119th Congress
Washington, DC – U.S. Representatives Derek Tran (CA-45) and Kathy Castor (FL-14) introduced legislation to restore continuous access to health care coverage for eligible children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP. Earlier this month, Congressional Republicans passed into law the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill”, which included a provision that will allow states to impose arbitrary lock-out periods, and annual and lifetime dollar limits.
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) joined Congressional Dads Caucus Chair Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and fellow members of the Congressional Dads Caucus to unveil a new six-bill legislative package as a part of their Babies Over Billionaires initiative, a push to lower costs for working families by eliminating harmful tariffs on essential baby products.
Each bill in the package, introduced by a different member of the Dads Caucus, targets a specific category of baby essentials.
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) introduced a slate of legislation that will lower costs for working parents. The Keep Kids Covered Act, introduced alongside Representative Kathy Castor (FL-14), and the Baby Food Tax Relief Act, led in conjunction with fellow members of the Congressional Dads Caucus, would bring down the cost of critical health care and food products for children.
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) today announced the next development in his advocacy for community-based funding to improve public safety, infrastructure, and housing in California’s 45th congressional district. Over $12 million in funding has been successfully passed by the House Committee on Appropriations.
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) voted against H.R. 4016, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026. The legislation requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to make drastic cuts, undermining U.S. military readiness by eliminating key civil service positions within DOD, limiting health care access for service members, and empowering our global adversaries by cutting resources to allied forces abroad.
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45), alongside Representatives Norma Torres (CA-35), Zoe Lofgren, Chair of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation (CA-18), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Adam Schiff (D-CA), led the entire California Democratic Congressional Delegation in a letter calling for the U.S.
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) voted to advance the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) out of the House Armed Services Committee. The bill, which authorizes $882.6 billion in discretionary defense spending, includes multiple provisions supported by Tran to support military readiness, servicemember quality of life, and community enrichment programs based in Southern California.
Washington, DC – This week, U.S. Representatives Derek Tran (CA–45) and Lou Correa (CA-46) led a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) urging federal support for the construction of the Southern California Veterans Cemetery at Gypsum Canyon in Anaheim Hills, California–Orange County’s first-ever Veterans cemetery.
Washington, D.C. – El Representante de EE.UU. Derek Tran (CA-45) copatrocinó la legislación para aumentar la transparencia y la seguridad en las interacciones entre los agentes de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE por sus siglas en inglés) y el público.
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