Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) spent the day touring the United States' highest grossing commercial fishing port in New Bedford, Massachusetts and meeting with Mayor Jonathan Mitchell, Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA) and local fishing leaders.
June 1, 2016 marks the one-year anniversary of the House passage of H.R. 1335, legislation reauthorizing… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing on “Elevating Local Voices and Promoting Transparency for a Potential Monument Designation in Maine.”
The potential monument designation (“Maine North Woods") lacks support from local residents because it will limit recreational opportunities and potentially harm future and existing economic development.
Committee… Read more »
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) sent a letter to the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) as part of the Subcommittee’s ongoing oversight of ethical lapses and violations of federal law at DOI, and the pattern of evasion from the Department’s senior leadership and DOI’s OIG.
On May 27, 2016, the… Read more »
Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) appointed Republican lawmakers to serve on a conference committee charged with producing final energy and natural resource legislation (H.R. 8 / S. 2012), including Committee Chair Rob Bishop (R-UT), Vice-Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Rep. Don Young (R-AK), Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) and Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR).
H.R. 8, the North American Energy… Read more »
The House Committee on Natural Resources today passed H.R. 5278, the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act, with a bipartisan vote of 29-10. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement:
“Congress has a moral and constitutional responsibility to address the growing crisis in Puerto Rico. The legislation we passed today through Committee provides… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on “Exploring 21st Century Mining Safety, Environmental Control, and Technological Innovation.”
The new culture of collaboration between technological companies and the mining industry empowers every miner to be in charge of safety.
“So often we get caught looking at contemporary mining companies through… Read more »
Today, during the Committee’s markup on H.R. 5278 (Rep. Sean Duffy), the “Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA),” Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) delivered the following statement:
As prepared for delivery:
“Puerto Rico is in the midst of a financial and economic crisis of historic proportions.
“Article IV of the U.S. Constitution states: “The… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held an oversight hearing on the “Culture of Corruption” at the Department of the Interior (DOI). During the hearing, Mary Kendall, DOI Deputy Inspector General (IG), acknowledged that Jonathan Jarvis, Director of the National Park Service, purposely lied to the Secretary of the Interior about a book deal he improperly obtained for… Read more »
OP-ED: PROMESA Promises Hope for Puerto Rico and Its Investors
By Rep. Rob Bishop & Rep. Sean Duffy
Chapter 9 bankruptcy isn’t the only option for Puerto Rico
With great power comes great responsibility. Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress is vested with the power to “make all needful rules and regulations respecting” territories of the United States. As millions of our… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing to examine deficiencies in regulatory transparency at the Department of the Interior (DOI).
Transparency is the cornerstone of a participatory democracy, but there are glaring failures from the increasing use of executive orders and questionable science from the self-proclaimed “most transparent… Read more »
