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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last night, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2609, the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, which included an amendment introduced by Congressman Paul Gosar (AZ-04). Read more »

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) voted today in support of H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture, Reform, and Risk Management Act (FARRM) of 2013, which calls for reduced spending, smaller government and common-sense reform to our farm programs. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Daines announced that his amendment prohibiting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from charging a fee for surplus water from the Missouri River was successfully included in the FY 2014 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill, which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last night. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Daines today released the following statement in response to this afternoon’s House vote on the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013: Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Daines today highlighted the devastating impact of frivolous litigation by fringe groups on preventing active management of Forest Service lands, pressing the House Natural Resources Committee to pursue reforms that reduce the prevalence of frivolous litigation. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer announced the U.S. House of Representatives passed a new five-year farm bill, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Representative Jason Chaffetz (UT-3) announced today that two pieces of energy legislation important to Utah are poised to be signed into law by President Obama. Read more »

WASHINGTON - With the House of Representatives taking up debate on the annual Energy and Water Appropriations bill, Congressman Joe Heck (NV-03) today offered an amendment to the bill that would redirect the $25 million designated for the Yucca Mountain project into the High Energy Physics program within the Department of Energy’s Office of Science. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer announced the U.S. House of Representatives accepted an amendment he cosponsored blocking the Army Corps of Engineers from charging Missouri River users for water. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-2) today criticized the Obama Administration’s unilateral decision to withdraw 303,900 acres in six western states, including 60,395 acres in Nevada, from new mining claims in favor of solar energy development. Read more »