Jan 24, 2025
Advocacy USDA Announces Key Slate of Presidential AppointmentsOn Tuesday, January 21, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced appointments for several senior staff positions. Those appointments include: Kailee Tkacz Buller Appointed as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Preston Parry...
Jan 24, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship U.S. Senators Call on Treasury Department to Swiftly Publish Data on Impact of Natural Disasters on Homeowners InsuranceOn January 17, Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) joined Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and six other Senators in urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to immediately publish data and analysis...
Jan 24, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Fix Our Forests Act Heads to U.S. SenateThe Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471), passed the U.S. House of Representatives on January 23, 2025, with a bipartisan vote of 279-141. This legislation, sponsored by House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Representative Scott...
Jan 24, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Congress Introduces Variety of Bipartisan Measures to Strengthen Wildfire Resilience and RecoveryIn the wake of, and continuing battle with, the Los Angeles fires, several pieces of bipartisan legislation have been introduced, or reintroduced, in efforts to strengthen Wildfire Resilience and Recovery. On January 17, Sen. Alex...
Jan 24, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 1 (Connolly) – Residential Property Insurance: Wildfire RiskRCRC supports Assembly Bill 1, authored by Assembly Member Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael). The measure would require the California Department of Insurance (CDI) to identify and consider additional property-level and community-wide wildfire mitigation measures to...
Jan 24, 2025
Advocacy RCRC Priorities a Topic of Discussion During Inaugural WeekA number of Supervisors from California counties made the trek to Washington, DC for the inauguration, including RCRC Chair, Supervisor Geri Byrne (Modoc County) and Second Vice-Chair, Bob Nelson (Santa Barbara County). Extending their stay...
Jan 17, 2025
Advocacy Federal Committee Appointments and Confirmation UpdatesOn January 14, Representative Mike Thompson (D-Lake) was once again named Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Policy. This appointment was confirmed by a vote of the full committee. “It’s...
Jan 17, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Fix Our Forests Act Reintroduced and Slated for Consideration on House FloorOn January 16, House Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR-04) and Representative Scott Peters (D-CA-50) announced the reintroduction of the Fix Our Forests Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at strengthening resiliency through active forest management....
Jan 17, 2025
Advocacy | Forest and Public Lands Stewardship Congressmember Vince Fong Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Help Fight WildfiresOn January 14, U.S. Representative Vince Fong (R-CA-20), along with Representative Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), introduced the bipartisan ACERO Act. This legislation authorizes NASA’s Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO) project to develop technology for drones...
Jan 17, 2025
Advocacy | Community and Economic Development Bill of the Week: Assembly Bill 240 (Alanis) – Community Colleges StudyThe Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) is sponsoring Assembly Bill 240, authored by Assembly Member Juan Alanis (R-Merced). This measure would require the Little Hoover Commission to conduct a study evaluating the educational needs...