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DOS PALOS, CA – The Bureau of Reclamation has announced they will award $93 million to the Arroyo Canal Fish Screen and Sack Dam Fish Bypass Project near Dos Palos. The construction contract will further Bureau efforts to secure water access for Central Valley users and improve fish passage in the region.
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers is teaming up to reintroduce a comprehensive immigration reform bill.
Rep. Adam Gray and Rep. David Valadao say The Dignity Act of 2025 will be crucial because it would provide legal status for some undocumented immigrants.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced) and Congresswoman Shontel Brown (D-OH), both members of the House Committee on Agriculture, led a letter earlier this month to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins demanding answers about why the USDA delayed the publication of the Quarterly Agricultural Trade Report and why the late report was incomplete when delivered after its deadline.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen Adam Gray (D-Merced) and Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to give producers fairer market prices for their livestock through disaster assistance programs. The Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) Improvement Act would require the Farm Service Agency to more regularly update the LIP payment rates that dictate livestock market prices.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced), member of the House Agriculture Committee, recently joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers representing California’s Central Valley to send a letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins pushing for action to protect dairy and poultry farms from continued avian flu spread.
Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced) introduced the Valley Water Protection Act, aiming to safeguard water access for Central Valley farmers and producers. The bill seeks to amend the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to prevent enforcement actions that could pose national security threats or cause regional economic harm. Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) co-led the legislation.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced) and Congresswoman Young Kim (R-Orange County) today introduced the Wildfire Response and Preparedness (WRAP) Act to establish a national 30-minute standard response time to wildfire emergencies on federal lands. If enacted, the bill would aid national fire suppression efforts by implementing a rapid response standard to quickly engage fire conditions as they emerge.
WASHINGTON — Reps. Young Kim, R-Calif., and Adam Gray, D-Calif., are teaming up to strengthen wildfire relief on federal lands.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced) introduced a bill today that would ensure Central Valley farmers and producers receive reliable water deliveries to support their operations. The Valley Water Protection Act would amend the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to protect impacted farmers from national security threats or regional economic harm related to ESA listing enforcement activity. Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) joined Congressman Gray to co-lead the bill.
MERCED, CA – This week, the Bureau of Reclamation announced a $255 million contract awarded for Phase 2 of the B.F. Sisk Safety of Dams Modification Project in Los Banos. Once completed, the project will reinforce the dam’s stability infrastructure, raise the crest of the dam, and alleviate downstream public safety concerns.