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A House Natural Resources subcommittee this week will wade into a fight over how to share water between farmers and tribal fisherman in the Klamath Basin.
The Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries is set to take up Oregon Republican Rep. Cliff Bentz’s H.R. 8259, the “Reclamation Project Consultation Improvement Act.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz (OR-02) voted YES for the Fiscal Year 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, legislation that includes $80 million for the construction of an Academic Training Center at Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base in Klamath Falls. The bill now passes over to the Senate.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz (OR-O2) announced that Yi-jia, Lu (Lyra Lu), a junior attending Burns High School, has been selected as the winner of OR-02’s 2026 Congressional Art Competition out of a record number of amazing submissions.
In this exclusive Five on 5 interview, News Director Joe Sullivan interviews Congressman Cliff Bentz. Bentz discusses his legislative efforts to address water scarcity in Klamath and Central Oregon, forest management, and economic challenges facing rural communities. He also weighs in on power coordination at Bonneville Power Administration, the bipartisan Farm Bill, and a new F-35 training unit coming to Klamath Falls.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Last Thursday, the House passed the Farm Bill, H.R. 7567, the “Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026”. This bill helps secure America’s food supply, provides a safety net for farming operations in the form of crop insurance and commodity programs, and funds nutrition initiatives like SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). The bill helps farmers stay in business when weather, markets, supply chains, and other hazards threaten to drive them out of business.
WASHINGTON, D.C -- Today, the House Natural Resources Committee heard H.R. 8259, the Federal Water Projects Consultation Improvement Act of 2026, sponsored by Congressman Cliff Bentz (OR-02). This bill would require an agency, during a consultation process under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), when requested to do so, to discuss and engage with water users who have water supply contracts under federal water projects.
CROOK COUNTY, OR – Today, U.S. Congressman Cliff Bentz’s Oregon office staff facilitated the visit of U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to Oregon’s Second Congressional District as part of her 50 State “Returning Education to the States” tour, with stops at Crook County High School and Crooked River Elementary School in Prineville.