119th Congress
Orange County, CA – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) highlighted the devastating impacts of inaction by Congressional Republicans to lower skyrocketing health care costs. Instead of working with Democrats on a bipartisan solution to improve care and lower costs, House Republicans went on vacation, shutting down the government.
The City of Fullerton is proud to announce it has been awarded two highly competitive federal grants totaling over $3.1 million to enhance fire and emergency medical services for the community.
The City received official notification of a $2,836,716 SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This funding will support the hiring of 12 new firefighters, enabling the City to re-staff Engine 6 as a Paramedic unit and relocate the ladder truck to Station 1, where the majority of truck responses occur.
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) released the following statement after Republicans failed to negotiate a bipartisan government funding package for Fiscal Year 2026, triggering a government shutdown.
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) announced today that the House Appropriations Committee approved funding levels for each of his 15 community project funding requests, allocating a total of $14.38 million for projects that will improve public safety, public health, infrastructure, and housing across California’s 45th district.
Fullerton, CA – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) recently facilitated the return of nearly $3 million in funding owed to the Orange County Inland Empire Small Business Development Center, bringing the total amount returned to constituents within Tran’s first year in office to $3,352,650.18.
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) introduced a Congressional resolution honoring the significance of the Vietnamese heritage flag as an emblem of cultural identity, freedom, and the struggle for democracy and human rights. The resolution formally recognizes the Vietnamese heritage flag as the official symbol of the Vietnamese American refugee community, and of the Republic of Vietnam veterans who fought alongside U.S. forces in defense of freedom and democracy during the Vietnam War.
Washington, DC – Một bước đi lịch sử vừa diễn ra tại Quốc hội Hoa Kỳ: Dân biểu Derek Trần (CA-45), vị dân cử Mỹ gốc Việt đầu tiên đại diện cho cộng đồng Little Saigon tại Quận Cam, hôm nay đã long trọng giới thiệu nghị quyết vinh danh Cờ Vàng Di Sản Việt Nam.
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) voted against H.R. 5371. The Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026 allows the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits to expire, causing health care premiums to skyrocket and increasing the cost of life-saving care amid historic cuts to Medicaid and Medicare enacted in H.R. 1, the Republican Tax Plan.
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45)’s bipartisan bill to streamline the administration of Veterans’ educational benefits, introduced alongside Representative Tom Barrett (MI-07), unanimously passed a vote in the House this week. H.R.
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) convened a meeting with leaders of local minority serving institutions (MSIs) to discuss how President Trump’s decision to terminate MSI grant funding is negatively impacting students throughout Southern California.