WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Western Caucus, led by Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and Executive Vice Chair Nick Begich (AK-AL), unanimously voted to formally endorse H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, which was introduced by Vice Chair Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and previously passed out of the House of Representatives in January 2025 with the support of every member of the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published their final rule to rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" in their regulations covering the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Following publication, Members of the Congressional Western Caucus released the following statements.
“This is a… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier today, the House Natural Resources Committee considered five pieces of legislation from Members of the Western Caucus.
H.R. 6251 - To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the House Committee on Natural Resources unanimously reported H.R. 9250, the Great American Outdoors Act 250 to the House of Representatives. Following the Committee's action on this reauthorization, Members of the Congressional Western Caucus released the following statements:
“As America marks 250 years, a lot of Americans are going to hit the national… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the Department of the Interior announced that it would be disbursing $733 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program funding for 2026 to 1,900 State and local governments across the nation. The Congressional Western Caucus strongly supports this program, and several Members released supportive statements which you can read here:
"From libraries to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources reported four of our Members' bills to the House:
H.R. 5694 - Alaska’s Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition (ARTIST) Act - Executive Vice Chair Nick Begich (AK-AL)
H.R. 7250 - To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000 - Congressman Troy Downing (MT-AL)
H.R. 7831 - License to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced the full rescinding of the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule. Following BLM's announcement, Congressional Western Caucus Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and other Members released these statements:
“Unlocking our public lands and using them for conservation is not a zero-sum game. The multiple-use doctrine… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 with a bipartisan vote of 224-200. Earlier this year, the Congressional Western Caucus became the first major Caucus in the House to unanimously endorse H.R. 7567, and support the 5-year reauthorization of America's farm and rural programs.
Following passage,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, the House of Representatives considered H.R. 5366, the Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act. After the House unanimously passed the legislation, Congressional Western Caucus Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and Representative Greg Steube (FL-17) released the following statements:
"When wildfire survivors were stuck with an… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier today, the House of Representatives passed H.R 5587, the Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources (HEATS) Act on a vote of 231-186. Congressional Western Caucus Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and the bill's sponsor, Representative Young Kim (CA-40), released the following statements after passage:
"Another step toward unlocking America's… Read more »
