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Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05) released the following statement following the House passage of his bill, H.R. 1965, the Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act of 2013. The Lamborn bill would protect and expand onshore American energy production and create new American jobs by streamlining government red-tape and regulation. Read more »

Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Rep. Peter Welch, (D-VT), Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), joined by 117 House colleagues and 22 Senate colleagues, are calling for a 5-year extension of President Obama’s federal buildings energy efficiency initiative.  In 2011, the President kicked off a 2-year initiative to achieve $2 billion in energy savings in… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer announced the House of Representatives passed a bill he cosponsored to expand responsible domestic energy production and job opportunities by reforming energy development policy on federal and tribal lands. The Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act of 2013 will: Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the House of Representatives passed a bill cosponsored by Congressman Kevin Cramer maintaining states authority over regulating hydraulic fracturing. The Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act requires the Department of the Interior to defer to state regulations, permitting, and guidance for hydraulic fracturing on federal lands within any given state’s boundaries. Read more »

WASHINGTON– The House of Representatives today passed legislation to improve the current leasing and permitting process for resource development on federal land. Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chairman of the House Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Subcommittee, has been a leading proponent of the - Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act [H.R. 1965] and lauded the House’s support for the measure. Read more »

Washington, D.C.-Today U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) voted for two pieces of legislation critical to energy production on federal lands in Wyoming. The U.S. House passed, by a vote of 228-192, the Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act of 2013 (H.R. 1965). The House also passed, by a vote of 235-187, the Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act (H.R. 2728). Read more »

Washington, D.C. (November 20, 2013) – This evening, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2728, the Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act with a bipartisan vote of 235-187. This legislation maintains states as the primary regulator of hydraulic fracturing, a practice that has been successful since the 1940s. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) cosponsored legislation to exempt owners of fishing vessels from burdensome regulations requiring them to obtain an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permit for discharges incidental to normal vessel operation. Read more »

Congressman Scott Tipton and U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet are urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service to prioritize funding for its Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Program. Read more »

WASHINGTON—Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) issued this statement on Sunday’s mining accident in Ouray that claimed two lives. Read more »