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Bill Modernizing Pittman-Robertson Fund Unanimously Passes Committee

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Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement on the successful passage of H.R. 877, Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act, which was agreed to by unanimous consent in Committee markup. Increasing urbanization and suburbanization has made it more difficult for the public to participate in hunting and recreational shooting than when the…

Republicans Introduce Western Water Legislation

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Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah), Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Republican colleagues introduced legislation designed to reform water policy in the West. H.R. 5217 – the Water Optimization for the West Act (WOW), puts common-sense principles into policy and ensures that storage projects are funded, streamlined, and operated…

Bishop Flexes. Democrats Concede

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WASHINGTON – Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and Republicans motioned to adjourn from a scheduled Committee markup when Democrats pushed a partisan agenda and failed to show up. Once again, a Chairman Grijalva markup was stripped of legislation capable of becoming law and instead, stuffed with partisan bills going nowhere. Much like the House as a whole, this Committee…

Bipartisan Coalition Pushes for Puerto Rico Statehood

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Yesterday, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah), Representative Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico), Representative Don Young (R-Alaska), Representative Darren Soto (D-Fla.) and more held a press conference on a bipartisan bill to guide the admission of Puerto Rico as a State of the Union. If Puerto Ricans vote in favor, there would be a period of no longer than 30 months for the…

Democrats Begin Debate on Job-Killing Lands Bills

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Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah), Representative Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), Representative Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.), and Representative Scott Tipton (R-Colo.) released statements regarding legislation scheduled for consideration on the House floor. H.R. 2182, H.R. 1373, and H.R. 823 would stifle rural economic development, jeopardize our national security by growing our…

Democrats Block Resolution to Protect American Energy Renaissance

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Today, House Democrats blocked the option to consider a resolution affirming state primacy over the regulation of hydraulic fracturing, a technology that’s enabled America's energy revolution and delivered lower energy prices for consumers in a safer, cleaner, more reliable way. The resolution, H. Res. 659, sponsored by Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-UT), also affirms opposition to any…

Republicans Urge Further Scrutiny of Conservation Grants Tied to Human Rights Abuses

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Today, Ranking Republican of the House Committee on Natural Resources Rob Bishop (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Representative Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), Representative Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), Representative Jody Hice (R-Ga.), and Representative James Comer (R-Ky.) sent a letter to the Department of the Interior (DOI)…

Bishop Slams Democrats for Playing Politics with Puerto Rico’s Future

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Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement on the scheduled legislative hearing to consider reforms to the “Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act,” or ‘PROMESA’.  “The people of Puerto Rico are being belittled by Democrats and their farcical hearing intended for headlines instead of solving problems. …

Bishop Announces Staff Change

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Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) has announced Austin Hacker will assume the role of Press Secretary for the Republican Staff of the House Committee on Natural Resources. Hacker will also take on the duties of Digital Director. Bishop offered the following statement: "Austin is a strong communicator and demonstrates a powerful understanding of Committee priorities. In…

Bishop Statement on Katharine MacGregor

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Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement on the Trump administration's intent to nominate Katharine MacGregor as Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI). “The intent to nominate Kate is a no brainer decision by the Trump administration. Since leaving the Committee, she has brought invaluable experience to the…