Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman James Gallagher (CA-01) is urging the California State Water Resources Control Board to reject its current Bay-Delta water plan, warning that the proposal could threaten water reliability for Northern California farmers and rural communities while abandoning years of work toward a collaborative approach to managing the state’s water.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Congressman James Gallagher’s (CA-01) Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn a Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) action allowing California to enforce costly new emissions requirements on commercial harbor craft.
The resolution passed the House by a vote of [214-208] and now heads to the Senate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman James Gallagher (CA-01)’s Drone Safety Statement Modernization Act today passed the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, moving the legislation one step closer to consideration by the full House.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman James Gallagher (CA-01) and Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) together introduced H.R. 10304, the Drone Safety Statement Modernization Act, legislation to make sure drone operators know the rules before they take off. The bill would modernize federal safety requirements as drones become increasingly common in America’s skies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman James Gallagher (CA-01) today blasted Governor Gavin Newsom’s failed last-minute attempt to rewrite California’s wildfire liability system. In a video released today, Gallagher called the backroom proposal another effort to move costs around rather than confront the policies that have made electricity and insurance increasingly unaffordable for Californians.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman James Gallagher (CA-01) helped secure key infrastructure investments for Sutter County through the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), including funding to replace aging sewer infrastructure in Robbins and provisions supporting critical culvert improvements that will strengthen public infrastructure and improve community resilience.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman James Gallagher (CA-01) today introduced the Representation Act, legislation to bring greater transparency to congressional redistricting and protect communities of interest from being unnecessarily divided when states draw congressional maps.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman James Gallagher (CA-01) today introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn a Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waiver allowing California to impose burdensome emissions requirements on commercial harbor craft. Gallagher said the mandate would increase operating costs for California businesses and add another layer of costly regulations at a time when hardworking families and industries across the state are already struggling with high costs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives James Gallagher (CA-01) and Mike Thompson (CA-04) today introduced the Community-Level Upgrades for Safer, Threat-Resistant Homes (CLUSTER) Act, bipartisan legislation to help communities better protect neighborhoods from catastrophic wildfires by expanding access to FEMA hazard mitigation funding.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman James Gallagher (CA-01) introduced the Doug LaMalfa Sacramento River Basin Water Security and Reliability Act, legislation to strengthen water reliability across Northern California by supporting water storage, improving river restoration, and protecting the Sacramento River Basin for future generations.