Energy

Under the Biden Administration, a total of 70 executive orders were issued specifically targeting Alaska and our right to produce - locking away our resources, delaying progress, and stifling our potential for growth.   Thankfully, that is all changing.  Thanks to bold leadership from President Donald J. Trump and Secretary Doug Burgum, the Department of the Interior has… Read more »

Today, Representative Buddy Carter (GA-01) was joined by Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) in introducing a nullification to overturn the Biden Administration’s onerous finalized rule on National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Representatives August Pfluger (TX-11) and Randy Weber (TX-14) also co-sponsored the… Read more »

Congressional Western Caucus Vice Chair Jeff Hurd (CO-03) introduced the Productive Public Lands Act to allow the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to reissue the Trump Administration’s Resource Management Plans (RMPs).   “The Productive Public Lands Act would reactivate the resource potential of our public lands,” said Vice Chair Hurd. “This bill would force the Bureau of Land… Read more »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) applauded passage of S.J. Res. 11 to overturn the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) rule on “Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources.” The resolution passed by a bipartisan vote of 221-202-1.   “The Biden Administration spared no creativity in their war against offshore oil and gas exploration,… Read more »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statements supporting the White House Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) interim final rule. The rule removes CEQ’s authority from NEPA implementation.   “Far too often the NEPA permitting… Read more »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Representative August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statements following passage of the Protecting American Energy Production Act. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Pfluger and passed by a bipartisan vote of 226 - 188.   “Hydraulic fracturing made America the world leader in oil and… Read more »

Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) issued the following statement reacting to President Donald Trump’s energy-related executive orders.   “President Trump’s executive actions to promote domestic energy production will have vast benefits for rural America and the West,” said Chairman LaMalfa. “By unlocking our resource rich lands for extraction and… Read more »

Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statement following the Biden Administration’s action removing over 625 million acres from future leasing opportunities. The action impacts federal waters in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and parts of the Northern Bering Sea in Alaska. “President Biden’s eleventh-hour ban on offshore energy development… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Rep. Russ Fulcher (ID-01) released the following statements celebrating the passage of H.R.1449 – Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act (CLEAN Act). This legislation requires the Department of the Interior (DOI) to increase lease sales under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 and establishes… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Rep. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) released the following statements celebrating the passage of H.R.8446 – the Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2024. This legislation simplifies and streamlines interagency coordination between the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Department of Energy (DOE)… Read more »