Press Releases
WASHINGTON — Representative Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) and Ronny Jackson (TX-13) introduced the Scope3Act, a bill that would block the Biden administration's efforts to require publicly traded companies to disclose greenhouse-gas emissions in their value chains (Scope 3 emissions).
Washington, D.C - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) has announced that Sahatya Valadez, a student at Brownsville's James Pace Early College High School, is the winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition. Sahatya's winning piece, "Enjoying My Elote", will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that four entities in the 34th Congressional District will receive a total of $11,057,999, in Water and Energy Efficiency Grants from the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Reclamation. The funds are part of the 2023 WaterSMART Grants funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Congressman Gonzalez voted for.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) reintroduced H.R. 2946, the Safe Zones Act (SZA) of 2023, a critical piece of immigration legislation that addresses the safety of migrants and security of the United States by offering a streamlined asylum process.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, released the following statement, calling on President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to engage in meaningful conversations to lift the debt ceiling:
BROWNSVILLE – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) will receive $598,870 from the U.S. Department of Education as part of their Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program. The program provides funding to Hispanic Serving Institutions to expand educational opportunities and improve the attainment of Hispanic students.
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) and Alex Mooney (WV-02) introduced H.R. 2568, the Improvement of Mapping, Addresses, Geography, Elevation and Structures (IMAGES) Act of 2023. This bipartisan legislation would include property level detail in flood maps, so that individuals as well as governments can know with certainty their risk and proactively prepare for natural disasters.
WASHINGTON – Last week, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) sent a letter to President Joe Biden raising questions regarding the Administration's promise to refill the over 180 million barrels of oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
"Failing to replenish the SPR is a matter of national security and has paved the way for OPEC+ to manage the oil cycle undermining domestic producers and wasting a powerful non- monetary tool to fight inflation," Congressman Gonzalez states in the letter.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that four South Texas counties will receive $3,538,738.37 in revenue from offshore oil and gas production.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) will receive two grants, worth $2,238,994 in total over a period of five years, from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant is part of the Mental Health Service Professionals Demonstration Program that strives to train school-based mental health service providers for employment in schools and local educational agencies (LEAs).