Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, inquiring into the agency's potential overreach of congressional authority and lack of proper rulemaking. In part, Westerman wrote:
"The House Committee on Natural Resources (Committee) has jurisdiction over the… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and House Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member G.T. Thompson (R-Pa.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, inquiring into the agency's potential overreach of congressional authority and lack of proper rulemaking. In part, the members wrote:
"Several actions by FS… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) sent a letter to Council for Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory, inquiring into the council's potential overreach of congressional authority and lack of proper rulemaking. In part, Westerman wrote:
"The Council for Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) proposals impact the decision-making… Read more »
This week, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark) completed a tour of federal lands and resources in Nevada and California. U.S. Reps. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.), Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) and Young Kim (R-Calif.) joined Westerman for visits in their home districts.
"From addressing deferred maintenance… Read more »
Today, U.S. President Joe Biden announced he is releasing 15 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in an attempt to lower gas prices. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"I've spent this month hearing from Americans… Read more »
ICYMI: House GOP Vows to Hold Biden Interior Dept. Accountable If Republicans Win Midterms
By House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.)
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Oversight is one of Congress’s most important functions. Without robust, regular examinations of government agencies and processes, we run the risk of waste and abuse of taxpayer funding. This… Read more »
Last month, 35 members introduced the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022 with the backing of numerous stakeholder groups and organizations.
"The Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act will ensure that efforts to restrict the use of traditional ammunition and fishing tackle are rooted in a science-driven process and have the support of… Read more »
Today, the National Park Service (NPS) announced that Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks will take emergency actions designed to protect Giant Sequoias from catastrophic wildfire in 11 groves. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and U.S. Reps. Scott Peters (D-Calif.), David Valadao… Read more »
Today, U.S. President Joe Biden announced the initiation of a roughly 225,000 acre, 20-year mineral withdrawal in Colorado's Thomson Divide. He also designated a separate 54,000 acre national monument as the Camp Hale – Continental Divide National Monument.
"As if it weren’t enough for Joe Biden to deplete our emergency strategic… Read more »
Last month, Republican members introduced the Transparency and Production of (TAP) American Energy Act with the support of many stakeholder groups and organizations.
"The Transparency and Production of American Energy Act includes important provisions and reforms that will go a long way to advancing clean energy and transmission deployment in the United States. By encouraging… Read more »
