Today, Reps. David G. Valadao (CA-22) and Michelle Steel (CA-45) led the entire California Republican Congressional delegation in a letter to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) requesting they delay their upcoming November 8th vote on amendments to the Lower Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) until the public is provided with transparency on how these changes will impact gas prices. Read more »

Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) led the entire California Republican delegation in urging U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to deny California’s waiver request to implement the Advanced Clean Fleets rule. Read more »

Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) joined Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) in a letter to Governor Newsom urging him to reconsider his proposal to force refineries to withhold supply from the market. This proposal threatens to shutter California refineries, putting gasoline availability at risk for California, Nevada, and Arizona residents. Read more »

This week, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) led members of the California Republican delegation in a letter to Governor Newsom requesting answers on the state’s misguided efforts to end all oil and gas (O&G) production in California. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) led the entire California Republican congressional delegation in urging Governor Gavin Newsom to suspend the state’s upcoming gas tax increase on July 1, 2024. 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 »

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) joined Rep. Abigail Spanberger (VA-07) and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) to introduce the REAP Modernization Act. The 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 improvements Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) led members of the California congressional delegation in a letter to the Governor regarding his recent proposed mandate from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) that half of all heavy vehicles (trucks and tractors) sold in California be electric by 2035. The letter was first reported by Fox News. Read more »

I get asked a lot what can be done to bring down these costs, and the truth is the only way to ensure long-term stability in energy prices is to increase our domestic production. Last week, House Republicans passed HR 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, to do just that. Read more »