Jared Huffman
- Previous profession
- Public interest attorney, 1990 to 2001; Senior lawyer, Natural Resources Defense Council, 2001 to 2006
- First public office
- 1994Board member, Marin Municipal Water District, 1994 to 2006
- Years in public office
- 31of 36 years since 1990, the first year the biography gives for any work
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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The saved record holds 729 recorded votes by Jared Huffman, from 2013 to 2026.
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119th Congress, 2025 to today
23 Yes · 34 No · 3 Did not vote on 60 laws of this Congress. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 3 laws and 8 executive orders.
From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
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17 excerpts
- Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal ElectionsSeptember 8, 2026
“In the court filing, the amici curiae argue that Trump’s Executive Order 14399, “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections,” violates the separation of powers and usurps congressional authorities outlined in Article I of the U.S. Constitution, which gives the states and Congress exclusive authority over election administration.”
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- Making the District of Columbia Safe and BeautifulJune 15, 2026
Huffman Leads Colleagues in Call to Terminate Illegal Plans for "Triumphal Arch"
“Notably, neither the Report nor the draft Programmatic Agreement identifies any act ofCongress authorizing the undertaking; the only authority either document invokes is Executive Order 14252. An executive order is not an act of Congress.It cannot substitute for the authorization that § 8106 and the Commemorative Works Act demand.”
- Public Law 119-85April 16, 2026
Republicans Sell Out America’s Most Beloved Wilderness to Foreign Mining Conglomerate
“Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement after the Senate voted to send H.J. Res. 140 to President Trump’s desk, using the Congressional Review Act to open over 250,000 acres in the Boundary Waters of Northern Minnesota to mining.”
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“President Trump's executive order on minerals, EO 14241, had waived that requirement. The loan was worth more than twice Vulcan's entire valuation at the time.”
- Restoring Truth and Sanity to American HistoryMarch 19, 2026
“In a letter to Chair Mike Simpson and Ranking Member Chellie Pingree of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, the members urged inclusion of language in the FY 2027 spending bill that would prohibit the use of any funds to implement, administer, or enforce the order, titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActMarch 18, 2026
Huffman Blasts $40 Million in Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Shasta Dam Raise
“Trump and Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) provided $1 billion to the Bureau for surface water storage projects with all cost-sharing and reimbursement requirements eliminated, a break from more than a century of reclamation law. Today's announcement directs $40 million of those funds toward planning and preconstruction for the raise.”
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- Restoring Truth and Sanity to American HistoryFebruary 10, 2026
Ranking Member Huffman Blasts Whitewashing & Corruption Surrounding America’s 250th Birthday
“Executive Order 14253 (March 2025) requires the removal of any public monument, sign, or exhibit on federal land that "disparages Americans past or living, including persons living in colonial times." Secretarial Order 3431 directs agencies to complete removals within 120 days and asks visitors to report "negative" historical information.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActFebruary 2, 2026
“Trump and Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act provided nearly $13 billion for direct Defense Production Act grants and approximately $350 billion in available financing for critical minerals and related projects. This gave the administration no-strings-attached resources to buy stakes in private companies.”
- Immediate Measures To Increase American Mineral ProductionFebruary 2, 2026
“Before making these investments, the administration moved to shield its dealmaking from scrutiny by issuing Executive Order 14241 in March 2025, which waived congressional notification requirements under the Defense Production Act for projects exceeding $50 million. The order also waived SEC disclosure requirements that normally force mining companies to prove their projects are economically viable before attracting investors, protections designed”
- Public Law 119-85January 21, 2026
Ranking Member Huffman Slams Backdoor Attempt to Open Boundary Waters to Toxic Mining
“Washington, D.C. – Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) against H.J. Res. 140, a Congressional Review Act resolution that would overturn protections for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota and allow a Chilean mining company with ties to China to pursue a sulfide-ore copper mine near its headwaters.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActOctober 23, 2025
Ranking Member Huffman: Trump’s “Alaska Day” Blitz Is a Full-Scale Giveaway to Big Oil and Mining
“On October 21, the BLM issued a call for nominations for a new oil and gas lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska (NPR-A)—the first since 2019—covering at least 4 million acres as required by the Republican-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act. A day earlier, the Office of Management and Budget began reviewing the rescission of the 2024 NPR-A Protection”
- Restoring Truth and Sanity to American HistoryAugust 6, 2025
Huffman, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Order Whitewashing American History in National Parks
“The lawmakers detail widespread censorship stemming from Secretarial Order No. 3431 and Executive Order 14253, which direct the National Park Service to revise interpretive materials to align with a narrow ideological narrative.”
- Public Law 119-48July 21, 2025
Huffman Releases Interior Department Letter Opposing GOP Effort to Overturn Public Land Protections
“Ranking Member Huffman is calling on Congress to reject H.J. Res. 104, 105, and 106 and protect the integrity of public land management processes.”
- Immediate Expansion of American Timber ProductionApril 15, 2025
Huffman, Matsui Express Concerns For Increased Logging On Public Lands
“By issuing E.O. 14225, President Trump is prioritizing timber production over all other uses of public lands—regardless of ecological impacts or wildfire mitigation,” the lawmakers wrote.”
- Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource PotentialMarch 20, 2025
Ranking Member Huffman Slams Trump Admin Orders to Hand Over Public Lands to Big Oil
“These actions, part of Executive Order 14153 and Secretary’s Order 3422, are designed to reinstate and expand oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), while revoking public land withdrawals that could greenlight controversial projects like the Ambler Road and the Alaska Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Pipeline.”
- Unleashing American EnergyFebruary 25, 2025
“To that end, please provide us with copies of all reports, memoranda, or other documents produced in response to S.O. 3418 or E.O. 14154.”
- Creating Schedule F in the Excepted ServiceJanuary 14, 2025
Stop Project 2025 Task Force Founder Sounds Alarm Ahead of Architect’s Confirmation Hearing
“During that time, Vought oversaw the implementation of Executive Order 13957, often referred to as Schedule F, which empowers the president to purge the civil service of nonpartisan public servants and politicize the executive branch by unilaterally firing tens of thousands of apolitical federal workers and replacing them with political loyalists. The Executive Order was reversed by President Biden in”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 13 spending items this member requested, $11,056,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinleyville Community Services District | Public Law 119-37 | Forest and Watershed Management PlanNatural Resources Conservation Service · Conservation Operations | CA | $1,000,000 |
| Gualala Community Center | Public Law 119-37 | Community Center ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | CA | $1,000,000 |
| Petaluma Health Center, Inc | Public Law 119-37 | Property Acquisition and ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | CA | $500,000 |
| Trinity Public Utilities District | Public Law 119-37 | Purchase of Non-Expulsion Fuse EquipmentRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | CA | $360,000 |
| Partnership for the Performing Arts | Public Law 119-37 | Civic and Emergency Operations Center Facility ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | CA | $1,000,000 |
| Leggett Valley Fire Protection District | Public Law 119-37 | Facility ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | CA | $962,000 |
| City of Fort Bragg | Public Law 119-37 | Broadband Infrastructure Construction and ImprovementsRural Utilities Service · ReConnect Pilot Program | CA | $750,000 |
| Northern California Indian Development Council, Inc | Public Law 119-74 | Offshore Wind Tribal EngagementDOC · NOAA--CZM | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| County of Humboldt, Sheriff's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement Computer ReplacementDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $153,000 |
| County of Marin | Public Law 119-75 | Fairfax-San Anselmo Children's Center Safety UpgradesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $850,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County of Marin | Public Law 119-75 | Point Reyes Workforce Housing Development and ConstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $2,000,000 |
| Sonoma County | Public Law 119-75 | Spud Point-Bodega Bay Ice-Making PlantDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $1,200,000 |
| Marin County Public Financing Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Oak Hill Workforce HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $250,000 |
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