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. … Read more »

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 »

Reporting H.R. 819 Out of Committee (Passed 24-17. View Roll Call Vote) This bill authorizes pedestrian and motorized vehicular access in Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area. * For complete legislative action for the May 15, 2013 Full Committee Markup, click here. Read more »

Reporting H.R. 957 Out of Committee (Passed 24-17. View Roll Call Vote) This bill sets the the Soda Ash royalty rate at two percent for a five year period. Shea-Porter Amendment .001 - (Failed 16-26. View Roll Call Vote) This amendment effectively nullifies the underlying bill by mandating this act will not apply for years where there is an annual federal budget deficit. This… Read more »

Dear Mr. Jarvis and Mr. Whitesell: In addition to the lens of millions of dollars already spent to design the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial, millions more would be needed to pay for the construction and upkeep of the Memorial as currently designed. The National Park Service is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of memorials on the National Mall and would be responsible for the… Read more »

Dear Mr. Tangherlini: The Eisenhower Memorial Commission ("Commission") was created in 1999 and charged with "memorializing Dwight D. Eisenhower as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe in World War II and as the 34th President of the United States." While there is significant cost associated with the design and construction of a presidential memorial, these costs… Read more »