Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) voted in support of the bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act. The bill was negotiated by House Republicans, and passed the House with widespread bipartisan support. It limits government spending, reforms the permitting process, holds the executive branch accountable for its spending, and lifts the debt limit through January 1, 2025. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) voted for H.R. 467, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act. The legislation, which passed the House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support, would permanently place fentanyl-related substances (FRS) into Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) released the following statement after the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies reported out their Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 bill to the full House Appropriations Committee. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) and Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) introduced the Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act. Some of California’s largest and most destructive wildfires have happened in the last five years. Read more »

In honor of National Police Week, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) co-sponsored the bipartisan Invest to Protect Act. The legislation would establish a grant program through the Department of Justice to fund training for de-escalation, domestic violence, and officer safety for local police departments in municipalities with less than 200 police officers. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) joined Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) to introduce the Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act. This bipartisan legislation adds mental health as a category for inclusion in local school wellness policies to teach children and adolescents about the interconnectedness of physical and mental health. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), co-chairs of the House Asthma and Allergy Caucus, introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate May as “National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.” Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) voted in support of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act. Rep. Valadao secured language in the bill that ensures any adverse impacts of E-Verify related to the agriculture sector are considered and addressed before its full implementation. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) joined Reps. Jared Golden (ME-02), Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), Don Davis (NC-01), Zach Nunn (IA-03), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and Wiley Nickel (NC-13) to introduce bipartisan legislation that gives the Biden administration temporary expulsion authority resembling operations under Title 42. Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Tom Tillis (R-NC) have introduced companion legislation in the Senate. Last month, Congressman Valadao joined Senators Sinema and Tillis at the southern border in Arizona to receive an operational update from U.S. Border Patrol. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22), Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Senator Angus King (I-ME) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in a letter urging U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to work with their Japanese counterparts to ensure equal market access for U.S. farmers by eliminating Japan’s damaging frozen blueberry tariffs. Read more »