Vicente Gonzalez
- Previous profession
- Lawyer; Private practice, V. Gonzalez & Associates, PC, 1997 to present
- First public office
- 2016Elected to the 15th District for the 115th Congress on November 8, 2016
- Years in public office
- 9
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Gonzalez has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Gonzalez is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Gonzalez votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Gonzalez votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention, the HALT Fentanyl Act, the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar), the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Gonzalez votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Gonzalez votes No on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law, and the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Gonzalez votes to cancel 12 and against cancelling 12. The rules Gonzalez votes to cancel come from: Environmental Protection Agency (5), Energy (4), Interior: Bureau of Land Management (2) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).
Gonzalez votes differently from most House Democrats on 15 of 56 Yes and No votes: Yes on the Russia and Iran sanctions law, Yes on the law that cancels a land agency decision that limited oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Yes on the law that cancels a land agency plan that limited oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, Yes on the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar), Yes on the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California set stricter smog-pollution limits for heavy-duty truck engines, Yes on the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035, Yes on the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California require truck makers to sell a rising share of zero-emission trucks and Yes on the law that cancels an EPA rule that tightened limits on toxic air emissions from tire manufacturing plants, and 7 more in the list below.
Gonzalez did not vote on Alaska's Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act, the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025, the Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act and the Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025.
Votes on laws that passed
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Lets farmers and ranchers get emergency conservation money up front after a disaster, instead of paying first and waiting for reimbursement.
A package of housing measures intended to increase the supply of homes.
Allows phone emergency alerts to be sent when a shark attack happens nearby.
Authorizes a major VA medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri.
Gives certain licensed hydropower projects more time to start construction.
Extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants.
Renews the federal programs that set aside research money for small businesses.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for the Commerce and Justice Departments, science agencies, energy and water programs, the Interior Department and the EPA.
When the IRS postpones a tax deadline after a disaster, the time allowed to claim a refund is now extended to match.
Requires federal agencies to publish digital maps of the rules for boating and fishing on federal waterways.
Protects 40 acres at the Wounded Knee massacre site as land owned by the Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes.
The annual defense policy law.
Restores federal payments to rural counties with national forest land, which pay for schools and roads.
Cancels a land agency decision that limited oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Cancels a land agency plan that limited oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
Renews federal programs for preventing and treating opioid addiction and supporting recovery.
Raises the special pension paid to Medal of Honor recipients.
Requires the Justice Department to publish its unclassified records on Jeffrey Epstein in a searchable form within 30 days.
Renames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas for Jocelyn Nungaray.
Lets the IRS push back tax deadlines for people in areas where a governor has declared a disaster, without waiting for a federal declaration.
Creates the first federal rules for payment stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar).
Permanently places fentanyl-related substances in the most restricted drug category, which carries the strictest criminal penalties, and eases registration for researchers who study them.
Renames the Salem Maritime site in Massachusetts a National Historical Park and orders a study of expanding its boundary.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California set stricter smog-pollution limits for heavy-duty truck engines.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California require truck makers to sell a rising share of zero-emission trucks.
Cancels an EPA rule that tightened limits on toxic air emissions from tire manufacturing plants.
Makes it a federal crime to publish intimate images of a person without consent, including AI-generated ones, and requires online platforms to remove them within 48 hours of a victim's request.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for commercial refrigerators and freezers.
Cancels an Energy Department rule on how appliance makers certify, label and report the energy use of their products.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for tankless gas water heaters.
Cancels a rule that required offshore oil and gas leaseholders to submit archaeological surveys of the seabed before drilling.
Cancels an EPA rule that set up how oil and gas facilities would be charged a fee for excess methane emissions.
Requires immigration authorities to detain non-citizens without legal status who are charged with, arrested for or convicted of theft-related crimes, assaulting a police officer, or crimes causing death or serious injury.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 1 law and 1 executive order.
From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
From a secondary sourceThese are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.
2 excerpts
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“I write with serious concern over the impending funding shortage at the U.S. Department of the Navy caused by costs associated with extended combat operations in the Middle East, such as Operation Epic Fury, and were not accounted for in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 [P.L. 119-75]. If the Department continues to divert funds from other accounts to fund this”
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“Building on the Administration’s April 2025 Executive Order 14276, “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness,” I ask that you all release visas to the employers who have an approved H-2B Temporary Labor Certification but are facing a capped allocation whether that be from additional H-2B or H-2A visas or any program deemed necessary…”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $12,651,467 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of La Villa | Public Law 119-37 | Purchase of Fire Engine and EquipmentRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | TX | $919,000 |
| Cameron County | Public Law 119-37 | Facility ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | TX | $1,000,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate TX City of San Be Storage Tank Water Treatme Phase 2EnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate TX North Alamo Wa Corporation f Distribution ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Cameron County Sheriff's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Cameron County Sheriff's Bulletproof WindshieldsDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $375,000 |
| City of Donna | Public Law 119-75 | Donna Multi-purpose Sports ComplexDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $2,000,000 |
| City of Mercedes | Public Law 119-75 | City of Mercedes Expansion of Storm Sewer SystemDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $850,000 |
| City of Harlingen, Texas | Public Law 119-75 | City of Harlingen New Animal ShelterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $1,000,000 |
| City of La Feria | Public Law 119-75 | La Bonita Pump Station & Drainage ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $1,000,000 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) | Public Law 119-75 | Cold Storage Facility Training and Logistics HubDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $250,000 |
Show all 15
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
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| Kleberg County | Public Law 119-75 | Baffin Bay Education, Safety and Ecotourism Boat Ramp and Fishing PierDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $850,000 |
| The City of Brownsville | Public Law 119-75 | Project PhoenixDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $250,000 |
| City of Combes | Public Law 119-75 | City of Combes--Lift Stations Reconstruction, Upgrades, and RepairsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $850,000 |
| City of Brownsville Fire Department | Public Law 119-75 | City of Brownsville Fire Department-- Training Field UpgradesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $250,000 |
| City of Raymondville | Public Law 119-75 | Raymondville City Wide Park Improvement PlanDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | TX | $965,467 |
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Campaign promises
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- Campaign website: www.vicentegonzalez.com. The Federal Election Commission’s record of VICENTE GONZALEZ FOR CONGRESS gives this address.Confirmed from the official record
- 2 pages of www.vicentegonzalez.com saved on October 8, 2026. 1 states positions on issues.From a secondary source
- 3 Internet Archive copies of www.vicentegonzalez.com, the earliest captured November 5, 2024. We ask the Archive for the copy closest to election day, November 5, 2024.From a secondary source
Online ads
No advertiser in the ad libraries we read is tied to this member by an FEC number or an exact name.
Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 7, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.
Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Gonzalez's campaign reports receiving $3,773,915.07 and reports spending $1,523,562.69, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H6TX15162as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H6TX15162as of December 31, 2024 |
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| Money raised (total receipts) | $3,773,915.07 | $3,109,468.00 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $1,523,562.69 | $3,131,362.07 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $2,532,412.14 | $282,059.76 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $425,000.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H6TX15162as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H6TX15162as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $1,723,635.93 | $1,485,557.23 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $179,283.93 | $77,250.06 |
| Other political committees | $1,307,061.11 | $1,509,721.00 |
| Party committees | $4,788.47 | $10,000.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- VICENTE GONZALEZ FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00592659
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
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Reported stock trades
Confirmed from the official record3 reports saved. 3 reports filed on paper: a picture of the page, saved and not read.
- Report 8220845, filed · Filed on paper, not read · The Clerk's file
Our copy saved October 8, 2026 · Fingerprint f6f57d9e6843aa4a - Report 8220809, filed · Filed on paper, not read · The Clerk's file
Our copy saved October 8, 2026 · Fingerprint b18ccf817de96090 - Report 8220796, filed · Filed on paper, not read · The Clerk's file
Our copy saved October 8, 2026 · Fingerprint bb925a780fd11080
Source: Periodic Transaction Reports filed with the Clerk of the House. The Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 was saved October 8, 2026.
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