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E&E Daily: Subcommittee wrangles bills on 'escape artist' snakes, polar bears, Asian carp

| Posted in In Case You Missed It

A House Natural Resources subcommittee heard testimony yesterday on four bills on a variety of wildlife species -- one to lift restrictions on polar bear trophies, another to allow the export of certain protected snakes and two to combat an invasion of Asian carp. The Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs took up Alaska Republican Don Young's H.R. 1818, which…

National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013 (H.R. 638)

| Posted in Committee Votes

Reporting H.R. 638 Out of Committee (Passed 22-12. View Roll Call Vote) This bill would improve public participation, promote transparency and protect taxpayer dollars by requiring that any new wildlife refuge be authorized by Congress. * For complete legislative action for the July 24, 2013 Full Committee Markup, click here.

Farm Bureau, Agricultural Retailers, Cattlemen and Other Groups Support Flores Amendment to H.R. 1947

| Posted in Dear Colleagues

Dear Colleague, Today, the House will consider H.R. 1947, the “Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013.” As part of House Republicans’ effort to combat unnecessary spending and burdensome federal regulations, Representative Flores (TX-17) has sponsored an amendment that would require the USDA Inspector General (IG) to prepare and submit a report detailing all…

Chairman Hastings’ Statement on Gray Wolf Endangered Species Delisting

| Posted in Press Release

Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings released the following statement on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to delist the Gray Wolf from the endangered species list. “The Service’s decision today to delist gray wolves only makes sense, and is long overdue.  This untangles the ridiculous situation in Washington, Oregon, and Utah, where wolves had been listed…