LaMalfa Votes to End Government Shutdown

November 12, 2025
Press Release

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, to reopen the government after six weeks of closure.

“After forty-three days, I was pleased to vote in favor of H.R. 5371 to end this unnecessary government shutdown,” said Rep. LaMalfa. “This shutdown was entirely avoidable. Senate Democrats refused to act on the House’s clean funding bill and instead chose to hold the government hostage for political leverage. Because of their political games, millions of people—including many in District 1—experienced a lapse in SNAP benefits, critical disaster payments and agricultural loans were stalled, prescribed burns and hazardous forest fuels projects were delayed, and air travel spun into chaos. I appreciate our Congressional Leadership for getting the government back to work where we should’ve been all along. I’m looking forward to refocusing on the priorities that have sat in limbo over the last six weeks and resuming work on the issues that matter most to the people I represent.”

Background:

H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, reopens the federal government and extends funding through January 30, 2026. The measure also includes three full-year appropriations bills covering Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Rural Development, and the Food and Drug Administration, and the Legislative Branch.

H.R. 5371 ensures critical operations—such as veterans’ services, agricultural programs, SNAP benefits, and essential federal oversight—continue without interruption while Congress completes work on the remaining Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills through regular order.

Approved Community Project Funding requests that benefit District 1 include:

  • $22M for Beale Air Force Base to construct a new Mission Data Operations Center to support and enhance the base’s capabilities.
  • $2.5M for Collins Pine Forest Health and Resiliency Partnership in Tehama County to reduce wildfire risk.
  • $2M for the Durham Irrigation District 1.0 Million Gallon Water Storage Tank Project to provide the area with reliable, clean drinking water.
  • $605,000 for the City of Willows to purchase a Type 1 Fire Engine to serve the local area.
  • $256,150 for the Siskiyou Business Innovation and Community Resilience Center for structural upgrades and critical renovations.

Other priorities in H.R. 5371:

  • Waives the pay cap limitation for wildland fire personnel through January 30th.
  • Provides an increase of $500,000 to the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) for the suppression of grasshoppers to prevent crop losses, an important issue in Modoc and Siskiyou counties.
  • Includes a $250,000 funding increase for smoke exposure research, a larger priority for northern California winegrape growers.
  • Includes $15M for the IR-4 program, which supports research into safe and effective specialty risk management tools to reduce pest and disease outbreaks.
  • Extends the Farm Bill for one full calendar year, along with the Grain Standards Act full extension, to ensure continuity of critical farm safety net programs that help our farmers, ranchers, and dairy producers manage risk and grow the food we all eat.
  • Closes the hemp loophole that has resulted in the proliferation of unregulated intoxicating, synthetic hemp products, including Delta-8 and hemp flower, being sold online and in gas stations across the country.
  • Provides full funding of $107.4B for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and $8.2B to the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) beneficiary payments.
  • Reimburses states for certain expenses and benefits incurred during the shutdown that would otherwise have been covered by Federal funding.

Congressman Doug LaMalfa is Chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus and a lifelong farmer representing California’s First Congressional District, including Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama and Yuba Counties.

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