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 23, 2025 |
|
HR 375
Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 23, 2025 |
|
S 5
Laken Riley Act
On Passage |
Nay | pass | January 22, 2025 |
|
HR 165
Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2025 |
|
HRES 53
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | January 22, 2025 |
|
HRES 53
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
On Ordering the Previous Question |
Nay | pass | January 22, 2025 |
|
HR 187
MAPWaters Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended |
Yea | pass | January 21, 2025 |
|
HR 186
Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 21, 2025 |
|
HR 30
Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 16, 2025 |
|
HR 30
Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
On Motion to Recommit |
Yea | fail | January 16, 2025 |
|
HR 33
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States.
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2025 |
|
HR 144
Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2025 |
|
HR 164
POWER Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 15, 2025 |
|
HR 28
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
On Passage |
Nay | pass | January 14, 2025 |
|
HR 28
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
On Motion to Recommit |
Yea | fail | January 14, 2025 |
|
HR 153
Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 14, 2025 |
|
HR 152
Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 13, 2025 |
|
HR 192
Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass |
Yea | pass | January 13, 2025 |
|
HR 23
Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
On Passage |
Yea | pass | January 09, 2025 |
|
HR 29
Laken Riley Act
On Passage |
Nay | pass | January 07, 2025 |
|
HRES 5
Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes.
On Agreeing to the Resolution |
Nay | pass | January 03, 2025 |
Career history 4 past roles
- Lower chamber District 20 Democratic
- Lower chamber District 20 Democratic
- Lower chamber District 19 Democratic
- Lower chamber District 19 Democratic