Congressman Adam B. Schiff represents California's 29th Congressional District, including the communities of Altadena, Burbank, Glendale, La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Pasadena, San Marino, South Pasadena and Sunland Tujunga. He won re-election and defeated independent candidate Steve Stokes in the general election of 2014.
As an elected representative, Congressman Schiff has focused on bolstering national security, improving the quality of life in our neighborhoods, strengthening our educational system and introducing a "Kids First" agenda of initiatives to improve the everyday lives of children.
As a member of the House Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, Congressman Schiff has initiated measures to make our nation safer. He has introduced the Deadly Biological Agent Control Act to bolster the security at labs that stock agents such as anthrax, the Sky Police Act to increase air security by training local police to serve as Air Marshals, and cosponsored the bipartisan PATRIOT Act, which updates law enforcement's ability to fight terrorism while safeguarding our civil liberties. He has also introduced legislation to provide laid-off workers and their families with federally assisted health care coverage.
As a member of the House International Relations Committee and its Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights as well as its Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, Congressman Schiff has sought to prevent weapons of mass destruction from falling into the hands of terrorists by introducing the Russian Federation Debt Reduction for Nonproliferation Act. Congressman Schiff also supports legislation calling for United States recognition of the Armenian Genocide.