Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on three energy bills that will be a part of Speaker Boehner’s American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act to create new jobs, increase American energy production and fund our aging infrastructure:
H.R. 3410, the Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act
H.R. 3407, the… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 1545 Out of Committee (Agreed to by Unanimous Consent.)
This bill establishes the Waco Mammoth National Monument in Texas as a unit of the National Park System and requires the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with Baylor University and the city of Waco, to complete a general management plan for the Monument. This designation is unique because it will be locally… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 2087 Out of Committee (Passed 32-11. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill removes a federal deed restriction on a parcel of land in Accomack County, Virginia allowing the county to be able to use the property to further develop a site and connect a research facility that will create hundreds of jobs.
Wittman Amendment #021 – Imposes Deadline for Restriction to be Removed… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 2834 Out of Committee (Passed 29-14. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill establishes that fishing, hunting, and shooting are important traditional activities that have a key place on our National Forests and public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Grijalva Amendment #001 – Prohibits Hunting, Fishing and Shooting in Wilderness Areas (Failed 14-27. View… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 2362 Out of Committee (Passed 27-15. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill promotes business development between Indian Tribes and Turkish entities on tribal lands that are leased or held in trust by the federal government.
* For complete legislative action for the November 17, 2011 Full Committee Markup, click here. Read more »
Reporting H.R. 2938 Out of Committee (Passed 32-11. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill amends the Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Act to prohibit gaming activities on lands that the Tohono O’odham Nation was authorized to purchase in Arizona in exchange for granting the federal government all right, title, and interest to the Gila Bend Indian Reservation.
Gosar Amendment #986 –… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 3404 Out of Committee (Passed 28-14. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill formally abolishes the former Minerals Management Service (MMS) and creates three separate offshore agencies to ensure robust and safe American energy production to create jobs and strengthen national security.
Tsongas Amendment #004 – Third Party Requirements (Failed 14-27. View Roll Call Vote)
This… Read more »
Today, the House Natural Resources Committee passed H.R. 3397, the Cabin Fee Act of 2011, by unanimous consent. Sponsored by Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04), the bill modifies the current cabin fee formula to make it more predictable and fair for families who own cabins in our National Forests.
Many cabins in our National Forests have been passed down within a family for several… Read more »
Today, the House Natural Resources Committee passed H.R. 3404, a bill introduced by Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) to formally abolish the former Minerals Management Service (MMS) and create three separate offshore agencies to ensure robust and safe American energy production to create jobs and strengthen national security. The legislation passed by a bipartisan vote of 28-14 and is now… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings released the following statement after joining House Speaker John Boehner and other Republican Members at a press conference today to highlight the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act – a bill to be introduced in the coming weeks that would link new American energy production to high-priority infrastructure projects:
“For… Read more »
