Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 263, the Big Cat Public Safety Act. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"Big cats should not take precedence over lowering energy costs, securing our southern border, correcting skyrocketing inflation, or addressing any other of the actual crises… Read more »
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two Republican natural resources bills. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"Legislation like Congresswoman Herrera Beutler's land transfer might not seem like a big deal in D.C., but I know from personal experience that it can make a world of… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) sent a letter to Inspector General Mark Greenblatt, following up on a request to audit the Departmental Ethics Office. In part, the member wrote:
"Elected officials’ financial disclosures play an essential role in preventing conflicts of interest. Annual disclosures serve as a tool to monitor potential… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Democrats held a markup on H.R. 2021, the Environmental Justice for All Act, sponsored by Chair Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.). Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"I recently spoke with a company that is ready to hire more than 3,000 Americans to fill high-paying, skilled positions in the oil and… Read more »
Today, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced it will use emergency powers under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to take immediate action on protecting Giant Sequoias, as first proposed by the bipartisan Save Our Sequoias (SOS) Act. The SOS Act was introduced by House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy… Read more »
Washington - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) hosted a forum to hear from witnesses across the country on the impacts of catastrophic wildfire and the need for long-term forest health.
"The sobering fact remains that we are completely and utterly failing to turn the tide against… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Democrats held a markup on five bills, including H.R. 8393, the Puerto Rico Status Act. Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"As with most of the bills we've considered this Congress, my Democrat colleagues have seen an issue and taken the wrong approach in an attempt to address it.… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and U.S. Reps. Scott Peters (D-Calif.), Jim Costa (D-Calif.), David Valadao (R-Calif.), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) in sending a letter to Chair Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), urging immediate action on the Save Our Sequoias Act… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed several Republican bills, including H.R. 7693, the National Park Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2022, introduced by House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.).
"I'm so pleased to see these bipartisan efforts passing the House and making their way to the Senate," Westerman said. "By reauthorizing the… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and the committee's five subcommittee ranking members sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, demanding answers to an unanswered May 2022 letter inquiring how the departments… Read more »
