Natural Resources
As an attorney, I fought to return control of natural resources to local entities, not far-away federal bureaucrats. I am honored to serve on the Natural Resources committee to continue this work from the halls of Congress. I also have the privilege of chairing the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, working with tribal and territorial leaders on issues important to their communities.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wants to lock up public land without hearing from those barred from critical grazing grounds.
China increasingly threatens to destabilize the Indo-Pacific region and undermine American interests and influence. Yet despite their aggressive intentions, the United States possesses two major advantages: extensive island presence and international partnerships.
To counter China, protect American citizens living in Pacific territories, and maintain regional stability, we must increase the amount of personnel focused on our lands and partnerships with the Freely Associated States.
The Government Accountability Office has listed the Indian Health Service (IHS) as one of the government agencies most vulnerable to fraud, waste, and abuse. As part of their budget review for the upcoming year, I led a hearing to review IHS' recent performance, noting many shortcomings and gaining clarity on the path towards rectifying these failures.
Today, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a hearing to examine the fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Indian Health Service (IHS). Subcommittee Chair Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) issued the following statement in response:
Wildfires and invasive species like the bark beetle have devastated forests throughout the West. The nexus of this crises? Overregulation by federal agencies and activist policies that PREVENT sound forest management practices.
If we want to protect our wildlands and Indian reservations, we must enable states to clean and thin forests when needed to prevent catastrophic fires.
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, continues to establish herself as a prominent freshman lawmaker in Congress.
Hageman announced Monday that she has been named co-chair of the House Coal Caucus, a group of 33 mostly Republican members of congress who are
“I am proud to join with my colleagues as a co-chair of the Coal Caucus because America must have accessible and affordable energy and coal is a prime source of that energy now — and will be needed for generations to come,” Hageman said in a press release.
Washington, DC – The Congressional Coal Caucus announced Rep. Harriet Hageman, along with fellow House Members; Reps. Morgan Griffith, Bill Johnson, and Dan Meuser, were chosen as caucus co-chairs for the 118th Congress.
Legislation to remove the grizzly bear from the Endangered Species List in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide Ecosystems, took a big step forward last week.
The House Committee on Natural Resources passed Congressman Matt Rosendale’s (MT-02) legislation to delist the grizzly bear in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem. In the same committee meeting legislation sponsored by Wyoming Congresswoman Harriet Hageman would remove the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly from the list.
U.S. Representatives Bill Johnson (OH-06), Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Harriet Hageman (WY-AL), and Dan Meuser (PA-09) will lead the Congressional Coal Caucus for the 118th Congress. The Congressional Coal Caucus plays a key role in facilitating legislative and policy debates relating to the coal industry:
Washington, DC – Today, the House Natural Resources Committee advanced H.R. 1245 – legislation sponsored by Congresswoman Harriet Hageman, to direct the Secretary of Interior to remove the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife. The Greater Yellowstone population was delisted twice before, in 2007 and 2017. Each time, the delisting was blocked by activist courts.