Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources Indo-Pacific Task Force held an oversight hearing on the Biden Administration's proposed Compact of Free Association (COFA) amendments. Task force Chair Amata Radewagen (R-American Samoa) and Co-chair Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D-CNMI) released the following statements in response:
"The Compact with our free association… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Congressional Western Caucus launched an Endangered Species Act (ESA) working group. The working group will seek to examine how the ESA is being implemented by federal agencies, the practical impacts on the American people, how litigation is driving ESA decision making and how success is defined under the ESA. The goal of… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held an oversight hearing examining the destructive cost of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as it approaches its fiftieth anniversary. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) released the following statement in response:
“The ESA has been misused and misapplied for the past 50 years to broaden its scope and power.… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing on five bills focused on commemorating and celebrating American history on our federal lands. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response:
“Our National Park System helps us learn about, and from, the influential events in our nation’s history, and Natural… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on H.R. 4374, the Energy Opportunities for All Act, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.).
"The federal land withdrawal around Chaco Canyon is just the latest entry on a long list of anti-energy actions by the activist Biden Administration. This action will decrease domestic energy production, hurt… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on the Biden administration's record on federal coal leasing, which threatens the long-term viability of production on federal lands. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following statement in response:
"Coal is a necessary component of an all of the best energy mix, and critical to… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a legislative hearing on three bills focused on various solutions related to tribal land ownership issues, codifying language from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) regarding processing mortgages on Indian trust land and the reauthorization of the Udall Foundation. Subcommittee Chair Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) released… Read more »
Last week, the House Committee on Natural Resources marked up and passed H.R. 3397, which would require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to withdraw its so-called conservation and landscape health rule that would have devastating impacts on communities across the West.
"America’s outdoor recreation providers are ready to engage in a conversation about conserving our public landscape.… Read more »
Today, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) hosted a field hearing with House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) and U.S. Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) titled, "The Northwest at Risk: the Environmentalist’s Effort to Destroy Navigation, Transportation, and… Read more »
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Administration (USFWS) announced a 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.) released the following statement in response:
"Some of my earliest memories are of hunting and fishing across Arkansas, and I know millions of Americans share… Read more »
