Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) introduced the Safeguarding our Supply Chains Act. The bipartisan legislation aims to improve coordination between the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI to stop the rampant theft within our nation’s supply chains. Check out what industry leaders are saying about Congressman Valadao’s legislation: Read more »

Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) released the following statement in response to the Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) updated 2024 water allocation announcement for Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors. This announcement increases allocations for South-of-Delta agricultural contractors from 40% to 50% of their contracted supply. Read more »

he House Appropriations Committee met last night to consider the Fiscal Year 2025 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act. Congressman Valadao, Chairman of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, released the following statement on the bill’s passage out of full committee markup Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) with Congressman David Valadao’s support. The FY25 NDAA authorizes funding for all discretionary military programs and activities – including personnel, operations, maintenance, procurement, research, and development. It also outlines critical policies and directives for the Department of Defense (DoD). Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) released the following statement after the House passed the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. 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 »

Today, the House Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee met to consider its Fiscal Year 2025 bill. The measure was approved by the Subcommittee. Congressman Valadao is the Chairman of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) led the Problem Solvers Caucus endorsement of H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act. This legislation would eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) from the Social Security Act. Read more »

Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) hosted members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Western Caucus for a field hearing on the state of rural broadband in America. Read more »

Kern County is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world, and the seventh largest oil-producing county in the nation. Thanks to a little help from nature and a whole lot of hard work, Kern County quite literally feeds and fuels the nation, and much of the world. Read more »