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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 253, The Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act, by a vote of 397 – 1. The legislation, sponsored by Congressman Jason Chaffetz, would allow Brigham Young University to purchase the land surrounding the “Y” block on Y Mountain. Read more »

Legislation authored by Congressman Mike Simpson addressing water issues in Idaho wilderness areas was passed by the House of Representatives today. H.R. 876, the Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act, authorizes and permits historical water diversions in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness area that existed before the wilderness designations. Similar legislation sponsored by Congressman Simpson was passed by the House during the 111th and 112th Congresses. Read more »

This legislation amends the Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act of 1994 to allow the National Museum of the American Indian to construct a memorial to Native Veterans on the museum’s grounds, which is on the National Mall. Current law authorizes a memorial inside the confines of the museum, but there is not sufficient space within the facility to construct a proper tribute to Native American Veterans. Read more »

Washington, D.C., Jun 14 - The House of Representatives today approved amendments authored by Congressman Doc Hastings to establish a Manhattan Project National Historical Park and to execute a land transfer for local economic development. Hastings’ amendments were added to the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. Read more »

Representatives Kristi Noem (R-SD), Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), and Derek Kilmer (D-WA) have introduced the bipartisan Healthy Forest Caucus to focus on the state of forest health, forest management practices, conservation efforts and engagement with communities that depend on the health of our forests. Read more »

PRESCOTT, AZ–U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S (AZ-04) joined by Congressmen Matt Salmon (AZ-05), David Schweikert (AZ-06) and Trent Franks (AZ-08), will host a congressional hearing on I.R.S. abuse and E.P.A. overreach. Read more »

WASHINGTON – Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-2) applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision today siding with Oklahoma’s water laws. Read more »

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Department of Interior today announced that they will extend the public comment period for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed changes to the commercial oil shale regulations by an additional 30 days. Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Subcommittee, submitted a letter to the Department of Interior on May 22, 2013 requesting that they extend the comment period to 120 days versus the 60 that the Department of Interior initially offered. Read more »

The House Appropriations Committee today passed the fiscal year 2014 Agriculture Appropriations bill. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson is a member of the committee and once again offered an amendment to allow states to include fresh potatoes in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Simpson’s amendment passed by voice vote. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today two pieces of legislation cosponsored by Congressman Kevin Cramer were approved in a markup hearing of the House Committee on Natural Resources. The Grazing Improvement Act grants greater economic certainty to ranchers in western North Dakota by extending the longevity of grazing permits on federal lands and decreasing the wait period for permit renewals. Read more »