WASHINGTON – This week, the House of Representatives voted on a supplemental appropriations bill for Israel, as well as several pieces of legislation to condemn terrorism and Anti-Semitism. Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) released the following statement: “I stand with our key ally in the Middle East, Israel, as they continue to defend themselves against the barbaric attacks carried… Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) recently introduced H.R. 6011, the Right of Way Application and Transparency Accountability Act. This legislation addresses a significant bottleneck in the permitting process for energy projects on federal lands by requiring that federal agencies notify right-of-way applicants if their application is complete within 60 days. Currently, there is no timetable for responding to right-of-way applications. Read more »

Reps. David G. Valadao (CA-22) and Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) introduced the Online Dating Safety Act, first broken by Fox News. The Online Dating Safety Act is a bipartisan bill that would require dating apps and services to issue fraud ban notifications to users who have interacted with a person removed from the app. The Federal Trade Commission reported that romance scams resulted in victims losing $1.3 billion in 2022 alone. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate November 12, 2023, as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Awareness Day. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rare brain disease that causes a rapid decline in a person’s cognitive health, and often leads to death within only a few months to one year following the onset of symptoms. Longtime Bakersfield Mayor Harvey L. Hall passed away from CJD in 2018. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) joined representatives Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) and Jim Costa (CA-21) to introduce H.R. 6012, the Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act. The Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act would allow the U.S. Forest Service to approve the removal of hazardous trees near power lines on federal land without requiring a timber sale, easing a serious threat that has in the past been a major cause of destructive wildfires. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) joined Representatives Nick Langworthy (NY-23), Tony Gonzales (TX-23), Mike Lawler (NY-17), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Tom McClintock (CA-05), Jim Moylan (GU-AL), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), and Clay Higgins (LA-03) to introduce the Energy Choice Act. This bill would prohibit states or localities from prohibiting an energy service’s connection, reconnection, modification, installation, or expansion based on the type of energy source being delivered Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 4394 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024. Among other provisions, the bill text includes Rep. Valadao’s Working to Advance Tangible and Effective Reforms (WATER) for California Act. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) released the following statement after the House voted to elect Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA) as Speaker of the House. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) released the following statement following the third failed Speaker vote in the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives has now been without a Speaker of the House for 17 days following the removal of Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) released the following statement following two rounds of voting for Speaker of the House. The House has still yet to elect a Speaker following the removal of Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Congressman Valadao supports a resolution introduced today by Congressman Dave Joyce (R-OH) that would empower Speaker Pro-Tempore Patrick McHenry to act as Speaker of the House through January 3, 2024 Read more »