Dear Director Ashe:
The Committee on Natural Resources ("Committee") has broad jurisdiction over matters involving the Department of the Interior, energy development on federal lands, wildlife, and migratory birds. In order to better understand the Obama Administration's enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act ("MBT A") and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection… Read more »
In North Dakota, it can take 10 times as long to get a drilling permit on federal lands compared to state lands. That is why the House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to pass H.R. 767, a bill sponsored by Committee member Congressman Cramer, which streamlines the federal permitting process in North Dakota to reduce delays in obtaining a permit to drill on federal lands.
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Today, the House Natural Resources Committee approved H.R. 1613, the “Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act” with a bipartisan vote of 25-16. This important legislation would approve and implement the terms of the U.S. - Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement that governs the development of shared oil and natural gas resources along the… Read more »
Today, the House Natural Resources Committee approved three bills with bipartisan support that will create jobs, streamline government red-tape, and make America less dependent on foreign critical and strategic minerals.
Critical and strategic minerals are vital to our everyday lives and are essential components of renewable energy, national defense equipment, medical devices,… Read more »
Today, the Full Committee on Natural Resources is holding a markup on 18 bills including legislation that will help develop critical and strategic minerals. Critical and strategic minerals are fundamental components of technologies and everyday items ranging from cell phones, building materials and motor vehicles to personal hygiene products.
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Members of the House Natural Resources Committee introduced two bills to protect and expand U.S. onshore energy production on federal lands. The bills would remove government roadblocks and hurdles that delay American energy production, promote production of our oil shale resources, and ensure that oil and natural gas resources in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) are… Read more »
The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up:
Associated Press: “Wind farms get pass on eagle deaths”
Associated Press – Ben Neary: “Western lawmakers push to restore mineral funds”
Reuters – Alex Lawler: “IEA urges swift U.S. decision on allowing crude oil exports”
Associated Press: “Ark. mountain snail dropped from endangered… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 687 Out of Committee (Passed 23-19. View Roll Call Vote)
The bill would authorize a land exchange to open up the largest copper mine in North America and protect environmentally sensitive land. This bipartisan legislation would create nearly 3,700 jobs, provide billions in tax revenue, generate over $60 billion in economic activity, and strengthen our national security by… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 1613 Out of Committee (Passed 25-16. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill would approve the terms of the U.S. – Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement that would allow the production of shared energy reserves along the shared maritime U.S. – Mexico border. This important legislation also provides a framework for transboundary hydrocarbon agreements with other neighboring… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 761 Out of Committee (Passed 24-17. View Roll Call Vote)
This bipartisan bill allows the U.S. to more efficiently develop our Nation's strategic and critical minerals, such as rare earth elements, that are vital to job creation, American economic competitiveness and national security.
Amodei Amendment #1 – Substantive and Technical Amendment- (Agreed to by Voice… Read more »
