Today, the House Natural Resources Committee approved H.R. 1126, the Dwight. D. Eisenhower Memorial Completion Act, by voice vote. This legislation, sponsored by Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01), seeks to build consensus around a new Eisenhower Memorial by implementing a new design competition and providing a three year extension of the… Read more »

Reporting H.R. 2231 Out of Committee (Passed 23-18. View Roll Call Vote) This bill would expand U.S. offshore energy production in order to create over a million new American jobs, lower energy prices, grow our economy, and strengthen national security. Lowenthal Amendment #005 – Blocking Offshore Energy Development in California (Failed 10-23. View Roll Call Vote) This amendment would… Read more »

Reporting H.R. 657 Out of Committee (Passed 25-17. View Roll Call Vote) The bill will amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to extend the period of a term for permits and leases from 10 to 20 years for domestic livestock grazing on public lands or lands within national forests. Labrador En Bloc – Technical Edits (Agreed to by Voice Vote) This amendment makes… Read more »

Reporting H.R. 740 Out of Committee (Passed 29-14. View Roll Call Vote) The bill will provide for the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Young En Bloc – Technical Edits (Agreed to by Voice Vote) This amendment makes technical edits to the bill. * For complete legislative action for the June 12, 2013 Full Committee Markup, click here. Read more »

Reporting H.R. 1126 Out of Committee (Passed by Voice Vote) This bill seeks to build consensus around a new Eisenhower Memorial by implementing a new design competition and providing a three year extension of the memorial site designation, which is set to expire this year. Bishop #1 – Memorial Commission Appointment (Agreed to by Voice Vote) This amendment changes representation of… Read more »

Reporting H.R. 1825 Out of Committee (Passed 28-15. View Roll Call Vote) This bill increases access to recreational activities such as fishing, sport hunting and recreational shooting on Federal public lands. Grijalva .046 – Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device (Failed 15-26. View Roll Call Vote) This politically driven amendment seeks to overstep state laws to put restrictions on… Read more »

Reporting H.R. 1548 Out of Committee – (Passed 25-15. View Roll Call Vote) This important legislation would facilitate the development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands. * For complete legislative action for the June 12, 2013 Full Committee Markup, click here. Read more »

Reporting H.R. 1964 Out of Committee (Passed 26-14. View Roll Call Vote) This legislation would amend the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an expeditious program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including at least one lease sale in the Reserve each year in the period 2013… Read more »

Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings released the following statement on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to delist the Gray Wolf from the endangered species list. “The Service’s decision today to delist gray wolves only makes sense, and is long overdue.  This untangles the ridiculous situation in Washington, Oregon, and Utah, where wolves had been listed… Read more »

Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on H.R. 2231, the “Offshore Energy and Jobs Act.”  This legislation would expand U.S. offshore energy production to create American jobs, lower energy prices, generate new federal revenue, and strengthen America’s national security.  To learn more about H.R. 2231, click… Read more »