Representative George Whitesides (D-Agua Dulce) announced an $850,000 federal investment in the College of the Canyons (COC) Student Basic Needs Center on Friday to help students access food and housing. The project, funded by federal dollars, aims to renovate and expand the Basic Needs Center (BaNC), allowing the center to serve more students through access to food and community resources, ...

Tuesday, Rep. George Whitesides (CA-27) announced his cosponsorship of the bipartisan, bicameral Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act. The bill would create a national film tax credit to bring film and television production, and the crew, trades and small-business jobs that come with it, back to the United States. “Our region is at the heart of film and television ...

Thursday, Reps. George Whitesides (D-CA), Vince Fong (R-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), and Judy Chu (D-CA) introduced legislation honoring the 50th anniversary of the rollout of the Space Shuttle Enterprise, the first orbiter built for NASA’s space shuttle program. Enterprise debuted from the Rockwell International plant in Palmdale, California, on Sept. 17, 1976. Rep. Whitesides’ resolution also highlights ...

Tuesday, Rep. George Whitesides (D-CA), who represents California’s 27th District, announced the premiere episode of “Capitol Heat,” a new video series that puts elected officials in the hot seat – literally. Each episode pairs an escalating lineup of spicy food with an escalating set of questions, ranging from personal stories to pressing policy issues. “Trust in Congress is at an ...

On Thursday Reps. George Whitesides (CA-27), Maria Salazar (FL-27), and Don Davis (NC-01) introduced the bipartisan Protecting Elders from Wire Fraud Act, legislation that would require financial institutions place holds on suspicious wire transactions leaving a senior’s account where financial exploitation is suspected. As scams become more sophisticated and convincing, Congress has a responsibility to act to better protect Americans ...

On Friday, Representatives George Whitesides (D-CA) and Pat Harrigan (R-NC) introduced the Self-Improving AI Monitoring Act, bipartisan legislation to reduce the risk of superintelligent AI by monitoring how capable frontier AI systems are becoming at conducting AI research and development on their own. The largest AI labs are increasingly using their own AI systems to run experiments, write code, and ...

Thursday, Rep. George Whitesides (CA-27) introduced the Stop Predator Dumping Act, legislation that would protect rural communities by mandating a new placement framework for Sexually Violent Predators (SVPs).  The bill aims to stop communities from being disproportionately impacted by repeated SVP placements, an issue that has historically burdened areas like the Antelope Valley. “For too long, communities like the Antelope ...

Monday, Reps. George Whitesides (D-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE) and Seth Moulton (D-MA) introduced the bipartisan “No Insider Trading on National Security Act of 2026,” legislation that investigates insider trading within the Department of Defense during the war in Iran. Rep. Whitesides introduced the bill following evidence of suspicious trades being made on prediction markets during Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela ...

Rep. George Whitesides visited the Boys & Girls Club in Newhall Wednesday to present over $1 million in federal funds supporting the organization’s opioid and substance use prevention initiative. The funds, included in Congress’ annual budget bill, are expected to go toward opioid prevention programs that aim to equip young people with the skills, education and support to prevent substance ...

On Friday, Reps. George Whitesides (D-CA) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA)  introduced the bipartisan PILOT (Providing Increased Local Opportunities for Test-pilots) Act to study expanding job opportunities for civilian pilots and engineers trained at local flight schools.  Under current law, flight test professionals trained at civilian flight schools, like the National Test Pilot School in Mojave, have to go through an ...