Press Releases
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-08) joined with the Congressional Western Caucus and Senate Western Caucus on Wednesday to introduce the “Western Conservation Principles,” a holistic, outcome-based conservation proposal to serve as a counterpoint to the Biden Administration’s controversial “30 by 30 initiative” and America the Beautiful Report.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte’s (R-Hesperia) bill to establish career pathways in computer science within the federal government passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday – the first legislation introduced by Rep. Obernolte to pass as a stand-alone bill. The Federal Career Opportunities in Computer Science Work Act, H.R. 3533, improves national security and speeds technological advancement by improving the federal government’s ability to recruit and retain computer technology experts.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R- Hesperia) introduced H.R. 5355, the Desert Community Lands Act, on Thursday to convey a total of approximately 8,200 surface acres of land owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to the Town of Apple Valley and Cities of Twentynine Palms, Barstow, and Victorville.
During today’s U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee markup of the over $4.3 trillion partisan reconciliation package, U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) asked the committee to include his Finding Federal Savings Committee Act in the committee’s reconciliation report. The addition was rejected on a party-line vote, but would have created a select committee in the House and Senate to reduce wasteful federal spending and make federal programs more efficient.
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday night, forwarding key initiatives led by U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) for military installations in California’s 8th District. The bill includes $45 million requested by Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms to construct the long-awaited wastewater treatment plant that will serve both the base and the Twentynine Palms community.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-08) is inviting middle and high school students from California’s 8th District to participate in the 2021 Congressional App Challenge. The annual competition is a non-partisan congressional initiative to encourage middle and high school students to pursue an interest in STEM and computer science.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-08) and 32 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have called on Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky to publicly lay out the science behind their decision to recommend children wear masks in school.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (CA-08) released a statement on Friday following a call with U.S. Forest Service leaders to address community concerns regarding the Labor Day weekend closure of all Region 5 national forests, including most national forests in the state of California:
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R- Hesperia) testified on Thursday alongside San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson and numerous community members at an Orange County court hearing on the tentative placement of sexually violent predator Lawtis Rhoden in Newberry Springs. This is the second time Rep.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) proposed an amendment this week to reassign $25 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Justice to the Drug Enforcement Agency to combat large-scale illegal marijuana grows taking hold throughout rural Southern California. The amendment was approved for consideration by the House Rules Committee as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill following convincing testimony from Rep.