Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder and Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler introduced the bipartisan Fire Department Repayment Act of 2022 which will help fix the fire department repayment system and ensure local departments receive the funds they need in a timely manner to keep our communities safe.
WASHINGTON — Last night, Representative Josh Harder voted to pass the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA). Rep. Harder successfully fought to include four critical Central Valley water programs in this bipartisan legislation, including $200 million for water infrastructure in San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties and new requirements for the Army Corps of Engineers to protect the Delta from harmful algal blooms.
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder voted to pass the Protecting Our Kids Act to enact commonsense gun safety measures. In recent weeks, 31 people have been murdered and another 20 injured in mass shootings committed with semiautomatic assault rifles, including nineteen elementary schoolers and two teachers killed in Uvalde, Texas and ten people killed in Buffalo, New York.
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Josh Harder announced that $17,026,543 in federal funds is heading to the Central California Migrant Head Start Program, which serves more than 700 children in the Central Valley each year.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder and the Tri-Valley – San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority announced that the Valley Link Rail Project has entered a new and critical phase. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has approved Valley Link’s entry into the Project Development Phase of the Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program opening the door for hundreds of millions in federal funding to support the project.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder announced that he is backing a new bill, the Porch Pirates Act of 2022, to combat package theft across the Valley by making USPS mail theft a federal crime. Porch piracy is especially dangerous for seniors and disabled individuals who rely on delivery services for vital necessities such as medicine and groceries.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder announced that Oakdale Airport will receive a $1,112,003 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reconstruct 7,600 square yards of pavement that has reached the end of its useful life.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder announced that Modesto Junior College’s Upward Bound program will receive $631,819 from the Department of Education.
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder announced that Modesto and Turlock will receive a total of $5,366,921 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to promote affordable housing opportunities and fight homelessness. These funds are divided into three programs and will be used to:
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder released the following statement on the White House’s recent announcement invoking the Defense Production Act to address the nationwide infant formula shortage and launching “Operation Fly Formula” to speed formula imports from abroad. Rep.