Reporting H.R. 4234 Out of Committee (Passed 27-15. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill would improve and streamline the process for renewing livestock grazing permits and extend the length of permits to give producers a stable economic environment.
Bishop Amendment #010 – Technical Amendment (Agreed to by Voice Vote.)
This amendment made technical, conforming, and a few substantive changes… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 4043 Out of Committee (Passed 24-13. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill would create Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness Areas in three specific areas off the southern California coast. Sea otter range expansion would go forward as determined by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). However, military activities in these three military readiness areas would not be in… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 1192 Out of Committee (Passed 27-10. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill extends the current Soda Ash royalty rate through October 12, 2016.
Lamborn Amendment #1 – Technical Amendment (Agreed to by Voice Vote.)
This amendment changes the short title of the bill from ‘2011’ to ‘2012’.
Tonko Amendment #001 – Royalty Rate Changes (Failed 11-27. View Roll Call Vote)
This… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 4381 Out of Committee (Passed 24-14. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill establishes common sense steps to create an all-of-the-above American energy plan for using federal lands to meet our Nation’s energy needs.
Tipton Amendment #1 – Leasing Availability (Agreed to by Voice Vote.)
This amendment directs the Secretary to consider leasing Federal lands available “at the time… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 4382 Out of Committee (Passed 24-17. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill makes reforms to the leasing process for onshore oil and natural gas projects on federal land in order to eliminate unnecessary government delays and hurdles.
Coffman Amendment #1 – Technical Amendment (Agreed to by Voice Vote.)
Amendment makes technical adjustments to bill language.
Holt Amendment #007… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 4383 Out of Committee (Passed 25-15. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill reforms the process for energy permitting, once a lease is in hand, to encourage the timely development of our federal onshore oil, natural gas, and renewable resources.
Lamborn En Bloc Amendment #1 – Technical Amendment (Agreed to by Voice Vote.)
This amendment makes technical corrections to the… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 4402 Out of Committee (Passed 24-12. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill will allow the U.S. to more efficiently develop our Nation's strategic and critical minerals, such as rare earth elements, that are vital to job creation, American economic competitiveness and national security.
Amodei Amendment #1 – Technical Amendment (Agreed to by Voice Vote.)
This amendment makes a… Read more »
On the Motion to Authorize the Issuance of Subpoenas (Passed 23-17. View Roll Call Vote)
This motion provided the Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee with authority to issue subpoenas related to two ongoing oversight investigations: 1) regarding the Secretary of the Interior’s decision and the process to rewrite a coal production regulation; and 2) regarding a Department of the… Read more »
Reporting S. 684 Out of Committee (Passed by Voice Vote.)
This bill would allow for the conveyance of a small parcel of land within the Wasatch-Cache National Forest to the town of Alta.
Grijalva Amendment AM1– Allows for Conditional Approval by the Forest Service for Conveyance of the Parcel (Not Agreed to by Voice Vote.)
This amendment would allow for conditional approval by the… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 4089 Out of Committee (Passed 27-16. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill reaffirms that fishing, hunting, and shooting are important and traditional activities that should continue on Forest Service (FS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands. The bill provides a clear legislative basis for protecting sportsmen and wildlife management agencies from anti-hunting and fishing… Read more »