On Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 9:45 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold a mark-up on the following bills:

• H.J. Res. 29 (Mann), Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment”;
• H.J. Res. 46 (Bentz), Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat”;
• H.J. Res. 49 (Stauber), Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat”;
• H.R. 215 (Valadao), “Working to Advance Tangible and Effective Reforms for California Act” or the“WATER for California Act” (Amendments to H.R. 215 must be drafted to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, attached to this notice);
• H.R. 764 (Boebert), “Trust the Science Act”;
• H.R. 1245 (Hageman), “Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023”;
• H.R. 1319 (Neguse), “Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act”;
• H.R. 1419 (Rosendale), “Comprehensive Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023”; and
• H.R. 1567 (Tiffany), “Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions Act” or the “ACRES Act”.

Meeting Action

H.J. Res. 29 (Rep. Mann), Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment”.

The Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries was discharged from further consideration of H.J. Res. 29.

• Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA) offered an amendment designated Huffman #1. The amendment was withdrawn via unanimous consent.

H.J. Res. 29 was ordered reported favorably by a roll call vote of 16 to 12.

H.J. Res. 46 (Rep. Bentz), Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat”.

The Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries was discharged from further consideration of H.J. Res. 46.

• Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA) offered an amendment designated Huffman #1. The amendment was withdrawn via unanimous consent.

H.J. Res. 46 was ordered reported favorably by a roll call vote of 17 to 12.

H.J. Res. 49 (Rep. Stauber), Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat”.

The Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries was discharged from further consideration of H.J. Res. 49.

• Ranking Member Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) offered an amendment designated Grijalva #1. The amendment was withdrawn via unanimous consent.

H.J. Res. 49 was ordered reported favorably by a roll call vote of 17 to 12.

H.R. 215 (Rep. Valadao), To provide long-term water supply and regulatory reliability to drought-stricken California, and for other purposes. “Working to Advance Tangible and Effective Reforms for California Act” or the “WATER for California Act”.

The Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 215.

• Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA) offered an amendment to McClintock_008, an amendment in the nature of a substitute, designated Huffman #1.

The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 17 to 22.

• Representative Tom McClintock (R-CA) offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute designated McClintock_008.

The amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to by voice vote.

H.R. 215, as amended, was ordered reported favorably by a roll call vote of 22 to 17.

H.R. 764 (Rep. Boebert), To require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. “Trust the Science Act”.

The Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 764.

• Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA) offered an amendment designated Huffman #1.

The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 13 to 19.

• Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI) offered an amendment designated Dingell #3.

The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 15 to 20.

• Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA) offered an amendment designated Huffman #4.

The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16 to 20.

• Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI) offered an amendment designated Dingell #6.

The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16 to 20.

• Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI) offered an amendment designated Dingell #7.

The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16 to 21.

• Ranking Member Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) offered an amendment designated Case #5.

The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16 to 21.

H.R. 764 was ordered reported favorably by a roll call vote of 21 to 16.

H.R. 1245 (Rep. Hageman), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and for other purposes. “Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023”.

The Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1245.

• Ranking Member Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) offered an amendment designated Grijalva #1. The amendment was withdrawn via unanimous consent.

• Representative Katie Porter (D-CA) offered an amendment designated Porter #2.

The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16 to 21.

• Representative Katie Porter (D-CA) offered an amendment designated Porter #4.

The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 17 to 21.

• Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) offered an amendment designated Kamlager-Dove #6.

The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 17 to 21.

• Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) offered an amendment designated Kamlager-Dove #7.

The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 17 to 21.

• Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA) offered an amendment designated Huffman #8.

The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 17 to 21.

H.R. 1245 was ordered reported favorably by a roll call vote of 21 to 17.

H.R. 1319 (Rep. Neguse), To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop long-distance bike trails on Federal land. “Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act”.

The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1319.

H.R. 1319 was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

H.R. 1419 (Rep. Rosendale), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a new rule removing the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife. “Comprehensive Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023”.

The Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1419.

• Ranking Member Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) offered an amendment designated Grijalva #1.

The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 17 to 21.

H.R. 1419 was ordered reported favorably by a roll call vote of 22 to 17.

H.R. 1567 (Rep. Tiffany), To require that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior submit accurate reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction activities, and for other purposes. “Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions Act” or the “ACRES Act”.

The Subcommittee on Federal Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1567.

• Representative Tom Tiffany (R-WI) offered a manager’s amendment designated Tiffany #1. The amendment was agreed to by unanimous consent.

H.R. 1567, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.