Reporting H.R. 618 Out of Committee (Agreed to by Unanimous Consent)
The bill would authorize hydropower development, streamline the regulatory process, and reduce administrative costs for small canal and pipeline hydropower development projects. This bipartisan legislation is designed to create new American jobs and expand production of clean, renewable hydropower.
Napolitano Amendment… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 5544 Out of Committee (Passed 25-19. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill would authorize a land exchange involving National Forest System land in the Superior National Forest and certain other National Forest System land in the State of Minnesota that have limited recreational and conservation resources and lands owned by the State of Minnesota in trust for the public school… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 6089 Out of Committee (Passed 28-19. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill would reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires, address factors that contribute to insect infestation, and restore forest health by prioritizing and implementing hazardous fuels reduction projects on federal land.
Tipton Amendment #040 – Technical Changes (Agreed to by Voice Vote.)
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On the Motion to Authorize the Issuance of Subpoenas (Passed 26-17. View Roll Call Vote)
This motion provided the Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee with authority to issue subpoenas to five specific individuals, and potentially others who have direct knowledge or involvement in the drafting, editing or review of the Department of the Interior Drilling Moratorium Report that was… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 6082 (Passed 24-17. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill would replace the Obama Administration’s final offshore drilling plan, which keeps 85 percent of America’s offshore areas off-limits to energy production, with a real plan that creates new American jobs by allowing offshore American energy production in those areas with the greatest known oil and natural gas… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 3100 Out of Committee (Agreed to by Voice Vote.)
This bill would expand the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park boundary to include an additional 151 acres by donation that are currently owned or being managed by the National Park Service that are necessary to protect park resources.
Bishop Amendment #66 – Removes Expansion Study Requirement (Passed 23-17. View… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 3210 Out of Committee (Passed 25-19. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill would strengthen the Lacey Act by addressing certain unintended consequences of the 2008 Amendments
Fleming Amendment #001 – Increases Transparency on Lacey Act Provisions (Agreed to by Voice Vote.)
This amendment would establish an effective date; create a database on foreign laws; stipulate that the… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 3685 Out of Committee (Passed 21-16. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill would extend a bipartisan pilot project to implement forest management activities on 70,000 acres per year in Northern California to address the declining forest health and rural economies.
Bishop Amendment #1 – Technical Amendment (Agreed to by Voice Vote.)
This amendment would give the Forest Service… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 4039 Out of Committee (Passed 24-15. View Roll Call Vote)
This would mandate the fair market sale of approximately 10,200 acres of public lands to the City of Yerington for economic, recreational, and cultural development.
Bishop Amendment #059 – Release of Liability (Agreed to by Voice Vote.)
This amendment would release the United States for all liability after the… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 4094 Out of Committee (Passed 24-18. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill would protect jobs and small businesses by restoring and ensuring reasonable pedestrian and motorized access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area in North Carolina.
* For complete legislative action for the June 7, 2012 Full Committee Markup, click here. Read more »
