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Miwok Land Transfer Bill Passes House Unanimously

December 9, 2025

Washington, D.C. - Congressman McClintock's legislation H.R.2302 the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025, has passed the House of Representatives by a unanimous voice vote. The legislation next goes to the Senate.

The legislation transfers 80 acres of BLM land and 185 acres of fee simple land already owned by the tribe into trust as part of the reservation for housing.

Issues:Natural Resources CommitteeLocal IssuesLegislation

Letter to Secretary Burgum Encouraging the Secretary to Keep the National Parks Open and Accessible During the Lapse in Appropriations

October 1, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-05) today sent the attached letter to Secretary Burgum encouraging the Secretary to keep the National Parks open and accessible during the lapse in appropriations.The letter is attached:

(click for pdf)

October 1^st, 2025

The Honorable Doug Burgum

Issues:Natural Resources CommitteeLocal IssuesCalifornia

Law Enforcement and Firefighter Recreation Act Passes House

July 21, 2025

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act, H.R 183 by Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-05), has passed the House of Representatives and next goes to the Senate.

Issues:Local Issues

Congressman Tom McClintock with Doug Burgum Signing a Secretarial Order

Secretarial Order Supporting Gateway Communities Issued by the Department of the Interior

June 26, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Tom McClintock lauded the secretarial order signed yesterday by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, ordering the National Park Service to enhance coordination between the parks and the Gateway communities that rely on them.

Issues:Local IssuesCalifornia

Yosemite Valley With No Reservations

June 3, 2025

Columns

The 750,000-acre national park can welcome many more visitors than it does today without restricting access. All that is missing is a visitor-friendly attitude by Yosemite Park management and a willingness to be a good neighbor to the gateway communities and businesses that depend on tourism. With the new administration and a search for a new park superintendent, perhaps that hour can finally come.

Rep. McClintock Column Yosemite Valley With No Reservations

YOSEMITE VALLEY WITH NO RESERVATIONS
By Congressman Tom McClintock

Issues:Local IssuesCalifornia

Yosemite Belongs to the People

March 6, 2025

Columns

What is the actual number of layoffs at Yosemite National Park that will bring this beautiful Valley to rack and ruin? Ten. Ten probationary employees. Ten out of nearly 500 full-time winter employees. Twenty-five if you include early retirements. And no fire fighters.

Rep. McClintock Column Yosemite Belongs to the People
(Related: House Floor Remarks)

YOSEMITE BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE
By Congressman Tom McClintock

Issues:Local IssuesCalifornia

Rep. McClintock Remarks in Support of the “Fix Our Forests Act”

January 23, 2025

Speeches

Washington, D.C. – Comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to restore forest health and increase resiliency to catastrophic wildfires has passed the House floor. The legislation, H.R. 471, will provide agencies with critical tools to implement vital forest management projects immediately. Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-05) is a co-sponsor of the legislation. The Congressman delivered remarks in support of the legislation during House floor debate today, noting that provisions in the measure include his previously introduced legislation the Proven Forest Management Act. The Proven Forest Management Act expands reforms that were secured for the Tahoe Basin in the 2016 WINN Act, and which have successfully increased treated acreage in the Tahoe Basin. The legislation will next go to the Senate.

Issues:Local IssuesLegislationForest FireCalifornia

McClintock Leads Letter to President in Opposition to Proposed Range of Light National Monument

January 8, 2025

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Representative Tom McClintock and members of the California congressional delegation today sent a letter to President Biden calling on him not to establish a proposed Range of Light National Monument. The proposed monument would redesignate over 1.4 million acres of federal land, including the entirety of the Sierra National Forest and the San Joaquin River Gorge. The letter is co-signed by Representatives Doug LaMalfa, Kevin Kiley, Vince Fong, David Valadao, Jay Obernolte and Darrell Issa.

Issues:Local IssuesCalifornia

Rep. McClintock Introduces Legislation at the Start of the 119th Congress

January 8, 2025

Press Release

Congressman Tom McClintock (CA-05) introduced the following bills at the start of the 119th Congress:

Issues:Local Issues

Rep. McClintock on Restoring a Prosperous Economy

August 30, 2024

Current Issues

Three years ago, trillions of dollars of excessive federal spending unleashed the worst inflation in 40 years. I opposed these measures, and as a senior member of the House Budget Committee, I have advocated for dramatic budget reforms, including abolishing congressional earmarks, unauthorized appropriations, grants that rob one community to pay for another, and subsidies that prop up failing industries at the expense of consumers. I supported and cosponsored H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. This legislation prioritizes two key goals: Increasing the production and export of American energy and reducing the regulatory burdens that make it harder to build American infrastructure and grow our economy.

Issues:Local IssuesFiscal and Economic

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