Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) appointed Republican lawmakers to serve on a conference committee charged with producing final energy and natural resource legislation (H.R. 8 / S. 2012), including Committee Chair Rob Bishop (R-UT), Vice-Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Rep. Don Young (R-AK), Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) and Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR).

H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act, which included two bipartisan energy infrastructure bills from the Committee on Natural Resources, passed the House in December 2015. The Senate passed S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act, in April 2016. 

The House Amendment to S. 2012, which passed the House yesterday, includes H.R. 8 and numerous additional House-passed bills within the Committee’s jurisdiction. Click here to view a summary of most of the Committee’s provisions.

“We intend to advance a wide range of important energy and natural resource reforms through this conference process. I look forward to working with our colleagues in the Senate to build agreement on final legislation,” Bishop stated.

 “This conference is a tremendous opportunity to improve the stewardship of our land, our water, and our energy resources, helping to bring conservation into the 21^st Century. I anticipate a productive conference with the U.S. Senate," Lummis stated.

“I look forward to the challenge of ensuring access to critical resources and public lands, streamlining energy development, eliminating red tape facing our nation’s sportsmen and producing a bill that benefits Alaska and the American people,” Young stated.

"It’s an honor to be named as a conferee. I look forward to addressing policies which will provide some relief to our communities suffering from California's man-made drought and utilizing our vast natural resources to advance America's energy independence ,” Denham stated.

 "I’m excited to work with senators and other House member to discuss the science and benefits of healthy forests, access to public lands, and improving our nation’s energy policy and infrastructure. This is a tremendous opportunity to advocate for the forests and landowners that make up so much of my district and this nation. I thank the Speaker for this opportunity." Westerman stated.

Click here to view the full text of the House Amendment to S. 2012.