Congressional stint De Venecia ran for Representative of the Fourth District of Pangasinan in
2016. In the
18th Congress, he is sitting as a Deputy Majority Leader and also the Chairman of the Special Committee of Creative Industry and Performing Arts. He was also the lead convener of the same Congress's Arts and Culture and Creative Industries Bloc, with 6 Deputy Speakers and 12 Committee Chairmen as members. On July 10, 2020, he, along with his cousin
Edward Maceda (
Manila–4th), was one of the 11 representatives who voted to grant the
franchise renewal of ABS-CBN. He is the only North Luzon Representative and the only Pangasinense to grant the franchise as opposed to
Conrado Estrella III (
Abono), who voted to reject the franchise renewal. De Venecia was re-elected to his third term in
2022. == Key Legislations ==