Tomorrow, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold a hearing regarding the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA, H.R. 980) which would lock up American land, specifically moving approximately 24 million acres of lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming and Utah from public access lands to off-limits wilderness… 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 »
In advance of President Obama’s 100th day in office, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings released the following statement and timeline regarding the new Administration’s actions on issues related to the Committee:
“If past is prologue, President Obama’s first 100 days in office do not bode well for the future of American energy production, public use of public… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) called upon Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to defend the Department of the Interior’s rule that protects Americans’ Second Amendment rights on public lands and wildlife refuges:
“This is a real test of the Administration’s commitment to honoring Americans’ Second Amendment rights and the clock is… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) today released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME Act, H.R. 1404):
“I’m pleased that members from both sides of the aisle came together today to support a good piece of legislation that resolves some of the accounting… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) today delivered remarks on the House floor urging Members to vote NO on the Previous Question on the Rule for the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act so that the House can vote to restore Americans’ Second Amendment rights on federal lands that were struck down last Thursday by Washington, D.C.-based federal judge).
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House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today following passage of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act:
“After using every legislative trick in their procedural playbook, Democrat leaders finally managed today to pass a $10 billion, 1200-page bill without fair and open Congressional review. The appalling lack of… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Republicans today delivered remarks on the House floor calling on Democrat leaders to allow amendments to the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act, including an amendment to protect Americans’ Second Amendment rights on public lands. Full video of the remarks follow:
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-05)
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Dear Colleague:
The House Rules Committee has blocked any amendment from being offered to the Omnibus Public Lands bill, including an amendment to protect Americans’ Second Amendment gun rights when on federal park lands and refuges.
Last Thursday, a federal judge struck down existing federal regulations that expressly protected Americans’ ability to carry firearms on public lands if in… Read more »
