WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Westerman (AR-04) released the following statements after today's 221-196 vote in the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 4776, the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act.
"Every year there are… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) released the following statements after the House passed H.R. 845, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act, on a vote of 211-204.
“Gray wolves are an apex predator being inflicted upon the people and the wildlife of the West,” said… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Vice Chair Mark Amodei (NV-02) made the following statements after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1366, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act on a bipartisan vote of 219-198.
"Every product we use on a daily basis comes from the metals and materials we extract from the land. But wise extraction… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) released the following statements after H.R. 3632, the Power Plant Reliability Act passed the House by a vote of 222-202.
"Under the previous Administration, cheap and reliable baseload power like natural gas and hydropower was rushed off the grid.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statement in support of H.R. 4776, the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, which is expected to be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives later this week.
"Every year there are thousands of projects and more than a… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed three separate bills to improve the reliability of the nation's energy generation system, H.R. 3628, the State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act, H.R. 3638, the Electric Supply Chain Act, and H.R.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3898, the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act on a vote of 221-205. Included in this measure were individual provisions from Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Vice Chair Jeff Hurd (CO-03), Vice Chair Pete Stauber (MN-08), Congressman Rick Crawford… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Executive Vice Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02), Vice Chair Cliff Bentz (OR-02), Vice Chair Jeff Hurd (CO-03), Congressman Nick Begich (AK-AL), and Representative Dusty Johnson (SD-AL) released the following statements after the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 4285, the… Read more »
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) led the effort in the House of Representatives to pass the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, which reauthorizes Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payments to rural counties in Northern California and across the country. This legislation passed by a vote of 399 to 5 and is the first time in… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson (PA-15) released the following statements after President Donald Trump announced an economic assistance package for American farm producers.
“I appreciate the Trump Administration for taking important action to protect farm country,” said… Read more »
