Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Congressional Progressive Caucus has formally endorsed legislation introduced by Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) that would redirect $175 billion in ICE and immigration enforcement funding into programs that would help make housing affordable nationwide. Rep. Gomez’s bill would pull billions of dollars from the anti-immigrant slush fund in Donald Trump's “One Big… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jimmy Gomez hosted a telephone town hall tonight to hear directly from constituents as communities across the country grapple with aggressive immigration enforcement, rising costs, and growing concerns about holding Republicans in power accountable. Rep. Gomez was joined by 7,212 constituents from across Los Angeles. During the call, Gomez addressed the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — To mark the 123rd anniversary of the arrival of the first Korean immigrants to the United States, today Representatives Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Young Kim (CA-40), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng introduced a bipartisan House resolution celebrating January 13, 2026, as Korean American Day.  Representative Gomez represents Los… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) introduced the Greenland Sovereignty Protection Act, legislation that would prohibit federal funds from facilitating the invasion, annexation, or any other form of acquisition of Greenland by the United States.  The bill comes amid President Donald Trump suggesting the United States could seek to assert control over Greenland, a… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Twelve Members of Congress have returned to federal court after the Trump-Vance administration secretly re-imposed a policy that blocks unannounced congressional oversight of federal immigration detention facilities. The Members filed a motion urgently asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to order the administration to explain how this new policy… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) voted to pass legislation extending enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years, helping protect millions of Americans from sharp health insurance premium increases.  The bill passed after House Democrats forced a vote through a discharge petition, a rare procedural move used only after House… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) released the following statement after the Trump administration's overnight military operation in Venezuela: "This military action is illegal without congressional authorization. That is why I supported War Powers resolutions last month to prevent exactly this kind of unchecked use of force, resolutions that House Republicans… Read more »

LOS ANGELES, CA — After successfully suing the Trump administration and winning a federal court ruling restoring individual Congressmembers' right to conduct unannounced inspections, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) today carried out an oversight inspection of the Roybal Allard Federal Detention Facility (B-18) in Downtown Los Angeles.  Rep. Gomez was a plaintiff in the… Read more »

I really want to just appreciate the work that my colleagues have done.  The question about affordability, I don't need statistics to tell me that people are struggling.  Because I grew up in a family of immigrant parents for my siblings were born in Mexico.  And they came here to work hard and to develop a better life for themselves and their kids.  And they were… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just now, a federal court temporarily stopped the Trump-Vance administration’s policy blocking Members of Congress from unannounced oversight visits to federal immigration detention facilities today. The decision restores Congress’s ability to conduct real-time oversight of how the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement… Read more »