Skip to Content

News List

Republicans Push Back on Democrats’ Land Grab

| Posted in Press Release

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Republicans opposed H.R. 5598, the “Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act,” in a Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources legislative hearing. U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) and U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), representing districts impacted by the bill, were permitted to voice their concerns by unanimous…

Bishop Statement on Democrats’ Subpoena Ploy

| Posted in Press Release

Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chair Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) announced his intent to grant himself unilateral, unchecked subpoena authority. Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement: “This is a change to our Rules mid-process intended to wipe out input of Minority members and take Committee decision making behind closed doors. It’s an…

Bishop Statement on Update to Migratory Bird Treaty Act

| Posted in Press Release

Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement regarding the proposed rule by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to update the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA):  “Democrats will cry ‘fowl,’ but this long-overdue clarification to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) simply reinstates the original intent of the law. Bureaucratic mission creep…

Bishop, Tonko Agree on Heritage Area Designation Improvements

| Posted in Press Release

Yesterday, the House Committee on Natural Resources considered H.R. 1049, the National Heritage Areas Act of 2019, legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) to establish criteria and standards for the designation, funding and management of National Heritage Areas (NHA). Following the adoption of two amendments offered by Ranking Republican Bishop (R-Utah), the measure passed…

“It's a safe bet that for the rest of 2020, Bishop will focus on getting his bipartisan "Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act," H.R. 1225, across the finish line...”

| Posted in In Case You Missed It

Rep. Rob Bishop, the top Republican on the Natural Resources Committee, has decided against a 2020 run for Utah governor, he announced today. The nine-term congressman, who is not running for House reelection in 2020, revealed his decision onKSL NewsRadioafter mulling a bid for the past several months. Utah Gov. Gary…

Bishop Statement on Proposed NEPA Modernization

| Posted in Press Release

Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement on the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) proposal to modernize implementation regulations for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): “There has been nothing more detrimental to the development of transportation, clean water, and energy infrastructure than America’s broken environmental review and…

Bishop Seeks Hearings From Grijalva on Conservation Grants, Drops Bill to Prevent Taxpayer-funded Human Rights Violations

| Posted in Press Release

Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) sent a letter to Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) requesting immediate hearings on H.R. 5493. Introduced yesterday, the legislation seeks to enhance oversight mechanisms at the Department of the Interior by prohibiting the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from awarding international conservation grants to entities that fund or…

How the Democrats Stole Christmas

| Posted in Press Release

Time is running out, the Speaker snarled with a sneer. Next week is Christmas; it’s practically here! With nothing to show and nervously drumming, we all knew a vote on impeachment was coming. The American people stood puzzled: How could this be? Democrats choose to ignore national problems with glee? They drafted the…

Bishop Statement on Democrats’ Delusional Climate Legislation

| Posted in Press Release

Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement on H.R. 5435, the “Americans Public Lands and Waters Climate Solution Act.” Introduced yesterday by Committee Chairman Grijalva, the Democrat proposal would stifle crucial conservation funding, decimate local economies which rely on revenue generated from energy development on federal lands and waters, and…

Bishop, Romney Introduce Bill to Protect Wilderness in Illinois

| Posted in Press Release

Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) introduced the Shawnee Wilderness Area Designation Act of 2019, legislation to lock up 289,000 acres of land in Illinois and make it part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Earlier this week, they condemned legislation introduced by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) that undermines a bipartisan…