119th Congress
The chief function of Congress is the making of laws. The legislative process comprises a number of steps and, on this page, you can find links to resources and information concerning legislation introduced and considered in Congress. An in-depth description of the legislative process within the House of Representatives is presented in How Our Laws are Made and Enactment of a Law on the Clerk of the House's website. Abridged versions of how laws are made are also available for young learners, grade schoolers, middle schoolers, and high school students.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) voted against the House Republicans’ spending bill. The measure cuts funding for housing assistance, veterans’ health benefits, and food assistance, while failing to incorporate measures to ensure federal funding is not shut off or repurposed. The bill was crafted by House Republicans against a backdrop of President Trump, Elon Musk, and DOGE’s continued efforts to illegally freeze federal funding and gut federal agencies.
Rep. Juan Vargas and local leaders stood in front of the Chula Vista Social Security office Friday with a clear message to President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
Don’t mess with the long-time federal benefit program, which supports retirees, those with disabilities and their survivors.
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee’s Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity, delivered opening remarks at the Task Force’s first hearing.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) announced that he joined 200 of his colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act of 2025. This legislation would provide a pathway to citizenship to Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. It would also include recipients of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) beneficiaries.
WASHINGTON - Hoy, el Representante de los EE.UU Juan Vargas (CA-52) anunció que se unió a 200 de sus colegas para reintroducir la Ley del Sueño y la Promesa Americana de 2025 con apoyo bipartidista. Esta legislación proporcionaría un camino a la ciudadanía a los Dreamers, inmigrantes indocumentados que fueron traídos a los Estados Unidos como niños. También incluiría a los beneficiarios del Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés) y de la Salida Forzosa Diferida (DED, por sus siglas en inglés).
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) voted against the House Republican Budget Plan, H.Con.Res. 14.
“The biggest winners in the House Republican budget are the billionaire donors and big corporations. This plan would rip away health care from millions and gut essential programs that families across the country rely on while handing $4.5 trillion in tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy,” said Rep. Juan Vargas. “It’s a betrayal. It’s wrong. Tonight, I voted no on this cruel proposal.”
WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressmen Juan Vargas (CA-52) and Sean Casten (IL-06), co-chairs of the Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus, released the following statement regarding Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda’s decision to suspend the SEC’s efforts to defend its climate risk disclosure rule from legal challenges:
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Juan Vargas (CA-52) and Bill Huizenga (MI-04), members of the House Financial Services Committee, announced the passage of their legislation to update the requirements for federal credit union board meetings in the House of Representatives.
This bill will allow federal credit union boards in good standing to meet every other month instead of monthly, allowing them to focus their resources on serving consumers and small businesses and supporting economic activity at the local level.
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Juan Vargas (CA-52) joined his colleagues in demanding answers from the Trump Administration following reports that the Administration is preparing an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education. Despite identifying themselves as members of Congress, Representative Vargas and his colleagues were denied entry to the Department of Education building. In response to being turned away, Representative Vargas released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s attempts to eliminate the Department.