-
Bishop, Westerman Probe Earthjustice’s Ties to Japan
Letters Oct 1, 2018
-
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) sent a letter to Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen, requesting information regarding Earthjustice’s relationship with the Japanese government. “Foreign members of the...
More
|
-
Bishop, Westerman Probe World Resources Institute's Ties to China
Letters Sep 5, 2018
-
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) sent a letter to World Resources Institute (WRI) President Andrew Steer, requesting information regarding the WRI’s work with the Chinese government and WRI’s advocacy wi...
More
|
-
Bishop Sends Letter to Secretary Zinke Over Department Misconduct Policies
Letters Sep 4, 2018
-
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, requesting documents and information regarding the Department’s workplace misconduct policies and improvements that have taken place. “The Committee is conducting ongoing oversigh...
More
|
-
Committees Probe USVI Governor on Executive Order Permitting Firearm Seizure
Letters Jul 18, 2018
-
Today, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) sent a letter to U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth Mapp, requesting information regarding Mapp’s executive order that allows the National Guard to seize firearms from citizens. “On Septe...
More
|
-
Bishop, Westerman Letter To NRDC
Letters Jul 16, 2018
-
Today Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) sent a follow up letter to the Natural Resources Defense Counsel (NRDC) seeking more information regarding NRDC's potential need to register as a foreign agent. "On June 5, 2...
More
|
-
-
-
-
Committee Seeks Answers on NRDC's Relationship with Chinese Entities
Letters Jun 5, 2018
-
TO: Ms. Rhea Suh FROM: Chairman Rob Bishop, Bruce Westerman When engaging on environmental issues concerning China, the NRDC appears to practice self-censorship, issue selection bias, and generally refrains from criticizing Chinese officials. For instance, a widely reported 2016 study by Greenpeace concluded that China...
More
|
|
-
-
-
Bishop, Westerman Letter to Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Letters Mar 22, 2018
-
Today Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) sent a letter to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation regarding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) release of its Draft Program Comment. "On December 14, 20...
More
|
|
-
Committee Seeks Answers on Corruption at Puerto Rico Power Utility
Letters Mar 12, 2018
-
TO: Mr. Justo Gonzalez FROM: Chairmen Rob Bishop, Bruce Westerman, Doug LaMalfa As of March 7, 2018, Approximately 155,695 Puerto Ricans remain without power after Hurricanes Maria and Irma struck the island. As part of its on-going oversight of Puerto Rico's recovery, the House Committee on Natural Resources is review...
More
|
-
-
Committee Chairmen Letter To EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt
Letters Mar 7, 2018
-
Today Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah), Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) sent a letter to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt regarding the agency’s actions on ...
More
|
-
-
-
Westerman Letter to US Forest Service Chief Tooke
Letters Jan 19, 2018
-
TO: Mr. Tony Tooke FROM: Chairman Bruce Westerman According to the National Interagency Fire Center more than 9.7 million acres were consumed by wildfires this past year, 49 percent more than the average for the last ten years. In addition to the tragic loss of life, this season's wildfires have destroyed thousands of...
More
|
-
Bishop, Westerman Letter to BLM Acting Director
Letters Jan 10, 2018
-
TO: Acting Director Brian Steed FROM: Chairman Rob Bishop, Chairman Bruce Westerman Dear Mr. Steed; On January 8, 2018, a federal judge denied prosecutors' request to retry Nevada cattle rancher Cliven Bundy and his supporters for their actions during a 2014 armed standoff with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), This...
More
|
-
Bishop, Westerman Letter to Acting BLM Director Brian Steed
Letters Jan 10, 2018
-
Today Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) sent a letter to the Acting Director of the Bureau of Land Management Brian Steed regarding misconduct by BLM officials in the Cliven Bundy case. "On January 8, 2018, a feder...
More
|
|
-
Bishop Letter to Mr. Yvon Chouinard
Letters Dec 15, 2017
-
TO: Mr. Yvon Chouinard FROM: Chairman Rob Bishop Dear Mr. Chouinard: On December 4, 2017, President Trump signed proclamations modifying the boundaries of Bears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. The proclamations examine the nature of the objects identified on the lands reserved under the original monum...
More
|
-
Bishop, Committee Members Letter to the President
Letters Nov 17, 2017
-
TO: President Donald J. Trump FROM: Chairman Rob Bishop, Chairman Emeritus Don Young, and Congressman and Subcommittee Chairmen Dear Mr. President: One year ago, the American People elected you to our highest office with a mandate to disrupt business as usual and to relieve our economy from unnecessarily burdensome, jo...
More
|
-
Chairman Bishop, Westerman Letter to Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Letters Oct 26, 2017
-
TO: Mr. Ricardo Ramos FROM: Chairman Rob Bishop and Chariman Bruce Westerman Dear Mr. Ramos: On September 20, 2017, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) signed an "Emergency Master Service Agreement for PREPA's Electrical Grid Reconstruction with an engineering firm. Under the contract, PREPA paid the firm ...
More
|
-
Chairman, Bishop, Westerman, LaMalfa, Gonalez-Colon Letter to the Honorable Christopher Wray
Letters Oct 17, 2017
-
TO: The Honorable Christopher Wray FROM: Chairman Rob Bishop, Chairman Bruce Westerman, Chairman Doug LaMalfa, Rep. Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon Dear Director Wray: On October 12, 2017, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Juan Field Office announced that "[t]he FBI has received numerous complaints of mishandling a...
More
|
-
Chairman, Bishop, Westerman, LaMalfa, Gonalez-Colon Letter to the Honorable William B. "Brock" Long
Letters Oct 17, 2017
-
TO: The Honorable William B. "Brock" Long FROM: Chairman Rob Bishop, Chariman Bruce Westerman, Chairman Doug LaMalfa, Rep. Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon Dear Administrator Long: On October 12, 2017, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Juan Field Office announced that "[t]he FBI has received numerous complaints of m...
More
|
|