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 »

FRESNO – Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) and Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) hosted a bipartisan immigration roundtable in Fresno in partnership with Nisei Farmers League. The conversation brought together farmers, advocates, and local business owners to discuss the urgent need for comprehensive immigration reform and explore common-sense solutions to deliver for the San Joaquin Valley. During the... Read More »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) released the following statement after voting in support of the 9-week Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the government open while the House and Senate continue their work on passing appropriations bills. “Government shutdowns are unproductive, cost billions, and disrupt the services Americans depend on,” said Congressman Valadao. “Today I vot... Read More »

WASHINGTON – Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Reps. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) in introducing the Supporting Early Childhood Educators Deductions Act. This bipartisan, bicameral bill would help early childhood educators cover the cost of supplies, books, and other classroom materials by allowing them to claim the educator expense deducti... Read More »