Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) hosted the Ranking Member on House Administration Rodney Davis (IL-13) for an election integrity round table with local election officials as part of the Faith in Elections Project, an initiative to promote voter confidence in our elections systems and outcomes through education, engagement, and reform. Read more »

Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) and Congresswoman Connie Conway (CA-22) hosted a roundtable discussion with local leaders in the agriculture community to discuss how ongoing drought conditions, labor shortages, input costs, and supply chain disruptions are impacting the Central Valley agricultural sector. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao released the following statement after President Biden signed the bipartisan Honoring our PACT Act into law. Rep. Valadao voted in support of this legislation both times it passed the House of Representatives. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21), Congresswoman Connie Conway (CA-22), and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) led the entire California Republican delegation and Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) in a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland expressing grave concerns with the Department of the Interior’s reconsultation process on the 2019 Biological Opinions for water deliveries from the Central Valley Project and State Water Project. Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives voted on a drought and wildfire bill that Congressman Valadao made several attempts to amend to bring more water to the Central Valley. Congressman Valadao offered his bill, the RENEW WIIN Act, as a motion during House Floor debate to force its immediate consideration. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) voted in support of H.R. 4040, the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act. This bill extends for two years some of the telehealth flexibilities put in place at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rep. Valadao supported this bill, but believes it is in the best interest of rural communities to make these flexibilities permanent. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) offered a motion during floor debate to immediately consider legislation that would prohibit the sale of oil drawn from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to entities under the control of the Chinese Communist Party or for export to China. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) spoke on the House Floor during amendment debate on the Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Package. As a member of the Appropriations Committee, Rep. Valadao offered his three amendments during the committee’s markup of the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill, where the majority rejected all three. Read more »

Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) joined Congresswoman Michelle Steel (CA-48) and members of the California Republican congressional delegation in a letter to Governor Newsom urging him to take immediate action to prevent Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) from devastating the California trucking industry and further crippling nationwide supply chains. Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 with Congressman Valadao’s support. The FY23 NDAA authorizes funding for all discretionary military programs and activities- including personnel, operations, maintenance, procurement, research, and development. Read more »