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 »
Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced the No American Land for Communist China Act to prevent the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from purchasing any land adjacent to federal land.
“The Chinese Communist Party is at our doorstep, and we best not let them in,” said Chairman Newhouse. “I have been closely watching the rise in cases of the CCP’s… Read more »
Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Representatives Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) and John Duarte (CA-13) introduced Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to overturn the Biden Administration’s recent rule updates to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). These changes from the current administration reverse critical reforms to the ESA implemented during previous… Read more »
Today, Representative Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) was joined by Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and six Caucus Members in expressing concerns over the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed revamp of the 2012 Western Solar Plan.
“President Biden is continuing his war on the American West with this latest attempt to prop up unreliable energy to the detriment of the… Read more »
Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Vice Chairs Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and Ryan Zinke (MT-01), Representatives Matt Rosendale (MT-02) and Representative Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) released the following statements on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) resource management plans (RMP) for Montana and Wyoming. These RMPs remove millions of acres of Federal lands from… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Members of the Western Caucus and their staff attended an agriculture and water field tour in Bakersfield, California. The field tour was hosted by Rep. David Valadao (CA-22), with participation from Vice Chair Jay Obernolte (CA-23) and Reps. Burgess Owens (UT-04), Russ Fulcher (ID-01), and John Duarte (CA-13).
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Hoy, el Presidente del Western Caucus, Dan Newhouse (WA-04), y Vicepresidente Mark Amodei (NV-02) emitieron las siguientes declaraciones tras la aprobación del H.R. 2925, la Ley de Claridad Regulatoria Minera. Este proyecto de ley corrige una decisión judicial perjudicial conocida como la "Decisión Rosemont", que amenaza el sistema minero de los Estados Unidos y crea más burocracia bajo… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Vice Chair Mark Amodei (NV-02) released the following statements following passage of H.R. 2925, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act. This bill corrects a harmful court decision known as the “Rosemont Decision” which threatens America’s mining system and creates more red tape by which American mining operators must… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the House Committee on Natural Resources’ Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries, led by its Chairman Cliff Bentz (OR-02), hosted a field hearing in Sandstone, Minnesota, to hear from local leaders about the impact of an unmanaged gray wolf population and the need to delist the species from the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Congressional Western… Read more »
