Press Releases
Rep. Huffman Introduces New Legislation to Rid Children’s Car Seats of Dangerous Chemicals
Washington, D.C.- Congressman Huffman (D-San Rafael) introduced legislation today to protect children from unnecessary exposure to carcinogens and other chemicals dangerous to human health that are often added to car seats. "Car seats are designed to protect infants and children when they ride in a car, and they do that job admirably," said Rep. Huffman. "Unfortunately, they also unnecessarily expose children to harmful chemicals for no apparent safety benefit. Just as California has … Continue Reading
May 26, 2016
Reps. Huffman and Napolitano React to Donald Trump’s Meeting with Westlands Water District
Washington, D.C.- California Representatives Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), Ranking Member of the Water, Power and Oceans Subcommittee, and Grace F. Napolitano (D-El Monte), Ranking Member on the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to news reports that presidential candidate Donald Trump will be in California tomorrow to meet with major players in the agriculture industry, reportedly including senior leadership and board members of the … Continue Reading
May 24, 2016
Rep. Huffman Introduces Healthy Soils and Rangelands Solutions Act to Improve Carbon Capture in Federal Grazing Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Building on innovative carbon sequestration practices that have been pioneered in Marin County, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today introduced the Healthy Soils and Rangelands Solution Act legislation that would direct federal land managers to rigorously evaluate how to increase the amount of carbon captured on public lands. In 2014, Congressman Huffman invited John Wick, the Co-Founder of the Marin Carbon Project, to testify in Washington before a House Committee … Continue Reading
May 24, 2016
Rep. Huffman Statement on Vote on Toxic Substances Control Act
Congressman Huffman (D-San Rafael) issued the following statement after he voted against the legislation to overhaul the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) which passed the House today: "This bill represents a vast improvement over the status quo and I want to recognize all the good work in the House and Senate that went into this legislation over many years of negotiations. My concern as joint author of AB 1879, the California law, that required the Department of Toxic Substances Control … Continue Reading
May 20, 2016
Rep. Huffman Votes Against 2017 Defense Authorization
WASHINGTON-Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) voted against the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) this week on the House floor, legislation that includes anti-LGBT language, undermines the President's plan to close Guantanamo, and makes defense employees susceptible to gender or age discrimination. The bill also takes $18 billion in funds from the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) account and uses them for base operations, a budgetary attempt to force … Continue Reading
May 19, 2016
House Passes Rep. Huffman’s Amendment to Ban Confederate Battle Flag From VA Cemeteries
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, the House of Representatives passed an amendment to the 2017 VA funding bill that will prohibit federal taxpayer funds from being used to fly the Confederate battle flag at cemeteries operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA currently permits the display of the Confederate flag on Memorial Day as well as on Confederate Memorial Day at 131 facilities. The amendment was introduced by Reps. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Keith … Continue Reading
May 17, 2016
Coalition of House Democrats from Three States Respond to Garamendi Drought Companion Bill
Washington, D.C. - House Democrats from California, Oregon, and Washington issued the following joint statement in response to Rep. John Garamendi (CA-03) introducing companion legislation to Senator Dianne Feinstein's drought bill that was heard in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources, Water and Power Subcommittee today. The House members included in this joint statement are: Reps. Jerry McNerney (CA-09), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), Doris Matsui (CA-06), Mike Thompson … Continue Reading
May 12, 2016
Rep. Huffman Supports Action to Fight Opioid Addiction, Calls on Congressional Leadership to Provide Additional Resources
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) announced his support today for several bipartisan bills in the House this week to thwart the nation's growing opioid crisis, but called on Congressional leaders to go further and provide new resources to help individuals and families in the North Coast and across the country who are struggling with addiction. California in particular has faced high levels of opioid prescription abuse. In just 2014 alone, there were 4,521 drug … Continue Reading
May 11, 2016
Rep. Huffman Announces Winner of 2016 Congressional Art Competition
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today announced that Haley Bjursten of Redwood High School in Larkspur, CA is the winner of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition. Huffman met with Haley and presented her with a Congressional Certificate of Recognition on Monday, photos of which can be found HERE. Haley’s winning artwork will be exhibited in the U.S. Capitol Building for one year, along with artwork from each congressional district in the country. As the … Continue Reading
May 11, 2016
Reps. Huffman & McClintock Slam Inclusion of Zombie Coal Earmark in 2017 Defense Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Tom McClintock (R-CA) slammed the House Appropriations Committee for reviving a "zombie" coal earmark in the newly released 2017 Defense Appropriations Bill. On a bipartisan basis, the House voted last year to approve a Huffman-McClintock amendment to ensure that the Defense Department would not need to spend money to unnecessarily ship Pennsylvania coal 3,000 miles to American bases in Germany. In drafting the fiscal year 2017 bill, … Continue Reading
May 02, 2016
Rep. Huffman Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging DOI to End Dangerous Oil & Gas Drilling in the Arctic
WASHINGTON-To align our nation's long-term energy supply decisions with our global commitments to a clean energy economy, the U.S. Department of the Interior must take the Arctic Ocean off the table to future oil and gas drilling, urged Representative Jared Huffman and 67 other members of Congress. In a letter today to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, the members of Congress called on the Obama administration to exclude the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas from the upcoming 2017-2022 Outer … Continue Reading
April 28, 2016
Members of Congress Call on USDA to Protect Marine Mammals
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must do more to ensure the safety and humane treatment marine mammals, urged Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), along with Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and 20 other members of Congress. In a letter to USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack, the members of Congress called on the agency to revise a proposed rule to reflect input from the scientific community, non-profits, and the public to improve … Continue Reading
April 21, 2016
Rep. Huffman Announces More Than $16 Million in Federal Funds for Local Health Centers
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded more than $16 million in discretionary funds to 11 health centers throughout California's North Coast. The awards span all six of the counties in Huffman's Congressional District, and will be used to support the ongoing work performed by health centers, which serve medically underserved populations and … Continue Reading
April 20, 2016
Rep. Huffman Applauds Gov. Jerry Brown for Emergency Proclamation on North Coast Roads
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today thanked Gov. Jerry Brown for signing a Proclamation of a State of Emergency due to damage to North Coast roads from winter rains. The proclamation allows the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to seek assistance through the Federal Emergency Relief Program (ERP) for Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Sonoma counties. "I thank Gov. Brown for understanding the … Continue Reading
April 14, 2016
Huffman, California Legislators Launch Investigation into Westlands Water District
Washington D.C.- In light of the nearly unprecedented penalties paid by the powerful Westlands Water District to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges for misleading investors, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) today launched an investigation with several of his congressional colleagues into a major settlement agreement between Westlands and the federal government. The settlement agreement, currently pending in Congress, would forgive hundreds of millions of dollars owed by … Continue Reading
April 13, 2016
California & Oregon Lawmakers Urge President Obama to Maintain Scientific Protections for Salmon in California’s Bay-Delta Estuary
WASHINGTON, D.C.- In a letter sent today to President Obama, Congressman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) and 9 other members of Congress from California and Oregon are calling on the federal government to continue to maintain protections for the wild salmon populations that depend on California's fragile Bay-Delta estuary. The letter counters recent requests by some in Congress to waive critical protections for salmon and other protected species. The letter asks that science, not political … Continue Reading
April 12, 2016
Rep. Huffman Joins More Than 100 Members of Congress in Supporting the U.S. Women Soccer Players Filing an EEOC Complaint
WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02) today joined Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and a bipartisan group of 110 Members of the House of Representatives in writing to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to support the members of the U.S. Women's National Team filing a federal complaint. Recently, five soccer players accused the U.S. Soccer Federation of wage discrimination, citing the fact that they earn as little as 40 percent of what players on the U.S. Men's National … Continue Reading
April 08, 2016
Reps. Huffman & Thompson Look to Spur Innovation, Host Discussion with Local Business Leaders
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Reps. Jared Huffman (CA-2) and Mike Thompson (CA-5) yesterday hosted U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo (CA-18) for a roundtable with innovative local business leaders at Sonoma State University to discuss how Congress can better support and spur innovation locally and across the country. Yesterday's discussion was one of many taking place around the country as House Democrats work to craft an Innovation Agenda 2.0. The Innovation Agenda was first launched in 2007 by House … Continue Reading
April 06, 2016
Rep. Huffman Applauds Signing of Historic Klamath Agreement
Washington D.C.- Today, Congressman Huffman (D-San Rafael) will speak at the signing of the historic Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement, along with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Interior Deputy Secretary Michael Connor, Governor of California Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Governor of Oregon Kate Brown. In response to this momentous step towards restoring one of the West Coast’s most iconic rivers, Congressman Huffman released the following … Continue Reading
April 06, 2016
Rep. Huffman Joins More Than 100 Members of Congress in Supporting the U.S. Women Soccer Players Filing an EEOC Complaint
WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02) today joined Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and a bipartisan group of 110 Members of the House of Representatives in writing to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to support the members of the U.S. Women's National Team filing a federal complaint. Recently, five soccer players accused the U.S. Soccer Federation of wage discrimination, citing the fact that they earn as little as 40 percent of what players on the U.S. Men's National … Continue Reading