This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed six Natural Resources Committee bills with significant bipartisan support. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"As we celebrate and honor our veterans this week, we passed important legislation to expand the support for the protection of America's historic battlefields… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee markup and favorably reported four bills, including the bipartisan Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"America's commitment to our allies in the Pacific is steadfast and unwavering.… Read more »
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4821, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024. The funding bill contains dozens of House Committee on Natural Resources member priorities. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"The Biden administration has… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held its member day hearing, giving members of Congress the opportunity to testify before the committee on issues of importance to them and their districts. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"The legislation we work on in the House Committee on Natural Resources touches… Read more »
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 Pueblo Action Alliance (PAA) Executive Director Julia Bernal as part of the committee's ongoing oversight into U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland's potential misuse of her position and lack of… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman’s (R-Ark.) amendment #58 to H.R. 4821, the Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024. This amendment will reduce CEQ funding to its authorized level of $1 million. Westerman issued the following statement in… 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 letter to League of Conservation Voters (LCV) President Gene Karpinski regarding purported evidence of a foreign national potentially influencing the LCV and its related entities. In part, the members… Read more »
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Administration (USFWS) announced a final rule to ban the use of lead ammunition and tackle in eight national wildlife refuges. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"Clearly the Biden administration is hoping no one fact checks their claims, because while they're… Read more »
Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on seven bills covering a wide variety of issues, including Endangered Species Act (ESA) reforms, species management improvements, water resource support and the elimination of regulatory delays. Subcommittee Chairman U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) issued the following statement in… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee markup and favorably reported eight bills. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"Our committee is delivering results for the American people. We're working tirelessly to move bills through the legislative process and advanced eight important bills today that will… Read more »
