Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee markup and favorably reported six bills out of committee. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) released the following statement in response: "Today marks another productive day in the House Committee on Natural Resources, where we are working to keep our Commitment to America and deliver results for the American people. T... Read More »

This week, three bills from the House Committee on Natural Resources passed the U.S. House of Representatives with significant bipartisan support. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Our committee has worked hard this Congress to pass commonsense bills helping Americans across the country. Arkansas is known across the country for our incredible ... Read More »

Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held an oversight hearing examining barriers to access in federal waters, taking a closer look at the marine sanctuary and monument systems. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response: “Our federal waters are already well protected through planned management and regulations, yet Joe Biden continues t... Read More »

Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing examining the Biden administration's mismanagement of the federal onshore oil and gas program. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) released the following statement in response: “From cancelling the Keystone XL Pipeline on his first day in office to withdrawing millions of acres of land from oil and gas devel... Read More »

Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing on four bills focused on expanding recreation opportunities and access across America. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response: "The Subcommittee on Federal Lands is committed to improving access to our public lands, and these four bipartisan bills help us accomplish that goal. By enha... Read More »

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) conducted oversight on the migrant crisis currently happening on and around New York City (NYC) public lands. "Even our national parks, often referred to as America's best idea, are being compromised by a... Read More »

This week, the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Congressional Western Caucus hosted a forum to discuss the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and hear from witnesses from across America. "This dialogue was an essential step in our efforts to improve the ESA for the benefit of all Americans, not just the environmental lawyers profiting from endless litigation. The testimony we heard from resi... Read More »

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and National Park Service Director Charles Sams, rebuking the Biden administration's proposed plan to house illegal migrants at the Gateway National Recreation Area. In part, the members wrote: "Recent reports describe how the Floyd Bennett Field at th... Read More »

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) led an amicus brief in a case concerning the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) decision to alter the terms of "Lease Sale 261," an oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, set to take place Sept. 27, 2023. The members... Read More »

Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing examining systemic government overreach at the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response: “Like most other federal agencies, Joe Biden has weaponized the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to implement his radical agenda by deliberately incr... Read More »

This week, four bills from the House Committee on Natural Resources passed the U.S. House of Representatives with significant bipartisan support. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "We're taking immediate action to pass meaningful bipartisan solutions for the American people. These four bills provide much-needed commonsense solutions that will e... Read More »

Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on the methodology and structure of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) critical minerals list. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following statement in response: "The United States is blessed with an abundance of critical minerals that can power our 21st Century forward. Despite this vast miner... Read More »

Today, the Department of the Interior (DOI) published a report from the Interagency Working Group on Mining Reform (IWG). House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) released the following statement in response to this problematic report: "The findings published in this report demonstrate yet another example of the Biden administration's attempt to have their cake and ea... Read More »

Today, 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 Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Brenda Mallory regarding the CEQ's decision-making process regarding the selection of the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) as the sole arbiter of emission reduction tar... Read More »

Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced it will cancel the remaining seven oil and gas leases issued by the Trump administration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) while simultaneously locking up millions of acres in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in resp... Read More »