Federal Land Management

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, members of the Western Caucus released statements of support for David Bernhardt's nomination for Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Western Caucus released statements denouncing an unwarranted attack on the Western Caucus this week by the Arizona Republic. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, members of the Congressional Western Caucus released the following statements after 40 Members of the House sent a bipartisan letter to the Farm Bill Conference Committee urging them to include important forestry provisions in the final conference report Read more »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Chief Infrastructure and Forestry Officer Bruce Westerman (AR-04), and Chief Rules Officer Andy Biggs (AZ-05), and Western Caucus Members Frank Lucas (OK-03) and Tom Emmer (MN-06) released the following statements after the Trump Administration canceled the Obama Administration’s proposed land grab in Northern Minnesota. Read more »

Today, the Western Caucus released statements after H.R. 6147, the Department of the Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act of 2019, passed the House of Representatives. Read more »

Today, Members of the Congressional Western Caucus including Chairman Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Executive Vice Chairman Scott Tipton (CO-03), House Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) Chief Infrastructure and Forestry Officer Bruce Westerman (AR-04), Chief Regulatory Reform Officer Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Chairman Emeritus Steve Pearce (NM-02), Vice-Chairman for Indian Affairs and Oceans Don Young (AK-At Large), House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Greg Walden (OR-02) and Western Caucus Members Debbie Lesko (AZ-08), Mike Johnson (LA-04), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Greg Gianforte (MT-At Large), Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Kevin Cramer (ND-At Large), Ron Estes (KS-04), Roger Marshall (KS-01) and Doug Collins (GA-09) released statements after Members of Congress introduced a bipartisan slate of nine bills enjoying over 115 endorsing national and regional organizations - dubbed the "Western Caucus Endangered Species Act Modernization Package" - which delivers broad and long-overdue improvements to the underlying Act. Read more »

Today, Members of the Congressional Western Caucus including Chairman Paul Gosar (AZ-04), House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01), House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Greg Walden (OR-02), Chief Rules Officer Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Western Caucus Member Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) issued statements following the announcement of President Trump's decision to issue full pardons for Dwight and Steven Hammond of Oregon. Read more »

Today, Members of the Congressional Western Caucus including Chairman Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Chief Infrastructure and Forestry Officer Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and Members Tom Emmer (MN-06) and Kevin Cramer (ND-At Large) released statements after President Trump announced at a rally last night in Duluth, Minnesota that he would be cancelling the Obama Administration's political mineral withdrawal in the Superior National Forest. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Members of the Congressional Western Caucus including Chairman Paul Gosar (AZ-04), House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01), Vice Chairman for Indian Affairs and Oceans Don Young (AK-At Large), Chief Infrastructure and Forestry Officer Bruce Westerman (AR-04) and Congressman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released statements after the White House's Council on Environmental Quality published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking indicating its intent to consider revising regulations governing implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Read more »

Today, Members of the Congressional Western Caucus including Chairman Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Chairman Emeritus Steve Pearce (NM-02), House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) and Reps. John Curtis (UT-03), Liz Cheney (WY-At Large), Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Kevin Cramer (ND-At Large) and Bill Johnson (OH-06) released statements following the introduction of bills by Pearce, Curtis and Cheney which would institute efficiency and streamlining reforms to oil and gas permitting. Read more »