Washington, D.C. Sept. 12, 2019 – By a bipartisan margin of 225-193, the House of Representatives approved the Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act, a bill authored by Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) that repeals a controversial provision tucked into the 2017 Trump tax law that mandated oil and gas leasing and production in the […]
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Huffman, 53 Lawmakers to Army Corps of Engineers: Block the Proposed Pebble Mine
Washington, D.C. June 11, 2019 – The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) should not permit the proposed Pebble Mine to destroy thousands of acres of wetlands in Alaska and threaten the most valuable wild salmon fishery in the world, urged Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) and 53 other Members of Congress in a […]
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Huffman, Fitzpatrick, 100 Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Restore Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Protections
Washington, D.C. Feb. 12, 2019 – Today, Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA), Chair of the Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee, Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Vice-Chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, and 100 lawmakers introduced Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act, bipartisan legislation to halt the oil and gas drilling exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge […]
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Rep. Huffman Introduces “One President at a Time Act” to Ensure Clarity in Foreign Policy Decisions
December 27, 2016 – New legislation introduced by Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) would amend the Logan Act to ensure that U.S. foreign policy is conducted only by the sitting President, enshrining into law the longstanding policy that only one President serves at a time. The “One President at a Time Act” would require that […]
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Rep. Huffman Slams McCarthy’s Last-Minute Effort to Attach Dangerous Provisions To Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 5, 2016 – Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA) today slammed House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) last-minute attempt to attach a nearly 100 page amendment to the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). The amendment, first made public today despite months of negotiations on WRDA, would gut science-based environmental and clean water protections to […]