Nov. 17, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela Joins Sen. Kamala Harris and Rep. Joe Morelle in Introducing the Family Friendly Schools Act |
Oct. 29, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela Announces $175K USDA Rural Development Grant Awarded to Kleberg County |
Oct. 27, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela Unveils the John Lewis Taxpayer Protection Act |
Oct. 27, 2020 |
John Lewis Taxpayer Protection Act |
Oct. 13, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela Announces $14.5M DOT Grant Awarded to the Port of Brownsville |
Oct. 2, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela Announces Passages of Updated Heroes Act |
Oct. 1, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela Unveils Legislation to Protect Taxpayers |
Oct. 1, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Natural Resources Committee Approves Congressman Velas Bill to Add Fort Brown to Palo Alto Battlefield National Park |
Sept. 25, 2020 |
Congressman Velas Statement on the Favorable Census 2020 Court Ruling |
Sept. 25, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Vela, Manchin, Young, Ernst, Palmer Lead Members in Calling on NDAA Conferees to Save Chief Management Officer, Uphold Accountability at DOD |
Aug. 6, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressmen Vela and Gonzalez Urge Census Bureau Director to Continue Count Through October |
July 29, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela Applauds House Passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 |
July 17, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressmen Vela and Cloud Urge HHS Secretary Azar for Additional Federal Resources to Combat COVID-19, Including Additional Personnel |
July 27, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela Announces $100K Toward Restoration of Llano Grande Lake |
July 23, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela Introduces the Bipartisan Saving America’s Future by Educating (SAFE) Kids Act |
July 21, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: CONGRESSMAN VELA APPLAUDS HOUSE PASSAGE OF FY21 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT |
July 22, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: CONGRESSMAN VELA APPLAUDS HOUSE PASSAGE OF FY21 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT |
July 20, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela Unveils Legislation to Create Compensation Fund for COVID-19 Victims |
July 20, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela and Gooden Unveil Legislation to Create Recovery Fund for America’s Small Businesses |
July 17, 2020 |
Congressmen Vela and Gonzalez Statement on Trump Administration’s Demands for Schools to Reopen |
July 10, 2020 |
Congressmen Vela and Gonzalez Urge Governor Abbott to Issue Stay-At-Home Orders to Protect Texans |
July 10, 2020 |
Congressman Vela Urges HHS Secretary Azar for Additional Federal Resources to Combat COVID-19, Including Setting up a Field Hospital |
July 9, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela Highlights Specialist Vanessa Guillen’s Tragic Case at House Armed Services Committee Hearing |
July 9, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressmen Vela and Mitchell Introduce Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act |
July 8, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela and Colleagues Introduce the Bipartisan Success for Rural Students and Communities Act |
July 2, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela Praises House Armed Services Committee Passage of NDAA |
June 30, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela’s Statement on the Passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act |
June 29, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Filemon Vela’s Statement on Russia’s Reported Bounties on American Soldiers |
June 29, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressmen Vela and Gonzalez Urge Governor Abbott to Assign National Guard Forces to the RGV to Assist with Growing Emergency COVID-19 Cases |
June 26, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Filemon Vela Announces $14.6Million in Funding for Port Mansfield Channel Dredging |
June 23, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Filemon Vela’s Statement on Trump’s Executive Order Restricting Work Visas |
June 18, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Filemon Vela’s Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Protect Dreamers |
June 16, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela Announces $16.8M Grant for NINOS Head Start Programs |
June 16, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela announces NADBs $200 million COVID-19 Temporary Financing Program |
June 15, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela and Congressman Gonzalez Release Public Service Announcement (PSA) on the Importance of Completing the 2020 Census |
June 8, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Rep. Vela, Katko and McBath Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Help Elderly Secure Meals |
June 2, 2020 |
Vela Statement on Trump’s Calls to Use our Military Against American Protestors |
May 28, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela Announces $6.8 Million in Funds for Local Rural Transit Providers |
May 28, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressman Vela Lauds Passage of Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 |
May 20, 2020 |
EDITORIAL: It counts: Relief funding disparity shows accurate census count is vital |
May 15, 2020 |
Proposed HEROES Act to improve virus relief distribution model to benefit local governments |
May 14, 2020 |
Abbott urged to freeze property valuations as protest deadline looms |
May 10, 2020 |
Letter pushes testing funds; Vela: $250B needed for nat’l strategy |
May 6, 2020 |
NASA picks 3 space firms to create human moon-landing systems |
May 6, 2020 |
4,000 constituents participate in Rep. Vela’s latest webinar |
April 22, 2020 |
NATO's importance to U.S. continues, especially now |
April 21, 2020 |
Vela Announces $138K Grant Award to National Natural Toxins Research Center at TAMUK |
Dec. 17, 2020 |
All 3 South Texas congressmen vote against border-wall funding in House spending bill |
May 13, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Congressmen Vela, Butterfield, Kustoff, and Hudson Call for Additional Assistance to the Cotton and Textile Industries |
May 12, 2020 |
PRESS RELEASE: Chairman Peterson, Vela, Costa, Blunt Rochester Release Editorial on the Need to Expand National Testing Capabilities |