Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1376) July 9, 2009 Full Committee Markup Reporting H.R. 1376 out of Committee: Favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by voice vote. Rep. Bishop of Utah Amendment #2 – Protecting Private Property Rights (View Roll Call Vote) This amendment would protect the rights of private property landowners… Read more »

Read the full Dear Colleague HERE. Dear Colleague, I would like to draw your attention to an article in today’s Energy & Environment Daily regarding Wild Horses and Burros.   Doc Hastings Ranking Member Committee on Natural Resources "There are serious issues facing our country right now and it's absurd that Democratic leaders believe that spending $700 million to pamper… Read more »

Dear Colleague, Since January, House Republicans have simply asked the Democrat Majority for a chance to debate this amendment and vote to allow citizens to carry firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges in accordance with State law. Unfortunately, Democrat Leaders have spent the past five months using every legislative trick in the book to obstruct a fair and open… Read more »

Restore Our American Mustangs Act (H.R. 1018) April 29, 2009 Full Committee Markup Reporting H.R. 1018 out of Committee (Passed 21-14. View Roll Call Vote) The Restore Our American Mustangs Act would expand the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) wild horse and burro program by $700 million.  H.R. 1018 repeals a provision of current law, which states that wild horses and burros… Read more »

Ranking Member Doc Hastings, along with Representatives Devin Nunes, Tom McClintock, Kevin McCarthy, Ken Calvert and George Radanovich, hold a press conference to highlight the man-made California drought and policies that provide water for fish (like the three-inch smelt shown above), but not… Read more »