Press Releases
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, May 18, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted to pass H.R. 350, the Domestic Terrorism Prevent Act of 2022, enabling federal law enforcement agencies access to the resources and tools to combat domestic terrorism.
WASHINGTON – This week, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted to pass three bipartisan pieces of legislation to support South Texans, federal firefighters, and Transportation Security Administration agents across the country.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) applauded the announcement by U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Gina M. Raimondo, of $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan grants by the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) to support Texas as it recovers from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, April 27, 2022, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted to support the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine and establish a process for seizing the assets of corrupt Russian oligarchs.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), located within the U.S. Department of Commerce, has developed a program designed to support entrepreneurship for undergraduate students who are enrolled in eligible minority serving institutions of higher education.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the Office of Community Oriented Policing (COPS) located within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is now accepting applications for its 2022 School Violence Prevention Program.
MCALLEN, TEXAS – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the State of Texas has received $313,713,228 in federal funding to help bring down energy costs for working families.
McAllen, Texas-Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law he helped pass will invest $647,281,716 to upgrade and expand transit in Texas this year. $11,033,490 of these funds have been allocated for local transit projects across the 15th District of Texas and surrounding areas.
McAllen, Texas – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) sent a letter to Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, urging him to rescind his recent order to expand Operation Lone Star by adding a state inspection of commercial vehicles coming at all ports of entry along the southern border.
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) took to the floor of the U.S.