Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Vice Chair Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) introduced the bipartisan HUD-USDA-VA Interagency Coordination Act alongside Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03). The legislation encourages intergovernmental coordination by requiring the Secretaries of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) and Emilia Sykes (OH-13), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Women’s Caucus, along with Bipartisan Women’s Caucus Vice Chair Janelle Bynum (OR-05), introduced the bipartisan Food Farmacy Act to expand access to nutritious foods and provide nutritional guidance through food farmacies.  “For many in South Texas, access to healthy food… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Ahead of the government funding deadline on September 30th, Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act. This critical legislation will ensure U.S. Border Patrol Agents and Office of Field Operations Officers continue to be paid during a potential government shutdown in FY2026. The legislation is co-sponsored by Reps.… Read more »

Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15)hosted the Congressional Record Ceremony to present extraordinary members of the Seguin and Guadalupe County community with their official Congressional Record.   "I was humbled to present each honoree from Guadalupe County with their official… Read more »

This week, Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) visited Wilson County and Karnes County to meet with local officials and present exceptional Texans with their official Congressional Records. Wilson County: De La Cruz held a roundtable with local officials from Wilson County, La Vernia,… Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) released the statement below following U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins's announcement that $750 million will be invested in the construction of a new sterile fly production facility at Moore Air Base in Hidalgo County. As the threat posed by the New World Screwworm moves northward, the production and… Read more »

Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) announced that the language she requested to hold the Mexican government accountable was included in the FY26 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations legislation.  “For decades, the Government of Mexico has… Read more »

Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Vice Chair, Monica De La Cruz (TX-15), introduced the bipartisan Whistleblower Protection Act alongside Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05). The legislation ensures that all Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) contracts, particularly those pre-dating 2013, include whistleblower protections. “Whistleblowers play a crucial role in… Read more »

WASHINGTON - This week, Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) joined Bipartisan Women's Caucus (BWC) Co-chair Emilia Sykes (OH-13) in her district for a visit to Akron, Ohio. The lawmakers toured the Akron Children's Hospital's Food Farmacy and the First Ladies Museum and discussed the BWC priorities for the 119th Congress. … Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz's (TX-15) legislation, the Bringing the Discount Window into the 21stCentury Act, passed the House Financial Services Committee. The legislation will direct the Federal Reserve to review and address the operations of its discount window, a critical tool used to support liquidity of financial… Read more »