Press Releases
January 8, 2025
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
January 8, 2025
Congressman Tom McClintock (CA-05) introduced the following bills at the start of the 119th Congress:
Issues:Local Issues
June 3, 2024
Washington, D.C. â Legislation to honor Corporal Michael D. Anderson Jr. passed the United States House of Representatives today.
Issues:Local Issues
January 31, 2024
Washington, D.C. – H.R. 6678 and H.R. 6679 by Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-05) passed the House floor today. The “Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act” (H.R. 6678) and the “No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act” (H.R. 6679) will next go to the Senate.
January 19, 2024
Washington, D.C. – HR 6678 and HR 6679 by Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-05) passed the House Judiciary Committee on January 18th. The "Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act" (HR 6678) and the "No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act" (HR 6679) will next go to the House floor.
Issues:Judiciary Committee
September 29, 2023
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Tom McClintock issued the following statement on the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein:
"Dianne Feinstein was a titan of the Senate and her passing is an incalculable loss to California, the Senate, and the country. Though we disagreed on much, I always found her approachable, reasonable and sincere. She was instrumental in advancing desperately needed forest management reforms, even when it meant bucking strident voices on the left. Her presence will be keenly missed, but her example will live on."
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.
May 11, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Representative McClintock (CA-05) today delivered remarks on the House floor in support of HR 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023. The legislation passed the House today and now goes to the Senate. Representative McClintock is a co-author of the legislation.
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.