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Congressman Sam Liccardo, Bay Area Congressional Delegation Demand Explanation for Spike in DACA Processing Delays
May 21, 2026
Press Release
Washington, DC — Today, Rep. Sam Liccardo (CA-16) led a coalition of Bay Area Members of Congress, including Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11), Reps. Jared Huffman (CA-02), Kevin Mullin (CA-15), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), Ro Khanna (CA-17), John Garamendi (CA-08), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Mike Thompson (CA-04), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), in formally demanding answers from the U.S.
House of Representatives Passes Liccardo’s Legislation
May 20, 2026
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House passed an amended bipartisan housing package, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which includes four bills authored by Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16)–the most by any Democratic freshman member.

The package includes Liccardo’s BUILD Housing Act, the Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act, the RESIDE Act, and the Property Improvement and Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act. 

Issues: Housing Lowering Costs
International Coalition Throws Cold Water on Paramount Merger
May 14, 2026
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) and Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) led an international coalition including members of the European Parliament in warning Paramount Skydance of its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery faces extensive regulatory review in the United States and European Union.
Congressional Bay Area Delegation Calls for Federal Investments in Local Trails for Cyclists and Pedestrians
May 13, 2026
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Sam Liccardo (CA-16) led a coalition of Bay Area Members of Congress, including Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11), Reps.
Congressman Asks FCC to Deny Paramount’s Request for Approval on Foreign Ownership
May 1, 2026
In The News

Sam Liccardo (D-CA) wants the FCC to deny Paramount's request that would allow Middle East funds and other foreign investors to acquire nearly half of it equity.

By Alex Weprin 

Originally Published in The Hollywood Reporter

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Liccardo to FCC: Paramount “Cannot Gaslight the American Public”
May 1, 2026
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Issues: Upholding the Rule of Law
Congressman Sam Liccardo Responds to SCOTUS Ruling on Voting Rights
April 29, 2026
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in a devastating 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court rolled back critical Voting Rights Act protections.
Congressman proposes bill to help prevent whale deaths in the San Francisco Bay
April 23, 2026
In The News

By Christie Smith

Originally published in NBC Bay Area

A Bay Area congressman rolled out a new plan that aims to make Bay Area waters safer for migrating whales.

This comes after a dead whale was spotted this week near Alcatraz, marking the ninth dead whale reported in Northern California waters in a matter of weeks.

“Just over a month, we have seen a total of nine whales, dead in either San Francisco Bay seven of them, or in the outer waters along the coast bringing us up to nine,” said Dr. Jeff Boehm with the Marine Mammal Center.

Liccardo Introduces “Save Willy Act” to Protect Bay Area Whales
April 22, 2026
Press Release
Washington, D.C. - Today, on Earth Day, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16), along with cosponsors Representatives Panetta (CA-19), Garamendi (CA-8), Lofgren (CA-18), Khanna (CA-17), Mullin (CA15), Garcia (CA-42), Hernández (PR-At Large), Levin (CA-49), Lieu (CA-36), introduced the Save Willy Act to prevent whale deaths in the San Francisco Bay.
 
The bill establishes a “Whale Desk” in the U.S.
Reps. Liccardo and Kim Introduce Bipartisan PACE Act to Make Everyday Payments Faster, Cheaper, and More Efficient for Americans
April 21, 2026
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representatives Sam Liccardo (CA-16) and Young Kim (CA-40) introduced the Payments Access and Consumer Efficiency (PACE) Act to help Americans send and receive money faster and with fewer fees by modernizing how payment companies access payment rails. 

Issues: Lowering Costs