Bill H.R.9088 titled “To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Robert Wittman with Troy Balderson, Cliff Bentz, Jack Bergman, Stephanie Bice, Lauren Boebert, Mike Bost, Ted Budd, Ken Calvert, Earl Carter, Connie Conway, Warren Davidson, Jeff Duncan, Tom Emmer, Russ Fulcher, Bob Good, Lance Gooden, Richard Hudson, Doug Lamborn, Billy Long, Tom Mcclintock, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, John Moolenaar, Dan Newhouse, Jay Obernolte, Burgess Owens, Cathy Rodgers, Matthew Rosendale, Austin Scott, Pete Stauber, Elise Stefanik, Thomas Tiffany, David Valadao, Tim Walberg, Daniel Webster, Bruce Westerman as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.9103 titled “To designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. French Hill.
Bill H.R.9108 titled “To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Tom McClintock with Connie Conway, Louie Gohmert, Paul Gosar, Yvette Herrell, Doug Lamalfa, Doug Lamborn, Pete Stauber, Chris Stewart, Bruce Westerman as cosponsors.
Bill H.R.9114 titled “To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a demonstration program to adapt the successful practices of providing foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to the provision of Federal economic development assistance to Native communities in similarly situated remote areas in the United States, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Sattler Peltola Mary.
Bill H.R.9115 titled “To amend title 54, United States Code, to authorize the provision of technical assistance under the Preserve America Program and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into partnerships with communities adjacent to units of the National Park System to leverage local cultural heritage tourism assets” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Sattler Peltola Mary.
Bill H.R.9116 titled “To provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Sattler Peltola Mary with Pete Stauber as cosponsor.
Bill H.R.9119 titled “To provide for a program within the Forest Service to remediate the environmental damages caused by trespass cannabis cultivation, amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to include criminal penalties for illegal pesticide application on Government property, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources and the Budget for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Scott Peters with Doug Lamalfa as cosponsor.
Bill H.Res.1420 titled “Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on October 9, 2022, as National Wildlife Refuge Week”. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mike Thompson with David Joyce, Ron Kind, Robert Wittman as cosponsors.
The Natural Resources Committee moves forward in some way on one bill per day, taking one action on average per day.
Most bills have a hearing where those involved explain why they are for or against the bill. Roughly 8,000 bills are addressed by committees each year but only about 800 make it to the floor of Congress, according to ushistory.org.
A 2019 report from the Brookings Institute argued committees aren’t capable of delving fully into the issues they address and are forced to rely on lobbyists.
| Bill Name | Sponsor | Action |
|---|---|---|
| To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes. | Rep. Wittman, Robert J. | House of Representatives |
| To designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes. | Rep. Hill, J. French | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. | Rep. McClintock, Tom | House of Representatives |
| To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a demonstration program to adapt the successful practices of providing foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to the provision of Federal economic development assistance to Native communities in similarly situated remote areas in the United States, and for other purposes. | Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler | House of Representatives |
| To amend title 54, United States Code, to authorize the provision of technical assistance under the Preserve America Program and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into partnerships with communities adjacent to units of the National Park System to leverage local cultural heritage tourism assets. | Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler | House of Representatives |
| To provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes. | Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler | House of Representatives |
| To provide for a program within the Forest Service to remediate the environmental damages caused by trespass cannabis cultivation, amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to include criminal penalties for illegal pesticide application on Government property, and for other purposes. | Rep. Peters, Scott H. | House of Representatives |
| Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on October 9, 2022, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week". | Rep. Thompson, Mike |
