Press Releases

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after language from his legislation, H.R. 1873, the Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act, was signed into law last month as part of the overall spending agreement. The legislation provides streamlined processes for the removal of hazardous trees or other vegetative overgrowth within or adjacent to electricity infrastructure – such as power lines – on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service lands, reducing the risk of forest fires and electrical grid blackouts.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement following the introduction of the 2018 Farm Bill by the House Agriculture Committee.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the designation of Opportunity Zones in 18 states, including many in Northern California. Opportunity Zones were added to the tax code by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after House Speaker Paul Ryan’s announcement that he will not seek reelection after this year.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the American Conservative Union (ACU) presented him with their Award for Conservative Excellence. The award is given to members of Congress whose voting record in the first session of the 115th Congress demonstrates a commitment to advocating for conservative values in the House of Representatives.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the House passed the Right to Try Act, which would allow very sick or terminally ill patients to request access to drugs and treatments that have yet to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after voting against the $1.3 trillion government funding measure. The House passed the bill by a margin of 256-167. The bill will now be sent to the Senate for consideration on Friday.

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) is accepting submissions for the 2018 Congressional High School Art Competition. The theme for this year’s competition is based off the song America the Beautiful.