Press Releases
Rep. Huffman Statement on State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Amendment #8 Vote
Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) released the following statement after voting on the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act and Representative Thomas Massie’s (KY-04) amendment #8: “I almost never vote ‘present,’ but this amendment leaves me little choice. I support the central message behind it and have consistently opposed the Israeli government's unhinged policies of aggression, brutality, and territorial expansion. … Continue Reading
July 14, 2026
Huffman, Moolenaar Introduce Legislation to Improve, Modernize Rural Health Care
Washington, D.C. - This week, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Congressman John Moolenaar (R-MI) introduced the Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act. The legislation would allow rural hospitals to use Medicare funding to hire physician anesthesiologists. Under current law, hospitals are only permitted to use Medicare funding to hire certified anesthesiologist assistants or nurse anesthetists. “Rural hospitals and health centers, like the many throughout my district, serve … Continue Reading
July 13, 2026
Ranking Member Huffman Statement on Trump’s Illegal Monument Rollback
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after President Trump signed executive actions shrinking Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments: “Trump has been selling out our public lands and waters since the day he took office. He opened every marine monument in the country to commercial fishing, auctioned off the Arctic Refuge for pocket change, and tried to gut the Park Service by more … Continue Reading
July 10, 2026
Ranking Member Huffman Statement on Trump’s Move to Decimate Habitats, Kill Off Treasured Species
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s changes to the Endangered Species Act that will allow special interests to destroy imperiled species’ habitats:“Trump is doing everything in his power to let his billionaire, big industry buddies ravage and obliterate our country to turn a quick buck. This move would let special interests destroy an endangered animal’s home, its food, … Continue Reading
July 08, 2026
Ranking Members Huffman and Heinrich Lead Call for Investigation into Trump Admin's Plan to Merge Offshore Energy Agencies
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), urging the agency to investigate whether a proposed agency consolidation within the Department of the Interior (DOI) would undermine the independent offshore safety oversight … Continue Reading
July 02, 2026
Ranking Member Huffman Releases Report on How Trump Hijacked America's 250th Birthday to Enrich Himself, Sell Access, and Harvest Americans' Data
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released a new 55-page report following months of investigative work by Committee Democrats exposing how Donald Trump hijacked what was supposed to be a unifying, non-political celebration of our country's 250th birthday and made it all about him - his vanity projects, his political and religious agenda, his business ventures, and his cronies who gorged on public funds under cover of a shadow … Continue Reading
July 01, 2026
Huffman Releases Gov Watchdog Report, Finds Billions in Puerto Rico Grid Funding Stuck in Federal Pipeline Nine Years After Hurricanes
Washington, D.C. - A new Government Accountability Office report today released by House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) found that nine years after Hurricanes Irma and Maria destroyed Puerto Rico's electricity grid, the federal government has made limited progress delivering the billions of dollars Congress appropriated for recovery and modernization. The report found that FEMA, HUD, and the Department of Energy have obligated approximately $14.3 billion … Continue Reading
July 01, 2026
Huffman, Raskin Introduce Resolution Reaffirming Church-State Separation Ahead of America's 250th Anniversary
Washington, D.C. - This week, Representative Huffman (CA-02) and Representative Raskin (MD-08) alongside other democratic colleagues are introducing a resolution in honor of America’s 250th anniversary. As the United States prepares to celebrate its Semiquincentennial, the resolution recognizes the nation's long tradition of protecting religious liberty through a secular government, celebrates America's growing religious diversity, and rejects efforts to use the power of government to impose … Continue Reading
June 30, 2026
Rep. Huffman Votes to Block U.S. Support for Israel’s War in Lebanon
Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.Con.Res.108, the Lebanon War Powers Resolution: "Donald Trump has repeatedly used our military to directly and indirectly fight wars that Congress never authorized, and for too long this feckless Congress has looked away. No more. With this and other War Powers Resolutions, Democrats and a few courageous Republicans are reclaiming Congress’s authority over acts of war and … Continue Reading
June 26, 2026
Rep. Huffman Responds to Trump Administration Commission’s Report to Tear Down Wall Between Church and State
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Jared Huffman condemned the Trump administration's Religious Liberty Commission for releasing a dangerous draft report that attacks the longstanding constitutional principle of church-state separation. If enacted, the commission's recommendations would undermine First Amendment protections and threaten the religious freedom of every American. Watch Rep. Huffman’s Video Here Below is a full transcript of Rep. Huffman's response video: “Hey folks, Donald … Continue Reading
June 25, 2026
Rep. Huffman Celebrates 2026 Congressional Art Competition Winner
Washington, D.C. - This week, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) welcomed the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for California’s Second District, Joel Kurtzman from Redwood High School in Marin County, to the United States Capitol to celebrate his accomplishment. Kurtzman's photograph, titled “Golden Hour Fog,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol for one year alongside winning artwork from congressional districts across the country. Joel Kurtzman, “Golden Hour Fog” “Every … Continue Reading
June 24, 2026
Rep. Huffman Votes to Pass Bipartisan Affordable Housing Package, Bill to Become Law Today
Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Rep. Jared Huffman voted to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a landmark package of housing reforms aimed at lowering costs, increasing housing supply, and helping more Americans achieve homeownership. It is slated to be signed into law later today. The bipartisan legislation represents the most significant federal effort to address housing affordability in more than thirty years. "Housing is a basic necessity, not a commodity for Wall Street investors … Continue Reading
June 24, 2026
Huffman, Westerman Advance Historic Bipartisan Investment in National Parks and Public Lands
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Chair Bruce Westerman’s (R-Ark.) America the Beautiful Act - formerly known as the Great American Outdoors Act 250 - passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee and is headed to the House Floor for a final vote. Ranking Member Huffman and Chair Westerman at today's markup. Watch Ranking Member Huffman's opening statement. (June 24, 2026) “This moment reflects the overwhelming … Continue Reading
June 22, 2026
Rep. Huffman Pressure Yields Results; NOAA Allocates $21.3 Million for California Salmon Fishery Disaster Relief
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) announced news that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) has allocated $21.3 million in fishery disaster funding for California's Sacramento River Fall Chinook and Klamath River Fall Chinook salmon fisheries. The funding is part of a broader $123.6 million nationwide fishery disaster relief package and will provide critical support to fisherman, Tribes, seafood processors, small businesses and coastal … Continue Reading
June 18, 2026
Rep. Jared Huffman Joins Protect Our Care CA to Discuss the Anniversary of the GOP ‘Big, Ugly Bill’ Becoming Law and the Trump-GOP Health Care Crisis
Eureka, CA - Ahead of the one year anniversary of the Big, Ugly Bill’s passage, Rep. Jared Huffman and hospital leader Matt Rees joined Protect Our Care CA today to hold Republicansaccountable for creating a full-on health care crisis and putting access to health care at risk for over 15 million Californians. Watch the full event here. Last summer, President Donald Trump and Republicans rubber-stamped over $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in favor of tax … Continue Reading
June 18, 2026
Lawmakers to EPA: Don’t Sacrifice Our Communities for Chemical Recyclers
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and led a bicameral group of 50 lawmakers to sound the alarm over a review by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that paves the way to eliminate Clean Air Act protections for chemical recycling processes. “We urge EPA to maintain its longstanding position that pyrolysis/combustion units are subject to regulation under … Continue Reading
June 17, 2026
Huffman Condemns Trump's Latest Taxpayer-Funded Wind Buyout
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after the Trump administration reached a deal to pay another offshore wind developer to abandon its projects and redirect the money into fossil fuels. “Donald Trump is using your tax dollars to make America more dependent on dirty, volatile fossil fuels. He is paying energy companies to kill homegrown offshore wind that will put electricity on the grid, lower … Continue Reading
June 15, 2026
Natural Resources, Science Committee Democrats Demand Trump Administration Cease Illegal and Expensive Scheme to Dismantle NSF Ocean Observation System
Washington, DC - Today, Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA) of the Committee on Natural Resources and Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology led a letter with their Democratic Committee colleagues demanding that National Science Foundation (NSF) Acting Director Brian Stone immediately stop the administration’s illegal plan to dismantle NSF’s Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). “We write to you regarding the report that the National Science … Continue Reading
June 15, 2026
Huffman Leads Colleagues in Call to Terminate Illegal Plans for "Triumphal Arch"
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, is leading a group of his Congressional colleagues in objecting to the Trump Administration's proposed plan to illegally construct a "Triumphal Arch" without congressional approval. In a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, the Acting National Park Service (NPS) Director, and the Superintendent of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, the members of both the … Continue Reading
June 12, 2026
Ranking Member Huffman Statement on Trump’s Order to Destroy Fragile Marine Monuments
Washington,D.C - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement on Trump’s Executive Proclamation to open marine monuments in the Pacific Ocean to fishing operations: “Again and again, Trump has broken the law to exploit our oceans, whether it’s to drill, kill offshore wind, or use American fishermen as pawns in his political games. This is another one of his grifts. The tuna fleet already catches its quota every year; this … Continue Reading