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Ranking Member Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Chairman Bill Foster (D-IL) of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight have introduced H.R.

H.R. 6434, a bill to protect the history of Japanese American internment during World War II authored by U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA), passed the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources on Wednesday and now awaits a vote on the House floor.

U.S. Representative Jay Obernolte introduced a new bill on Thursday to protect and promote the history of Japanese American mass incarceration during World War II through a new network of historic sites administered by the National Park Service. The bill, H.R. 6434, has gained rapid traction in the U.S. House of Representatives, with a hearing already scheduled for February 3 in the House Natural Resources Committee.

Madam Speaker – I rise today to oppose this $2.5 trillion debt limit increase which this Congress is voting on without any discussion of how this debate will ever be repaid.

The updated National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which will be signed into law in the coming days includes key initiatives for military instillations in California’s 8^th District. The bill also includes U.S.

The community of Newberry Springs is celebrating this evening as an Orange County court returns a verdict that sexually violent predator Lawtis Rhoden will not be placed in Newberry Springs. California’s 8^th District has faced a long battle against the placement of the sexually violent predator in the area, with U.S.

U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-Hesperia) voted no on the massive social spending bill on Friday morning after the non-partisan score from the Congressional Budget Office proved that the bill would add hundreds of billions of dollars to the federal deficit despite White House claims to the contrary.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA) held his annual Everyday Heroes event on Monday, November 8, to celebrate the work of California’s 8^th District law enforcement, fire, and EMS personnel. Joined by San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus, Inland Division Chief for California Highway Patrol Dan Minor, and Fire Chief Dan Munsey from San Bernardino County Fire, as well as by the families of those recognized, Rep.