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July 14, 2022
Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman LaMalfa (R – Richvale) submitted nine amendments to the House funding bills expected to come up for a vote next week.

July 13, 2022
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Ranking Member Doug LaMalfa (R – Richvale) led the House Agriculture Subcommittee of Conservation and Forestry in a hearing titled, “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Forestry”. This hearing comes at the beginning of the heart of the 2022 fire season, with already over five million acres burned across the country with nearly 80 large fires currently burning.
Issues:Forestry

July 12, 2022
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the House passed H.R. 228 to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2141 Ferry Street in Anderson, California, as the "Norma Comnick Post Office Building." Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R – Richvale) introduced this bill at the beginning of this congressional term, and it received unanimous backing by the entire California Congressional delegation.

June 30, 2022
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced it would be sending notices to individuals in Plumas, Lassen, Tehama, Shasta, and Butte counties, and who registered for federal disaster assistance for losses incurred by the Dixie Fire, to inform them that claims made to the PG&E settlement for the Dixie Fire could be considered duplication of benefits.

June 28, 2022
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) received a response letter to their January 21, 2022 inquiry and June 8, 2022 follow-up asking the IRS to issue guidance on the taxability of settlement funds received from the Fire Victim Trust (FVT). The original letter was an effort to push the IRS to clarify and expedite public tax guidance on whether payments made to victims would be taxable under federal law. In their January 21, 2022 letter, Congressmen LaMalfa and Thompson were joined by California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, and Reps. Tom McClintock (CA-04), John Garamendi (CA-03), and Jared Huffman (CA-02).

June 27, 2022
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R – Richvale) and Republican members of the California Congressional Delegation renewed their call to Governor Gavin Newsom to suspend the state’s 51 cent gas tax, which is currently scheduled to increase by 3 cents on July 1. Their official request to the Governor also urged support for a repeal of the state’s indexing of the gas tax to inflation considering inflation rates are continuing to rise at the highest rate in 40 years.
Issues:Energy

June 24, 2022
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R – Richvale) voted against legislation aimed at restricting Second Amendment rights by way of increasing red flag laws and easing the process of law enforcement to confiscate firearms without due process.

June 24, 2022
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R – Richvale) reacted to the United State Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the 1973 case of Roe v. Wade, which created a blanket legal protection for women to seek an abortion in the United States. The decision came as the Court deliberated on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case involving a Mississippi law that limits abortions after 15 weeks. Earlier this year on May 2, 2022, an initial draft majority opinion was leaked, indicating that the Supreme Court was prepared to overturn Roe and another abortion case, Planned Parenthood v. Casey.

June 23, 2022
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R – Richvale) reacted to the United State Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen (NYSRPA v. Bruen). This case challenged the constitutionality of a New York State law that requires applicants for unrestricted concealed carry licenses to show “proper cause” in their application. The Court ruled 6-3 to strike down the New York law, stating that law-abiding citizens have a right to carry handguns publicly for self-defense, and that this law violated the Second and the Fourteenth Amendments. Current New York law is similar to California, which allows state officials to exercise discretion when determining if a person has shown a good enough reason to be able to carry a firearm outside of their home, and must demonstrate a special need for self-defense and cite a specific threat. The Court ruled that individuals have a right to protect themselves outside of the home and that any restrictions to the people’s Second Amendment rights must pass the highest legal bar, strict scrutiny.

June 22, 2022
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R – Calif.) and Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (R – Ind.) introduced the Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act, legislation to help individuals who suffer from potentially sterilizing gender-transition procedures as minors and to allow them to seek justice in court. Senator Tom Cotton (R – Ark.) is leading the Senate version of the bill.