Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Alexander X. Mooney (WV-02) introduced H.R. 4905, the Improvement of Mapping, Addresses, Geography, Elevation, and Structures (IMAGES) Act of 2018, to urge Congress to enhance the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), regulated under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The congressmen crafted the IMAGES Act to provide accuracy within the NFIP, which provides affordable premiums for homeowners by reforming a critical missing piece from last year's devastating hurricane season – flood maps.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's announcement to place National Guard troops on the U.S.-Mexico border:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is allocating over $23 million in Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Election Security Grant Program funding to the state of Texas for fiscal year 2018. The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2018 included $380 million for the election security state grants that were authorized by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-252). These grants have not been appropriated since fiscal year 2010.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting applications for Community Connect grants that fund broadband infrastructure projects in rural communities. The application period closes on Monday, May 14, 2018.
"Rapid innovations in technology present new challenges - and new opportunities - for South Texas," Congressman Gonzalez said. "By investing in broadband, we open the door to more educational, employment, and healthcare opportunities in our rural communities."
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to the deportation of U.S. Army veteran, Miguel Perez. Perez, a two-tour Afghanistan combat veteran, was deported to Mexico by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday, March 26, 2018.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross' decision to reinstate a citizenship question on the 2020 Decennial Census questionnaire.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement regarding his vote against the $1.3 trillion omnibus appropriations package for Fiscal Year 2018. The House passed the bill on Thursday, March 22, 2018, by a vote of 256-167. The Senate advanced the measure by a vote of 65-32. President Donald J. Trump signed the funding package this afternoon.
WASHINGTON— Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), and Filemon Vela (TX-34) announced today that they helped secure $97.5 million in the Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) Omnibus Appropriations bill for the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Cattle Health Program, that includes $5 million specifically for research and scientific tools to eradicate cattle fever tick.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to the explosion at a FedEx delivery facility in Schertz, Texas, that left one injured and is suspected to be connected to the serial bombings in Austin, Texas.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) was inducted into the New Democrat Coalition, a group of 68 forward-thinking Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives who are committed to advancing pro-economic growth, pro-innovation, and fiscally responsible policies in Congress.