Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Floor Schedule and Procedure: Under a Rule (3 bills): H.R. 1373 – Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act (Rep. Grijalva – Natural Resources) This bill would permanently prohibit new mining claims on approximately 1 million acres of public land surrounding Grand Canyon National Park. This permanent protection would preserve the sole source of drinking water for many tribal communities, protect the Colorado River watershed from mining impacts, and safeguard a national treasure on which local economies depend. Click here for a fact sheet on H.R. 1373 from the House Committee on Natural Resources. The Rule, which was adopted yesterday, provides for one hour of general debate and makes in order the following amendments: Lesko Amendment Gosar Amendment #2 Gosar Amendment #3 H.R. 2181 – Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019 (Rep. Lujan – Natural Resources) This bill would withdraw lands within a longstanding 10-mile buffer zone around the Chaco Culture National Historical Park (CHCU). This withdrawal would protect an ancestral site for puebloan and tribal communities and would prevent damage to previously undiscovered cultural resources. CHCU, a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site, was a hub of trade and culture for thousands of Ancestral Puebloans from 850-1250 A.D. Click here for a fact sheet on H.R. 2181 from the House Committee on Natural Resources. The Rule, which was adopted yesterday, provides for one hour of general debate and makes in order the following amendments: Lujan Amendment Gosar Amendment #2 Gosar Amendment #3 Arrington Amendment Begin Consideration of H.R. 823 – Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act (Rep. Neguse – Natural Resources) The bill unites and improves upon earlier proposals to protect roughly 400,000 acres of public lands for the benefit of the people of the United States and for future generations. Of the roughly 400,000 acres protected, over half of the acreage is federal mineral withdrawals, about 73,000 acres are new wilderness areas, and nearly 80,000 acres are designated as recreation, wildlife conservation, and special management areas. Overall, the CORE Act will provide permanent protections for Colorado’s clean air, clean water, wildlife, and public lands while helping to bolster the state’s rapidly growing outdoor recreation economy. Click here for a fact sheet on H.R. 823 from the House Committee on Natural Resources. The Rule, which was adopted yesterday, provides for one hour of general debate and makes in order the following amendments: Curtis Amendment Brown Amendment Tipton Amendment #3 Tipton Amendment #4 Tipton Amendment #5 Crow Amendment |
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: Barack Obama |