Representatives Mike Garcia (R-CA) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) introduced the Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts Act, which would establish a program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to improve the forecasting of atmospheric rivers, powerful storms that carry the risk of severe flooding and snowfall that caused substantial damage across the state this year. Read more »

Representative Mike Garcia (CA-27) introduced the Helping Invest in Key Environments (HIKE) Act, which would expand the Santa Monica Mountain National Recreation Area to include large parts of the Rim of the Valley corridor. Read more »

In case you missed it, Representative Mike Garcia (CA-27) wrote an op-ed in the Santa Clarita Valley Signal on Saturday responding to Governor Gavin Newsom’s legislative push in Sacramento to punish energy providers for price gouging, a claim that is unsubstantiated and untrue. Read more »

Representative Mike Garcia (CA-27) issued the following statement after Chairwoman Kay Granger announced that Garcia will serve on the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittees on: Defense; Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS); and Energy and Water Development (E&W). Read more »

Representative Mike Garcia has joined members of the California congressional delegation in co-sponsoring the Working to Advance Tangible and Effective Reforms (WATER) for California Act to improve water management and accessibility throughout the state. Read more »

Representative Mike Garcia (CA-25) released the following statement after the House passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 last week. Read more »

Representative Mike Garcia (CA-25) penned an op-ed in The L.A. Daily News discussing the importance of American energy independence and its relation to America’s national security. Read more »

Click here to read the full op-ed. America’s national security and energy security go hand-in-hand. If we want America to remain safe, secure, and prosperous as our adversaries become more brazen, we must return our country to energy independence. We have seen over the last year under the Biden administration just how dangerous overreliance on other nations for energy is. When… Read more »

Representative Mike Garcia (R-CA), House Committee on Natural Resources Republican Leader Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (R-WA), and fellow lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of the Department of Interior (DOI) Deb Haaland and Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tom Vilsack about the need for action to address the current drought crisis in California and across the West. Read more »

During a House Committee on Natural Resources GOP forum on the ‘Western Water Crisis’, Representative Mike Garcia (CA-25) highlighted the need for action to address California’s drought crisis. Read more »