Reporting H.R. 1168 Out of Committee (Approved by Unanimous Consent)
Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the final approval of any foster care placement or a foster care license from being issued until the tribal social services agency: (1) completes a criminal records check of each covered individual who resides in the household or is… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 1324 Out of Committee (Approved by Unanimous Consent)
Adjusts the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado to incorporate approximately 92.95 acres of land. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to include all federal land within the boundary in the Bowen Gulch Protection Area established under the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993.
* For complete… Read more »
Rep. Tom McClintock (CA-04), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "Examining the Spending Priorities and Missions of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management in the President's FY 2016 Budget Proposals."
Remarks as prepared - The Department of the Interior will generate $13.8 billion next… Read more »
Rep. John Fleming (R-LA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "Examining the Spending Priorities and Missions of the Bureau of Reclamation, the Power Marketing Administrations and USGS Water Division in the President’s FY 2016 Budget Proposal.”
Remarks as prepared - Today the Subcommittee on… Read more »
Rep. Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "Examining the Spending Priorities and Mission of the U.S. Geological Survey in the President’s FY 2016 Budget Proposal.”
Remarks as prepared - We are here today to consider the President’s proposed fiscal year 2016 budget and… Read more »
November 20, 2013 Committee approves bipartisan bill to stop duplicative federal hydraulic fracturing regulations.
July 31, 2013 Committee approves bipartisan bill to prevent duplicative federal hydraulic fracturing regulations.
July 19, 2013 Committee holds hearing on hydraulic fracturing legislation.
May 21, 2013 Committee requests additional time to review and comment on… Read more »
Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Department of the Interior released a long-anticipated and highly controversial finalized rule on hydraulic fracturing and well construction on federal lands. Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) released the following statement:
“I disagree with the underlying premise of this duplicative and nonsensical rule. What this… Read more »
OP-ED: Assessing the State of Water and Power in the West
Water and Power Report
By Congressman Rob Bishop
Chairman, House Committee on Natural Resources
Those of us from the western United States are fully aware of what irrigated agriculture means to our local ways of life, regional economies, domestic food supplies, and… Read more »
Rep. John Fleming (R-LA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans made the following opening statement at today's oversight hearing entitled "Examining the Spending Priorities and Missions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the President's FY 2016 Budget Proposal."
Remarks as prepared - Good morning.… Read more »
Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands made the following opening statement at today's joint oversight hearing entitled "Examining the Spending Priorities and Missions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the President's FY 2016 Budget Proposal.”
Remarks as prepared - Good morning. Today, the… Read more »
