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CA · DISTRICT 5

Tom McClintock

RepublicanCaliforniaCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source ↗

What they said 12

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (12)Campaign (7)After election (1)In office (4)
Campaign position · Original date not established
Energy & environment

Fund wildfire suppression through the Disaster Relief Fund

AI-assisted summary

McClintock supported changing the Stafford Act so wildfire costs exceeding the budget could be paid from the Disaster Relief Fund. The proposal was intended to address the practice of shifting money from forest treatment and fire-prevention work to cover suppression costs.

Context: The passage describes a provision in the 2015 Resilient Federal Forests Act and does not establish its later status.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Energy & environment

Require bonds in lawsuits challenging forest projects

AI-assisted summary

McClintock supported a provision in the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 requiring litigants to post bonds in challenges to forest-management projects. He said the measure would protect forest managers from frivolous lawsuits and prevent restraining orders from delaying time-sensitive work.

Context: The passage describes a provision in a 2015 bill and does not establish its later status.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Energy & environment

Support streamlined environmental review for forest treatment and salvage

AI-assisted summary

McClintock supports reforms to speed forest-treatment and timber-salvage work on federal lands. The 2015 Resilient Federal Forests Act, which he supported, would create categorical exclusions from NEPA for those operations and limit environmental studies for salvage sales to 90 days. He argues that faster review would help remove fire-killed timber before it loses value and allow damaged land to be restored.

Context: The passage describes the 2015 bill as having passed the House and awaiting Senate action at that time; it does not establish the bill’s later status.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Energy & environment

Expand active management of federal forests

AI-assisted summary

McClintock supports removing excess timber and thinning overgrown federal forests as part of active forest management. He argues that this approach would improve forest health, reduce wildfire risk, and support timber-dependent mountain communities. He also favors using timber-sale revenue to help fund forest protection, replanting, and other public-land improvements.

Context: The page presents these views alongside a 2015 speech; its date and current status as a campaign position are unverified.

Campaign position · legislative priority · Original date not established
Energy & environment

Streamline permitting and establish a dam-financing fund

AI-assisted summary

McClintock said he would act on legislation he had authored to streamline permitting for new dam construction. He also described legislation by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings to create a revolving fund to help start dam financing. He expected discussions with the Senate to begin on reconciling differences between the chambers’ water legislation.

Context: These are plans reported in a speech; the passage does not establish whether the legislation was later enacted.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Energy & environmentEconomy, taxes & work

Require cost-benefit reviews and beneficiary financing for water projects

AI-assisted summary

McClintock supports evaluating federal water projects by weighing construction, operations and maintenance costs against their expected value, including water and power sales, recreation, and flood protection. He also supports requiring project beneficiaries to repay federal funds in proportion to their use of the benefits, rather than charging general taxpayers. He presents these measures as a way to direct federal support toward projects with greater benefits relative to cost.

Context: The passage also describes these principles as a framework the House Water and Power Committee majority would seek to establish at that time.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Energy & environment

Change environmental rules for water projects

AI-assisted summary

McClintock supports revising environmental requirements that apply to dams and water management, while retaining endangered-species protections. He proposes allowing hatchery fish to count toward species targets, controlling non-native predators, and permitting warm-water fisheries to replace cold-water ones in hot regions such as the San Joaquin Valley. He argues these approaches could support species protection while reducing barriers to water storage and supply.

Context: The proposed reforms are discussed in the context of California water management and the Endangered Species Act.

After the election · Original date not established
Government & electionsForeign affairs & defenseEconomy, taxes & work

Restore Congress’s authority over tariffs and war declarations

AI-assisted summary

McClintock called on Congress to reclaim authority over tariffs and declarations of war from the executive branch. He said restoring that authority would restore the constitutional balance between Congress and the president.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

While serving · Original date not established
Energy & environment

Support the REFINER Act

AI-assisted summary

Tom McClintock has expressed support for H.R. 3109, the REFINER Act. The supplied passage does not describe what the bill would do.

Context: The proposal’s mechanism and intended effects are not included in the supplied passage.

While serving · legislative priority · Original date not established
Government & electionsEconomy, taxes & work

Reform the congressional budget process

AI-assisted summary

Tom McClintock introduced H.R. 8380 to reform the congressional budget process. The bill would ensure timely consideration of annual appropriations bills and reduce the risk of government shutdowns.

Context: The supplied passage does not describe the bill’s specific procedures or say whether it has been enacted.