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Congressman Mike Pompeo, R-Kansas, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement following the House’s passage of H.R. 1900, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act: Read more »

Today a bill authored by Congressman Mike Simpson to permit existing water diversions in Idaho wilderness areas was passed by the Senate committee with jurisdiction on the issue. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, of which Senator Jim Risch is a member, passed H.R. 876, the Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act, by voice vote. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing discussing the PARC Act. The Provide Access and Retain Continuity Act, introduced last month by Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah), would enable states to continue operating National Parks and other federal facilities in the event of a future government shut down, if the states so choose. Read more »

Washington, D.C. (November 21, 2013) – Yesterday, state wildlife management officials presented members of the Congressional Western Caucus with a strong plan to ensure the conservation of lesser prairie-chicken habitat. Both parties committed to continue the dialog and work together to find innovative solutions that benefit the species and ensure economic opportunity. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and a bipartisan coalition of 52 representatives called for an end to the wind production tax credit (PTC) in 2013. In a letter to Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, Congressman Jones and his colleagues explained that the PTC “is now more valuable than the price of the electricity the plants actually generate” and costs the American taxpayers roughly 6 billion dollars per year. Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) voted for three bills, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives this week, to enhance our nation’s energy security and create a better environment for job creation. Congresswoman Jenkins released the following statement after votes today: Read more »

WASHINGTON - Congressman Joe Heck (NV-03) today released the following statement after the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved H.R. 697, the Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act, by a voice vote. Read more »

Congressman Doc Hastings released the following statement on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s announcement today to delay the final rule on the status of two plants, the Umtanum desert buckwheat and the White Bluffs bladderpod, which are found on thousands of acres in Franklin and Benton Counties: Read more »

WASHINGTON—Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO), today, testified in support of the Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2013 in the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee. Tipton and Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) have introduced companion bills in the House (H.R. 1839) and Senate (S.841) to protect the Hermosa Creek Watershed--an area in the San Juan National Forest north of Durango--as well as protect multiple use of the land. Read more »

WASHINGTON– Today, the House of Representatives passed with bipartisan support Congressman Scott Tipton’s (R-CO) Planning for American Energy Act (H.R. 1394), which would increase responsible American energy production by establishing a true all-of-the-above energy strategy. Tipton’s bill passed as part of the Federal Lands and Energy Security Act of 2013 (H.R. 1965—listed as Title II), a legislative package that also seeks to eliminate bureaucratic red tape that is hampering responsible energy development on federal lands. Read more »