Bruce Westerman

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Environment and energy

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Westerman called up H.R. 5587, the Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act of 2026, pursuant to House Resolution 1189 and asked for its immediate consideration in the House.

Westerman called up H.R. 556, the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act, 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.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4467, the Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act, which would convey approximately 7.43 acres of federal land within the park to the State of Mississippi.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1665, the DIGITAL Applications Act, which requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to establish online portals to accept, process, and dispose of Form 299s for communications use authorizations.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2709, the Save Our Sequoias Act, to improve the health and resiliency of giant sequoias.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4284, the Small Cemetery Conveyance Act, which amends the Small Tract Act of 1983 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain cemeteries without consideration.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3692, the Captain Accursio "Gus" Sanfilippo Young Fishermen's Development Act, which reauthorizes the Young Fishermen's Development Act through fiscal year 2031.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3903, the Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025, to exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for certain Federal land in the Chugach Region.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 6365, the Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act, which requires the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-of-way for an emergency exit on certain National Park Service land in Virginia.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 5419, the Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act, which directs the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to develop a plan for ensuring timely review of communications use authorizations.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 5910 to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1945 to designate America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4386, the America the Beautiful Motorcycle Fairness Act, which amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to allow an America the Beautiful pass to cover one additional motorcycle with passengers when the passholder enters by motorcycle.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass S. 723, the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025, which requires the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and complete mortgage packages for residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 681, which would amend the Long-Term Leasing Act to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah).

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 755, the Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025, which amends the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral.

Westerman called up H.R. 261, the Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025, for immediate consideration in the House pursuant to House Resolution 1057.

Westerman called up H.R. 4090, the Critical Mineral Dominance Act, for immediate consideration in the House pursuant to House Resolution 1032.

Westerman called up H.J. Res. 140 pursuant to House Resolution 1009 to provide for congressional disapproval of the Bureau of Land Management's Public Land Order No. 7917 withdrawing federal lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota.

Westerman yielded 30 minutes to the gentleman from California for debate on the veto message of H.R. 504, the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act.

Westerman yielded 30 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Huffman) for debate on the veto message of H.R. 131, the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act, and explained that the bill facilitates construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit by easing repayment requirements for project beneficiaries to provide potable water to 39 communities in southeastern Colorado.

Westerman introduced H.R. 4776, the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act, which amends the National Environmental Policy Act to streamline the federal permitting and environmental review process.

Westerman yielded 2 minutes to Ms. Maloy from Utah and 1 minute to Mr. Hurd from Colorado during debate on H.R. 4776, the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act.

Westerman called up H.R. 845, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act, for immediate consideration in the House pursuant to House Resolution 951.

Westerman called up H.R. 1366, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, for immediate consideration in the House pursuant to House Resolution 951.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1276 to remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2302, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025, which would take certain Federal land in California into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4285, the Semiquincentennial Tourism and Access to Recreation Sites Act, which designates September 17, 2026, as an entrance-fee free date at National Park Service sites to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States.

Westerman called up H.J. Res. 130 and asked for its immediate consideration in the House to provide for congressional disapproval of the Bureau of Land Management's Buffalo Field Office Resource Management Plan Amendment.

Westerman called up H.J. Res. 131 for immediate consideration in the House, which would provide congressional disapproval of a Bureau of Land Management rule restricting oil and gas production on 1.16 million acres in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's 10-02 area.

Westerman called up S.J. Res. 80, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the Bureau of Land Management's National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision, and spoke in support of it.

Westerman called up H.J. Res. 104 pursuant to House Resolution 672 and spoke in strong support of the joint resolution, which would repeal the Bureau of Land Management's resource management plan amendment for the Miles City Field Office in Montana.

Westerman called up H.J. Res. 105 pursuant to House Resolution 672 and spoke in strong support of the joint resolution to disapprove the Bureau of Land Management's North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan.

Westerman called up H.J. Res. 106 pursuant to House Resolution 672 and yielded himself time to speak in support of the joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the Bureau of Land Management's Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan.

Westerman addressed the House for 1 minute to discuss the broken permitting process, noting that 61 percent of environmental impact statements still take over 2 years to complete despite the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023's 2-year deadline and 150-page cap, and called for Congress to take bipartisan, bicameral action to fix broken permitting and regulatory laws.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1729, the Bolts Ditch Act, which amends the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to allow additional entities to conduct maintenance work on Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate in Colorado.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 504, the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act, which would authorize expansion of the Miccosukee Reserved Area and direct the Secretary of the Interior to protect structures within Osceola Camp from flooding.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1044 to amend Public Law 99-338 with respect to Kaweah Project permits.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2316, the Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025, which amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to delay the availability of interest on obligations in the Federal aid to wildlife restoration fund from fiscal year 2026 to fiscal year 2033.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass S. 1596 to rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 900, the Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025, which directs the United States Geological Survey to establish a program to map zones at greater risk of sinkhole formation.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 410 to extend the Alaska Native Vietnam era veterans land allotment program for an additional 5 years, to end on December 29, 2030.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1682 to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide lifetime National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes for family members of Armed Forces members who died while serving.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 249 to redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1001, a bill to provide for a memorandum of understanding to address the impacts of a certain record of decision on the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 677, the Expedited Appeals Review Act, which establishes a process to expedite the review of appeals of certain Department of the Interior decisions.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 531, the South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act of 2025, which amends the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1550, which redesignates Saratoga National Historical Park as Saratoga National Battlefield Park.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 331 to amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify provisions relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 952, a bill to convey the reversionary interest of the United States in certain land in Sacramento, California.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1829, the Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2025, which requires the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest to Navajo County, Arizona.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2492, the Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2025, which authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of the Interior to permit removal of trees around electrical lines on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands without conducting a timber sale.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 167, the Community Reclamation Partnerships Act of 2025, to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to authorize partnerships between States and nongovernmental entities for reclaiming land and water resources affected by coal mining activities before August 3, 1977.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 618 to amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 to include the City of North Las Vegas and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1612 to designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2215, a bill to redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park and to conduct a boundary study.

Westerman called up S.J. Res. 11, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's rule relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources," and spoke in support of the resolution.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 165, the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act, which directs the Secretary of the Interior to place approximately 40 acres at Wounded Knee, South Dakota into restricted fee status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.

Beagle Brigade Act of 2023 — This bill advances government transparency by requiring the Department of Agriculture to report to Congress on threats to agriculture and natural resources.

DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024 — This bill supports national security by authorizing the Department of Homeland Security to develop better technology for detecting dangerous drugs at borders and ports of entry.

Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act — This bill advances Native American sovereignty and self-determination by transferring land to tribal control, supporting the civil right of indigenous peoples to govern their own territories.

Never Again Education Reauthorization Act of 2023 — This bill supports Holocaust education programs by extending federal authorization and funding for educational initiatives through 2030.

Midnight Rules Relief Act — This bill makes it easier for Congress to overturn multiple regulations at once during presidential transitions, which could reduce executive branch accountability by allowing rapid reversal of rules without individual scrutiny.

Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 — This bill extends and updates federal programs that protect endangered wildlife species and their habitats through conservation funding and partnerships.

Increasing Baseline Updates Act — This bill would advance government transparency by requiring the Congressional Budget Office to publish more frequent budget projections and disclose the economic data behind their calculations.

Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 6474 to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas.

Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023 — This bill strengthens national security by reducing Chinese government influence over U.S. shipping infrastructure and giving federal authorities more power to prevent foreign manipulation of maritime commerce.

Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy. — This bill opposes a carbon tax as economically harmful, taking a stance against a potential revenue-raising or economy-regulating tax policy.

Denouncing the harmful, anti-American energy policies of the Biden administration, and for other purposes. — This bill opposes environmental regulations on energy production and federal lands while promoting increased domestic fossil fuel development.

Restoring American Energy Dominance Act — This bill would block new environmental protections and climate provisions for oil and gas leasing on public lands, favoring fossil fuel extraction over energy transition goals.

Restoring American Energy Dominance Act — This bill would block new environmental protections and climate provisions for oil and gas leasing on public lands, favoring fossil fuel extraction over energy transition goals.

Protecting American Energy Production Act — This bill would protect fossil fuel extraction through fracking by preventing the President from restricting it without Congress approval and prioritizing state over federal environmental regulation.

Protecting American Energy Production Act — This bill would protect fossil fuel extraction through fracking by preventing the President from restricting it without Congress approval and prioritizing state over federal environmental regulation.

Condemning the illegal abduction and forcible transfer of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation. — This bill strengthens the U.S. position on a major foreign conflict by formally condemning Russian actions against Ukrainian children and supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression.

Upholding the Dayton Peace Agreement Through Sanctions Act — This bill uses sanctions to protect the stability and democracy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, advancing U.S. foreign policy interests in maintaining peace in a strategically important region.

Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act — This bill would restrict or ban applications controlled by foreign adversaries like China from operating in the United States to protect national security and prevent foreign surveillance of Americans.

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024 — This bill extends federal funding and authorization for airport infrastructure programs and aviation services, supporting continued public investment in transportation infrastructure.

Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024 — This bill authorizes federal spending to keep government operating and funds student aid programs, representing a decision to maintain current spending levels rather than make cuts or increases.

DOE and SBA Research Act — This bill would advance the economy and labor pillar by fostering collaboration between federal agencies to support research and development activities that include small businesses, potentially creating innovation and job opportunities.