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RIDGECREST, CA — Today, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) announced that the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake has been awarded $2.575 million through the Department of War’s Central Laboratory Investment Program (CLIP) to develop BioSynthetic Capabilities for Fuels, Polymers, and Energetics.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) announced the formation of the Congressional Military Range and Test Facility Caucus. Rep. Fong is joined in this effort by co-chairs Reps. Ken Calvert (CA-41), George Whitesides (CA-27), and Rep. Gabe Vasquez (NM-2). Reps. Jay Obernolte (CA-23), Julia Brownley (CA-26), and Mike Haridopolos (FL-8) are also joining the caucus. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, President Trump signed H.R. 227, the Clergy Act into law. This effort, led by Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) in the U.S.

BAKERSFIELD, CA — Today, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) is announcing that the Kern Council of Governments has been awarded a $1.37 million discretionary grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation under the BUILD program. The funding will support a comprehensive feasibility and economic analysis of State Route 58 between Interstate 5 in Kern County and Interstate 15 in Barstow, including consideration of re-designating the route from State Route 58 to Interstate 40.

BAKERSFIELD, CA – Today, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) and Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) hosted Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins in Bakersfield to announce the new, modernized Bakersfield VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic. This new clinic will replace the existing inadequate, decades-old clinic in Bakersfield which is unable to meet increased patient demand and support existing services. 

BAKERSFIELD, CA — Today, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) issued the following statement praising the Bureau of Land Management's announcement of a December 2026 oil and gas lease sale covering approximately 35,000 acres across Kern, Kings, Fresno, and San Luis Obispo counties in California:

TULARE COUNTY, CA — Today, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) joined Congressman David Valadao (CA-22), the Friant Water Authority, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and local water and agricultural leaders for the groundbreaking of the Phase 1 Pump Station Replacement Project along the Friant-Kern Canal. This represents a major investment in modernizing critical water infrastructure made possible by federal funding secured in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed H.R. 227, the Clergy Act. The Clergy Act, led by Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) in the U.S. House of Representatives, and Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) in the U.S. Senate, marks a major step forward in giving pastors and clergy members greater retirement security.