House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the President’s State of the Union address:
“Despite President Obama’s repeated claims of making job creation and economic growth a priority, the reality is that he has actively chosen to ignore the economic potential and job opportunities that come with expanding American energy… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 2095 Out of Committee (Passed 24-17. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to establish an online database for all BLM lands that are available for sale to the public while limiting all future land acquisitions until this database is established. The BLM has this information, and in the year 2014 it is unacceptable that it has not put… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 2657 Out of Committee (Passed 23-19. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill requires the sale of federal lands that have been identified by the Administration as suitable for disposal.
* For complete legislative action for the January 28, 2014 Full Committee Markup, click here. Read more »
Reporting Committee Print 113-1 Out of Committee (Passed 29-14. View Roll Call Vote)
This bipartisan legislation would responsibly designate almost 100,000 acres in Northern Nevada for both wilderness and economic development uses.
Allowing Committee Print 113-1 to Proceed Before the Committee (Passed 18-13. View Roll Call Vote)
Committee Print 113-1, The Northern Nevada Land… Read more »
The House Natural Resources Committee today voted 26-14 to approve a motion to authorize the Chairman to issue subpoenas for the production of documents and to compel individuals to appear before the Committee on four specific matters within the Committee’s jurisdiction. They include:
1.Implementation of the Secure Rural Schools program as authorized by the Secure Rural Schools and… Read more »
