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Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) made the following statement regarding passage of H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act in the House Committee on Agriculture: Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 16, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement on the proposed regulations of hydraulic fracturing on federal lands announced today by the Department of the Interior: Read more »

Washington, DC – The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure today passed legislation on a bipartisan basis to approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, a project long-delayed by the President that will create thousands of American jobs and increase domestic energy security. Read more »

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) today releasedupdated draft regulations of hydraulic fracturing on public lands. The draft rule will only be open for public comment during the next 30 days. Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to the new draft regulations: Read more »

WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior, Thursday, released its latest draft rules for the regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing on Public Lands. The new regulations at the federal level are added on top of, and may supersede existing state regulations. Read more »

Washington, D.C., May 15 - Congressman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today sent a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Director Dan Ashe expressing concern over the USFWS hastily listing the White Bluffs Bladderpod under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and seeking to finalize a critical habitat designation next week. In the letter, Hastings urges Director Ashe to immediately halt efforts to enforce this designation, allow the public at least 60 days’ extension for meaningful comment, and to allow a public hearing for impacted farmers and landowners to express their concerns. Click here to read the full letter. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Daines today introduced legislation to lift regulatory barriers that presently block new hydropower development in Montana. Read more »

WASHINGTON– Wednesday the House Natural Resources Committee voted 28 – 13 in favor of H.R. 957, The American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act, legislation authored by U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo) that restores the federal royalty to 2% for soda ash produced on federal lands. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer announced the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture has approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013. The five-year, bipartisan bill includes nearly $40 billion in savings, strengthens and provides options for crop insurance, consolidates programs, and reforms the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After recently spending time meeting with Montana’s outdoors recreation groups and businesses, Congressman Steve Daines announced today that he has helped introduce legislation that preserves Montana’s outdoors heritage by protecting Montanans’ recreational access to federal lands. Read more »