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VIDEO RELEASE: Natural Resources Republicans Fight for More American Jobs, More American Energy

| Posted in Press Release
Tags: Energy and Mineral Resources, Federal Lands, Oversight and Investigations, Indian and Insular Affairs, Energy, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, Full Committee, Job Creation, Oversight, Minerals

Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee released a new web video today highlighting the Committee’s work during the first session of the 112th Congress to create jobs and expand access to our own energy and natural resources. Through 115 hearings, Republicans on the Committee conducted rigorous oversight of Obama Administration policies and regulations that will cost jobs and…

Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act of 2011 (H.R. 2362)

| Posted in Committee Votes
Tags: Indian and Insular Affairs, Full Committee

Reporting H.R. 2362 Out of Committee (Passed 27-15. View Roll Call Vote) This bill promotes business development between Indian Tribes and Turkish entities on tribal lands that are leased or held in trust by the federal government. * For complete legislative action for the November 17, 2011 Full Committee Markup, click here.

Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement Clarification Act (H.R. 2938)

| Posted in Committee Votes
Tags: Indian and Insular Affairs, Full Committee

Reporting H.R. 2938 Out of Committee (Passed 32-11. View Roll Call Vote) This bill amends the Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Act to prohibit gaming activities on lands that the Tohono O’odham Nation was authorized to purchase in Arizona in exchange for granting the federal government all right, title, and interest to the Gila Bend Indian Reservation. Gosar Amendment #986 –…