Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) joined b fellow Congressmen Adrian Smith (NE-03), Pete Stauber (MN-08), and Henry Cuellar (TX-28), to introduce legislation banning uranium imports from Russia. According to the Energy Information Administration, the United States imported 16% of its total uranium purchases from Russia in 2020.
WASHINGTON— Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) along with Congressmen Greg Steube (FL-17) and Joe Wilson (SC-02) introduced H.R. 7223, The COI Elimination Act, to abolish a United Nations' anti-Israel commission of inquiry and restrict U.S. taxpayer dollars from funding the commission.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced his office will begin welcoming submissions for the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. The Office of Congressman Vicente Gonzalez will accept submissions until Monday, April 25, 2022.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced South and Central Texas school districts in the 15th District of Texas are projected to receive a total of $12,501,168 in Title I funding for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22). These amounts are preliminary Title I formula allocations for Local Educational Agencies (LEA). Final allocation totals will be released by the U.S. Department of Education in June 2022.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced Rio Grande Valley school districts in the 15th District of Texas are expected to receive a total of $124,667,319 in Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Title 1 formula allocation funds for Local Educational Agencies (LEA). These amounts are preliminary. Final allocation totals will be released by the U.S. Department of Education in June 2022.
McAllen, Texas – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the Bureau of Reclamation, in conjunction with the WaterSMART Project as part of the White House Interagency Drought Relief Working Group, has approved $1,327,305 for the McAllen Public Utility's Reuse Water Enhancement Project.
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, March 17, 2022, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted to impose new economic punishment against Russian President Vladimir Putin and his allies for their continued assault on the people of Ukraine. H.R. 7108, the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act, counters Russia's unconscionable actions and Belarus' complicity by suspending normal trade relations with both countries.
McAllen, Texas – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced a $2.9 million National Institute on Aging grant to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's (UTRGV) School of Medicine. This award will help UTRGV's Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research complete a community outreach program to identify and research the effects of Alzheimer's in the Rio Grande Valley.
Washington, D.C. – Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) and Joe Wilson (R-SC), both members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced a resolution recognizing the 11th anniversary of the Syrian revolution against Bashar al-Assad.