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February 14, 2025

WASHINGTON– Foreign officials that willfully violate the First Amendment rights of American citizens will face new consequences thanks to legislation authored by Congressman Darrell Issa and his House colleagues Congresswoman Maria Salazar (FL-27), Congressman Michael Baumgartner (WA-5) and Congressman Brandon Gill (TX-26).

February 7, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Darrell Issa, Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05), and Congressman Mike Collins (GA-10) introduced HR 1109 – The Litigation Transparency Act of 2025

February 1, 2025
Congressman Issa along with bipartisan and bicameral colleagues has reintroduced the American Music Fairness Act (AMFA) to ensure that artists and music creators are paid when their songs are played on FM/AM radio.
January 24, 2025
Today, Congressman Issa introduced the Green Tape Elimination Act (GTEA), unprecedented reform legislation that exempts all hazardous fuel reduction activities on federal lands from environmental regulations for 10 years. This will provide a decade for firefighters to clear brush, cut shrubs, prescribe control burns, and utilize other strategies to stop the fires we know will occur in the future.
January 15, 2025
Congressman Issa, introduced his "Direct Hire to Fight Fire," legislation which grants an authority to federal firefighting agencies to streamline the hiring of essential firefighting roles so that no critical position is left unfilled.
December 20, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, introduced the Preventing Abuse of Digital Replicas Act (PADRA), landmark legislation to protect the voice, image, and likeness of individuals from being used commercially in unauthorized ways.

December 19, 2024

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, held a hearing to discuss the role of standard essential patents (SEPs) in U.S. competition with the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

December 18, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, Senate-companion legislation authored by Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) to place 172 acres of land in East County, San Diego into tribal trust for the Jamul Indian Village passed the House and heads to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
 

December 12, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, Senate-companion legislation authored by Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) to add critically needed federal judgeships to resolve backlogged courts passed the House of Representatives by a bipartisan majority vote of 236-173. 29 Democrats crossed the aisle to support the bill.

December 11, 2024

WASHINGTON – Today, the House approved S. 4367, which includes $50 million in additional water infrastructure funding requested by Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) and Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) for (area).