Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (WY) introduced the Reducing Environmental Gamesmanship (REGs) Act. This legislation prohibits federal agencies from implementing “environmental justice” standards unless expressly directed by Congress and nullifies two environmental justice executive… Read more »
Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Chairman Mike Simpson (ID-02) issued the following statements applauding passage of H.R. 8998, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025. The legislation passed by a bipartisan… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Western Caucus hosted a forum titled, “Abuses of the Antiquities Act and Impacts on Landowners.” The forum was led by Vice Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and included Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), and Representatives Cliff Bentz (OR-02) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01).
“In its latest resource management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced a resolution honoring the life and legacy of the late Patrick Gottsch, the founder and former President of Rural Media Group, Inc.
“For decades, Patrick brought a visionary perspective to informing rural America and recognized the importance of amplifying the voices of farmers and ranchers across the country,” said… Read more »
Last week, Western Caucus Vice Chair Ryan Zinke (MT-01) hosted Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), seven additional Western Caucus Members and over 20 Congressional staff and stakeholders for a field tour focused on access to public lands, the urgent need to mitigate wildfire risk and challenges with the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
“One of the main missions of the Congressional Western… Read more »
Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) offered an amendment to the Interior and Environment Appropriations bill to prevent the U.S. Forest Service’s draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the National Old-Growth Amendment from being finalized, and to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for particulate matter from going… Read more »
Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement upon the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Brighter Enterprises et al. v Raimondo, which overturned the 1984 Chevron case that expanded the power of the federal bureaucracy.
“This decision by the Supreme Court reiterates the Constitutional premise that Congress is… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Executive Vice Chair Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), and Vice Chair Tom Tiffany (WI-07) introduced legislation to nullify President Biden’s Executive Order 14072 and prevent the U.S. Forest Service from finalizing the Old-Growth Amendment Plan’s draft Environmental Impact Statement.
“Forest management activities… Read more »
Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and House Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) issued statements in opposition to the Biden Administration’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed National Old-Growth Amendment.
“The action taken today by the Forest Service is the next step towards limiting timber harvesting… Read more »
Today, Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) introduced the Full Responsibility and Expedited Enforcement (FREE) Act. This legislation will implement a “permit by rule” approach to remove bureaucratic hurdles to permitting while expediting project approvals and implementation.
“A large portion of my career has been… Read more »
