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Members, Witnesses Testify on Need to Prevent Unilateral National Monument Designations
Press Release
Apr 16, 2013 - Today, the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation held a legislative hearing on nine bills to prevent the President from unilaterally designating National Monuments under the century-old Antiquities Act and to ensure greater public participation in the process. The Antiquities Act was designed to aut... More

Chairman Hastings’ Statement on President Obama’s Plan to Use Antiquities Act to Unilaterally Designate Five New National Monuments
Press Release
Mar 22, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after President Obama announced his intentions to unilaterally designate five new National Monuments using presidential powers granted under the 1906 Antiquities Act. “The Obama Administration not only sees the sequester as... More

Eisenhower Family, Expert Witnesses Support Chairman Bishop’s Bill to Complete Eisenhower Memorial with Appropriate Design, Process
Press Release
Mar 19, 2013 - Today the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation held a legislative hearing on H.R. 1126, the “Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Completion Act.” The legislation introduced by Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) implements a new design competition and provid... More

Chairman Hastings' Statement on President Obama's Chimney Rock Monument Designation
Press Release
Sep 21, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement in response to President Obama’s announcement to use presidential powers granted under the 1906 Antiquities Act to designate Chimney Rock as a National Monument: “This is truly a face-saving action borne out of Presid... More

Witnesses Discuss Importance of Thorough, Judicious Planning Process to Preserve Integrity, Dignity of National Mall
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Jun 1, 2012 - Today, the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands held an oversight hearing on the “Future of the National Mall.” Witnesses at the hearing discussed a broad prospective on the future of the National Mall including the need for cautious deliberation and Congressional consideration of potential ch... More

Chairman Hastings’ Statement on President Obama’s Fort Monroe Monument Designation
Press Release
Nov 1, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement in response to President Obama’s announcement to use presidential powers granted under the 1906 Antiquities Act to designate part of Fort Monroe as a National Monument: “In contrast to prior uses of the Antiquities Ac... More

Members Call for Limitations on President’s Authority to Unilaterally Designate National Monuments
Press Release
Sep 13, 2011 - Today, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands held a legislative hearing on six bills that would limit the President’s authority to use the Antiquities Act to unilaterally designate new National Monuments within certain states. Last year, an internal document from the Interior Department revealed... More

Chairman Hastings’ Statement on Secretary Salazar’s Wilderness Proposal
Press Release
Jun 10, 2011 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement in response to Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Ken Salazar’s letter to Congress concerning wilderness area designations: “Based on the Obama Administration’s track record in this area, I’m taking a ‘trust but ver... More

Republican Views on H.Res. 4438, "directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit to the House of Representatives certain information relating to the potential designation of National Monuments"
Committee Reports
Jun 22, 2010 - Republican Views on H.Res. 4438, "directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit to the House of Representatives certain information relating to the potential designation of National Monuments" More

Bipartisan Committee Vote Calls for Interior Department to Release Secret National Monument Documents
Press Release
Jun 16, 2010 - The House Natural Resource Committee today approved, with favorable recommendation, a Resolution of Inquiry (H. Res. 1406) introduced by Ranking Member Doc Hastings and National Parks, Forest and Public Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Bishop to direct the Department of Interior to turn over to Congress the missin... More

Hastings, Bishop Introduce Second Resolution of Inquiry
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May 27, 2010 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Ranking Member Rob Bishop (UT-01) introduced a second Resolution of Inquiry (H. Res. 1406) seeking the missing pages of an internal Department of Interior (DOI) memo detailing plans ... More

FOX News: Signs Point to Administration Plan to Lock Up 13M Acres of Federal Land
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May 27, 2010 - Signs Point to Administration Plan to Lock Up 13M Acres of Federal Land Brian Wilson FOX News May 27, 2010 Click here to watch A leaked partial document produced by the Bureau of Land Management and obtained by Fox News suggests the Obama administration is considering a plan to lock up 13 million acres of land -- and t... More

Republican Views on H.R. 2889, the "Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009"
Committee Reports
May 27, 2010 - Republican Views on H.R. 2889, the "Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2009" More

Hastings, Bishop Call on Secretary Salazar to Bring Missing Pages of National Monument Document to Committee Hearing
Press Release
May 25, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) and National Parks, Forest s and Public Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Bishop (UT-01) sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today asking him to bring the missing pages from “Internal Document” that details plans to designate n... More

Reps. Hastings, Bishop Send Letter Requesting Secretary Salazar Bring Missing Pages of National Monument Document to Committee Hearing
Letters
May 25, 2010 - Reps. Hastings, Bishop Send Letter Requesting Secretary Salazar Bring Missing Pages of National Monument Document to Committee Hearing More

Republican Views on H. Res. 1254, a Resolution of Inquiry requesting DOI documents relating to a "Treasured Landscapes Initiative"
Committee Reports
May 10, 2010 - Republican Views on H. Res. 1254, a Resolution of Inquiry requesting DOI documents relating to a "Treasured Landscapes Initiative" More

Ranking Member Hastings Urges Democrat Majority to Embrace Transparency, Bring Resolution of Inquiry on National Monument Documents for Vote in Full House
Press Release
May 5, 2010 - The House Natural Resources Committee today voted down (by a margin of 20-22) a motion offered by Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) to favorably report H. Res. 1245, a Resolution of Inquiry aimed at requiring the Secretary of the Interior to turn over specific information related to potential National Monument design... More

DOI Continues to Withhold Missing Documents Regarding National Monument Designations
Press Release
May 5, 2010 - Over two months after Republicans requested missing pages and information regarding the Obama Administration’s “Treasured Landscape” document that details plans to designate new national monuments, the Department of Interior (DOI) last night released just 383 pages of emails. The emails simply raise more questions abou... More

Resolution of Inquiry Directed at Interior Dept. : Republicans Aim to Force Disclosure of Documents on Secret National Monument Plans
Press Release
Apr 13, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) and National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Bishop (UT-01) will introduce a Resolution of Inquiry today that is aimed at requiring the Secretary of the Interior to turn over to the House of Representatives specific in... More

Hot Air Alert: One Month After Republicans Request “Missing Pages” on Plans for Potential New National Monuments, Nothing But Crickets from Interior Department
Hot Air Alert
Mar 29, 2010 - Exactly one month ago today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04); National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Bishop (UT-01); and 14 Members of Congress sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar requesting missing pages and additional informati... More

As Secretary Salazar Visits Border, Dept. of Interior Must Stop Obstructing Border Patrol
Press Release
Mar 12, 2010 - On Saturday, March 13, 2010, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will briefly tour Organ Pipe National Monument, located along Arizona’s southern border. While there, Secretary Salazar must answer as to why the Department of the Interior (DOI) is using environmental regulations to hinder U.S. Border Patrol from secur... More

Federal Land Grab on the Way?
Blog
Mar 12, 2010 - Obama administration eyeing more land for national monuments? Fox and Friends reports: Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com More

850,000 Acres & 34 Wilderness Area Designations = No Access, No Jobs, No Recreation for Coloradans
Resourceful Information
Mar 11, 2010 - Click to enlarge Map Key: -- “Off Limits” signs = Land Designated Wilderness Area Under H.R. 4289 (Rep. DeGette) -- Numbers 1-7 and corresponding colors distinguish CO Congressional Districts -- CO Congressional District 1, Rep. Dianna DeGette–NOT affected by H.R. 4289 -- CO Congressional Districts 2,3,5, Reps. Polis,... More

Wall Street Journal Editorial: An Energy Head Fake
In Case You Missed It
Mar 11, 2010 - An Energy Head Fake The Administration is still hostile to oil drilling and nuclear power. Wall Street Journal Editorial March 11, 2010 President Obama used his January State of the Union speech to promise "a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants" and "new offshore areas for oil and gas development." Judg... More

Republicans Request Missing Pages and Documents on Administration’s Targeting of New Monument Designations
Press Release
Feb 26, 2010 - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04); National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Bishop (UT-01); and 14 Members of Congress sent a letter today to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar requesting further information related to an internal DOI document that ... More

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