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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-El Monte) voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, delivering landmark investments to lower San Gabriel Valley families' kitchen table costs, create nine million good-paying union jobs, combat the climate crisis, and dramatically reduce the deficit.
(WASHINGTON, DC) Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-El Monte) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced their proposed rule on carbon emissions, effectively terminating the Clean Power Plan:
(WASHINGTON, DC) Today, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-El Monte) released the following statement on the six-month anniversary of when Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico:
(Washington, DC) Today, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-El Monte) released the following statement after Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and labor and environmental groups announced a joint proposal to close Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant and replace it with investment in a greenhouse-gas-free portfolio of energy efficiency, renewables, and energy storage:
(El Monte, CA) Today, Rep. Napolitano (CA-32) visited Northrop Grumman in Azusa and CODA Energy in Monrovia, promoting local manufacturing and job creation in the San Gabriel Valley.
(Washington, D.C.) Today, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (CA-32) voted in favor of H.R. 678, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act. Napolitano supported final passage of the bill after an amendment was adopted altering the controversial provision that would have waived the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for these projects. The bill ultimately passed by a vote of 416-7.
Legislation Would Improve Efficiency of Hydropower Dams
(Washington, D.C.) Today, during a floor debate in the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (CA-38) expressed her opposition to H.R. 2842, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011, because of the way it overrides critical environmental protections. Napolitano continues to support small-scale hydropower projects, but objected to the bill’s waiver of National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) environmental reviews before implementing such projects.
(Washington, D.C.) Today, at a signing ceremony at the White House, President Barack Obama signed the Hoover Power Allocation Act, a bill originally authored by Rep. Grace F. Napolitano that determines how the Hoover Dam will be run for the next fifty years and provides new access to power for Native American tribes and other groups.
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Hoover Power Allocation Act, a bill originally authored by Rep. Grace F. Napolitano that determines how the Hoover Dam will be run for the next fifty years and provides new access to power for Native American tribes and other groups. The bill’s passage in the House today means it will now be sent to the President to be enacted into law.