Rep. McClintock on Commonsense Forest/Water Management & Securing Our Border
Friends,
As a senior member of the House Natural Resources Committee, I have pursued legislation that would restore active forest management on our federal lands and restore abundance as the central objective of our water and power policies. We must remember that excess timber comes out of the forest in only two ways – either we carry it out, or nature will burn it out.
Additionally, my most important assignment in this session of Congress is serving as the Chairman of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee.
Much of H.R. 2, The Secure the Border Act, was written in my subcommittee and incorporated into my bill, H.R. 2640. H.R. 2 passed the House and is the strongest border security bill in history. The legislation includes measures that will:
-Require detention of aliens illegally crossing the border until their cases are adjudicated
-Tighten asylum laws to prevent frivolous claims from overwhelming the system
-Require all employers to verify the immigration status of all employees
-Stop the sanctuary policies that make it impossible to deport criminal illegal aliens
-Require unaccompanied children to be immediately and safely returned to their homes in their home countries
Please reach out to my offices if you have a concern, want to hear more about what I'm working on in Congress, or are seeking assistance with a federal agency. I have a full team in California and in Washington, D.C. ready to assist constituents.
Sincerely,
Congressman McClintock Introduced Two Forest Management Bills That Passed the House Natural Resources Committee and Are Awaiting a Vote on the House Floor
-H.R. 188, the Proven Forest Management Act, which cuts through the red tape that is preventing us from removing excess timber from our forests.
-H.R. 934, Requiring the U.S. Forest Service to immediately suppress wildfires, which requires the U.S. Forest Service to aggressively attack fires when they are first detected in forests that pose a severe fire hazard.
Congressman McClintock Introduced H.R. 186 - The Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
-The bill streamlines the review process for permitting new reservoirs to stop the endless delays and costly duplication that has stymied new dam construction in the West.
-H.R. 186 was included in the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill that passed the House.
Congressman McClintock’s “Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act” and “No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act” Passed the House of Representatives
-H.R. 6678 makes aliens inadmissible to, and removable from, the United States if such aliens are convicted of or admit to committing Social Security fraud and identification document fraud.
-H.R. 6679 provides that any alien who carried out, participated in, planned, financed, afforded material support to, or otherwise facilitated any of the attacks against Israel initiated by Hamas beginning on October 7, 2023, be found inadmissible to and removable from the United States and ineligible for immigration relief.
Congressman McClintock Meets with Customs and Border Protection at the U.S.-Mexico Border in California
“Protecting our borders is critical to our national security and is our responsibility as a nation. The unprecedented illegal mass migration our country is experiencing has reached historic proportions and is a direct result of this administration's immigration policies. We are all seeing the impact of these policies – on schools, hospitals, public safety, wages and social services." -Tom McClintock