Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs

Video Blog: Natural Resources Committee Jobs Watch - Rep. Southerland
Blog
Mar 6, 2012 - House Natural Resources Committee Republicans are committed to putting Americans back to work by enacting policies that embrace America’s abundant natural resources to help create jobs and grow our economy. The Committee continues its Jobs Watch series this week with Freshman Committee Member Steve Southerland from Flo... More

Examining the Financial Impacts of Endangered Species Act Lawsuits and Settlements
Resourceful Information
Mar 6, 2012 - Today, the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs will hold an oversight hearing on the FY 2013 budget requests for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As part of Chairman Doc Hastings’ ongoing efforts to review the Endangered Species Act ... More

Chairman Hastings Letter to Council on Environmental Quality Chairwoman Nancy Sutley and Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren on the National Ocean Council Draft Implementation Plan
Letters
Feb 23, 2012 - Dear Chairwoman Sutley and Director Holdren: I am writing to you as the co-chairs of the National Ocean Council created under Executive Order 13547, which implemented the final recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force and created a new National Ocean Policy. In addition to the National Ocean Council, ... More

Secretary Salazar Confirms Costs of ESA Litigation & Settlements are Unknown
Press Release
Feb 15, 2012 - Today during a Full Committee hearing on the President’s FY 2013 budget, Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar agreed that reforms to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) are needed to make it less lawsuit driven and admitted that he doesn’t currently know how much the Department spends on ESA-related litigation costs. The Nat... More

VIDEO RELEASE: Natural Resources Republicans Fight for More American Jobs, More American Energy
Press Release
Jan 23, 2012 - Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee released a new web video today highlighting the Committee’s work during the first session of the 112th Congress to create jobs and expand access to our own energy and natural resources. Through 115 hearings, Republicans on the Committee conducted rigorous oversight o... More

Committee Report on H.R. 3117, the "Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2012"
Committee Reports
Jan 23, 2012 - H. Rept. 112-374 More

Chairman Hastings' Op-Ed in EnergyGuardian: Ocean policy reaches far beyond the sea
Op-Eds and Speeches
Jan 20, 2012 - Guest Opinion: Ocean policy reaches far beyond the sea By House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings Energy Guardian January 20, 2012 If there’s one accomplishment President Obama can take credit for during his first term in office, it’s expanding the size and reach of the federal government. While this m... More

Committee Report on H.R. 2236, the "Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act of 2011"
Committee Reports
Jan 18, 2012 - H. Rept. 112-372 More

Obama Administration Moves Forward with Plan to Zone the Ocean
Press Release
Jan 12, 2012 - Today President Obama’s National Ocean Council, created by an Executive Order in 2010, released a draft action plan to move forward with the Administration’s goal of imposing new mandatory “ocean zoning.” This initiative could place huge portions of the ocean off limits to all types of recreational, commercial and agri... More

Committee Report on the Legislative and Oversight Activities of the Committee on Natural Resources One Hundred Twelfth Congress (Second Quarter)
Committee Reports
Dec 23, 2011 - H. Rept. 112-346 More

Committee Report on H.R. 3069, the "Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act"
Committee Reports
Dec 8, 2011 - H. Rept. 112-322 More

Committee Report on H.R. 1466, To resolve the status of certain persons legally residing in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under the immigration laws of the United States
Committee Reports
Dec 8, 2011 - H. Rept. 112-319, Part 1 More

Committee Report on H.R. 2719, the "Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act of 2011"
Committee Reports
Dec 8, 2011 - H. Rept. 112-321 More

Excessive Endangered Species Act Litigation Threatens Species Recovery, Job Creation and Economic Growth
Press Release
Dec 6, 2011 - Today, the Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee oversight hearing to examine how excessive Endangered Species Act (ESA) related litigation impacts species recovery, job creation and the economy. This was the first hearing in series that will be held by the Committee to take a fair look at the ways in wh... More

Committee Report on H.R. 991, the "Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2011"
Committee Reports
Dec 1, 2011 - H. Rept. 112-308 More

Committee Report on H.R. 306, the "Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act"
Committee Reports
Dec 1, 2011 - H. Rept. 112-310 More

Full Committee to Hold Oversight Hearing on Endangered Species Act Litigation
Committee Action
Nov 28, 2011 - On Tuesday, December 6th the Natural Resources Committee will hold a Full Committee oversight hearing on “The Endangered Species Act: How Litigation is Costing Jobs and Impeding True Recovery Efforts.” “This hearing is the first of many that the Natural Resources Committee will hold to examine both the strengths and we... More

Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act (H.R. 2834)
Committee Votes
Nov 17, 2011 - Reporting H.R. 2834 Out of Committee (Passed 29-14. View Roll Call Vote) This bill establishes that fishing, hunting, and shooting are important traditional activities that have a key place on our National Forests and public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Grijalva Amendment #001 – Prohibits ... More

Committee Report on H.R. 588, the "Redesignation of the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge"
Committee Reports
Nov 10, 2011 - H. Rept. 112-279 More

Witnesses Question Obama Administration’s Priorities on Everglades Restoration
Press Release
Nov 3, 2011 - Today, the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs held an oversight hearing on, “Florida Everglades Restoration: What are the Priorities?” The hearing focused on how the Obama Administration’s proposed establishment of the Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area wil... More

Witnesses Decry NOAA’s Unsubstantiated Stellar Sea Lion Science Jeopardizing Commercial Fishing Industry, Coastal Economies
Press Release
Oct 17, 2011 - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held a Full Committee field hearing on “NOAA's Steller Sea Lion Science and Fishery Management Restrictions - Does the Science Support the Decisions?” Members in attendance, including Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Rep. Don Young (AK-At large), heard from the Administrati... More

Chairman Hastings Memorandum to Committee Members Re-referring H.R. 2719
Letters
Oct 17, 2011 - TO: Members of the Committee on Natural Resources FROM: Chainnan Doc Hastings RE: Recall and re-referral of H.R. 2719 Pursuant to Committee on Natural Resources Rule 6(e), I hereby give notice of my intent to recall and re-refer the following bill to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs, ... More

Committee Report on H.R. 258, the "Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2011"
Committee Reports
Oct 14, 2011 - H. Rept. 112-245, Part 1 More

Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act (H.R. 3069)
Committee Votes
Oct 5, 2011 - Reporting H.R. 3069 Out of Committee (Passed 29-13. View Roll Call Vote) This bill would allows for the issuance of state and tribal permits to lethally remove increasing predatory, non-ESA listed sea lions that consume thousands of endangered salmon and other fish species in the Columbia River and their tributaries. B... More

Witnesses: President Obama’s Ocean Zoning Plan Will Stifle Economic Growth, Create Regulatory Uncertainty, Threaten Jobs
Press Release
Oct 4, 2011 - Today, the Natural Resources Committee held an oversight hearing on “The President’s New National Ocean Policy - A Plan for Further Restrictions on Ocean, Coastal and Inland Activities.” At the hearing, Members heard about the potential job and economic implications of President Obama’s Executive Order 13547, which cre... More

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Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs