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U.S. Department of the Interior’s Five-Year Plan Dashes Offshore Energy Hopes

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House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) issued the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s Draft Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2017 to 2022:  “Someday this Administration will move the goal of energy independence forward.  Unfortunately, this is not that day – again. In fact, we’ve taken a step…

Chairman Bishop Announces House Natural Resources Committee Senior Republican Staff for 114th Congress

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Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) today announced senior Republican staff for the House Natural Resources Committee in the 114th Congress. “With the input of members and our state and local partners, the Committee spent the past two months developing a new subcommittee structure that will strengthen oversight capacity and reinforce legislative priorities.  Today, I am proud to announce…

Chairman Bishop Reacts to President’s State of the Union Address

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House Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) tonight issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address:  “President Obama tonight spoke about expanding our economy and attaining energy security, but time and again, he has actively blocked the responsible development of our domestic energy resources. He reiterated his commitment to…

Chairman Bishop Announces Natural Resources Committee Republican Leadership, Subcommittee Assignments for 114th Congress

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House Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) today announced the subcommittee chairmen and rosters for the Committee’s Republican members during the 114th Congress.  Details for the Committee’s formal organizational meeting will be announced in the near future. “Promoting the responsible development of our domestic energy resources, active management of Federal lands,…

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop Announces Republican Members for 114th Congress, New Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

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U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) today announced the roster of Republican members who will serve on the committee and five subcommittees in the 114th Congress, and the creation of a new subcommittee that will have jurisdiction over all committee oversight matters. “Over the next two years, the House Natural Resources Committee will pursue an active…

Committee Report Uncovers Lack of Independence & Accountability of Peer Review Process for ESA Listing Decisions

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House Natural Resources Committee majority staff released a report today that questions  the independence and accountability of  the peer review process in recent Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing decisions.  The report entitled, “Under the Microscope: An examination of the questionable science and lack of independent peer review in Endangered Species Act listing…

Hastings Praises Senate Passage of Natural Resources Provisions in the NDAA

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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today praised the Senate for its bipartisan approval of the Carl Levin & Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, which included a bipartisan agreement (Title 30) on provisions under the jurisdiction of the House Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Energy & Natural…

Senate Approves Measure to Keep Cabin Fees Fair and Affordable

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The U.S. Senate today passed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015, which included a provision authored by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) to establish a fair, predictable fee-setting system for families who own cabins in our National Forests.  The bill will now be sent to the President to be signed into law. "After years of hard work to fix…

Washington State Priorities Head to President’s Desk as Part of NDAA Agreement

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The Senate today approved the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, which included several long-term priorities important to Washington state, and particularly Central Washington.  These provisions were included as part of bipartisan agreement between the House Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.  The House…