Panel: Border Security, Environment Threatened on Federal Border Lands
Press Release Feb 15, 2018
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Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations held a hearing to review bureaucratic challenges to securing the border on federal lands. Testimony highlighted the need to increase the U.S. Border Patrol’s access to federal borderlands in order to strengthen national and environmental security. “Cross border viol...
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Environmental Laws Threaten Safety in Borderland Communities
Press Release Apr 28, 2016
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Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on impediments imposed by federal land management regimes in securing the international borders of the United States. Federal land management regulations create obstacles for the United States Border Patrol in effectively securing the border. This l...
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Chairman Bishop Letter to Secretary of the Department of the Interior Sally Jewell Regarding Border Security
Letters Mar 27, 2015
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TO: The Honorable Sally Jewell FROM: Rob Bishop, Chairman Dear Secretary Jewell, The Department of the Interior ("DOI") manages millions of acres on our Southern border under a variety of restrictive laws and regulations. The Committee on Natural Resources ("Committee") has continually expressed concerns that the resul...
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Federal Land Managers Intimidation, Bullying Threaten Citizens Rights, Create a Hostile Environment
Press Release Jul 24, 2014
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Today, the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulations held an oversight hearing on “Threats, Intimidation and Bullying by Federal Land Managing Agencies.” This hearing continued Committee oversight into bullying by federal land management agencies and federal law enforcement agencies on private, state, ...
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Fact Check: Legislation Needed to Protect & Secure U.S. Border on Federal Lands
Resourceful Information Jun 19, 2012
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Today, as part of the Conservation and Economic Growth Act, the House will consider a measure by National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) to enhance border security on federal lands along the U.S. border. Title XIV is a common sense measure to ensure that Border Patrol has acce...
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Law Enforcement, Recreation, Farming and Ranching Organizations Say Border Security Legislation is Badly Needed
Resourceful Information Jun 19, 2012
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Today, the House will consider the Conservation and Economic Growth Act, a package of fourteen Natural Resources Committee bills that will create new American jobs, grow the economy, and protect the environment. Title XIV of the package will include H.R. 1505, the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act, leg...
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House to Address Drug Trafficking on Federal Lands
Press Release Jun 14, 2012
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Next week, the House of Representatives will consider the Conservation and Economic Growth Act, a package of 14 Natural Resources Committee bills. Among the bills included in the package is the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act [H.R. 1505], sponsored by National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcomm...
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House Approves Bishop Amendment to End DHS Extortion Payments, Redirect Funds to Border Protection
Press Release Jun 7, 2012
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The House of Representatives last night passed, in a bipartisan vote of 230-186, National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop’s (UT-01) Border Patrol Operations Enhancement Amendment to the FY 2013 Homeland Security Appropriations Act. The amendment eliminates mitigation payments from the D...
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Associated Press: Lawmakers say environmental laws should be waived for Border Patrol operations
In Case You Missed It Oct 27, 2011
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Lawmakers say environmental laws should be waived for Border Patrol operations October 27, 2011 Associated Press Kevin Freking Federal agents trying to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border say they’re hampered by laws that keep them from driving vehicles on huge swaths of land because it falls under U.S. environmental protect...
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Committee Passes Bill to Increase Border Security on Federal Lands
Press Release Oct 5, 2011
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Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed H.R. 1505, the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act, by a vote of 26 to 17. The bill prohibits the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from using environmental regulations to hinder U.S. Border Patro...
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Groups Call for Passage of Republican Legislation to Enhance Border Security on Federal Lands
Press Release Jul 8, 2011
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Today the House National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 1505, the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act, legislation introduced by Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) to enhance border security on federal lands. H.R. 1505 would ensure the Border Patrol, not federal...
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End the Lockout of Border Patrol to Federal Lands - Vote "Aye" on the Lummis Amendment
Dear Colleagues Jun 2, 2011
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Dear Colleague, The Lummis Amendment to the 2012 Homeland Security Appropriations bill is focused on the serious problem of our Nation’s border security taking a back seat to environmental laws and the regulatory whims of Department of the Interior land managers. An October 2010 GAO report revealed that critical access...
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President Obama Disregards Dangers on Federal Lands Along U.S. Border
Press Release May 10, 2011
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Today, President Obama gave a speech at the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas touting the Administration’s improvements in border security and commitment to immigration reform. However, during the speech Obama failed to mention the continued security and safety issues on federal lands along the U.S. border. Despite the Presi...
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Witnesses Stress Need for Increased Border Security, Improved Access on Federal Lands
Press Release Apr 15, 2011
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Today, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands and the Security, Homeland Defense, and Foreign Operations Subcommittee held a joint oversight hearing on the impacts of environmental laws and federal regulations on border security and the environment. Members heard from former Border Patrol Officers...
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Republicans Introduce Bill to Secure Border on Federal Lands, Protect Environment
Press Release Apr 13, 2011
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Today, House National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT), House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-WA), Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter T. King (R-NY), Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX), and House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter...
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Hastings: Obama Administration Regulations are Costing American Jobs, Blocking American Energy Production
Floor Statements Feb 10, 2011
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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of H. Res. 72, a resolution directing certain committees, including the Natural Resources Committee, to review existing, pending and proposed federal regulations and their effect on jobs and eco...
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Reid-Boxer Omnibus Filled with a Hundred Bills, Billions of Dollars in New Spending
Resourceful Information Dec 18, 2010
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Barbara Boxer are moving forward with their plan to pass a massive land, wildlife and water omnibus package in the final days of the lame-duck Congress. This colossal bill will cost billions of dollars and include over a hundred measures that will create new spending p...
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Hastings: ‘Reid-Boxer Omnibus needs to be blocked, shelved or defeated'
Press Release Dec 17, 2010
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Natural Resources Committee Chairman-elect Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced intentions to pass a public lands and waterways omnibus bill crafted by himself and Senator Barbara Boxer during the final days of the lame-duck Democrat Congress: “One...
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Arizona Daily Star: Another Deadly Shooting on Federal Lands Along the Southern Border
In Case You Missed It Dec 15, 2010
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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that Border Patrol Agent Brian A. Terry was shot and killed Tuesday night by bandits near Rio Rico, Arizona. Sources have confirmed that the shooting occurred on federal lands in the Coronado National Forest. This is the latest violent crime to occur on federal are...
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Hastings Blasts Lame Duck Democrats’ Attempt to Push Through Massive Omnibus Package
Press Release Dec 2, 2010
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House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement following reports of a potential omnibus lands, wildlife and waterways package being developed in the U.S. Senate: “Somewhere in the Senate, Harry Reid and Barbara Boxer are secretly constructing a Frankenstein omnibu...
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Westerman, Newhouse Urge USFS to Increase Critical Forest Management Projects
House Republicans Hear From Americans Impacted by Skyrocketing Energy Costs
Bipartisan Coalition Leads Effort to Save America's Iconic Sequoias
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