Press Releases
January 27, 2023
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R- Richvale) voted in support of H.R. 21, the Strategic Production Response Act, to restore America’s depleted Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) and fortify domestic energy independence. This bill would require the Biden Administration to replenish and maintain the SPR, ensuring our nation is prepared for a weather or wartime emergency, and require that any future non-emergency releases are accompanied with a plan from the Secretary of Energy to increase the percentage of federal lands and waters leased for oil and gas production.
Issues:Energy
January 26, 2023
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Western Caucus Vice Chair Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R – Richvale) leads his Western Caucus colleagues in sending a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps urging them to rescind the Biden Administration’s new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule and postpone any subsequent agency action on WOTUS to allow the Supreme Court to first issue an opinion on Sackett v EPA.
Issues:Water
January 25, 2023
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R- Richvale) voted in support of H.R. 346, the NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023, to enhance aviation safety by improving the safety notification system for pilots.
Issues:Transportation
January 11, 2023
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R – Richvale) introduced H.R. 289, the Protect Our Water Rights (POWR) Act. This bill will give certainty to agriculture producers and irrigators during dry years and hold the Bureau of Reclamation accountable for proper water delivery.
Issues:Water
January 10, 2023
(Washington, D.C.) – Last night, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R – Richvale) voted for H.R. 23, the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, to defund the Biden Administration’s plan to hire 87,000 new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents and block efforts to harass and target lower- and middle-income earners. The $80 billion designated to the IRS in the 2022 Inflation “Reduction” Act would effectively double the size and intrusiveness of the IRS, having them monitor every financial transaction down to $600.
January 9, 2023
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressmen Doug LaMalfa (R – Calif.) and Mike Thompson (D – Calif.) reintroduced their bill from last Congress to exempt thousands of fire victims who are receiving compensation from the Fire Victim Trust from having to pay federal income tax on their settlement money or attorney fees that are included in the settlement. Congressman LaMalfa originally submitted the legislation on January 3, 2023, but it could not be processed until the House elected a speaker, members were officially sworn in and the rules for the 118th Congress were adopted.
Issues:Tax Reform
January 9, 2023
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R – Richvale) announced that he obtained $1,800,000 for the Roe Road Extension Project and $1,400,000 for the Cohasset Road Widening and Fire Safety Project in Butte County.
January 7, 2023
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) was sworn in for his sixth term as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress.
January 2, 2023
(Washington, D.C.) – A report released by C-SPAN found that Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) ranked fourth out of the entire U.S. House of Representatives in House Floor speeches, having spoken 126 days during the 117th Congress. (Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), was 1st at 147 days). Speeches can occur during bill debates, one minutes, five minutes, and other time slots.
December 30, 2022
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) responded to the Biden Administration’s new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule that was finalized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Issues:Water