News from May 2023
Committee Republicans Work to Increase Access for Sportsmen, Responsibly Restore Beach Habitat
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
On May 10, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on bills promoting hunting and fishing access and legislation to aid in beach habitat restoration. Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) issued the following statement in response:
Committee Considers Bipartisan Legislation to Save Giant Sequoias From Extinctio
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
On May 10, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing on the Save Our Sequoias (SOS) Act.
Committee Republicans Hold Biden Accountable for Executive Overreach
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
On May 11 the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the Biden administration's executive overreach and how these policies have crippled America's energy independence. Subcommittee Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) released the following statement in response:
Committee Sounds Alarm on Lack of Tribal Health Care Oversight
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
On May 11, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a hearing to examine the fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Indian Health Service (IHS). Subcommittee Chair Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) issued the following statement in response:
Committee Republicans Consider Bills Expanding Mineral Production and Access
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
On May 11, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on two bills focused on unleashing Minnesota's untapped mineral potential. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) released the following statement in response:
Ranking Member Grijalva, Rep. Newhouse Lead Resolution to Designate National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
On May 5, Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) led their House colleagues in introducing H. Res. 353, a resolution to designate May 5, 2023 as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Ranking Member Grijalva, Rep. Peltola, Rep. Gallego Discuss Importance of Indian Child Welfare Act with Expert Panel
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
On May 9, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), joined by Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) and Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), held a virtual roundtable to discuss the history and significance of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).
At Subcommittee Hearing, NEPA Expert Debunks Industry-Driven Rhetoric about Energy Project Delays and Permitting Reform Needs
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
At today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing with Ranking Member Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), witness Jamie Pleune, Professor of Law at the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law, provided testimony highlighting her extensive research on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $5.5 Million Investment in Domestic Water Supplies for U.S. Territories
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation is making $5.5 million available to U.S. Territories through the President’s Investing in America agenda for projects that will provide domestic water supplies to communities or households that do not have reliable access to potable water
Reclamation issues safety warning to boaters on Lake Roosevelt
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
High river velocities and low reservoir levels at Lake Roosevelt have resulted in a failed log boom at the mouth of Kettle River, approximately 105 miles upstream of Grand Coulee Dam.
Reclamation issues snowmelt forecast for North Platte River Basin
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation has prepared the May snowmelt runoff forecasts and operating plans for the North Platte River Basin.
Lifting the closure of Reclamation lands on and adjacent to Joe’s Island
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
Reclamation announces lifting the closure of Reclamation lands on and adjacent to Joe’s Island on the south side of the Yellowstone River in Dawson County, 15 miles north of Glendive, Montana.
Reclamation issues snowmelt forecasts for Bighorn River Basin
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
Reclamation's May forecasts of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn River Basin are as follows
Comer, Fallon Renew Concerns Over FERC Commissioner’s Failure to Disclose Financial Interests and Appropriate Recusals
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) are renewing concerns over Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements’ potential conflicts of interest after a review of public records raised more questions about her failure to separate her FERC commissioner duties from her personal relationships with her past employers.
Hearing Wrap Up: Identifying and Modernizing Aging Federal IT Infrastructure is Crucial to Protecting Cyber Security
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
On May 10, the Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee held a hearing titled “Risky Business: Costly Inaction on Federal Legacy IT.”
Comer and Grassley on FBI Failing to Comply with Subpoena Deadline
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statements on the FBI failing to comply with Chairman Comer’s subpoena seeking an unclassfied FBI generated FD-1023 form that allegedly details a bribery scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national.
Hearing Wrap Up: ESG Agenda Prioritizes Leftist Ideology Over the Interests of the American People
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
On May 10, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled “ESG Part I: An Examination of Environmental, Social, and Governance Practices with Attorneys General.”
Mace: Aging Federal IT Systems are Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) opened today’s subcommittee hearing on “Risky Business: Costly Inaction on Federal Legacy IT” by highlighting how aging and outdated information technology systems used by the federal government pose major national security risks.
ICYMI: Comer & Oversight Committee Members Present Evidence of Influence Peddling by Biden Family
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
On May 10, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee Republican lawmakers held a press conference detailing evidence uncovered during the committee’s investigation into the Biden family’s influence peddling schemes.
Comer Reveals New Evidence in Biden Family’s Influence Peddling Schemes
By Interior Newswire Report | May 15, 2023
Web of LLCs, efforts to hide sources of money, direct China cash, influence peddling in Romania