Press Releases
Reps. Huffman, Stansbury Led Bipartisan Letter to Postmaster DeJoy Defending Constituents Against Soaring PO Box Rates
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) and Melanie Stansbury (D-NM-01) led their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to United States Postmaster Louis DeJoy and Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Michael Kubayanda regarding recent changes that have affected PO Box pricing. Over the last six months, there has been increased outcry from constituents whose PO Box rates have skyrocketed without advanced notice. “We write to express serious concerns … Continue Reading
July 27, 2023
Reps. Huffman and Hoyle Introduces Bill to Protect Southwestern Oregon Rivers from Mining Pollution
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Val Hoyle (OR-04) introduced the “Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act” (SOWSPA), legislation to enact a mining withdrawal that would ensure certain federal lands are permanently “withdrawn” from eligibility for mining claims, protecting them from toxic mining pollution. SOWSPA would permanently prevent new mining projects in the Hunter Creek, Pistol River, Rough and … Continue Reading
July 21, 2023
Reps. Huffman, Grijalva, Porter, Susie Lee, Levin Commend Biden Administration’s Proposed Oil and Gas Rule, Highlight Democrats’ Efforts
Washington, D.C. – Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nev.), and Mike Levin (D-Calif.) today issued the following statements on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) newly proposed rule for onshore oil and gas leasing on public lands. The proposed rule reflects long overdue reforms to the leasing program … Continue Reading
July 19, 2023
GAO Responds to Lawmakers Request Letter for Study on Inequitable Justice System Facing Tribal Nations
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) shared the response they received from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting they examine the criminal justice outcomes in states that have jurisdiction over tribal lands as a result of Public Law 83-280 (PL-280). In the response letter, GAO committed to reviewing PL-280 and have assigned the task to the … Continue Reading
July 10, 2023
Huffman, Van Hollen Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Fully Fund Special Education
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced the IDEA Full Funding Act. This legislation would finally ensure Congress fulfills its commitment to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In 1975, Congress passed IDEA to ensure that every child with a disability has access to educational opportunity. This law was a historic step forward, but since its passage Congress has failed to provide … Continue Reading
June 27, 2023
Huffman, Padilla, Murkowski, Merkley Call for GAO to Study Inequitable Justice System Facing Tribal Nations in Different States
San Rafael, CA – This week, Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Vice Chair of the Committee on Indian Affairs, and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, sent a letter to the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) requesting they examine tribal criminal justice outcomes in states that have civil and criminal jurisdiction over Tribal lands … Continue Reading
June 26, 2023
Rep. Huffman Announces $41.4 Million to Help Put Better, Cleaner Buses on the Roads in Marin and Santa Rosa
San Rafael, CA - Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) announced Santa Rosa and Marin County Transit District have received over $41.4 million in funding from the Biden-Harris administration’s infrastructure law to put new American-built buses on the road and improve transit service in their community. The grants, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration, were made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which Rep. … Continue Reading
June 23, 2023
Rep. Jared Huffman Celebrates 2023 Congressional Art Competition Winner
Washington, D.C. – Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) welcomed the winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for California’s Second District, Trinity Bowie of Loleta, to the United States Capitol to celebrate her accomplishment. Bowie's piece titled "Balance of Two Worlds" will hang in the U. S Capitol for one year along with other art pieces from each congressional district across the country. “Our district is full of talented young artists that submit phenomenal … Continue Reading
June 21, 2023
Huffman Bill to Support Trinity Economy, Recreation Passes Natural Resources Committee
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Jared Huffman’s (D-San Rafael) legislation H.R. 3324 passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee. The legislation would extend the authority of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest to collect and retain marina fees to enhance recreation and improve access at the Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area. Click here to view Rep. Huffman’s remarks on this bill at the Natural Resources Committee markup. “This extension by six years of … Continue Reading
June 15, 2023
Huffman, Gallagher, Nunn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Incentivize Use of Soil Health Cropping Systems
Reps. Jared Huffman (D-CA), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), and Zach Nunn (R-IA) today introduced the Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies (NO EMITS) Act, a bill that would create incentives for producers to transition their farms to soil health cropping systems. These systems increase farm productivity and reduce net carbon emissions by optimizing the ability to sequester carbon use. “Addressing climate change is an all-encompassing task, and it’s … Continue Reading
June 13, 2023
Huffman, Cohen, Merkley Introduce Bill to Keep Families and Pets Safe from Hazardous Cyanide Bombs
Washington, D.C. – Today, United States Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02) and Steve Cohen (TN-09) and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) re-introduced Canyon’s Law, legislation to ban from public lands the M-44 ejector – a spring-loaded device filled with sodium cyanide used to kill predatory animals and pest species. “Cyanide bombs are a cruel and indiscriminate device that have proven to be deadly for pets, humans, and wildlife – regardless of the … Continue Reading
June 13, 2023
Reps. Huffman and Peters, Sens. Padilla and Feinstein Lead California Members Urging EPA to Tighten Air Quality Standards While Preserving the Use of Prescribed Burns for Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention
Washington, D.C. – As millions of Americans confront heavy wildfire smoke, Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.-02) and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.)—as well as Representative Scott Peters (D-Calif.-50) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)—led 21 of their colleagues in sending a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging them to allow the deployment of prescribed fires as EPA tightens federal health-based air quality standards. The members … Continue Reading
June 12, 2023
Huffman, Heinrich, DeGette, and Lawmakers Call on Interior to Implement and Strengthen Proposed Conservation and Landscape Health Rule
Washington, D.C. – Today, United States Representatives Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led a letter from lawmakers in the Senate and House to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland calling to support the completion of rulemaking and implementation of the proposed “Conservation and Landscape Health” rule for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). In the letter, the lawmakers wrote: “We strongly support … Continue Reading
June 08, 2023
Reps. Huffman, Levin to Introduce Bills to Protect Pacific & Arctic Oceans from Offshore Drilling
Washington, D.C. – To mark World Oceans Day, Congressmen Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) and Mike Levin (D- San Juan Capistrano) announced they will introduce a package of legislation to permanently protect the West Coast and Arctic Ocean from the dangers of fossil fuel drilling. The package of legislation includes Rep. Huffman’s Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act and North Pacific Ocean Protection Act and Rep. Levin’s Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act. Fishing, … Continue Reading
June 06, 2023
Huffman Announces $2 Million from Inflation Reduction Act Awarded to Greater Farallones
Washington, D.C. – Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced the Greater Farallones Marine Sanctuary is set to receive $2 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to support critical repairs and updates to the visitor center and overall educational experience. This news comes as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s unveiling of a $2.6 billion framework to invest in coastal climate resilience using funds Congress provided in the Inflation Reduction Act. As part of the … Continue Reading
May 31, 2023
Rep. Huffman to Vote Against Republican’s Shameful Debt Ceiling Deal
Washington, D.C. – Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) released the following statement on his plan to vote against H.R. 3746, the legislative agreement to suspend the debt ceiling for 18 months in return for a host of Democratic spending and policy concessions. Specifically, the bill cuts non-defense spending while increasing defense spending; adds unnecessary hurdles for vulnerable Americans to receive vital food and financial assistance; significantly and permanently … Continue Reading
May 26, 2023
Huffman Announces Over $1.45 Million to California’s Second District Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) shared the announcement that over $4.4 million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda has been awarded to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Northern California while advancing environmental justice. $1.45 of this funding is headed specifically to three projects in California’s Second Congressional District: Hoopa Valley Tribe, Cleanup Grant; Humboldt Bay Harbor, … Continue Reading
May 25, 2023
Ahead of Critical Negotiations, Huffman and Merkley Express Concern over U.S. Proposal to Combat Plastic Pollution
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) sent a letter to the Biden Administration ahead of the Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution expressing their disappointment with the lack of United States negotiating stance, signaling that the Administration is not committed to an ambitious agreement to end plastics pollution. “We urge the State Department to align with the countries … Continue Reading
May 25, 2023
Huffman Reintroduces Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act
Washington, D.C. – Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) reintroduced his Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act, which would increase fire resilience, restore forests and fish habitat, rehabilitate lands impaired by illegal marijuana growing operations, increase recreation opportunities through new trails and visitor centers, and permanently protect many of northwest California’s most spectacular wild places and pristine … Continue Reading
May 23, 2023
Rep. Huffman, Sen. Whitehouse, MEP Aubry Lead Transatlantic Letter Calling for Climate Talks Free of Fossil Fuel Industry Interference
Washington, DC – Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA), Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Member of the European Parliament Manon Aubry today sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres, and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Executive Secretary Simon Stiell urging the officials to rid COP28 and all future international climate talks of … Continue Reading