Press Releases
Up to 1,400 migrant children will be housed at the San Diego Convention Center in Peters’ district
SAN DIEGO – Today, Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) joined local leaders at the San Diego Convention Center to tour the temporary intake site being set up by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) for migrant children. The tour was followed by a press conference, where Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52), Rep. John Curtis (UT-03), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Methamphetamine Response Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) helped the House pass the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 to provide legal protections for immigrants living in the U.S. under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) status.
SAN DIEGO—Today, Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) announced grants that will be made available to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund.
SAN DIEGO—Today, Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) released the following statement on the violent killing of eight people in three separate shootings in the Atlanta area:
House passes legislation allowing all veterans to receive COVID-19 vaccine at VA health system locations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) voted to pass the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans’ and Caregivers’ COVID–19 Immunizations Now Expanded Act, or the VA VACCINE Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, two bills cosponsored by Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) to advance gun safety in America passed the House of Representatives. The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 requires background checks for all gun transfers, not just those sold by federally licensed retailers, such as gun purchases over the internet.
The latest version of the COVID package includes changes advocated by Rep. Peters
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) helped the House pass the Senate amended American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This final version of the bill provides sweeping funding for COVID relief and includes several changes supported by Rep. Peters to help the people and places across the nation most in need.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) voted in support of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021, a bill that will make historic advancements for the American labor movement.