Statements by Filemon Vela (D-Texas)

Rep. Vela released 50 statements in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Date Title
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
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