🦅 Modoc County
~9,000 peopleModoc County is California's forgotten corner—a high desert plateau on the Oregon and Nevada borders. This is ranching country, wide open and fiercely independent. In 2023, grasshopper infestations caused over $52 million in losses when the federal government failed to act in time. Ranchers here don't want special treatment—they want the government to do its job and then get out of the way.
These bills hold federal agencies accountable, compensate ranchers for government failures, and invest in rural infrastructure.
Key Bills for Modoc:
- American Agriculture Resilience & Pest Management Act (AARPMA) — $5 billion trust fund to compensate ranchers; Modoc specifically named as case study
- Rural Prosperity and Security Act — Broadband, roads, and essential services for remote communities
- American Healthcare Access and Integrity Act — Telehealth and rural clinic support
- Federal Wildfire Insurance Stabilization Act — Keeps ranch and home insurance available
- National Climate Resilience and Fire Safety Reinsurance Act — Federal reinsurance backstop for wildfire coverage
- State Sovereignty and Adaptive Resilience Act — Respects local decision-making and state rights
- American Forest Resilience and Timber Economy Act — Forest health on Modoc National Forest
- Main Street Small Business & Tax Fairness Act — Supports Alturas and small-town businesses
- Federal Lands Stewardship and Human Sustenance Act — Protects ranchers' traditional land access
- Federal Lands Stewardship and Agricultural Resilience Act — Supports regenerative ranching practices
- American Fiscal Security Act — Responsible federal spending and debt reduction