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Housing Affordability

Leading/co-leading five bipartisan housing bills to accelerate the construction of affordable and market-rate housing as part of a larger housing package expected to receive a House Floor vote.
Introduced additional bipartisan housing legislation focused on cutting red tape, modernizing reviews, and increasing housing supply.
Authored the RESIDE Act to help convert vacant office buildings into affordable housing opportunities.

Led dozens of Members of Congress in successfully opposing proposed changes to the federal Continuum of Care program that would have pushed thousands of extremely low-income families into homelessness.
Secured federal funding for local affordable housing and homelessness reduction projects throughout the district.

Introduced the Fix It Act, the only bipartisan ACA premium tax credit extension designed to lower health insurance premiums while saving taxpayer dollars.

Introduced the bipartisan PACE Act to reduce bank and financial transaction fees for consumers and modernize payment systems.
Supported efforts to eliminate cost-inflating tariffs that raise prices for consumers and businesses.

In 2025, resolved more than 1,400 constituent service cases across the district.
In 2025, helped return more than $3.4 million to residents across the district.

Founded Innovation for Good to expand a pragmatic, pro-innovation coalition focused on solving major national challenges.
Crafted the Innovation Agenda, later adopted by the largest caucus in Congress-- the 115-member New Democrat. Coalition.
Convened bipartisan forums with leading voices in artificial intelligence, including Jensen Huang, Dario Amodei, and Sam Altman.

Introduced the bipartisan Keep Innovators in America Act to help retain highly skilled international talent educated in the United States.
Drafted legislation to encourage partnerships between employers, community colleges, and universities to prepare workers for AI-driven industries.
Advanced proposals to incentivize renewable energy and battery investments supporting data centers and advanced manufacturing.

Established the Wildfire Resilience Partnership to accelerate wildfire prevention and infrastructure investment across the district.
Launched the Partnership for the Coastside’s Future to coordinate local climate resilience and infrastructure planning.
Advanced efforts to reduce wildfire-related property insurance costs through fire safety investments and regional coordination.

Secured tens of millions of dollars in federal funding for affordable housing, infrastructure, homelessness reduction, and public safety projects across Silicon Valley and the Peninsula.

Authored H.R. 1712, the MEME Act, to prevent elected officials from profiting from cryptocurrency schemes and other financial conflicts of interest.
Introduced H.R. 3454, the Protect Our Constitution and Communities Act (POCCA), to prevent unconstitutional withholding of congressionally appropriated funds.
Introduced H.R. 4998, the SUN Act, to address unlawful military deployments in American cities.
Introduced H.R. 6533, the Military in Law Enforcement Accountability Act, to strengthen protections against improper military involvement in domestic law enforcement.

Advocated for voting rights, reproductive freedom, and protection of Social Security, Medi-Cal, and CalFresh funding.
Opposed cuts to healthcare and food assistance programs impacting working families and seniors.

Introduced 13 bills during his first year in Congress, attracting more than 250 bipartisan cosponsors.
Cosponsored 92 bills in his first year in Congress, focused on housing, affordability, innovation, public safety, and constitutional protections.
Built bipartisan coalitions to move legislation forward during one of the least productive congressional sessions in modern history.