119th Congress

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
House Republicans Celebrate “One Big Beautiful Bill”; Rep. Liccardo Calls Out Harmful Cuts and Rising Debt
April 18, 2026
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, House Republicans passed a resolution celebrating H.R.
Issues: Lowering Costs
House Dem Sam Liccardo probes suspicious oil trades during Iran war
April 17, 2026
In The News
Originally published by CNBC

Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., is probing whether the nation’s top financial regulators are examining a number of trades placed moments before President Donald Trump provided a major update on the Iran war.

New Bipartisan Bill Stops Government-Sanctioned Theft
April 16, 2026
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) and Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the bipartisan SAFER Act to stop states from seizing Americans’ savings and investments through escheatment laws.

Issues: Lowering Costs
FY27 Community Project Funding Requests
Rep. Liccardo Comment on Cease-Fire with Iran, 25th Amendment
April 7, 2026
Press Release

SAN JOSÉ, CA — Upon today’s news that the U.S. and Iran have reached a two-week cease-fire, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) said, “Didn’t have it on my bingo card that Pakistan would persuade an American president to stand down from threats to commit war crimes. Dismissing this pause in fighting as another episode of “TACO Trump” doesn’t acknowledge the deeply dismal moment we face. Our president is deeply unwell, and the Cabinet must invoke the 25th Amendment.”

Trump is threatening international students, and a new bill could help stop him
April 2, 2026
In The News

A program with bipartisan support is at risk under the president’s immigration crackdown.

By Gaby Del Valle

Originally published in The Verge

A bipartisan duo is pushing back on President Donald Trump’s attempts to end a program that lets hundreds of thousands of foreign students work in the US for a year after graduation. Reps.

Issues: Innovation
Senate Unanimously Bill to Expand the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
March 26, 2026
Press Release
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that the Senate unanimously passed his legislation to expand and improve the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Video: Congressman Sam Liccardo Fights to Secure Long-Term Funding for Commissary
March 25, 2026
Press Release
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs to save a commissary in our area.
 
Speaking during its "Member Day Hearing," Liccardo highlighted the need to find, plan, and fund a permanent home for a commissary, as the Moffett Commissary is set to close by 2029.
 
The Moffett Field Commissary currently sells deeply discounted food and supplies to more than 2,600 military families across the Bay Area.
Issues: Lowering Costs
Financial Services Committee Members Call for Treasury Secretary Bessent to Testify on Sanctions Relief for Iran and Russia
March 23, 2026
Press Release
As members of the Financial Services Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Treasury Department and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), we demand Secretary Bessent immediately appear before the committee and explain the administration's decision to ease OFAC sanctions on the Iranian regime, and on Russian Federation, and to provide more clarity about the rationale for sanctions relief.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) led Fina
Issues: Upholding the Rule of Law