On February 14, 2011, Jared Huffman cosponsored a bill with Paul Fong, California Assembly Bill 376, to make it illegal to possess, distribute, or sell shark fins, unless for research or commercial purposes.
Rep . Jared Huffman ( D-CA ) accused the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power of being unnecessarily " adversarial " and having " unfairly vilified " the Forest Service after a committee hearing about the bill.
In response to the film, New York State Senator U . S . Congressmen Adam Schiff and Jared Huffman attached an amendment to the Agriculture Appropriations Act, requiring the USDA to update the Animal Welfare Act in regards to cetacean captivity.
During the spring of 2015 the Forum hosted a number of events with such speakers as Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Dean Vali Nasr, graphic designer John Maeda, congressmen John Sarbanes, Jerry McNerney, Jared Huffman, and Mark DeSaulnier.
In May 2015, Congressman Jared Huffman ( D-San Rafael ) introduced a bill to take land near Windsor, owned by the tribe, into federal trust for housing and other non-gaming purposes as part of a new Lytton Rancheria reservation for the tribe.
Rep . Jared Huffman ( D-CA ) opposed the bill, arguing that it should be opposed because the supporters " believe coal companies should be allowed to blow the tops off mountains and dump the waste into streams, no matter what the science says about the consequence for our environment and the public health ."
In announcing his campaign Solomon himself argued, " After so many years of progressive leadership from Lynn Woolsey, her successor in the House should have a proven commitment to a wide range of progressive values . " Solomon emphasized his strong environmentalist background and particularly his opposition to nuclear power, which he used to differentiate himself from his primary opponent Assemblyman Jared Huffman.