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LaMalfa Supports President Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee
July 9, 2018
Press Release

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump selected Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee for the Supreme Court vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Issues:Congressional Issues
House Passes Department of Defense Appropriations Bill
June 28, 2018
Press Release

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 6157, the Department of Defense (DOD) Appropriations Act, 2019.

Issues:Defense and National Security
LaMalfa Leads Bipartisan Delegation of California Lawmakers Urging EPA to Support Biomass Energy Production
June 27, 2018
Press Release
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after leading a bipartisan group of California lawmakers in urging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to resolve any issues that prevent biomass and waste-to-energy pathways from receiving the same level of support as other forms of energy production.
Issues:EnergyForestry
LaMalfa Hosts Art Competition Winner in Washington
June 27, 2018
Press Release

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after hosting Isabella McMurray, winner of this year's Congressional High School Art Competition representing California's 1st Congressional District. Her piece, titled "I am Columbia" will be displayed in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. for one year.

Issues:Congressional IssuesEducation
LaMalfa, Harris, Applaud Supreme Court Decision to Protect Free Speech
June 26, 2018
Press Release
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (R-MD) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court issued a decision in the case National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra. The case challenged a California state law, the Reproductive FACT Act (AB 775), which requires licensed medical centers that offer free, pro-life help to pregnant women to post written advertisements promoting the availability of free or low cost abortions subsidized by the state. It also requires non-medically licensed centers to note, in multiple languages, that they do not have a medical provider on staff. The Court ruled 5-4 to reverse both requirements.
Issues:Congressional Issues
North State Lawmakers Seek Answers as DWR Plans to Release Water from Lake Oroville
June 26, 2018
Press Release
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after sending a letter to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) along with State Senator Jim Nielsen and State Representative James Gallagher in response to DWR’s “Lake Oroville Community Update” in which it was announced water releases from Lake Oroville would be increased prior to the 4th of July Holiday week. This announcement came despite the fact that lower water levels could significantly inhibit recreation activity during the height of the Holiday season on Lake Oroville and potentially have a negative impact on the local economy.
Issues:Economy and JobsInfrastructureWater
LaMalfa Supports DHS Immigration Executive Action
June 21, 2018
Press Release
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to keep undocumented immigrant families together, but continue “zero-tolerance” policy towards prosecuting illegal immigrants apprehended at the border.”
Issues:Defense and National Security
LaMalfa Supports Passage of Farm Bill
June 21, 2018
Press Release
Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act, known as the Farm Bill.
Issues:Agriculture
House Passes Dozens of Bills to Combat Opioid Epidemic
June 12, 2018
Press Release

(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the House passed a package of bills to help combat the rising public health crisis of opioid abuse in the United States. Throughout the week, the House will also be voting on additional bills to help fight the opioid epidemic.

Issues:Health Care
LaMalfa Secures Funding for Feather River West Levee Project
June 11, 2018
Press Release
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced $50 million in funding will be awarded to the Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency (SBFCA) for completion of the Feather River West Levee project.
Issues:InfrastructureWater