LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced $3 million for the construction of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's Health and Wellness Center. "As a Pine Bluff native, I know how important UAPB is to the success of that city and our entire state. I've been proud to support the school throughout my governorship and today, we are doubling down on that investm  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * Program served a quarter million Arkansas children last year * * * Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced that Arkansas will continue its participation in the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program into 2025. Last year, the state served 260,000 children through the program. "Childhood hunger is a crisis - across America and especially in Ark  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-719) on the Bolts Ditch Act (H.R. 4297), which aims to amend the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to allow for additional entities to be eligible to complete the maintenance work on Bolts Ditch and the Bolts Ditch Headgate within the Holy Cross Wilderness, Colorado. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Oct. 25, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-713) on the Broadband for Americans Through Responsible Streamlining Act (H.R. 4141), which aims to provide that certain communications projects are not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Oct. 22, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 4141 is to  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-709) on the Colorado River Salinity Control Fix Act (H.R. 7872), which aims to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to modify certain requirements applicable to salinity control units. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Oct. 22, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 7872 is to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Contr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-730) on the Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act (H.R. 1449), which to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales and to require replacement sales. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Nov. 12, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 1449 is to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-723) on the Critical Mineral Consistency Act (H.R. 8446), which aims to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Nov. 1, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 8446 is to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-714) on Direct Hire to Fight Fires (H.R. 3499), which aims to amend Title 5 of the U.S. Code, to provide direct hire authority to appoint individuals to federal wildland firefighting and firefighting support positions in the Forest Service or the Department of the Interior. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Oct. 22, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation T  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-721) on the Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act (H.R. 1586), which aims to allow the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to use a fire retardant, chemical or water for fire suppression, control, or prevention activities. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Oct. 25, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-715) on the Get Rewarding Outdoor Work for Our Veterans Act (H.R. 1786), which aims to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the Warrior Training Advancement Course and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to administer a pilot program to employ veterans in positions that relate to conservation and resource management activities of the Department of the Interior. The r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-722) on the Harnessing Energy at Thermal Sources Act (H.R. 7409), which aims to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a Federal drilling permit for certain activities, to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Nov. 1, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpos  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-712) on the Lodging Options Developed for Government Employees Act (H.R. 1314), which aims to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into partnerships to develop housing. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Oct. 22, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 1314 is to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into partnershi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-718) on the Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Act (H.R. 4524), which aims to amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to provide for advancements in public safety services to Indian communities. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Oct. 25, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 4524 is to amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-710) on the Recognizing the Importance of Critical Minerals in Healthcare Act (H.R. 6395), which aims to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to require the Secretary of the Interior to include the Secretary of Health and Human Services in consultations regarding designations of critical minerals, elements, substances and materials. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Oct. 22, 2024. Here  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-717) on the Red Snapper Act (H.R. 4587), which aims to provide that the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is in  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-716) on the Requiring Integrity in Conservation Efforts Act (H.R. 6008), which aims to prohibit the implementation of certain documents until the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to the Rice's whale. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Oct. 25, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-720) on a bill (H.R. 2437), which aims to revise the boundaries of a unit of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System in Topsail, North Carolina. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Oct. 25, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 2437 is to revise the boundaries of a unit of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-711) on the Western Water Accelerated Revenue Repayment Act (H.R. 3675) which aims to amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to extend certain contract prepayment authority. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Oct. 22, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 3675 is to amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * This release was first published at usda.gov, as "At the White House Tribal Youth Summit, USDA Announces New Investments in Tribal Students and Higher Education" * * * U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced Tribal higher education opportunities and investments to train the next generation of agric  more