Environment
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) voted to pass the "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (H.R. 5376) in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation already passed the U.S. Senate and passed the House today by a vote of 220 to 207. The legislation provides the single largest investment to combat climate change ever, saves Americans an average of $220 in home energy costs each year, reduces inflation, lowers healthcare costs, and closes tax loopholes that giant corporations exploit to pay a lower tax rate than the middle-class.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) commended the Senate passage of the "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (H.R. 5376). The legislation provides the single largest investment to combat climate change ever, saves Americans an average of $220 in home energy costs each year, reduces inflation, lowers healthcare costs, and closes tax loopholes that giant corporations exploit to pay a lower tax rate than the middle-class.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA-03), Josh Harder (D-CA-10), Jerry McNerney (D-CA-09), and Mike Thompson (D-CA-05) issued the following statement urging Governor Newsom to cancel the planned construction of the tunnel under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in response to the release of a Draft Environmental Impact Report by the State Department of Water Resources (DWR) for the Delta Conveyance Project:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) issued the following statement in support of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Joe Manchin's (D-WV) bill, the "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," which will be considered under Budget Reconciliation in the U.S. Senate and therefore will not be subject to the filibuster rule:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein (both D-Calif.) announced the introduction of legislation to expand the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to include approximately 3,925 acres of adjacent Bureau of Land Management-administered public lands in Lake County, California. It would also require the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service to improve tribal engagement and co-management of the National Monument, including for historic preservation, archaeological sites, and forest health.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands on his bill, the "Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act" (H.R.6366).
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA03), former Deputy Secretary of the Interior during the Clinton Administration, introduced the "Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act" (H.R.6366) with Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA05) as the bill's original cosponsor.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressmen John Garamendi (D-CA) and Don Young (R-AK) reintroduced the "Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act" (H.R.6059). Congressman Garamendi is a former Deputy Secretary of the Interior under President Bill Clinton, and Congressman Young is the Dean of the U.S. House Representatives.
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) introduced the "Biomass and Biogas for Electric Vehicles Act." This legislation would allow biomass facilities generating renewable electricity to finally participate in the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressmen John Garamendi (D-CA03) and Mark Amodei (R-NV03) introduced the "Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels Act" (H.R.5692).