Today, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held an oversight hearing on Puerto Rico's electric grid and access to reliable and affordable energy. Subcommittee Chair Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) issued the following statement in response:
“It has been seven years since hurricanes Irma and Maria, and yet Puerto Rico continues to suffer major power outage incidents with no clear end… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed 13 House Committee on Natural Resources bills, including ones supporting geothermal energy production, bolstering coastal resiliency efforts, managing forests in the Tahoe Basin and more. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
“In the final legislative weeks of… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8790, the Fix Our Forests Act, sponsored by House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.). This historic and bipartisan legislation will spur active forest management in the U.S. and protect rural communities in the wildland-urban interface.
“America’s forests are on life… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee markup and favorably reported 16 bills. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman issued the following statement in response:
"From long-overdue reforms to the Endangered Species Act to blocking NOAA's extreme vessel speed rule, this committee is continuing to advance legislation that benefits Americans from all walks of… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.) introduced the Federal Lands Amplified Security for the Homeland (FLASH) Act to secure federal border lands and protect public lands from the effects of illegal immigration.
"America’s southern border has been ravaged by the effects of Border Czar Kamala… Read more »
This week, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development Chairman Burgess Owens (R-Utah) led a follow-up letter to Secretary of the Interior… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a legislative hearing on eight bills on priorities that include park access for Gold Star next of kin family members, restoration activities around Lake Tahoe, support for hydroelectric projects and more. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response:
“From designating a new national park and… Read more »
Today, the National Park Service (NPS) announced the renewal of the lease of Floyd Bennett Field where the Biden-Harris administration erected a so-called “temporary” migrant encampment, citing a state of emergency last August. House Committee on Natural Resources Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"In a futile attempt to cover up for… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a letter to President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and senior White House officials, requesting information about the White House’s involvement in the establishment of a migrant encampment on National Park Service (NPS) land at Floyd Bennett Field. In part, the members wrote:
"Over the past year,… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee legislative hearing on three bills related to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
"America's permitting process is broken. Today, we are taking major steps to reform the NEPA process that… Read more »
