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Federal Forest County Revenue, Schools, and Jobs Act of 2012 (H.R. 4019)

| Posted in Committee Votes

Reporting H.R. 4019 Out of Committee (Passed 26-17-1. View Roll Call Vote) This bill aims to restore economic stability in forested counties that lost valuable revenue used to support schools, infrastructure and emergency services through the restoration of active, healthy forest management. Bishop En Bloc Amendment #1-4 – Technical Amendments (Agreed to by Voice Vote.) This amendment…

Sacramento-San Joaquin Water Reliability Act (H.R. 1837)

| Posted in Committee Votes

Reporting H.R. 1837 Out of Committee (Passed 27-17. View Roll Call Vote) This bill prevents future California man-made droughts by implementing a comprehensive solution that will bring jobs and water supply certainty to the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys in California and decrease reliance on foreign food sources. Napolitano Amendment #014 (Failed 17-27. View Roll Call Vote) This…

Committee Takes Bipartisan Vote to Pass Plan to End Man-Made California Drought, Create Jobs and Ensure Food Security

| Posted in Press Release

The House Natural Resources Committee today passed H.R. 1837, legislation to prevent future California man-made droughts with a bipartisan vote of 27 to 17. This comprehensive solution will bring jobs and water supply certainty to the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys in California and decrease reliance on foreign food sources. The Pelosi-led Congress did nothing for four years as…

Committee Passes Secure Rural Schools, PILT Legislation to Create Jobs, Stimulate Rural Economies & Restore Forest Health

| Posted in Press Release

The House Natural Resources Committee today passed H.R. 4019, the Federal Forest County Revenue, Schools and Jobs Act of 2012, by a vote of 26 to 17. The bill aims to restore economic stability in forested counties that lost valuable revenue used to support schools, infrastructure and emergency services when the timber industry sharply declined in the 1990s due to federal regulations and…

House Passes Bipartisan American Energy Bill to Create Over a Million Jobs and Lower Energy Prices

| Posted in Press Release

Today the Full House of Representatives passed H.R. 3408, with a bipartisan vote of 237-187. The legislation is a bipartisan plan to expand offshore energy production, open less than three percent of ANWR for oil and natural gas production, encourage the development of 1.5 trillion barrels of oil shale in the Rocky Mountain West, and approve the Keystone XL pipeline. The plan will create…

H.R. 3408: Support the Hastings #157 and Labrador #163 Renewable Energy Amendments

| Posted in Dear Colleagues

Dear Colleague, Today, the House will vote on two important renewable energy amendments to H.R. 3408. The Hastings and Labrador amendments would streamline government regulations that are slowing renewable energy development on public lands. Legislation identical to these two amendments passed out of the Natural Resources Committee with bipartisan support. Read the full Dear Colleague HERE.

National and Local Organizations Support Committee Efforts to Create Jobs and Restore Healthy Forest Management

| Posted in Resourceful Information

Today, the Committee will mark up H.R. 4019, the Federal Forest County Revenue, Schools and Jobs Act of 2012, a long-term solution that would provide rural counties with a stable revenue stream, create jobs and grow rural economies. Numerous national and local organizations, including local officials from 70 counties in 13 states, have contacted Congress to show their support for…

Indian and Alaska Natives Support Plan to Increase Energy Production, Job Creation, on Tribal Lands

| Posted in Press Release

Today, the Subcommittee on Indians and Alaska Native Affairs held a legislative hearing on H.R. 3973, the Native American Energy Act that promotes and encourages increased energy production on tribal lands by reducing government barriers and streamlining burdensome procedures. The Native American Energy Act addresses specific concerns from various Indian County leaders about getting…

Chairman Hastings Presses Secretary Salazar to Comply with Committee Oversight, Document Requests

| Posted in Press Release

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today questioned Secretary Ken Salazar on the Interior Department’s lack of compliance with legitimate oversight requests from the Committee on actions and policies that directly impact American jobs and the economy. The Committee is investigating the Department’s rewrite of coal regulations and the White House’s editing of…