Today, the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced the rescission of the Biden administration’s so-called “Public Lands Rule,” which upended the agency’s longstanding multiple-use and sustained yield mandate. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:
“Today’s BLM announcement is… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee legislative hearing on three bipartisan bills that will help streamline the permitting process, including House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman’s (R-Ark.) and U.S. Rep. Jared Golden’s (D-Maine) Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act. Chairman Bruce Westerman… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a hearing on the state of our nation's federal forests with testimony from U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Tom Schultz. Subcommittee Chairman Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) issued the following statement in response:
"Without proper forest management and proactive wildfire prevention, our federal lands are left vulnerable to catastrophic damage.… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on realizing the full potential of America's domestic energy supply and natural resources dominance. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) issued the following statement in response:
"By reversing the Biden administration’s disastrous energy policies that locked up millions of acres of public lands and furthered… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a legislative hearing on five bills supporting tribal sovereignty through improved land management, a land exchange and recognition of tribes' authority to determine their own membership. Subcommittee Chair Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) issued the following statement in response:
"Today’s hearing gave us the chance to consider common-sense… Read more »
On Friday, the House Committee on Natural Resources hosted its third field hearing of the 119th Congress in Grand Teton National Park on the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) in anticipation of America’s 250th anniversary with seven members of Congress attending.
"The Natural Resources Committee is focused on modernizing and maintaining our national parks ahead of America’s 250th… Read more »
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed three resolutions under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) reversing Resource Management Plans (RMP) finalized in the previous administration, which locked up millions of acres of land and minerals in Alaska, Montana and North Dakota. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on six bills aimed at improving access to critical minerals resources, codifying President Trump's Executive Orders (EOs) and supporting domestic energy development. Subcommittee Chair Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following statement in response:
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Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on five bills ensuring the long-term operational certainty of the Lower Snake River dams, restoring accountability to federal management of the Mexican wolf and more. Subcommittee Chair Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) issued the following statement in response:
"The Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee… Read more »
This week, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and U.S. Rep. Nick Begich (R-Alaska) held a roundtable meeting with Alaska Natives in Anchorage, Alaska.
"This week’s meeting with leadership from the Alaska Native community provided an important opportunity for our members to hear directly from Alaska Natives and learn about their unique culture and… Read more »
