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July 24, 2025

Washington, D.C. — Today, the New Democrat Coalition Innovation & Technology Working Group, led by Working Group Chair Sam Liccardo (CA-16)AI Task Force Chair Valerie Foushee (NC-04), and Digital Assets Task Force Chair Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), unveiled the 

Issues: Economy

July 17, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) joined colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass the GENIUS Act, which establishes regulations for stablecoins. Liccardo was an original sponsor on the bill’s House version, the STABLE Act, and introduced several amendments to improve the bill’s language supporting criminal penalties for violating the regulations and anti-money laundering requirements, several of which are reflected in the final bill. 


July 16, 2025

Washington, D.C. — ICYMI: Today, New Dem Innovation & Technology Working Group Chair Sam Liccardo (CA-16) penned an op-ed in The Mercury News about the need for Democrats to offer a new path forward as an alternative to President Trump’s anti-innovation agenda.

Issues: Congress

July 15, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16)  and Congressman Gil Cisneros (CA-31) have conveyed a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth expressing strong opposition to reported efforts to potentially rename the USNS Cesar Chavez, a Navy cargo ship honoring the civil rights icon and military veteran. 

Issues: Congress Veterans

July 15, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – El Congresista Sam Liccardo (CA-16) y el Congresista Gil Cisneros (CA-31) han enviado una carta al Secretario de Defensa Pete Hegseth expresando su firme oposición a los reportes sobre posibles esfuerzos para cambiar el nombre del USNS César Chávez, un nave de carga de la Marina que honra al ícono de los derechos civiles y veterano militar.

Issues: Congress Veterans

July 10, 2025

SAN JOSE, CA — Today, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) proudly announced Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) will receive a $438,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). AACI, a San Jose-based organization providing primary and behavioral health services to immigrants, will invest the grant funding to train more behavioral health professionals. 

Issues: Health

July 8, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Sam Liccardo (CA-16) introduced H.R. 4274, the Remittance Expense Minimization and Integrity for Transfers (REMIT) Act, to counter Congressional Republicans’ newly imposed 1% tax on remittances included in the “One Bloated Borrowing Budget.”