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Rep. Kristi Noem offered an amendment during Farm Bill debate to permanently establish an Office of Tribal Relations in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure the Secretary is advised on policy impacting Native Americans and Tribal access to USDA programs. This would not cost the federal government any additional money. Instead, it directs USDA to manage its… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) voted today to pass the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act out of the House Agriculture Committee. The farm bill passed by a strong bipartisan vote of 35 to 11. Read more »

Washington - Rep. K. Michael Conaway (R-TX), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, issued the following statement regarding House Agriculture Committee passage of the farm bill today: Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Although Wyoming is taking the biggest financial hit from a recent Congressional raid on the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) trust fund, more than 20 other states are likely to lose money, according to Wyoming’s Congressional delegation. Read more »

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) successfully amended the 2012 Farm Bill (H.R. 6083) with unanimous support during a House Agriculture Committee markup. Tipton’s amendment would help the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to better meet the water system needs of rural communities, creating local construction jobs and improving the safety of drinking water for rural Colorado families. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Congressmen Paul Gosar (R-AZ) voted in favor of the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act (H.R.4402), legislation that will allow the U.S. to more efficiently develop our Nation's strategic and critical minerals (i.e. rare earth elements and copper). H.R. 4402 passed the U.S. House of Representatives with bipartisan support by a vote of 256 to 160. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. –The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 4402, the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act – legislation that includes Alaskan Congressman Don Young’s amendment to exempt certain mining activities located on national forest land from the 2001 Forest Service Roadless Rule. Read more »

Today the House passed a bill to open up access to domestic minerals critical to our national defense, manufacturing, communications, and medical care needs. H.R. 4402, the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012, would help the United States reduce its dependency on foreign suppliers for these minerals and create American jobs. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) applauded the House Agriculture Committee for passing a new farm bill last night in a bipartisan vote. The legislation – which is a high priority for Eastern Washington’s agricultural community – now moves to the House floor. Read more »

WASHINGTON – Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma and Ranking Member Collin Peterson of Minnesota issued the following statements after the House Agriculture Committee approved H.R. 6083, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 by a vote of 35-11. Read more »