This week, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory, seeking further information on the use of 30x30 initiative funds. The letter comes after CEQ failed to comply with the committee's initial oversight requests on ... Read More »
Today, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee held an oversight hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Service and Office of Insular Affairs. Subcommittee Chairman Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) issued the following statement in response: "The President’s budget continues to focus on conservation and climate change ... Read More »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2925, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, which will reaffirm decades of mining law and precedent and provide certainty for America's mineral producers. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "With the passage of the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, we're codifying existing... Read More »
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee markup and favorably reported three bills. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "The three bills we're advancing today demonstrate the wide variety of legislative priorities we work on in this committee. From conserving and promoting access to an underwater forest to supporting ... Read More »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Director Martha Williams and National Park Service (NPS) Director Charles Sams, seeking additional information regarding the translocation of grizzly bears in the state of Washington and how this issue impacts the Endangered Species Act writ large. In part, the membe... Read More »
Today, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) and U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) hosted an oversight field hearing on the gray wolf population, the species' successful recovery and the need for its removal from the endangered species list. "A wolf is not a pet dog. It is not a schnauzer or golden retriever. It is a natural-born killer that wreaks havoc upon w... Read More »
Today, President Joe Biden formally announced the expansion of two new national monuments, adding nearly 120,000 acres to the millions of acres of federal land already locked up by abuses of the Antiquities Act of 1906. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "President Biden is no stranger to bureaucratic overreaches and i... Read More »
Today, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources on the Biden administration's Fiscal Year 2025 budget. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "America is in jeopardy, and we need to take immediate action. Congress holds the power of the purse, and we will not just rubber st... Read More »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6285, a House Committee on Natural Resources bill that will support energy resource development in Alaska. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "As President Biden continues to wage war on domestic energy production, House Republicans are fighting back with solutions t... Read More »
Today, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced a final National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rule that will further complicate the NEPA process and drive increased litigation that will delay future projects. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "CEQ is taking an imperfect process and somehow m... Read More »
Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held an oversight hearing on the influence of extreme activist groups within in the Department of the Interior under the Biden administration. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response: “In Joe Biden’s Administration, extreme environmental activist groups have taken over the Department of the Interi... Read More »
Today, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a legislative hearing on two bills to hold the Indian Health Service accountable for health related services provided to tribal members by private providers and to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and solve a discrepancy in means-tested benefits for Alaska Natives. Subcommittee Chair Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) issued the followi... Read More »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed four House Committee on Natural Resources bills containing a variety of solutions that advance scientific, commonsense resource management policies and counter disastrous decisions from the Biden administration. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "The Biden administration... Read More »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) testified before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.R. 615, H.R. 764, H.R. 2925, H.R. 3195, H.R. 3397 and H.R. 6285. Westerman laid out how these bills will work to unleash domestic energy production, support the western way of life and increase access for hunters and anglers. Below are Westerman's full remarks... Read More »
In recognition of Earth Day, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands hosted the committee's second outdoor field hearing of the 118th Congress in Utah, centered on public land access issues. "I am grateful to the Utahns who joined us today for our discussion about public lands. Families have cherished these same lands for generations and from the area surrounding our field hearing, it is clear they have... Read More »
