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Congressman Rob Bishop

Representing the 1st District of Utah

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President Trump Signs Bishop Package Into Law

March 12, 2019 Press Release
Local voices impacted by public lands throughout our country have been heard. Today commemorates a bipartisan achievement that has been years in the making, and I’d like to thank President Trump for signing this valuable legislation into law. This bill is a victory for America’s sportsmen, local governments, public lands, and rightfully establishes monuments the right way. This achievement carries great meaning for my home state of Utah, and I’m proud to see this day finally arrive.

Bishop Bill Empowers States to Decide Daylight Saving Time

March 12, 2019 Press Release
In July of 2018, Rep. Rob Bishop introduced the Daylight Act. The bill empowers states to decide how daylight saving time will be observed. The legislation allows states to determine whether they will continue under the status quo, operate year-round under daylight saving time, or operate year-round under standard time. Currently, states are prohibited from operating under year-round daylight saving time.

Bishop Votes Against “Democrat Politician Protection Act”

March 8, 2019 Press Release
“This bill ensures corrupt elections Period.”

Maj. Brent Taylor Bill Heads to President’s Desk

March 5, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Rob Bishop (UT-01) delivered his annual remarks to the Utah State Legislature. He informed the lawmakers of a significant step in the federal legislative process to rename a North Ogden, UT Veterans Affairs facility. The U.S.

Bishop Votes AGAIN to Uphold 2nd Amendment

February 28, 2019 Press Release
“This legislation is a fundamental dismissal of the 2ndAmendment. The removal of this protective provision opens the door to arbitrary bureaucratic delays which can do nothing but restrict a basicAmerican right.”

Bishop Votes to Uphold 2nd Amendment

February 27, 2019 Press Release
This bill addresses a fabricated threat and makes criminals out of the innocent. This equates to nothing more than a false sense of security promoted by those who refuse to address real threats to safety. Congress should turn its attention to finding ways to protect society from criminals. Instead, this farcical effort betrays the 2ndAmendment and would have done nothing to prevent the tragic mass shootings of recent years. Safety ought to trump politics and politics ought never trump the Constitution.

Bishop Lands Package Heads to President’s Desk

February 26, 2019 Press Release
The number of Utah victories in this lands package will do more for the people of Utah than Congress has delivered in a long time. This legislation will expand access to public lands, while also shrinking the size of the federal estate. There are wins for America’s sportsmen, hunters, and fishermen.
Issues:
Public Lands

Bishop Votes Against Joint Resolution

February 26, 2019 Press Release
I voted against this resolution because it does nothing to solve the issue of border security or properly limit executive overreach. Bringing this vote to the floor is nothing more than a political stunt.
Issues:
Border Security and Immigration

Bishop Responds to U.S. Space Force Directive

February 20, 2019 Press Release
“This is a logical step forward using the military branch that makes sense. It will enhance our military dominance. I will work with Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson to demonstrate the integral role that Hill AFB is poised to play given the thriving space and defense industry in northern Utah.”
Issues:
Space, Science and NASA

Bishop Votes Twice to Pay Federal Workers

January 24, 2019 Press Release
These GOP measures represent a passionate way of addressing the plight of the furloughed and unpaid government employee. Federal workers ought not shoulder the burden of Washington politics. These measures should have passed. Paychecks should be going out.

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In The News

IN THE NEWS: Utah's Bishop warns against a presidential designation for N.M.'s Rio Grande

December 18, 2012 In The News

Phil Taylor, E&E News

A leading House Republican yesterday urged the president to exercise caution before designating a national monument to protect a rugged river gorge in northern New Mexico, arguing that the area is under no immediate threat of development.

Issues:
10th Amendment

TASK FORCE BILL OF THE WEEK: H.R. 3994, the Grant Return for Deficit Reduction Act

April 25, 2012 In The News

In Fiscal Year 2011, the federal government sent states and localities $542 billion through approximately 1,000 different federal grant programs.  States and localities returned close to $3.7 billion in unspent awarded grants back to the federal government.  This unspent grant money is typically returned back to the federal granting agency for redistribution of the originally awarded grants.  O

Issues:
10th Amendment

ICYMI: Rep. Rishop Outlines an Alternative to No Child Left Behind

April 17, 2012 In The News
Rob Bluey, The Heritage Foundation

Follow this link to: Listen to the interview with Rep. Rob Bishop on this week's Scribecast
Issues:
10th Amendment

15 Bills to Restore the Balance of Power Between Washington, the States and the People

February 6, 2012 In The News

Education:

1.     H.R. 2514: The Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act or A-PLUS Act

Issues:
10th Amendment

All hat and boots, no lack of Big Government ideology

January 31, 2011 In The News
By: Mark Tapscott 01/28/11
Editorial Page Editor
Issues:
Western Caucus

PUBLIC LANDS: GOP lawmakers demand repeal of wilderness policy

January 31, 2011 In The News

Phil Taylor, E&E News

January 31, 2011

Nearly 60 Republican lawmakers, mostly from the West, on Friday asked Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to rescind a new policy that directs field managers to inventory and protect wilderness-quality lands, arguing that it would significantly affect rural economies.

Issues:
Western Caucus

Wilderness Policy Sparks Western Ire

January 4, 2011 In The News

Wilderness Policy Sparks Western Ire

An Initiative to Expand Protection of Unspoiled Lands Has Drawn Opposition From Energy Companies and Ranchers

By Stephanie Simon, Wall Street Journal

Issues:
Western Caucus

Herger pushes to keep the gray wolf out of California

December 9, 2010 In The News

By Ryan Sabalow, Redding Record Searchlight

There may not be American gray wolves in California yet, but U.S. Rep. Wally Herger has joined a group of Republican lawmakers urging the animals' removal from the Endangered Species Act — just in case.

Issues:
Western Caucus

In Case You Missed It...Arizona Game and Fish Commission Announce Support of Congressional Efforts to Delist the Gray Wolf

December 8, 2010 In The News
Last week, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission voted in support of Congressional actions to delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act.  In a press release issued yesterday, they noted that "Congressional involvement is necessary to break the regulatory and litigious gridlock that Mexican wolf conservation has endured for many years before the demise of the spec
Issues:
Western Caucus

Public Lands Council (PLC), NCBA Support Introduction of Legislation to Delist the Gray Wolf

December 7, 2010 In The News
The Public Lands Council (PLC) and the National Cattlemen's Beef Associati on (NCBA) support the State Sovereignty Wildlife Management Act, which would return management authority of gray wolves to the states and remove them from the endangered species list. The legislation was introduced by U.S.
Issues:
Western Caucus

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