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Did Monica De La Cruz secure $21.77 million in 2026 project funding?

Matches stated record claim. Nine fiscal 2026 projects list her as the only requester and add up to $21,770,000; the tables show money set aside, not spent.

Monica De La Cruz

Community projects: $21.77 million for fiscal 2026

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What they say

Her House office says she secured $21.77 million in federal community project funding for fiscal 2026.

“Secured $21.77 million in federal community project funding for FY26”

What the record shows ·

Nine projects list her as the only requester in the explanatory statements for three fiscal 2026 spending laws, and they add up to $21,770,000: a public safety building and court in Alamo ($2,450,000), a public safety facility in Live Oak County ($3,250,000), a water well in Premont ($1,000,000), a water treatment plant in Edinburg ($750,000), a groundwater well in McAllen ($1,000,000), the BOLT project at the Pharr International Bridge ($3,520,000), a community center in Seguin ($2,300,000), the Military Parkway expansion in Mission ($2,000,000) and Hidalgo County's West Main Drain ($5,500,000). The laws are Public Laws 119-37, 119-74 and 119-75, signed between November 12, 2025 and February 3, 2026.

Limit: These are amounts Congress set aside with her named as requester. The tables do not show money spent or projects built.

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  1. De La Cruz Recaps 2026https://delacruz.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4008

    Office of Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz · Published Sep 4, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    Her House office's mid-year release, September 4, 2026. Lists New Laws Led by De La Cruz: the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act with five of her provisions, the SPEAK Act and the Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act. It also says she secured $21.77 million in federal community project funding for fiscal 2026.

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  2. Congressional Record, November 9, 2025, Senate: explanatory statement, community project funding table (pages S8069 to S8074) (document)

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Nov 9, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    The explanatory statement Public Law 119-37 adopts. Its agriculture table lists De La Cruz as House requester for Alamo Public Safety Building/Court ($2,450,000, S8069), Live Oak County Public Safety Facility ($3,250,000, S8070) and Premont's Water Well Infrastructure Revitalization ($1,000,000, S8074).

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  3. Congressional Record, January 8, 2026, House, book 3: explanatory statement, community project funding table (page H520) (document)

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jan 8, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    The explanatory statement Public Law 119-74 adopts. Its interior and environment table lists De La Cruz as House requester for the City of Edinburg's Water Treatment Plant Project ($750,000) and the City of McAllen's Remote Groundwater Well ($1,000,000).

    official legislative record

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  4. Congressional Record, January 22, 2026, House, book 2: explanatory statement, community project funding tables (pages H1771 and H1874) (document)

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jan 22, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    The explanatory statement Public Law 119-75 adopts. Its transportation and housing tables list De La Cruz as House requester for BOLT at the Pharr International Bridge ($3,520,000, H1771), and for Seguin's Community Center Improvements ($2,300,000), Mission's Military Parkway Expansion Project ($2,000,000) and Hidalgo County's West Main Drain Project ($5,500,000), all H1874.

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  5. Public Law 119-37, continuing and full-year appropriations for fiscal 2026https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ37/PLAW-119publ37.htm

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    Enacted text, H.R. 5371, signed November 12, 2025. Section 4 gives the explanatory statement printed in the Senate section of the Congressional Record on or about November 9, 2025 the effect of a conference report for divisions B through D.

    official legislative record

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  6. Public Law 119-74, consolidated appropriations for fiscal 2026https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ74/PLAW-119publ74.htm

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    Enacted text, H.R. 6938, signed January 23, 2026. Section 4 gives the explanatory statement printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about January 7, 2026 the effect of a conference report for divisions A through C.

    official legislative record

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  7. Public Law 119-75, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026https://www.congress.gov/119/plaws/publ75/PLAW-119publ75.htm

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    Enacted text, H.R. 7148, signed February 3, 2026. Section 4 gives the explanatory statement printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about January 21, 2026 the effect of a conference report. Division J, section 6213 orders HHS guidance on telehealth for people with limited English proficiency, in the same words as H.R. 2092.

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