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 »
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 »
The House of Representatives last night passed, in a bipartisan vote of 230-186, National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop’s (UT-01) Border Patrol Operations Enhancement Amendment to the FY 2013 Homeland Security Appropriations Act. The amendment eliminates mitigation payments from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for purported “environmental… Read more »
Today, the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands held an oversight hearing on the “Future of the National Mall.” Witnesses at the hearing discussed a broad prospective on the future of the National Mall including the need for cautious deliberation and Congressional consideration of potential changes and additions to the historic area.
“Each year Congress must… Read more »
