Press Releases
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) reintroduced his Salvaging American Lumber Via Action with Greater Efficiency (SALVAGE) Act on Thursday to improve forest management and decrease the risk of wildfires by expediting salvage and reforestation operations on federal lands.
U.S. Representatives Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) have introduced H.R. 498, the 9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act. This bill would improve cybersecurity at the national suicide hotline following an outage of the system in December as the result of a cyberattack on system operator Intrado.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) has reintroduced his Finding Federal Savings Committee Resolution to help bring fiscal responsibility back to the federal government. The bill is modeled after the post-World War II era Anti-Appropriations Committee and would establish a bipartisan committee within the U.S. House of Representatives to find and recommend the modification or elimination of underperforming and nonessential federal programs.
On Thursday, U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) reintroduced his constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget and return fiscal responsibility to the federal government. H.J. Res. 15, known as the Obernolte Balanced Budget Amendment, would amend the U.S. Constitution to ensure total federal spending for any fiscal year, as appropriated by Congress, does not exceed the amount of federal revenue.
U.S. Representatives Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Bill Foster (D-IL) re-introduced their bipartisan Cost-Share Accountability Actto improve the Department of Energy’s accountability to Congress and the public when awarding grants and waiving cost-sharing requirements.
Today U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte was appointed to serve on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce. The Committee on Energy and Commerce, known in the halls of Congress as E&C, is among the longest-standing and most prestigious in the House, having responsibility for matters including energy policy, environmental stewardship, public health and research, interstate and foreign commerce, consumer protection, and telecommunications.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) voted against the Omnibus spending bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, citing objections to the bill’s high top-line spending number and failure to address the nation’s skyrocketing national debt.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) joined Congressman Jeff Duncan to release a Blueprint for Nuclear Innovation and Competitiveness on Friday to help chart the course for the nuclear energy agenda in the next Congress and facilitate policy discussions among both lawmakers and industry leaders. The blueprint highlights policy priorities in the nuclear energy industry in the realm of fuel, licensing and NRC modernization, financing, and spent nuclear fuel.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) joined Congressional Republicans on Friday in celebrating the unveiling of their Commitment to America, the forward-looking policy agenda culminating from the work of Congressional task forces over the past two years. Rep. Obernolte helped to lead the crafting of technology provisions included in the plan as part of the Big Tech Task Force.
U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) has introduced H.R. 8811, the Streamlining Aviation for Eligible Veterans Act. This legislation, known as the SAFE Veterans Act, would enable veterans who qualify for vocational flight training through the Veteran Readiness and Employment Program (VR&E) the ability to complete flight training through a flight school. This will increase flexibility for veterans seeking vocational flight training outside of a college degree program while simultaneously working to address the U.S.