WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 with Congressman David Valadao’s (CA-22) support. The FY26 NDAA authorizes funding for all discretionary military programs and activities, including personnel, operations, maintenance, procurement, research, and development. It also outlines critical policies and directives fo... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) to reintroduce the bipartisan, bicameral Partnering Aspiring Teachers with High-Need Schools (PATHS) to Tutor Act. This bill would increase access to one-on-one and small group tutoring for students in underserved communities and expand opportunities for future teachers by placing teacher-candidates in tut... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) to introduce the Community Health Access Through Resilient Grid Energy (CHARGE) Act of 2025. This bipartisan bill would help make Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) more resilient by giving them the resources needed to install solar energy and energy storage systems. “Federally Qualified Health Cent... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Congressmen Jim Costa (CA-21) and Kevin Kiley (CA-03) to reintroduce the Preventing Illegal Laboratories and Protecting Public Health Act of 2025. This bipartisan bill would help address gaps in federal law that regulate highly infectious agents and high-containment biomedical laboratories to protect Americans from public health and nati... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Congressman Eugene Vindman (VA-07) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) to reintroduce the Digital Skills for Today’s Workforce Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would help provide American workers with foundational digital skills through the creation of a new “Digital Skills at Work” grant program. “Our job market is changing rapidly,... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) and Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) reintroduced the Strengthening Election Cybersecurity to Uphold Respect for Elections through Independent Testing (SECURE IT) Act. This bipartisan bill would require that voting systems undergo simulated cyberattacks as part of their standard certification process to help bolster the security of our election syste... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Reps. Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Yvette Clarke (NY-09) to reintroduce the Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act. This bipartisan legislation would expand federal, state, and local efforts to improve care for people with asthma. “The Central Valley suffers from some of the worst air quality in the nation, and as a resu... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) and Congressman Eugene Vindman (VA-07) reintroduced the REAP Modernization Act. This bipartisan bill makes improvements to the Rural Energy in America Program (REAP), which provides grants and guaranteed loans to agricultural producers and rural small businesses purchasing and installing renewable energy systems and making energy efficiency imp... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) introduced the Determination of NEPA Adequacy Streamlining Act. This bill would streamline the approval process to advance essential water, transportation, energy, infrastructure, and flood-control projects by allowing federal agencies to use previously conducted Environmental Assessments or Environmental Impact Statements under the National En... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) to introduce H.R. 6041, the Rural Partnership and Prosperity Act. This bill would direct more resources to rural communities through the creation of new federal grant programs to support economic prosperity and community development projects. “Rural communities in the Central Valley and across the nation hav... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Last week, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) voted in favor of H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, to reopen the government. This bill, which was signed into law by President Trump on November 12th, included a Continuing Resolution (CR) to reopen the government and three full-y... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) released the following statement after voting in support of a clean, short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) to reopen the government. This bill will extend funding until January 30th so the House and Senate can continue delivering on our commitment to passing full-year appropriations bills. This funding package also includes the following Fiscal... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) issued the following statement on the federal government shutdown. “As a member of the House Committee on Appropriations, I’ve worked hard to advance all 12 funding bills and voted for a clean, non-partisan extension of funding to keep the government open while Congress works toward a long-term solution,” said Congressman Valadao. “Unfortunatel... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) led a bipartisan delegation in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins, urging the department to implement enhanced surveillance at the California-Mexico border to help secure our country against the threat of New World screwworm (NWS). NWS is a species of parasitic fly that infects livestock and can c... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Reps. Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), Troy Carter (LA-02), and Brian Mast (FL-21) to reintroduce the Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act. This bipartisan legislation would fund upgrades to drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure and make them more resilient against threats ranging from ... Read More »
