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Oppose the Dent-Higgins-Esty Amendment to H.R. 527

| Posted in Dear Colleagues

Dear Colleague, We urge you to vote NO on the Dent-Higgins-Esty amendment to HR 527, the Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act. This amendment is an attempt to gut the bill. It would seek to preserve the current monopoly over our federal helium supply of just four helium refiners who currently receive an automatic share of the taxpayers’ helium reserve based on a formula…

Chairman Hastings: Congress Must Take Action Now to Prevent Helium Shortage, Protect Jobs and Economy

| Posted in Floor Statements

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following statement on the House floor in support on H.R. 527, the Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act. “I rise today in strong support of H.R. 527, the Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act. This bill is necessary to protect our economy from an impending helium shortage and…

Hi-Tech Manufacturers Call for Passage of H.R. 527

| Posted in Dear Colleagues

Hi-Tech Manufacturers Call for Passage of H.R. 527 April 25, 2013 Dear Colleague, Over 20 organizations representing hi-tech manufacturers of semiconductors, aerospace technologies, life-saving medical devices, chemicals, fiber optics, and scientific researchers are calling for passage of H.R. 527, the Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act. These organizations employ…

Northern Route Approval Act of 2012 (H.R 3)

| Posted in Committee Votes

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 Tribes (Failed 15-21. View Roll Call Vote) This amendment adds…

Support Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Worldwide Helium Shortage

| Posted in Dear Colleagues

Support Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent Worldwide Helium Shortage April 24, 2013 Dear Colleague, This week the House will vote on H.R. 527, The Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act. This bipartisan legislation is a common sense plan to prevent a global helium shortage, protect jobs and the economy, and ensure a fairer return for taxpayers. From high-tech…

Bill Introduced to Approve Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreement with Mexico

| Posted in Press Release

Congressman Jeff Duncan (SC-03), House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04), and House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Chairman Matt Salmon (AZ-05) today introduced H.R. 1613, the Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act. The bill would approve and implement the terms of the U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbon…

Chairman Hastings Letter to Secretary Salazar Regarding Stream Buffer Zone Rule Rewrite

| Posted in Letters

Dear Secretary Salazar: As you know, for more than two years the Committee on Natural Resources ("Committee") has been conducting oversight on issues regarding the Department of the Interior's and the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement's ("OSM") handling of the decision to toss aside and ultimately rewrite the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule.…