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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.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced) today announced the launch of his first Congressional App Challenge, aligned with the California State Computer Science Standards and the ISTE Standards for students.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced) today announced 15 Community Project Funding (CPF) submissions to the House Committee on Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2026. If funded, each project would serve the Central Valley by improving roads, expanding water storage, supporting construction of common spaces and parks, and upgrading equipment for first responders.
WASHINGTON, DC – After an overnight vote series, Congressman Adam Gray (D-Merced) released the following statement on his vote against the partisan budget reconciliation package.
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE) – As the nation faces an affordability crisis, one Central Valley congressmember is joining a new caucus in Washington that promises to address infrastructure issues and “get stuff done.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Central Valley Congressmen Adam Gray and David Valadao introduced the Telehealth Network and Telehealth Resource Centers Grant Program Reauthorization Act today to reauthorize telehealth networks and expand telehealth access in rural areas.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Adam Gray joined a bipartisan group of Members to reintroduce the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. The bill would address workforce shortages across the Central Valley by establishing a program for agricultural workers in the United States to earn legal status through continued employment in the agricultural sector. Congressman Gray joins Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mike Simpson (R-ID), Jim Costa (D-CA), David Valadao (R-CA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) as co-lead sponsor of the legislation.
WASHINGTON, DC — In last night’s House Natural Resources Committee meeting, Congressman Gray offered an amendment to the committee’s reconciliation proposal that would have directed $8 billion in funding for water storage projects in the Central Valley. Congressman Gray was the sole Democratic vote in favor of sending the committee’s package to the House Floor for a final vote.
WASHINGTON D.C. (FOX26) — A group of more than 60 local veterans received a warm welcome in the nation's capital on Tuesday as part of the 31st Central Valley Honor Flight.
Congressman Adam Gray met with the veterans during their visit to Washington, D.C., greeting them at the U.S. capitol and personally thanking them on the House floor.
He also escorted them to the rotunda, joined by fellow Valley lawmakers Jim Costa, David Valadao, Tom McClintock, and Kevin Fong.
Adam Gray traded in his suit and tie to don Merced College baseball warm-up gear on Friday morning and stepped into the batting cage to take some swings.
Gray, 47, a member of the United States House of Representatives from California’s 13th congressional district, which includes all of Merced County and parts of Madera County; and parts of Stanislaus, Fresno, and San Joaquin counties, is preparing to play in Congressional Baseball Game on June 11 at Nationals Park in Washington D.C.