Delivering Real Results for California's Central Valley

By Rep. Vince Fong (CA-20) 

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a clear sign that real results are possible throughout the Central Valley and all of America.

First and foremost, this legislation provides tax relief for working families and small businesses. By making the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act provides Central Valley families with a historic tax cut, saving the average taxpayer in our district over $3,000 per year. It also locks in the 20% small business deduction under Section 199A, providing lasting relief to nearly 42,000 local small businesses. Not to mention, it restores and makes permanent full expensing for business investments – a proven incentive for economic growth.

This bill also empowers our agricultural community by increasing and making permanent the Death Tax exemption, ensuring over 3,200 local family farms and ranches can be passed down to the next generation. It invests $1 billion in water storage and conveyance projects, enabling drought-stricken states like California to make significant infrastructure improvements – including canals, reservoirs, and groundwater recharge – to support our farmers who feed the nation.

It also expands agricultural trade and specialty crop programs. Beginning in 2027, the bill commits $285 million annually in the Supplemental Agricultural Trade Promotion Program. This will deliver a powerful return for Central Valley farmers, who are expected to generate $20 in export revenue for every $1 invested through initiatives like the Market Access Program. It also authorizes long-term funding for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, which is vital for our region as we produce a majority of the nation’s fruits, vegetables, and nuts.

Lesser-known provisions of this legislation streamline permitting reform to accelerate energy and infrastructure projects, invest in veterans’ health, and increase our military readiness.  With the One Big Beautiful Bill Act now law, we will be able to cut red tape and improve environmental review timelines to boost domestic energy production and grid reliability, enhance care coordination and reduce backlogs at rural VA clinics, and modernize our Armed Forces with upgraded equipment and next-generation defense technologies.

While there is more I could write, it all boils down to this: through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, we are building a stronger economy, a more competitive workforce, and a more affordable future in the Central Valley and across the nation.