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Bishop Responds to President Obama’s Reduction to the U.S.’s Nuclear Weapons Capabilities
Jun 19, 2013
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WASHINGTON– Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) announced his disapproval over President Barack Obama’s announcement to make further reductions to the U.S.’s nuclear forces, bringing current U.S. nuclear deterrence capabilities to de-stabilizing levels. Reductions to the U.S. nuclear triad will likely in...
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Bishop Introduces Bill to Close Vast Gaps on U.S. Border
Jun 18, 2013
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WASHINGTON–Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Subcommittee, today introduced the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act (H.R. 2398), which will address some of the current problems plaguing U.S. border securit...
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House Passes National Defense Authorization Act for FY2014
Jun 14, 2013
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WASHINGTON–Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) joined with his colleagues today in the U.S. House of Representatives in passing the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013 [H.R. 1960]. “Congress is required by the Constitution to provide for the common defense of the country. The National...
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Bishop Lauds Interior’s Extension of Public Comment Period for Oil Shale Development
Jun 13, 2013
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WASHINGTON— The U.S. Department of Interior today announced that they will extend the public comment period for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed changes to the commercial oil shale regulations by an additional 30 days. Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chairman of the House Natural Resou...
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Bishop Welcomes PILT Payments to Utah Counties
Jun 13, 2013
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WASHINGTON— Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01) today announced that the U.S. Department of Interior will distribute approximately $35 million to the State of Utah through the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to compensate for the lack of tax revenue that cannot be generated on federal lands. Infr...
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Committee Approves Legislation Addressing Concerns with the Troubled Eisenhower Memorial
Jun 12, 2013
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WASHINGTON– Today, the House Natural Resources Committee approved H.R. 1126, the Dwight. D. Eisenhower Memorial Completion Act, by voice vote. This legislation, sponsored by Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01), seeks to build consensus around a new E...
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Legislation to Help Fruit Heights Establish a Cemetery Passes the House
Jun 11, 2013
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WASHINGTON–Today the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act [H.R. 993], which would transfer 100 acres of U.S. Forest Service (USFS) land to the city of Fruit Heights in Davis County, Utah. The land will be used to establish a cemetery for the city, which curren...
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Bishop Lauds Delisting of Gray Wolf as an Endangered Species
Jun 7, 2013
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WASHINGTON– The U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today that the Gray Wolf would finally be removed from the list of endangered species. They also announced that the Mexican Wolf would remain on the list of endangered species and the proposal notes that recovery efforts for this subspec...
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Bishop Pleased With Interior’s Extension of Public Comment Period for New Hydraulic Fracturing Regs.
Jun 6, 2013
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WASHINGTON— The U.S. Department of Interior today announced that they will extend the public comment period for the proposed new hydraulic fracturing regulations on public lands an additional 60 days. Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Public Lands and Environmen...
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Utah Governor Herbert Emphasizes Success of Western States in Land Management
May 21, 2013
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WASHINGTON – Today, the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation held an oversight hearing featuring testimony by Utah Governor Gary Herbert, Chairman of the Western Governors’ Association. The hearing highlighted the challenges of western states regarding federal and state land man...
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