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  • Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act (H.R. 740)
    Committee Votes
    Jun 12, 2013 -     Reporting H.R. 740 Out of Committee (Passed 29-14. View Roll Call Vote) The bill will provide for the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Young En Bloc – Technical Edits (Agreed to by Voice Vote) This amendment makes technical edits to the bill. * For complete legislative action ... More
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Completion Act (H.R. 1126)
    Committee Votes
    Jun 12, 2013 -     Reporting H.R. 1126 Out of Committee (Passed by Voice Vote) This bill seeks to build consensus around a new Eisenhower Memorial by implementing a new design competition and providing a three year extension of the memorial site designation, which is set to expire this year. Bishop #1 – Memorial Commission Appointment (A... More
  • Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act (H.R. 1825)
    Committee Votes
    Jun 12, 2013 -     Reporting H.R. 1825 Out of Committee (Passed 28-15. View Roll Call Vote) This bill increases access to recreational activities such as fishing, sport hunting and recreational shooting on Federal public lands. Grijalva .046 – Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device (Failed 15-26. View Roll Call Vote) This politically d... More
  • Native American Energy Act (H.R. 1548)
    Committee Votes
    Jun 12, 2013 -     Reporting H.R. 1548 Out of Committee – (Passed 25-15. View Roll Call Vote) This important legislation would facilitate the development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands. * For complete legislative action for the June 12, 2013 Full Committee Markup, ... More
  • National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act (H.R.1964)
    Committee Votes
    Jun 12, 2013 -     Reporting H.R. 1964 Out of Committee (Passed 26-14. View Roll Call Vote) This legislation would amend the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an expeditious program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including... More
  • Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 (H.R. 687)
    Committee Votes
    May 15, 2013 -     Reporting H.R. 687 Out of Committee (Passed 23-19. View Roll Call Vote) The bill would authorize a land exchange to open up the largest copper mine in North America and protect environmentally sensitive land. This bipartisan legislation would create nearly 3,700 jobs, provide billions in tax revenue, generate over $60 ... More
  • Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act (H.R. 1613)
    Committee Votes
    May 15, 2013 -     Reporting H.R. 1613 Out of Committee (Passed 25-16. View Roll Call Vote) This bill would approve the terms of the U.S. – Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement that would allow the production of shared energy reserves along the shared maritime U.S. – Mexico border. This important legislation also provides a framew... More
  • National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 (H.R. 761)
    Committee Votes
    May 15, 2013 -     Reporting H.R. 761 Out of Committee (Passed 24-17. View Roll Call Vote) This bipartisan bill allows the U.S. to more efficiently develop our Nation's strategic and critical minerals, such as rare earth elements, that are vital to job creation, American economic competitiveness and national security. Amodei Amendment #1... More
  • Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act (H.R. 819)
    Committee Votes
    May 15, 2013 -     Reporting H.R. 819 Out of Committee (Passed 24-17. View Roll Call Vote) This bill authorizes pedestrian and motorized vehicular access in Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area. * For complete legislative action for the May 15, 2013 Full Committee Markup, click here. More
  • American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act (H.R. 957)
    Committee Votes
    May 15, 2013 -     Reporting H.R. 957 Out of Committee (Passed 24-17. View Roll Call Vote) This bill sets the the Soda Ash royalty rate at two percent for a five year period. Shea-Porter Amendment .001 - (Failed 16-26. View Roll Call Vote) This amendment effectively nullifies the underlying bill by mandating this act will not apply for y... More
  • Northern Route Approval Act of 2012 (H.R 3)
    Committee Votes
    Apr 24, 2013 -     Reporting H.R. 3 Out of Committee (Passed 24-17. View Roll Call Vote) This bill would approve the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Keystone XL Pipeline energy project by declaring that a Presidential permit should not be required for this project. Hanabusa Amendment #5 – Consulting with Native American T... More
  • To Amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (H.R. 934)
    Committee Votes
    Apr 24, 2013 -     Reporting H.R. 934 Out of Committee (Passed 26-15. View Roll Call Vote) This bill amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by decreasing the length of the segment of the Lower Merced River in California designated as a wild and scenic river. It will also update and revise the provisions concerning the water surface level ... More
  • To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to the city of Vancouver, Washington, and for other purposes (H.R. 716)
    Committee Votes
    Mar 20, 2013 -     Reporting H.R. 716 Out of Committee (Passed 20-14. View Roll Call Vote) This bill would direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey and return jurisdiction of the 7-acre Pearson Aviation Museum Complex to the city of Vancouver, Washington with the City of Vancouver covering all costs of the conveyance. * For complet... More
  • Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act (H.R. 678)
    Committee Votes
    Mar 20, 2013 -     Reporting H.R. 618 Out of Committee (Agreed to by Unanimous Consent) The bill would authorize hydropower development, streamline the regulatory process, and reduce administrative costs for small canal and pipeline hydropower development projects. This bipartisan legislation is designed to create new American jobs and e... More

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