Today, Congressional Western Caucus Members celebrated passage of H.J. Res. 78. This Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution, introduced by Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), repeals the Biden Administration’s listing of the longfin smelt as endangered under the Federal Endangered Species Act. Once enacted into law, this resolution will halt the proposed… Read more »
Restoring Common Sense to Species Management
By Vice Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04)
If a football team were only making first downs on 3 percent of their possessions, it would be foolish to blindly continue running the same plays while expecting a different result. Instead, the team would re-evaluate their strategy and find a new path forward. Similarly, there are times when… Read more »
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) re-introduced the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Amendments Act. Original co-sponsors of the bill are Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Executive Vice Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02), Vice Chairs Mark Amodei (NV-02), Cliff Bentz (OR-02), Harriet Hageman (WY-AL), Jeff Hurd (CO-03), Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Pete… Read more »
The Endangered Species Act Is Being Abused, It’s Time to Delist the Gray Wolf
By Vice Chair Tom Tiffany (WI-07)
Fifty years ago, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was created to protect species on the brink of extinction and put them on the path to recovery. It was a noble effort, but unfortunately, it’s been hijacked by the radical environmental lobby and activist judges who use it as a… Read more »
Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released the following statements on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed listing of the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
“This announcement… Read more »
Yesterday, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (WY) sent a letter to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning, calling on her to cease work on the agency’s Greater Sage-Grouse Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) and Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
“BLM’s… Read more »
Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (WY) released the following statements responding to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Final Environmental Impact Statement and amendments to 77 resource management plans on sage grouse habitat, which impacts up to 69 million acres across several Western… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Western Caucus Members participated in a Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries field hearing on the need to protect water supplies, address water shortages for farmers and ranchers in the region and throughout the country, and the importance of reforming the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Vice Chair… Read more »
Industry leaders and associations representing rural America released statements following introduction of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Amendments Act of 2024 by Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and House Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04).
“Farm Bureau supports amending and updating the Endangered Species Act to accommodate both… Read more »
Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) introduced the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Amendments Act. This bill is a policy proposal from the ESA Working Group co-founded by the Chairmen in July 2023. Original co-sponsors of the bill are Western Caucus Vice Chairs Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Tom… Read more »
