David G. Valadao

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

Congress would allocate federal funding to pay for its own operations—including staff salaries, office expenses, and building maintenance—for the fiscal year 2027. The bill covers costs for both the House and Senate, as well as related legislative agencies that support Congress's work. This is a routine annual appropriations bill needed to keep the legislative branch functioning.

Locating Our Unclaimed Veterans Act

The Department of Veterans Affairs would create a centralized online system to store and track information about unclaimed remains of deceased veterans, making it easier for families and officials to locate and identify these individuals. This would help ensure that veterans' remains are properly accounted for and can be reunited with their families or given appropriate burial honors. The measure affects veterans' families, VA staff, and funeral homes that may be holding unclaimed remains.

Tulare Youth Recreation and Women’s History Enhancement Act

The federal government would give up its ownership claim to certain pieces of land in Tulare, California, allowing the city or current property holders to have full control without any government restrictions. This removes a legal requirement that the land revert back to federal ownership under certain conditions, making the property titles clearer and more valuable for local development or use. The change primarily affects the city of Tulare and whoever currently owns or manages these properties.

Supporting Newborn Parents Act of 2026

The proposal would create a new tax credit for families when they have a newborn child, reducing the amount of federal income taxes they owe. This credit would provide financial support to parents during the early years of raising a child, similar to other existing tax benefits for families with dependents. The bill is currently under review by the House Committee on Ways and Means.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs.

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 grant programs to support telehealth networks and telehealth resource centers, which are administered by the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth within the Health Resources and Services Administration. These programs provide grants to health care providers and related entities to establish telehealth networks that expand access to and improve the quality of health care services and information in rural and medically underserved areas and for medically underserved populations.

Long-Term Good Neighbor Authority Act

This bill would allow the U.S. Forest Service to enter into long-term agreements with neighboring landowners and communities to manage forests and land in ways that benefit both public and private interests, such as reducing wildfire risk or improving forest health. The agreements would let the Forest Service work more flexibly with local partners on projects that might otherwise take years to approve through standard processes. This could help rural communities and farmers who live near federal forests while also achieving environmental management goals more quickly.

Improving Mental Health Care and Coordination for Homeless Veterans Act

This bill would improve mental health services and coordination of care for homeless veterans by requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense to work together on better screening, treatment, and support programs. The legislation aims to help veterans experiencing homelessness access mental health care more easily and ensure different government agencies share information to avoid gaps in services. Veterans struggling with mental health issues and homelessness would be the primary beneficiaries of these coordinated efforts.

Human Trafficking Awareness Training Recognition Act of 2026

This bill would establish a program to recognize and certify organizations and businesses that provide training to their employees about identifying and reporting human trafficking. The measure aims to increase awareness of trafficking among workers across different industries, potentially helping more victims get help by training people who regularly interact with the public—like hotel staff, truck drivers, and healthcare workers—to spot warning signs.

Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion and Development Program Act of 2025

Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion and Development Program Act of 2025 This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service to establish a grant program to encourage the development, maintenance, and expansion of the commercial domestic market for domestically produced specialty crop commodities (e.g., for advertising or other demand-oriented, generic domestic promotion activities). Organizations eligible for the grant program include those that promote U.S. produced and grown specialty crop sales and are (1) U.S. agricultural trade organizations or regional state-related organizations that do not profit directly from U.S. specialty crop sales, (2) cooperative organizations or state agencies, or (3) certain private organizations. Specialty crop organizations operating under federal marketing orders are also eligible for the grant program.

Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion and Development Program Act of 2025

Specialty Crop Domestic Market Promotion and Development Program Act of 2025 This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service to establish a grant program to encourage the development, maintenance, and expansion of the commercial domestic market for domestically produced specialty crop commodities (e.g., for advertising or other demand-oriented, generic domestic promotion activities). Organizations eligible for the grant program include those that promote U.S. produced and grown specialty crop sales and are (1) U.S. agricultural trade organizations or regional state-related organizations that do not profit directly from U.S. specialty crop sales, (2) cooperative organizations or state agencies, or (3) certain private organizations. Specialty crop organizations operating under federal marketing orders are also eligible for the grant program.

Supporting the goals and ideals of "Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) Awareness Day".

This resolution designates a day to raise awareness about Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a rare and fatal brain disorder that affects thousands of Americans. The measure aims to encourage public education, research funding, and support for patients and families dealing with this devastating condition. While it doesn't create new programs or funding, it signals congressional support for increased attention to CJD prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which the Secretary will award grants to specialty crop producers to acquire certain equipment and provide training with respect to the use of such equipment.

This bill directs the Agricultural Marketing Service to establish a grant program for commercial specialty crop producers to acquire equipment and provide related training. Funds must be used for mechanized or automated systems and tools that increase the efficiency of a task or reduce human labor for a specific activity (e.g., low-dust harvesting tools and equipment, sorting machines, and crop monitoring and analytics equipment and tools). The bill includes a minimum 50% cost-sharing requirement.

To amend Public Law 99-338 with respect to Kaweah Project permits.

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to issue seven (currently, three) renewals for portions of the Kaweah Project, which is an existing hydroelectric project in Tulare County, California.

SOAR Act of 2025

Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform Act of 2025 or the SOAR Act of 2025 This bill establishes certain requirements with respect to the payment and provision of supplemental oxygen and related services under Medicare. For example, the bill provides for separate payments, indexed to inflation, of oxygen and related equipment, supplies, and services under Medicare (rather than under the competitive acquisition program). It also specifically covers services that are provided by respiratory therapists under Medicare and provides for an additional payment adjustment for these services. Additionally, the bill (1) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to develop an electronic template for providers to use when prescribing oxygen and related equipment, supplies, and services; and (2) establishes certain rights for beneficiaries receiving these items and services, such as the right to choose their suppliers and to receive clear communications and be informed about the services provided.

EMPSA Act

Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act or the EMPSA Act This bill excludes a spouse's income and resources when determining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and disregards marital status when calculating the SSI benefit amount, for an adult who has a diagnosed intellectual or developmental disability. (SSI is a federal income supplement program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet basic needs.)

Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act

Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act This bill modifies the Conrad 30 Waiver program, which incentivizes qualified foreign physicians to serve in underserved communities. It also extends statutory authority for the program for three years from this bill's enactment. Individuals coming to the United States under a J-1 nonimmigrant visa to receive medical training typically must leave the country and reside for two years abroad before being eligible to apply for an immigrant visa or permanent residence. The Conrad program waives this requirement for individuals who meet certain qualifications, including serving for a number of years at a health care facility in an underserved area. The bill increases the number of waivers that a state may obtain each fiscal year from 30 to 35 if a certain number of waivers were used the previous year, and provides for further adjustments depending on demand. A physician may be employed at an academic medical center to meet the Conrad program's employment requirements if the physician's work is in the public interest, even if the medical center is not in an underserved area. Employment contracts for physicians under the Conrad program shall contain certain information, such as the maximum number of on-call hours per week the physician shall have to work. Certain physicians (along with the physician's spouse and children) shall be exempt from the direct annual numerical limits on immigration, including those physicians that have met certain requirements related to visas for physicians to serve in underserved areas.