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Congressman Gonzalez Announces Opening of FEMA Fire Prevention and Safety Program Application Period
Washington, DC – On Friday, January 14, 2022, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced the opening of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) FY2021 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) Program application period. FEMA will begin accepting applications on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at 8 a.m. ET / 7 a.m.
McAllen, Texas – On Friday, January 14, 2022, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – Today, January 13, 2022, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted to advance the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act to protect voting rights across the country. This legislation combines key elements of the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R.
Washington, DC – On Wednesday, January 12, 2022, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted to pass H.R.
McAllen, Texas – On Friday, January 7, 2022, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced the opening of the 2020 Census Count Question Resolution Operation (CQR) by the United States Census Bureau (USCB).
McAllen, Texas – On Wednesday, January 5th, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) has extended the application period for its “Good Jobs Challenge” until Thursday, February 10, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. EST/ 10:59 p.m.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Tuesday, January 4, 2022, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced a $1 million grant from the U.S.
McAllen, Texas – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced Texas will receive $5,167,860,243 in new federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This is the first tranche of funding for Texas highways under the five-year federal investment.
McAllen, Texas – Today, Governor Greg Abbott announced on social media that “construction of Texas-Mexico border wall will begin soon.” Stating that “in the Biden Administration's absence, Texas is stepping up to get the job done by building our own border wall.”
Washington, DC–Today, U.S. Representative Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) sent a letter led by U.S. Representative August Pfluger (TX-11) and U.S.
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Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) is encouraging local Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) to apply for collaboration efforts with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the 2019 Class of the E. Kika De La Garza Fellows Program.
Washington, DC - A bipartisan group of Members of Congress, led by Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) and Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), introduced a resolution Wednesday to claw back power from the Executive Branch. By amending the National Emergencies Act, Congress will have to approve any new emergency declaration within 60 days – similar to the War Powers Act.
MCALLEN, RGV – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez plans to help National Public Radio stay on the air in the Rio Grande Valley.
NPR’s future in the Valley has been thrown in doubt by the Diocese of Brownsville’s decision to sell RGV Public Radio 88 FM. This station, on 88.1 FM in the upper Valley and 88.9 FM, has carried the NPR feed for decades.
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Representatives Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Ann Wagner (MO-02), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), and Trey Hollingsworth (IN-09) have introduced the VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2019, that will add the Rural Housing Voucher program to the list of covered housing programs under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
EL PASO, Texas – Two groups representing El Paso County and the Border Network for Human Rights say they will file a lawsuit against President Trump over his decision to declare a national emergency.
The national emergency will allow the Trump administration to build a border wall without congressional approval.
Even before President Trump announced Friday that he was declaring a national emergency to fund a border wall, U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, tweeted that he would lead an effort to block it.
WASHINGTON (WHAM) - Rep. Tom Reed is among 11 members of Congress who are proposing a bill to fund hiring additional school resource officers.
U.S. Congressman Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, is reviving a bill he filed last session that aims to end the deportation of U.S. veterans.
MCALLEN, RGV – The crisis is not at the border, but in the Central American countries; most of the drugs go through international bridges, and 67 percent of the people who are illegally in the United States entered with a legal permit such as visa.
U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, has co-sponsored a resolution that would work to reimburse federal contractors’ lost wages, according to a news release.
