Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) led a letter to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler and Director Haoxiang Zhu, seeking information on a proposed rule change to permit the listing of Natural Asset Companies (NACs) on the New York… Read more »
This week, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) sent a follow-up letter to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland and Bureau of Land Management Director Tracy Stone-Manning… Read more »
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 follow-up letter to Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Brenda Mallory, once again requesting information and documentation on the migrant encampment at Floyd Bennett Field. To date, the administration has not… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a joint hearing on the National Park Service's (NPS) deferred maintenance backlog.
"The National Park Service is facing a significant and growing maintenance backlog that threatens the very infrastructure and natural resources of our nation's most treasured parks. Critical… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) sent a letter to Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) Director Howard Cantor, requesting information regarding ONRR's methodology for calculating… Read more »
Today, the Biden administration took further action to enact burdensome forestry regulations with a national old-growth amendment to all 128 forest plans across the nation that will make it more difficult to responsibly manage America’s forests. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) released the following statement in response:
"Time and time again,… Read more »
Today, the Department of Interior (DOI) released its final five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan, a year and a half late and containing the fewest lease sales in the history of the program, dealing a huge blow to American energy production and national security. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) released the following… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on three bills that would fight energy poverty, expand geothermal energy development in the U.S. and improve the onshore leasing process for oil and natural gas. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following statement in response:
“Thanks to President Biden’s all-out war on domestic… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held an oversight hearing on mineral supply chains and the next space race. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response:
"Today’s subcommittee hearing on mining in space is more important than some may realize. Our competitors, including China, are far ahead of us. Mining… Read more »
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two House Committee on Natural Resources bills with significant bipartisan support. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"The bills passed today in the House represent bipartisan committee products delivering commonsense solutions for the American people. I'd like to thank my… Read more »
