Rep. McClintock Introduces Legislation at the Start of the 119th Congress

Congressman Tom McClintock (CA-05) introduced the following bills at the start of the 119th Congress:

Proven Forest Management Act - The Proven Forest Management Act expands throughout the entire National Forest System the categorical exclusion for forest management projects that was secured for the Tahoe Basin in the 2016 WINN Act.

Action Versus No Action Act - The Action Versus No Action Act requires federal land management agencies to evaluate forest management activity and the alternative of no action.

Legislation to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes - The legislation requires the Secretary of Agriculture to engage in wildfire suppression and management activities that apply to Forest Service land within 24 hours of identifying a fire.

Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act - The bill makes certain acts related to Social Security or identification document fraud a ground for barring a non-U.S. national from admission into the United States or deporting the individual. Offenses that trigger this ground of inadmissibility and deportability include knowingly and without lawful authority producing a false identification document and making a false statement of material fact in an application for Social Security disability benefits.

No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act - The bill prohibits any non-U.S. national who participated in or otherwise facilitated the October 7, 2023, attacks from seeking any immigration-related relief or protections, including protection from being deported to a country where the individual's life or freedom would be threatened, or asylum in the United States.

Deport Alien Gang Members Act - The bill creates grounds of inadmissibility and deportability for criminal gang members, sets procedures for the designation of criminal gangs by the Secretary of Homeland Security, mandates detention for such aliens, and denies any form of immigration-related relief to such aliens.

Yosemite National Park Equal Access and Fairness Act - The bill allows for recreation on Hetch Hetchy and requires San Francisco to pay fair market value on water from Hetch Hetchy.

Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act - The bill directs the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, at no cost, to a law enforcement officer or firefighter who provides adequate proof of eligibility.

Legislation to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that Act as naturally propagated animals - The bill allows animals hatched in a fish hatchery to be counted towards the Endangered Species Act count.

Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act - The bill revises requirements concerning determinations on whether a species is a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and caps attorney's fees to prevailing parties in ESA citizen suits.

Default Prevention Act - The Default Prevention Act guarantees the sovereign debt of the United States Government by authorizing the Treasury Secretary to continue to borrow to pay interest and principal due on the debt, even in the event of an impasse concerning the debt limit.

Amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide certain line-item veto authority to the President - The joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that authorizes the President to use a line-item veto to reduce an appropriation in a bill or joint resolution.

Amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the United States Government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each House of Congress - The joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that prohibits the U.S. government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each chamber of Congress.

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