Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on bills promoting hunting and fishing access and legislation to aid in beach habitat restoration. Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) issued the following statement in response:
"Today’s Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee Legislative Hearing focused on promoting hunting and… Read more »
Today, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Senior Advisor Katie Westfall and U.S. Department of Commerce General Counsel and Designated Agency Ethics Official Leslie Kiernan, reviewing Westfall's potential ethics violations. In part, Gosar wrote:
"Prior to joining the… Read more »
Today, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) led members of Congress on field tours and conducted a hearing to learn more about mineral resources in northern Minnesota and hear from local community members. Stauber issued the following statement in response:
"It was my pleasure to welcome my fellow members of the House to the Iron… Read more »
Today, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Richard Spinrad regarding NOAA's recent reversal on supporting continued operations of the dams on the Lower Snake River. In part, the… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources completed a full committee markup and favorably reported a total of nine bills out of committee. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) released the following statement in response:
"The Republican majority is hard at work delivering on our Commitment to America, and the bills we passed today are the perfect example of commonsense… Read more »
Today, on Arbor Day 2023, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and U.S. Reps. Scott Peters (D-Calif.), Jim Costa (D-Calif.), David Valadao (R-Calif.), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) and John Garamendi (D-Calif.) along with nearly 50 others in… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Forest Service's (USFS) budget request for Fiscal Year 2024, ahead of the upcoming wildfire season. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) released the following statement in response:
"Over the past several years, Democrats poured billions of dollars into the U.S. Forest Service with… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on the president's Fiscal Year 2024 budget request for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) released the following statement in… Read more »
Today, in honor of Earth Day, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement:
"As Americans, we are blessed to live in a nation with the greatest natural resources on earth. We have an unchosen obligation to ensure future generations can access the abundant resources we enjoy today.… Read more »
This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced several forestry-related initiatives, including a new report and field guidance on old-growth and mature forests on federal lands, a new rulemaking on climate resilience and a new reforestation report, all of which could have significant ramifications on forest… Read more »
