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WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) welcomed two Honor Flights to the U.S. Capitol, Central Valley Honor Flight #34, and Kern County Honor Flight #53.
Honor Flight is a national nonprofit organization that brings American veterans to Washington, D.C. to honor and celebrate them. Rep. Fong is an honorary board member of Honor Flight Kern County and worked to assist with these trips so hundreds of veterans could visit our nation’s capital and see the memorials built in their honor.
Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 227, Congressman Vince Fong’s (CA-20) bipartisan Clergy Act 350-5, a major step forward in giving pastors and clergy members greater retirement security.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed The Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act which included Rep. Vince Fong’s (CA-20) Doug LaMalfa Protect Innocent Victims of Taxation After Fire Extension Act. Re-introduced in memorial to the late Rep.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Last week, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) and House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) visited the San Pedro Bay Port Complex and the headquarters of the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (LA28), highlighting the critical importance of port security, supply chain resilience, and coordinated planning ahead of the 2028 Games.
RIDGECREST, CA – Last week, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) and House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) hosted a cybersecurity roundtable with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), local military installations, local officials, and infrastructure sectors.
BAKERSFIELD, CA – This week, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) introduced the OUTPACE in Space Act to ensure the United States leads the next era of space exploration and innovation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved Dalilah’s Law, a measure led in-part by Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) to strengthen Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) requirements, ensure commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers are properly trained and meet safety standards, require CMV drivers to be able to read and understand the English language, and prevent unqualified and illega
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) announced that the Department of the Interior will provide California with $540 million in federal funding which will directly benefit the state’s water infrastructure.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed Congressman Vince Fong’s (CA-20) H.R. 2709, the Save Our Sequoias (SOS) Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) introduced the Doug LaMalfa Protect Innocent Victims of Taxation After Fire Extension Act. Re-introduced in memorial to the late Mr. LaMalfa, this bill would exempt wildfire relief payments made to victims from federal income tax. Congressman Fong was joined in this effort by Reps.