WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier today, the House Committee on Agriculture favorably reported H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 on a bipartisan vote of 34-17. Following the vote, Congressional Western Caucus Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) released the following… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the House Committee on Agriculture's passage of H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, the membership of the Congressional Western Caucus met earlier today and voted unanimously to endorse the 2026 Farm Bill.
"Since its founding, the Western Caucus has carried the motto of being a 'voice for rural America.' That… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed sixteen bills out of Committee, ten of which were championed by our Members:
H.R. 301, the Geothermal Energy Opportunity (GEO) Act - Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02)
H.R. 2252, the North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2025 - Rep. Julie Fedorchak (ND-AL)
H.R.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, the House passed five bills championed by our Members:
H.R. 4386, the America the Beautiful Motorcycle Fairness Act - Rep. Tim Walberg (MI-05)
H.R. 755, the Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025 - Rep. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06)
H.R. 1945, the America’s National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02) today introduced a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to reject the Biden administration's 2025 Resource Management Plan (RMP) for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, returning management of the monument to the 2020 RMP that was developed with the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the House of Representatives passed two bills, H.R. 4626, the Don't Mess With My Home Appliances Act by a vote of 217-109 and H.R. 4758, the Homeowner Energy Freedom Act by a vote of 210-199 (1 present), to help address the rising cost of energy and homeownership in the United States. Following passage of both bills,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the Department of the Interior (DOI) updated their procedures for implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Congressional Western Caucus Chair Celeste Maloy released the following statement following the announcement.
"For far too long, burdensome regulations have slowed progress on critical projects across… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier tonight, a joint session of Congress was convened to receive a State of the Union address from President Donald J. Trump. Following the President's address, Congressional Western Caucus Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02) released this statement:
“Our nation was reminded tonight that the Trump Administration is committed to putting rural priorities first. This… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed and President Donald Trump signed H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act.
“The House has led the way on appropriations throughout this past year,” said Chair Celeste Maloy. "I'm glad to see the Senate finding… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressional Western Caucus joined a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 4090, the Critical Mineral Dominance Act, which was sponsored by Caucus Vice Chair Pete Stauber, by 224-195. After passage of this legislation, the following statements from Chair Celeste Maloy and Vice Chair Pete Stauber were released.
"The… Read more »
