H.R. 146 OPPOSED BY: ACLU, Association of Applied Paleontological Sciences, Competitive Enterprise Institute, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and National Center for Public Policy Research
Dear Colleague,
Below is a letter from an unusual collection of organizations, but they speak in one voice in opposition to H.R. 146, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009.… Read more »
Dear Colleague:
Last week, House and Senate leaders added the Altmire amendment to the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act to prevent the federal government from banning hunting and fishing on certain parts of federal land. At the time this amendment was added, the right of Americans to carry concealed firearms on park lands and wildlife refuges, in accordance with State law, was already… Read more »
Republican members of the House Natural Resources Committee announced today that they will propose 12 amendments to the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act when it is taken up by the House Rules Committee on Tuesday.
“For over two months, the legislative process surrounding the Omnibus Lands Management Bill has been a game of political ping-pong between Democrat leaders in the House and… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings and National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Bishop called upon Democrat Leaders to immediately hold a vote to restore Americans’ Second Amendment rights on public lands and wildlife refuges. Ranking Member Hastings has proposed an amendment to the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act to… Read more »
On Thursday, March 19th, the Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold an oversight hearing entitled “Restoring the Federal Public Lands Workforce” to examine “issues related to the morale and effectiveness” of federal employees.
While most Americans would hope that federal employees are happy in their jobs, it’s hard to understand why Democrats… Read more »
Public lands bill falls short in House, embarrassing Democratic leaders
McClatchy Newspapers
Michael Doyle
3/11/09
Democratic leaders suffered an embarrassing defeat Wednesday as the House failed to pass a public lands bill.
The 1,248-page bill, which included provisions ranging from new Pacific Northwest scenic trails to Everglades National Park additions, secured a solid House… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following floor statement (as submitted for the Congressional Record) regarding the Senate Omnibus Public Lands Management Act (S.22):
“Mr. Speaker, I oppose this motion to consider the Senate Omnibus ands bill by suspending the rules of the House.
Let us be very clear about what’s happening on… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement today after the Senate Omnibus Public Lands Management Act (S.22) failed to receive the necessary 2/3 votes to pass under suspension:
“This vote was a rejection of Democrat leaders' attempt to abuse the suspension process to jam through an over 1,200 page bill costing $10 billion… Read more »
