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September 20, 2023
Washington, D.C. – H.R. 934 by Rep. Tom McClintock passed the House Natural Resources Committee today by a voice vote. The legislation requires the U.S. Forest Service to aggressively attack fires when they are first detected in forests that pose a severe fire hazard. McClintock first introduced this legislation after the disastrous Tamarack fire that was allowed to burn for 12 days before it exploded out of control and destroyed 70,000 acres of forestland in Alpine County in 2021. “It is dangerous nonsense to “monitor” incipient fires in today’s forest tinderbox, even if they seem to pose no immediate danger,” McClintock told the committee. “No person in his right mind would “monitor” a rattlesnake curled up in his bedroom because it isn’t doing much of anything. He would kill it before it does.”
June 13, 2023
Washington, D.C. – The Proven Forest Management Act, H.R. 188, has passed the House Natural Resources Committee and will next go to the House Floor.
H.R. 188 expands throughout the entire National Forest System the categorical exclusion for forest management projects that was secured for the Tahoe Basin in the 2016 WINN Act.
April 28, 2023
Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Tom McClintock (R-CA) joined Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark) and U.S. Reps. Scott Peters (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), David Valadao (R-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and John Garamendi (D-CA) along with nearly 50 others in re-introducing the Save Our Sequoias (SOS) Act.
January 12, 2023
California Congressman Tom McClintock (CA-05) introduced several bills at the start of the 118th Congress.
August 16, 2022
Congressman McClintock delivered the following remarks at the 2022 Lake Tahoe Summit on August 16th.
Watch full remarks here and a transcript is below:
July 29, 2022
This bill does nothing to reform the laws that have made active forest management impossible, and instead consigns us to fight a losing battle that will cost us our forests for generations to come.
Issues:Forest Fire
March 2, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom McClintock (CA-04) and Congressman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) introduced legislation directing the U.S. Forest Service to immediately suppress wildfires on National Forest System lands and put an end to the policy of letting fires burn.
December 2, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Congressman McClintock today on the House floor delivered remarks calling on President Biden to keep the promise he made to assist Caldor Fire victims. Video link:
August 23, 2021
Rep. McClintock today sent a letter to Gov. Newsom requesting a major disaster declaration for the Caldor Fire.
“The Caldor Fire has now exceeded 106,500 acres with little containment. As of this writing, 557 structures have been destroyed, including 403 homes, with another 17,488 structures currently threatened. Tens of thousands of residents have been evacuated, with more expected. The town of Grizzly Flats has been flattened, with more communities throughout El Dorado and Amador counties under severe threat.
“I appreciate your quick action in declaring a state of emergency in response to this fire, which has facilitated federal suppression assistance. Given the continued rapid growth and severity of the Caldor fire, I ask that you request a major disaster declaration in order to provide needed assistance to communities and individuals impacted by this devastating fire.”
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August 19, 2021