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Rep. Liccardo's New Bipartisan Legislation Keeps Innovators in America

March 19, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Representatives Sam Liccardo (CA-16), Jay Obernolte (CA-23), and Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) introduced the bipartisan Keep Innovators in America Act (KIAA) to codify the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program and retain U.S.-trained talent.

Issues: Innovation

Lawmakers Demand DOJ and Treasury Scrutinize Antitrust and National Security Concerns with Paramount-WBD Merger

March 12, 2026

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Full Letter Here.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal and Congressman Sam Liccardo were joined by 11 House members urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S.

Issues: Upholding the Rule of Law

Congressman Sam Liccardo’s Bipartisan Housing Reforms Pass the Senate

March 12, 2026

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate passed an amended bipartisan housing package, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which includes five bills authored by Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16).

The package — which includes Liccardo’s BUILD Housing Act, the Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act, the RESIDE Act, the UNLOCK Act, and the Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act— marks the most significant federal housing effort in decades.

“Families across the country

Issues: Housing Lowering Costs

Congressional Democrats demand reversal of Russian oil sales into India as energy prices soar

March 9, 2026

In The News

By Garrett Downs

Originally published in CNBC

Congressional Democrats are demanding that the Trump administration immediately reverse a sanctions waiver allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil as the Iran war wreaks havoc on global energy markets.

Issues: Lowering Costs

Gallego and Liccardo Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Russia Sanctions Relief

March 9, 2026

Press Release

“This waiver constitutes an inexplicable act of material benefit to the enemy….The Administration’s hapless approach [in Iran] has allowed Russia and other adversaries to profit from oil reserves previously constrained by sanctions, supporting Russian efforts to harm U.S troops….”

Issues: Lowering Costs

Rep. Sam Liccardo Forces Vote on Pentagon’s Misguided AI Posture

March 4, 2026

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issues: Innovation

Liccardo, Warren and Blumenthal Press Bondi, Wiles on Whether Trump Administration Favoritism Helped Paramount Win Warner Bros. Bidding War

March 2, 2026

Press Release

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) pressed Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on their role in Netflix abandoning its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (Warner Bros.), and whether political influence with the Trump administration helped Paramount Skydance (Paramount) win instead.

Issues: Upholding the Rule of Law

Silicon Valley Legislator Previews Congressional Action in Pentagon-Anthropic Dispute

March 2, 2026

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C–In the wake of the recent Anthropic-Pentagon contract dispute, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) announced that he will introduce a relevant amendment to the Defense Production Act (DPA), 50 U.S.C. §§4501 et seq, at this week’s Financial Services Committee markup. Liccardo represents much of Silicon Valley, chairs the New Democrat Coalition’s Technology & Innovation Workforce Task Force.

Issues: Innovation

Rep. Liccardo Statement on U.S. Strikes in Iran

February 28, 2026

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) released this statement today following U.S.

Liccardo Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Expand Affordable Financing for Local Communities

February 26, 2026

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Representatives Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.) and Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), alongside Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), introduced bipartisan legislation to expand access to low-cost financing for critical community projects across the country.

Issues: Lowering Costs

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