Press Releases
Rep. Huffman Applauds California Offshore Wind Lease Sale
Eureka, CA – Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) applauded the completion of today’s historic offshore wind auction held by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which includes two leases off the coast of Humboldt County in the second Congressional District. “The completion of today’s auction is a tremendous step forward in the Biden administration’s offshore renewable energy goals and will bring significant economic benefits to California’s … Continue Reading
December 01, 2022
Huffman, Booker, Merkley, Lowenthal Introduce Legislation to Address Plastic Production Crisis
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-2nd) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) along with Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act champions Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA-47th) introduced the Protecting Communities from Plastics Act, legislation that addresses the plastic production crisis that is fueling climate change and worsening environmental injustice. “Plastic pollution isn’t just a problem for our oceans … Continue Reading
December 01, 2022
Huffman, Tonko Introduce Bill to Advance Floating Solar Energy
WASHINGTON, DC—Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) today introduced the (Protect our Waters and Expand Renewables on our Reservoirs Act) to advance clean energy production and drought protection at our nation’s federal water reservoirs. This legislation will call on key federal agencies to study opportunities to deploy floating solar panels on their reservoirs and launch innovative pilot projects. “My region is grappling with the compounding crisis … Continue Reading
November 17, 2022
FIRE Act Sponsors Celebrate House Passage of Their Legislation to Improve Federal Wildfire Disaster Response
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02), Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) – Chair of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation – Mike Thompson (CA-05), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) celebrated House passage of their bill, the FEMA Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency (FIRE) Act. The FIRE Act will update the Stafford Act that governs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to improve its wildfire preparedness and response programs such as by … Continue Reading
November 17, 2022
Rep. Huffman Statement on Speaker Pelosi’s Leadership Announcement
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) released the following statement regarding Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement: “Today marked the closing of a significant chapter in American history, and the start to a promising new age of leadership in Congress. Nancy Pelosi will be remembered as one of the most consequential, powerful leaders our country has ever seen – and I have been incredibly lucky to work alongside her for the past nine years … Continue Reading
November 17, 2022
Rep. Huffman Praises FERC Decision to Clear the Way for Klamath Dam Removal
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) applauded the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) decision today to issue a license surrender order that clears the way for removal of four Klamath River dams and the largest river restoration effort in history. “FERC’s decision to retire PacifiCorp’s dams is the result of years of difficult work by our dedicated North Coast tribes, conservationists, the leadership of California and Oregon, and … Continue Reading
October 28, 2022
Huffman Announces Over $8 Million Headed to North Coast for Port Infrastructure Improvements
San Rafael, CA – Today, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) shared the news that The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded $8,016,566.00 in funds to two projects off the North Coast of California through the department’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PDIP). The awards will provide funds for port maintenance and improvements in Eureka and Crescent City. Rep. Huffman helped secure these funds for his district through the Infrastructure Investment … Continue Reading
October 18, 2022
Chairs Huffman, Grijalva, Lowenthal Applaud Department of Interior’s Plan to Hold the First Pacific Offshore Wind Lease Sale
Washington, D.C. – Today, Natural Resources Water, Oceans, and Wildfire Subcommittee Chair Jared Huffman (CA-02), Full Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-03), and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Chair Alan Lowenthal today issued the following statements on the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) announcement of the first-ever offshore wind lease sale in the Pacific. “I’m pleased to see the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management moving forward with this … Continue Reading
September 29, 2022
Flagship Fisheries Management Bill Passes Natural Resources Committee
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act, led by Reps. Jared Huffman (CA-02), Ed Case (HI-01), and Mary Peltola (AK-At-Large), passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee. The legislation aims to update and reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA), the primary law governing federal fisheries management and conservation that has made the U.S. a global leader in sustainable fisheries. During his cross-country listening tour, Rep. … Continue Reading
September 29, 2022
Huffman, Casten Lead Colleagues in Calling on President Biden to Remove World Bank President Malpass
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Sean Casten (IL-06) led 25 of their colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden asking for the removal or forced resignation of David Malpass as World Bank Group President. On September 20, 2022, at an event coinciding with the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, World Bank President, David Malpass was asked a direct and simple question regarding whether “manmade burning of … Continue Reading
September 22, 2022
Huffman, Merkley, Lowenthal, Quigley, Cohen Urge GSA to Reduce Single-Use Plastics Government-Wide
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA), U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Representatives Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Steve Cohen (TN-09) led a bicameral group of 58 members of Congress in a letter to the General Services Administration (GSA) in response to the agency’s potential rulemaking focused on reducing unnecessary single-use plastics in government purchases. “Plastic pollution is one of the gravest environmental … Continue Reading
September 14, 2022
Rep. Huffman Introduces Bill to Enable Direct to Consumer Cannabis Shipping, Protect Independent Cannabis Farmers
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) introduced legislation to enshrine the right for small cannabis producers to ship and sell their products directly to consumers. The Small and Homestead Independent Producers (SHIP) Act would allow small famers and producers to operate their agricultural businesses within and across state lines. The legislation is specifically targeted to support the smallest family farmers and provide them the certainty to sustain their … Continue Reading
September 09, 2022
Huffman, Chair Grijalva, 70 Other Members to House Leadership: Keep Permitting Reform Out of a Continuing Resolution
Washington, D.C. – Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today sent a with 70 other members of Congress to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) expressing strong opposition to including “comprehensive permitting reform legislation” in this month’s Continuing Resolution (CR). The full letter is available here: Last month, the American … Continue Reading
August 31, 2022
Huffman, Thompson Announce $1.8 Million Grant For Sonoma County Airport
Sonoma County – Today, Reps. Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that the Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS) is receiving a $1,804,878 grant from the United States Department of Transportation to reconstruct the taxiway. “The Sonoma County Airport is a vital transportation hub for our region, and this funding will upgrade its infrastructure for the 21st Century," said Huffman. "Investments like this grant are essential for the safety … Continue Reading
August 30, 2022
Huffman, Grijalva, Castor Call on GAO to Ensure Credibility, Transparency of Carbon Offsets
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), Chair of the Natural Resources Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee and member of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Natural Resources Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-03), and Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Chair Kathy Castor (FL-11) sent a letter to GAO regarding transparency and standards for voluntary carbon offsets. There has been a dramatic increase in the demand for voluntary natural climate … Continue Reading
August 26, 2022
ICYMI: Huffman Announces More Than $126.8 Million in Grants to Expand High-Speed Internet Access on Tribal Land in California
Today, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) shared the news that The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) awarded $126,801,773.22 in funds from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to two Tribes in California. The awards will provide funds for high-speed internet infrastructure deployment projects through the Internet for All Initiative's Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program for the Hoopa Valley Tribal Council and Yurok … Continue Reading
August 25, 2022
Huffman Announces Historic Funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Headed to Klamath Basin
Building on months of close collaboration and engagement with Klamath Basin stakeholders, Tribes, and federal, state and local leaders, the Department of the Interior today announced that nearly $26 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has been allocated for Klamath Basin restoration projects, including nearly $16 million for ecosystem restoration projects in the basin and $10 million to expand the Klamath Falls National Fish Hatchery. Additionally, the Bureau of … Continue Reading
August 23, 2022
Rep. Huffman Announces $1.6 Million Grant for Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation Project
San Rafael, CA – Today, Congressman Jared Huffman announced $1,613,600 in funding for the Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) project. The funds will be used to create pedestrian and bicycle paths around U.S. Highway 101 and were allocated through the FY2022 federal funding package that Rep. Huffman voted to pass. Rep. Huffman sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in March … Continue Reading
August 12, 2022
Huffman Votes for Historic Legislation to Combat Climate Change, Lower Health Care Costs, Tackle Inflation
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, a historic bill that includes unprecedented investments to lower costs for people across the U.S., combat climate change, and close tax loopholes to finally make wealthy corporations pay their fair share. “From the start, I have pushed for an economic package that would advance the President’s full agenda and fulfill our promises to the American people. And this … Continue Reading
August 10, 2022
HUFFMAN, THOMPSON ANNOUNCE $2.6 MILLION GRANT FOR SONOMA COUNTY FIRE SUPPORT MEASURES
Santa Rosa – Today, Reps. Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Mike Thompson (CA-05) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is awarding Santa Rosa a $2,633,622.44 grant for fire support measures as a result of the 2019 Kincade fire. This funding is authorized under Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Act. “Our community and brave first responders go to harrowing lengths to protect us during catastrophic wildfires, and we know all too well that the battle … Continue Reading