Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a markup, reporting a total of eight bills out of committee. Several of these bills were bipartisan, and passed by unanimous consent:
H.R. 438, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), amends the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah) and four other Republican members in introducing the Broadband Permitting Modernization Act, a package of four bills designed to strengthen rural broadband infrastructure across America.
"When I'm home in Arkansas, one of the main issues I hear about from… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Water, Oceans and Wildlife Subcommittee Ranking Member Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) led a forum on the catastrophic drought situation across the American West.
"It says a lot that we have a diverse collection of western members and witnesses who can speak firsthand about the drought’s impacts,"… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), calling on her to cease remote voting measures and return the House of Representatives to regular order. Every committee ranking member and member of Republican leadership joined the letter as signatories. In part, the members wrote:
"We write today… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a forum on the role critical minerals play in American energy, manufacturing, renewable resource development, health care, geopolitics and more.
"We’re here today to discuss a global problem – the striking shortage of critical minerals needed for our future," Westerman said during the… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed six Natural Resources Committee bills under suspension. Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"These bills are the kind of legislation committees are designed to facilitate: practical, bipartisan, commonsense wins for folks back home. From expanding trail access to aiding Native… Read more »
Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) released its report on the proposed 30x30 initiative. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"After hosting a forum on the 30x30 initiative with committee Republicans earlier this week, I'm pleased to see the Department is listening to our calls for… Read more »
Today, the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced a proposed rule to revoke the final regulation regarding the incidental take of migratory birds under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"Legislators and government agencies have a responsibility to… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources completed a markup that began last week, reporting a total of nine bills out of committee. Several of these bills would devastate American communities that depend on energy revenues, eliminate good-paying union jobs, impact longstanding conservation programs and more. In an effort to correct some of these issues, committee Republicans… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a virtual forum on the Biden administration's proposed 30x30 initiative.
"At this point, the administration has failed to develop its policy beyond a catchy tagline," Westerman said during the forum. "They have not defined a baseline of current conservation practices, established metrics for measuring… Read more »
