Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) introduced H.R. 3464, the Affordable Homeownership Access Act with Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06). This bipartisan bill seeks to provide working families with another access point to the home buying process by providing relief to individuals and small businesses so that they can sell their homes directly to a buyer without the fees associated with being a mortgage originator.
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34), Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23), Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16), and Congressman Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2) introduced the Land Port of Entry (LPOE) Modernization Trust Fund Act.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released the following statement regarding his vote against H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act:
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced the allocation of $38,254,543 million in funding from the Emergency Food and Shelter Program-Humanitarian (EFSP-H) Program through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – On Monday, May 8th Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released the following statement regarding the expiration of the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) and the end of Title 42.
Brownsville, Texas – On Thursday, May 4, 2023, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott demanding answers in regards to the Texas Department of Public Safety's (DPS) new commercial vehicle inspection regime at the Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates and the Free Trade International Bridge at Los Indios—located solely in the 34th Congressional District of Texas.
In the letter Congressman Gonzalez stated:
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.