Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Vince Fong (CA-20) and David Valadao (CA-22) released the following statement criticizing the State Water Resources Control Board Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan:
BAKERSFIELD, CA — Yesterday, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) led a breakfast roundtable with SEPRO Water, bringing together water agencies, farmers, farm bureaus, local government officials, and industry leaders to discuss the growing threat posed by invasive golden mussels to California's water infrastructure.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the EPA’s 2023 authorization of amendments to the California's Air Resources Board’s (CARB) At-Berth Regulation. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) is leading an identical Senate companion resolution.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) celebrated the recognition of Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake as the "most advanced Government laboratory and test enterprise in the world" by the Undersecretary of the Department of War for Research and Engineering's Defense Research Enterprise Review.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), legislation that strengthens America's national defense, invests in our military installations, and delivers for the men and women who serve this nation. Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) voted in support of the bill and successfully secured three amendments directly benefiting the defense community of California’s 20th Congressional District.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously passed H.R. 9497, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026, bipartisan legislation that authorizes critical water resources infrastructure projects across the country. Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) voted in support of the bill, successfully securing several key wins for the Central Valley.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressmen Vince Fong (CA-20), David Valadao (CA-22), and Jim Costa (CA-21) recently sent a letter to Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao urging the Navy to base seven F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter squadrons at Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore in California's Central Valley.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) celebrated final approval for Cerro Coso Community College to launch a Bachelor of Science in Cyber Security Technology. This new four-year degree program will bring locally accessible, advanced cybersecurity education directly to students.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the State of California’s Hospital Quality Assurance Fee (HQAF) Program 9 proposal, which will result in a net benefit of approximately $5.9 billion for hospitals across the Central Valley and the entire State of California.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee unanimously passed Congressman Vince Fong's (CA-20) National Science Foundation Artificial Intelligence Education Act (NSF AI Education Act), bipartisan legislation designed to strengthen America's leadership in AI by building the workforce pipelines our economy and national security depend on. The bill was co-led by Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06).