{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where chamber = \"House\", state = \"WY\" and year = 2024 sorted by date descending", "rows": [["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-lead-anti-woke-caucus-119th-congress", "Hageman to Lead Anti-Woke Caucus in 119th Congress", "2024-12-30", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Congresswoman Harriet Hageman will serve as Chairwoman of the Anti-Woke Caucus, a prominent group within the House of Representatives dedicated to fighting the growing influence of \"woke\" ideologies in government, business, and society. She will be taking over from Senator-elect Jim Banks, whose leadership in this crucial fight has been exemplary.\n\nSaid Chairman Banks: \u201cHarriet Hageman has played a critical role in our caucus since day one, and I can think of no one better to lead our members as they work alongside the Trump administration. We are winning the war against wokeness, and Republicans in Congress now have a golden opportunity to defeat it once and for all. I look forward to partnering with the Anti-Woke Caucus as a United States Senator to get the job done.\u201d\n\nThe Anti-Woke Caucus of the 119th Congress will be at the forefront of carrying out the mandate handed to us by American voters in the November 5th elections, where pro-Trump voters demanded a return to American values and a decisive end to the spread of radical leftist ideologies. With a clear directive in hand, we are ready to work alongside President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to implement policies that align with the will of the people. Our mission is simple: dismantle the influence of far-left bureaucrats who have hijacked our government, education, and corporations, and return control to the American people. The Anti-Woke Caucus will champion personal liberty, free speech, and fiscal responsibility while actively fighting back against progressive cultural overreach. With DOGE, we will root out the remnants of the leftist agenda still poisoning our institutions and ensure that the true values of America are upheld.\n\n\u201cI am proud to assume the role of Chairwoman of the Anti-Woke Caucus and continue our fight against the harmful overreach of left-wing policies,\u201d said Congresswoman Hageman. \u201cUnder the Biden-Harris Administration, government, educational institutions, and even corporations bent to the will of extremist leftist ideologies that undermine American principles, common-sense policies and the Constitution itself. Our mission is simple: restore accountability, reinstate open discourse, and ensure that Americans are not forced to accept a political agenda that contradicts the values that made this country great. Together with President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency, we will work to root our remnants of the radical leftist agenda still suffocating our social spaces.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Anti-Woke Caucus was founded in response to the growing influence of \"woke\" ideologies infiltrating institutions across the United States. Established by a group of concerned conservatives, the Caucus seeks to protect American values from the overreach of left-wing agendas that promote divisiveness, political intimidation, and ideological conformity. By championing legislation to restrict critical race theory in schools and corporate DEI initiatives, the Caucus has become a central figure in the battle against ideological tyranny. Their work, alongside key allies in the Trump administration, has been focused on restoring a merit-based society that prioritizes free speech, fiscal responsibility, and the rule of law. As Chairwoman, Congresswoman Hageman will continue to build on these efforts, working to dismantle the leftist agenda and ensure that American institutions reflect the values and will of the people.\n\n###\n\nContact: Esteban Elizondo, Communications Director", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-votes-favor-america-relief-act-2024", "Hageman Votes in Favor of the America Relief Act of 2024", "2024-12-20", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Congresswoman Harriet Hageman announced her support for the America Relief Act of 2024, the latest Continuing Resolution (CR), a critical step forward in delivering real results for the American people and setting the stage for the Republican trifecta in 2025.\n\nInitially, the bill was no CR at all\u2014just a bloated omnibus package stuffed with Democrat-led poison pills and reckless spending that prioritized leftist activist political agendas over the needs of American families. But through strategic collaboration with House Republicans, these wasteful provisions were removed, handing the Republican-controlled Congress a clean slate to begin rolling back harmful regulations and working with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to reduce government waste.\n\nWith this bill, Republicans now have the opportunity to take back control of the nation's spending and focus on the policies that truly matter to American families, instead of being bogged down by the unnecessary and politically motivated waste of the Biden-Harris Administration. In addition to these crucial reforms, the America Relief Act prevents the expiration of the Farm Bill and brings over $100 million in relief for Wyoming\u2019s farmers and ranchers who faced devastating wildfires and droughts this year.\n\nCongresswoman Hageman stated, \u201cI refused to support the first version of this bill, and so did many of my colleagues, because it looked more like a liberal\u2019s Christmas list than a continuing resolution. It was a bloated Democrat-driven spending spree with leftist political agendas at its core. We eliminated wasteful provisions to keep the government open without caving to those boondoggles. This is a win for Wyoming, and a win for the American people. We\u2019ve set the stage to roll back harmful regulations in 2025, cut wasteful spending, and ensure the priorities you voted for on November 5th take center stage in the new year.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe initial \u201cCR\u201d was a 1,547 omnibus that, among other things, included a one-year reauthorization of the Global Engagement Center, a Biden-Harris project that promoted the censorship of Americans on social media. It also included billions in grants and funding for progressive pet projects and, by waiving important budgeting requirements, would have hamstrung $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction. The final CR, the America Relief Act of 2024, removes these toxic provisions entirely, keeps the government open, and gives the Republican trifecta a strong foundation for 2025.\n\n###\n\nContact: Esteban Elizondo, Communications Director", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-fights-back-against-bidens-weaponization-face-act", "Hageman Fights Back Against Biden's Weaponization of the FACE Act", "2024-12-19", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Yesterday, during a formal Congressional hearing, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman condemned the Biden administration\u2019s blatant misuse of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act to target peaceful pro-life advocates. This is part of Congresswoman Hageman\u2019s consistent fight for life and builds on legislation she cosponsored with Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21) to repeal the FACE Act and end this politically motivated, anti-religion prosecution.\n\nWhile Biden\u2019s Department of Justice has prioritized the prosecution of non-violent pro-life advocates, it selectively fails to protect religious institutions and pro-life facilities from harassment and violence. This discriminatory enforcement of the FACE Act is what empowers antisemitic, pro-Hamas supporters to attack Jewish community centers with no consequences. It undermines the principles of fairness, justice, and religious liberty for all that our nation was built upon.\n\n\u201cThose who hate wisdom love death, and the Biden-Harris pro-abortion agenda only confirms that adage. They have pursued this anti-life agenda through the weaponization of the FACE Act to chip away at religious freedom,\u201d said Congresswoman Hageman. \u201cThey have empowered radical anti-life extremists to vandalize religious institutions without consequence, while at the same time targeting peaceful pro-life advocates. This double standard is an outrageous abuse of power. I am on the side of life and the American people, and I will keep fighting to restore fairness, justice, and the rule of law. I\u2019m proud to join my pro-life colleagues in co-sponsoring legislation to repeal the FACE Act.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe FACE Act, enacted in 1994, was intended to protect access to reproductive health facilities and places of worship equally. The Department of Justice, under President Biden, has weaponized this law to silence those who pray and advocate for life outside abortion clinics, while turning a blind eye to real violence against pro-life organizations and churches. Cases like that of Paul Vaughn, who was arrested for praying outside a clinic, highlight the administration's bias and abuse of power.\n\nCongresswoman Hageman continues to lead the fight to protect religious freedom, hold the Department of Justice accountable, and ensure that Americans can advocate for life without fear of persecution. Repealing the FACE Act is a crucial step in that effort, and Congresswoman Hageman remains committed to standing up for religious freedom. You can watch her testimony doing just that here.\n\n###\n\nContact: Esteban Elizondo, Communications Director", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-introduces-legislation-protect-wyomings-jobs-and-energy-bidens", "Hageman Introduces Legislation to Protect Wyoming\u2019s Jobs and Energy from Biden\u2019s Favoritism", "2024-12-19", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman introduced legislation to protect Wyoming\u2019s energy industry and jobs from the federal government\u2019s continued weaponization of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Congresswoman Hageman\u2019s bill automatically disqualifies certain decisions from being classified as \u201cmajor federal actions\u201d under NEPA to ensure that new coal, critical mineral, and fluid mineral leases are not subject to disproportionately onerous NEPA requirements. This bill establishes greater regulatory parity between Wyoming\u2019s legacy industries and the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s preferred industries. This legislation takes the formula that other industries have used to carve themselves out of onerous NEPA processes and applies it to Wyoming oil, gas, coal, and critical minerals.\n\nThe CHIPS and Science Act, signed into law in 2022, authorized $280 billion to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing and included NEPA carveouts that expedite projects for these administration-favored industries. At the same time, however, conservatives in Congress have faced repeated obstacles to reform NEPA to grant America\u2019s energy sector similar privileges. Congresswoman Hageman\u2019s new legislation seeks to bring comparable regulatory relief to certain extraction industries that are vital to Wyoming\u2019s economy, to national security, and to providing affordable and reliable energy for everyone in America, thereby ensuring that these sectors are not held back by excessive regulations.\n\n\u201cWhile the Biden Administration has created carveouts to further his agenda, it has weaponized NEPA against Wyoming\u2019s legacy industries, such as coal, oil, and gas,\u201d said Congresswoman Hageman. \u201cMy legislation levels the playing field, ensuring that reliable energy projects aren\u2019t singled out for unnecessarily long environmental analysis. It\u2019s time to put an end to the government picking winners and losers. The Biden Administration\u2019s NEPA process has been used to benefit its allies while leaving hardworking Wyoming families and communities behind.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nNEPA requires federal agencies to assess the environmental impact of major actions, but it has increasingly been manipulated to delay or block critical energy and mineral projects. The Biden Administration\u2019s approach has created a two-tier system where industries aligned with his political activism benefit from expedited processes, while energy and mining sectors, essential to Wyoming\u2019s and America\u2019s economy, face heightened regulatory burdens. Congresswoman Hageman\u2019s legislation will restore fairness by exempting energy and mineral activities on federal lands from NEPA, ensuring all industries are treated equally and that our jobs and energy future are not disadvantaged.\n\n###\n\nContact: Esteban Elizondo, Communications Director", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-announced-chair-rsc-article-one-task-force-0", "Hageman Announced as Chair of the RSC Article One Task Force", "2024-12-18", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Yesterday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), Chairman-elect of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), appointed Congresswoman Harriet Hageman to chair the Article One Task Force. In this role, Congresswoman Hageman will lead efforts to restore Congress's constitutional authority and combat executive overreach, building on the Loper Mandate established by the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which overturned the Chevron deference doctrine.\n\n\u201cI am pleased to announce Representative Harriet Hageman as the new Chair of the Article I Task Force,\u201d said RSC Chairman-elect Pfluger. \u201cAn experienced litigator of over thirty years, Harriet has dedicated her life to standing up to federal overreach and fighting back against the unelected bureaucratic state. Her expertise in protecting private property and water rights makes her the ideal choice to lead the fight in restoring our Constitutional powers. I look forward to working alongside Congresswoman Hageman to advance our conservative agenda with President Trump in the White House.\u201d\n\nThe Article One Task Force will focus on policies aimed at reasserting Congress's constitutional role, combating executive overreach, and ensuring that administrative agencies are held accountable to the people they serve. In the coming months, the Task Force will work on crafting legislation to restrict the scope of agency rulemaking and prevent the rise of a regulatory state that operates outside the bounds of congressional intent.\n\nThe Article One Task Force will also play a critical role in advancing the Loper Mandate decision that marked a pivotal moment in rolling back the expansion of the administrative state by affirming that courts should no longer blindly defer to federal agencies' interpretations of statutes when they involve matters of significant economic or political importance. The Task Force will work to ensure that the principles laid out in Article One of the Constitution are fully integrated into legislative practices, further curbing the power of unelected bureaucrats and reinforcing Congress\u2019s constitutional responsibility to legislate. By championing Article One and the Loper Mandate, the Task Force aims to protect the American people from excessive and unchecked regulatory burdens.\n\n\u201cI am grateful to Chairman Pfluger for placing his trust in me to lead the Article One Task Force,\" said Congresswoman Hageman. \"We are now on the offensive, and the unelected bureaucrats who have abused their power for far too long should be on notice. The Supreme Court\u2019s Loper decision returns the power to legislate where it rightfully belongs, with the legislative branch. We will work to advance policies that restore the balance of power to Congress.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nArticle One of the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the exclusive power to legislate, a fundamental safeguard to prevent the concentration of power in any one branch of government and the unelected bureaucratic branch. Congresswoman Hageman has dedicated her legal career to combating the overreach of federal agencies to protect citizens from unlawful regulatory actions. By limiting the authority of unelected bureaucrats, Congresswoman Hageman\u2019s leadership of the Article One Task Force will work to restore this balance, ensuring that laws are made by elected representatives and not unelected officials.\n\nThe recent Supreme Court decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo marks a critical victory in this fight, reinforcing the principle that courts should not defer to federal agencies when interpreting the law. This ruling is a vital step in restoring the constitutional balance of power, ensuring that unelected bureaucrats no longer have unchecked authority to shape policy at the expense of the American people.\n\nAs the newly appointed chair of the Article One Task Force, Congresswoman Hageman will lead efforts to advance legislative reforms that empower Congress, limit executive overreach, and restore accountability to the rulemaking process.\n\n###\n\nContact: Esteban Elizondo, Communications Director", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/bill-cosponsored-hageman-rein-last-minute-executive-regulation-passes-house", "Bill Cosponsored by Hageman to Rein in Last-Minute Executive Regulation Passes in House", "2024-12-17", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Congresswoman Harriet Hageman cosponsored the Midnight Rules Relief Act, which passed in the House today. This legislation is designed to strengthen congressional oversight and prevent federal bureaucrats from rushing through a flood of regulations during the final year of a presidential term. It also empowers the incoming majority to swiftly overturn the onslaught of last-minute regulations imposed by outgoing administrations. This ensures that newly elected lawmakers can quickly roll back burdensome regulations, providing immediate relief to Americans from damaging Biden-era policies.\n\nUnder current law, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) allows Congress to disapprove executive agency rules through joint resolutions. However, the CRA requires Congress to consider each rule individually, a process that slows oversight and leaves Congress unable to effectively respond to the surge of regulations\u2014often referred to as \u201cmidnight rulemaking\u201d\u2014that occurs at the end of a president\u2019s term.\n\nThe Midnight Rules Relief Act addresses this inefficiency by allowing Congress to bundle multiple rules issued during the president\u2019s final year and consider them together. This reform ensures that Congress can efficiently review and disapprove last-minute regulations that could otherwise burden American businesses and families.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThis Midnight Rules Relief Act strips power from the bloated, unaccountable administrative state and returns it to Congress. It equips lawmakers to fight back against outgoing federal bureaucrats rushing through burdensome regulations, fully aware of the harm these rules will cause Americans. It helps restore balance, transparency, and accountability to the regulatory process, ensuring that the American people\u2014not faceless agency officials\u2014determine the rules that govern their lives.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nEnacted in 1996, the Congressional Review Act requires executive agencies to report all new rules to Congress. These rules are not law passed by Congress\u2014 they\u2019re regulations crafted by unelected bureaucrats in federal executive agencies. This system exists because Congress has irresponsibly outsourced its lawmaking authority to federal agencies, allowing unaccountable officials to issue rules that carry the force of law. Since, the current CRA process forces Congress to review each rule individually, it\u2019s almost impossible to respond to the surge of regulations that often occurs during the last year of a president\u2019s term. In fact, agencies have historically issued 2.5 times more regulations during a president\u2019s final year in office.\n\nThe Midnight Rules Relief Act streamlines this process, enabling Congress to disapprove multiple rules at once, enhancing its ability to check executive overreach during transition periods. This legislation is a critical step in protecting American businesses and families from the consequences of rushed, last-minute regulations and ensuring proper congressional oversight of the administrative state.\n\n###\n\nContact: Esteban Elizondo, Communications Director", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-demands-answers-faa-increase-drone-activity", "Hageman Demands Answers from FAA on Increase in Drone Activity", "2024-12-16", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Congresswoman Harriet Hageman called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide immediate transparency and accountability regarding the surge of unidentified, unmanned aerial system (UAS) sightings near sensitive military sites and across the country, including reports from Wyoming.\n\nThe current situation is reminiscent of the Biden administration's mishandling of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) high-altitude surveillance balloon earlier this year. In that incident, the balloon traversed the entire continental United States, including Wyoming, before decisive action was taken. The failure to respond swiftly to potential threats undermines public confidence in the federal government\u2019s ability to protect national airspace and sovereignty.\n\nCongresswoman Hageman expressed deep concern over the FAA\u2019s lack of transparency and action, stating, \u201cThe increase in drone activity across the U.S. is alarming. The Biden administration failed to act when we had a Chinese Communist Party spy balloon cross our nation, and they are failing to act now. Either they don\u2019t know what these drones are, or they\u2019re deliberately keeping their origins from the American people. Both possibilities are deeply concerning. Regardless, the federal government owes us an explanation. Transparency and accountability are not optional when it comes to the safety of our airspace and national security. I am pushing the FAA to deliver the answers the American people deserve.\u201d\n\nIn addition to the sightings near the Eastern U.S., Hageman noted that her constituents in Wyoming have reported similar drone activity. Despite federal agencies downplaying the potential threat, these sightings near military and critical infrastructure demand immediate answers and action.\n\nBackground\n\nOver the past several weeks, numerous UAS sightings were reported across the Eastern United States, including New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Virginia. These drones are described as being of unusual size and design, not matching any known commercial technology. Despite these alarming developments, the federal government\u2019s response has been vague and contradictory.\n\nThis raises serious national security concerns as drone sightings occurred near sensitive sites and critical infrastructure. Congresswoman Hageman\u2019s inquiry to the FAA demands answers on the total number of sightings, their origins, and the federal government's plan to protect American airspace from potential threats.\n\n###\n\nContact: Esteban Elizondo, Communications Director", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-introduces-bill-strengthen-parental-rights-education", "Hageman Introduces Bill to Strengthen Parental Rights in Education", "2024-12-16", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Last week, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman introduced the Parental Oversight and Educational Transparency legislation designed to bolster parental rights in education and ensure every parent knows what\u2019s going on in their child\u2019s school. The best way to protect our children is to empower their parents \u2013 and that begins with strong parental consent rights.\n\nCurrent law requires schools to notify parents annually about activities involving the collection, disclosure, or use of personal student information, as well as surveys containing sensitive questions or non-emergency, invasive physical examinations. However, despite the law being clear as to what is required, violations of these requirements continue to occur. In a recent case, the Department of Education found that the Cedar Grove School District in New Jersey failed to provide proper notice or the opportunity for parents to opt their children out of \u201cequity\u201d and \u201cdiversity\u201d surveys.\n\nThe Parental Oversight and Educational Transparency Act addresses these ongoing issues by mandating that schools not only provide annual notification at the beginning of the school year but also directly notify parents and obtain written consent at least two weeks before these activities take place. This ensures parents receive clear, actionable information and have a meaningful opportunity to protect their children\u2019s privacy.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cParental rights are fundamental to our republic, and they have a right to know when their children\u2019s personal information is being collected or when they are subjected to invasive surveys. Our teachers do great work, but some bureaucrats pushing socially liberal agendas are deliberately sidelining parents in the education process. Empowered by federal overreach, agenda-driven school officials are more focused on controlling your kids than respecting your rights as parents. This bill ensures transparency and puts power back where it belongs\u2014with families, not bureaucrats or activist educators.\n\nBackground\n\nThe Parental Oversight and Educational Transparency Act will protect students\u2019 rights and uphold parental authority in education. When passed, activist administrators can no longer continue to sidestep their obligations to families through inadequate or perfunctory notices. This legislation ensures real accountability by requiring timely, detailed notifications and explicit parental consent, protecting families from invasive student data collection, surveys, and examinations.\n\nThis legislation is a critical step toward restoring trust and transparency in America\u2019s education system and empowering parents to safeguard their children\u2019s rights.\n\n###\n\nContact: Esteban Elizondo, Communications Director", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-calls-biden-administration-release-overdue-fall-2024-unified-agenda", "Hageman Calls on Biden Administration to Release Overdue Fall 2024 Unified Agenda", "2024-12-11", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman called on the Biden Administration to release the Fall 2024 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which is now two months overdue. The delay in publishing this key document undermines transparency, hampers Congressional oversight, and raises concern that President Biden is interfering with the presidential transition.\n\nAs required by Executive Order 12866, the Unified Agenda is a biannual publication that provides the American people, Congress, and regulated industries with a clear picture of the Administration\u2019s regulatory priorities and upcoming actions. Traditionally released in October, the Fall Unified Agenda is essential for maintaining good governance, regulatory clarity, and accountability.\n\nCongresswoman Hageman stated, \u201cThe Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s failure to release the Fall Unified Agenda raises serious questions about what they are trying to hide from the American people. Wyoming\u2019s hardworking families, ranchers, and small business owners deserve to know what new regulatory burdens are coming their way. This lack of transparency undermines good governance and denies us the ability to prepare for what\u2019s next. As we approach the Trump-Vance Administration\u2019s transition, I can only assume that this delay is an attempt to hinder the incoming leadership\u2019s ability to clean up the regulatory mess left behind. I urge the Biden Administration to follow the law, uphold the principles of transparent governance, and immediately release the Fall 2024 Unified Agenda.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nIssued in 1993, Executive Order 12866 provides for the publication of the Unified Agenda every spring and fall. The Unified Agenda helps the President organize the executive branch\u2019s regulatory priorities and ensures that the Office of Management and Budget can coordinate and review regulatory actions.\n\nWithout the Unified Agenda, regulated industries lack the necessary information to prepare, budget, and comply with upcoming regulations. This delay is especially concerning given the $1.7 trillion in new annual regulatory costs imposed by the Biden Administration. The Fall 2024 agenda is the Administration\u2019s final publication, and its availability helps the incoming Trump Administration plan its regulatory and deregulatory agenda to deliver for the American people. Denying this transparency, when President Biden has previously released the agenda, raises concerns about presidential transition interference. Without the Unified Agenda, there is no way for Congress to conduct proper oversight on unelected bureaucrats from potentially pushing through their pet projects unchecked, appropriating power away from the American people. This document ensures transparency, accountability, and the orderly transition of power.\n\n###\n\nContact: Chris Berardi, Sr. Advisor/Communications Director", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T22:13:55Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-introduces-bill-protect-small-businesses-overbearing-bureaucratic", "Hageman Introduces Bill to Protect Small Businesses from Overbearing Bureaucratic Regulations", "2024-12-03", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman introduced the Regulatory Cooling Off Act, legislation designed to slow the onslaught of burdensome federal regulations and protect small businesses from overbearing government mandates.\n\nAs written, current law does little to protect small businesses from government agencies imposing rushed regulatory timelines that unfairly burden business owners. The Regulatory Cooling Off Act provides businesses with an extended timeline to comply with or challenge regulations while requiring government agencies to adopt a more deliberate approach, preventing them from forcing businesses into hasty compliance.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThe Biden-Harris Administration has weaponized outdated regulatory laws to fuel unprecedented growth in the administrative state. This has allowed government bureaucrats to impose regulations on small business owners at an unsustainable pace, burdening small businesses with financial uncertainty and excessive costs. The Regulatory Cooling Off Act introduces critical reforms to slow the regulatory process, enhance regulatory transparency, and establish a fairer review system. It ensures that businesses\u2014especially small ones\u2014have the time and tools they need to comply with or challenge rules that threaten their livelihoods.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nUnder the Biden-Harris Administration federal regulatory costs have soared, with Americans now paying over $2.1 trillion annually to comply with federal regulations. This amounts to a hidden regulatory tax of $15,788 per U.S. household, which consumes 17% of household income and 22% of household expenses, straining families and small businesses alike.\n\nThe outdated Administrative Procedure Act, enacted in 1946 and largely unchanged since, has enabled the rapid growth of a politically driven administrative state. During its tenure, the Biden-Harris Administration has imposed $1.7 trillion in additional regulatory costs\u2014more than 50% of the combined regulatory burden from all prior administrations. This unprecedented increase has left small businesses struggling to survive in an increasingly overregulated economy shaped by Washington bureaucrats.\n\nThe Regulatory Cooling Off Act is a critical step toward restoring balance between businesses and regulatory agencies, providing much-needed relief to small businesses and protecting them from further harm.\n\n###\n\nContact: Chris Berardi, Sr. Advisor/Communications Director", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T22:13:55Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-applauds-lawsuit-stop-mandatory-eid", "Hageman Applauds Lawsuit to Stop Mandatory EID", "2024-11-01", "2024", "2024-11", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today Congresswoman Harriet Hageman applauded the complaint filed by the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to stop the implementation of a rule mandating EID eartags for cattle and bison being transported across state lines. The lawsuit argues that USDA does not have the authority to mandate EID eartags or to enforce such a rule, and that USDA failed to properly account for the rule\u2019s impact on small producers, despite being required to do so by federal law.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cUSDA simply does not have the authority to mandate the use of EID eartags. This is an unreasonably expensive unfunded mandate that will lead to the elimination of small producers, vertical integration of our livestock and meat supply, put herds and ranches at risk through invasive Freedom of Information Act requests, and imposes an unbearable cost burden on all but the largest corporate producers. I applaud NCLA and the food freedom movement for challenging this unlawful regulation.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nRep. Hageman is leading the Congressional effort to support America\u2019s ranchers and block this rule, and has:\n\nFiled an amendment to the FY24 and FY25 USDA spending bills to block federal funds from supporting the rule\u2019s implementation.\n\nArgued before the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs prior to the implementation of the final rule.\n\nWritten three op-eds describing the threats and consequences of such a mandate and countless radio and television interviews with networks across the country.\n\nMost recently, Rep. Hageman introduced a joint resolution pursuant to the Congressional Review Act which would rescind this awful mandatory EID rule. The resolution has been jointly sponsored in the Senate by Cynthia Lummis.\n\n###\n\nContact: Chris Berardi, Sr. Advisor/Communications Director", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T22:07:06Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-cosponsors-resolution-condemning-biden-garbage-comments", "Hageman Cosponsors Resolution Condemning Biden \u201cGarbage\u201d Comments", "2024-11-01", "2024", "2024-11", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman cosponsored a House Resolution condemning President Biden\u2019s remarks referring to President Trump\u2019s supporters as \u2018\u2018garbage\u2019\u2019.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cJoe Biden and Kamala Harris are no longer hiding their disdain for more than half the country. Sadly, these are not \u201cjust words\u201d \u2013 they reflect their contempt for the citizens of this country, while confirming that their willingness to pursue incredibly harmful policies over the last 4 years is due to their dislike for millions of Americans. Examples of their harmful policies are legion, but include weaponizing the government to silence those with differing views from sharing their voice on social media, attending church services, or speaking out during school board meetings; erasing America\u2019s borders to import well over 12,000,000 illegals, and providing them with money, housing, food and other services that our very own citizens cannot afford; and unleashing a crime wave in our cities. When name calling doesn\u2019t suffice, Biden and Harris are forcing Americans to the unemployment line by overregulating industries such as mining, oil & gas production, and ranching out of business.\u201d\n\n###\n\nContact: Chris Berardi, Sr. Advisor/Communications Director", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T22:07:06Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-files-amicus-brief-support-fourth-amendment-rights", "Hageman Files Amicus Brief in Support of Fourth Amendment Rights", "2024-10-31", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman, joined by Senators Cynthia Lummis, R-WY, Rand Paul, R-KY, and Ron Wyden, D-OR, and Representatives Dan Bishop, R-NC, Thomas Massie, R-KY, and Nikema Williams, D-GA, filed an amicus brief in the case of Martin v United States, a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) challenge against the U.S. due to a wrongful raid conducted by the FBI.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cWhen the government infringes upon a citizen\u2019s Constitutional rights there must be methods of redress for those who were wronged. The FBI clearly violated the Fourth Amendment rights of Ms. Martin and her family, and it is critically important that they have legal redress. Congress has provided Americans with an avenue to protect their individual natural, including those and victims of wrongful federal law enforcement raids. Courts have no right to ignore those protections in order to arbitrarily grant immunity to the FBI, and in doing so in this case the appellate judges have blatantly subverted the laws enacted by Congress. The FBI must be held accountable for the physical and emotional damages it inflicted by wrongfully raiding Curtrina Martin\u2019s home.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nIn 2017, as part of an anti-gang operation, FBI agents executed a warrant for a specific gang member, raiding the wrong home of Curtrina Martin. Martin, her child, and boyfriend were awoken when agents detonated a flash grenade and ripped the door off its hinges. Her boyfriend was handcuffed, and Martin held at gunpoint. After the FBI noticed it was at the wrong address, the agents ended the raid without explanation.\n\nCongress enacted the FTCA in 1946 to allow U.S. persons to sue the federal government for torts, including harms that result in legal liability, committed by persons acting on behalf of the government. Congress expanded this accountability measure in the 1970s to address federal law enforcement actions in response to a series of wrongful drug raids on innocent persons.\n\nMs. Martin filed for redress against the United States under the FTCA, alleging violation of Fourth Amendment rights. The 11th circuit dismissed her claims on a faulty application of the Constitution\u2019s Supremacy Clause. If allowed to stand, this decision would effectively gut the FTCA, and the accountability it provides, for not just Curtrina Martin, but all Americans, and would deal a serious blow to the separation of powers that underpins our Constitutional republic.\n\n###\n\nContact: Chris Berardi, Sr. Advisor/Communications Director", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-team-joins-house-election-observer-program", "Hageman Team Joins House Election Observer Program", "2024-10-30", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman announced that members of her staff will participate in the House of Representatives Election Observer Program. The Election Observer Program will deploy congressional observers to election sites across the country in order to record on-the-ground, factual information for use during elections contests or seating battles and for other purposes.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cEarlier this year, the House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act, which I cosponsored, to require states to obtain proof of citizenship\u2014in person\u2014when registering an individual to vote, as well as to require states to remove non-citizens from existing voter rolls. The Chuck Schumer-led Senate failed to take up the bill.\n\n\u201cTo safeguard election integrity, we must use all means available to us. That is why my office is participating in the House Election Observer Program. Faith in our electoral process is the bedrock of our system of government. It is vital that every legal vote is counted, fraudulent voting is detected and reported, and proper chain of custody procedures for ballots are carefully followed at polling locations.\u201d\n\nBackground from the Committee on House Administration:\n\nAs of today, House Republicans have over 200 Republican congressional staffers signed up to participate from over 60 Member and Leadership offices and 12 full and subcommittees. The 2024 Election Observer Program is the most robust election integrity effort in House of Representatives history.\n\nAs the issue of election integrity continues to rise to the forefront in voters\u2019 minds, this program is more important than ever to ensure every lawful vote is counted in free, fair, and secure elections where the stakes are highest, including in races with serious election administration issues and in battleground districts where the majority is on the line.\n\n###\n\nContact: Chris Berardi, Sr. Advisor/Communications Director", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-protects-private-landowners-through-pastures-act", "Hageman Protects Private Landowners Through PASTURES Act", "2024-10-25", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today Congresswoman Harriet Hageman introduced the Protecting Agricultural Spaces Through Effective Ranching Strategies (PASTURES) Act which will safeguard landowners with property adjacent to federally leased land from federal enforcement actions related to livestock trespassing.\n\n\u201cThe Biden-Harris Administration continues to reduce grazing opportunities for livestock producers who hold federal grazing leases. This administration is making it increasingly difficult for ranchers on public and private lands to adjust to sudden changes in allocations - often creating circumstances where livestock cross into unfenced land, which ultimately results in heavy penalties for the rancher. My bill will prohibit federal land management agencies from enforcing a trespass after permits or leases are adjusted or rescinded - until the relevant land management agency constructs a fence to keep the livestock out.\u201d Hageman stated. \u201cLivestock grazing is an important land management tool that we should be using more, not less, on our federal lands. This legislation would help ranchers while also requiring our agencies to be better neighbors on our public lands by applying these appropriate fencing protocols.\u201d\n\nMargaret Byfield, Executive Director of American Stewards of Liberty, stated \u201cThe Pasture Act will prevent the misuse of regulatory authorities by federal land management agencies and increase protections for American landowners. It is common for allotments on federal lands to be unfenced even when bordering other properties. These operations were designed to have as few barriers as possible to facilitate open corridors for livestock and wildlife. Yet, this responsible stewardship practice can too easily be used to entrap landowners when unfenced allotments are canceled by the agency. Congress needs to reign in federal agencies powers, and this Act is a key step towards this end.\"\n\nThe PASTURES Act provides ranchers with the security and stability needed to continue their operations after significant federal decisions are made regarding the surrounding land. The bill has the support of the American Stewards of Liberty, Wyoming Farm Bureau, Wyoming Stock Growers Association and R-CALF USA.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-joins-amicus-brief-challenging-federal-land-ownership", "Hageman Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Federal Land Ownership", "2024-10-24", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC - Congresswoman Harriet Hageman joined with Senators Mike Lee (R-UT), Mitt Romney (R-UT), and Representatives John Curtis, (UT-03), Celeste Maloy (UT-02), Blake Moore (UT-01) and Burgess Owens (UT-04) in filing an amicus brief advocating that the Supreme Court hear the complaint in Utah v U.S., the case challenging the federal government\u2019s ownership of unappropriated land in Utah.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThe federal burden in the West infringes on our sovereignty and undermines our equality with the States, all in direct violation of the Constitution. This ownership serves no purpose other than to inflict bad management policies which lock up lands from productive use. Although this brief only relates to Utah, it is an argument that could have far reaching benefits for all western states, including Wyoming, where 48% of all surface lands are owned by the feds.\u201d\n\nWhat our brief argues:\n\nThe Constitution and subsequent federal law places disputes between the States and the federal government in the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, and it has no discretion to refuse such a case\n\nEven if the Court had such discretion, this is an extraordinarily important Constitutional question regarding state sovereignty, federalism, separation of powers, and equality between the States requiring the Courts review\n\nThe Court should compel the U.S. to return to Utah control over its land.\n\nThe federal government\u2019s possession of large swaths of unappropriated land in Utah in perpetuity and disconnected from enumerated powers denies Utah basic sovereign authorities such as taxation, exercising of eminent domain, or even regulation.\n\nThe federal government\u2019s indefinite retention of lands in western states denies them equal statehood and representation. Not only does this give western states an uneven level of sovereignty, but it also hurts Congressional representation as delegations must focus on federal land management issues in a matter other state delegations do not have to.\n\n###\n\nContact: Chris Berardi, Sr. Advisor/Communications Director", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-introduces-expedited-appeals-review-act-allowing-challengers-agency", "Hageman Introduces Expedited Appeals Review Act  Allowing Challengers of an Agency Decision  an Expedited Verdict by a Neutral Arbiter", "2024-10-18", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Hageman introduced the Expedited Appeals Review Act (EARA), which provides entities before the Department of the Interior\u2019s Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) the opportunity to file for an expedited review so they can quickly go to court in front of a neutral arbiter.\n\nUnder current law, challengers of an agency decision within the Department of Interior (DOI), must appeal to the IBLA, an administrative court that is also housed within the DOI. The use of administrative courts pose a variety of constitutional issues, including in relation to the separation of powers, as the agencies who adopt the regulations seek to enforce them through their in-house court system, such as the IBLA. Over 90% of these cases are typically resolved in the agency\u2019s favor, while often taking years for the case to be decided.\n\n\u201cWe are a government \u2018of, by and for the people\u2019 and every agency and their employees should be accountable to the people. It is no wonder that the current construct of in-house courts ruling on cases where the agency\u2019s policies are in question tend to fall on the side of the government almost exclusively.\n\n\u201cIn my 3 decades of practicing law I witnessed cases argued before agency-appointed judges on numerous occasions and then waited as the IBLA delayed issuing a decision. Not only does this leave the non-agency party in limbo as to the outcome of their case, but also costs them significantly in potential fees and penalties waiting for their cases to be considered.\n\n\u201cThis broken system needs to be fixed so that American citizens and companies have a fighting chance against the DOI\u2019s ongoing agenda against our legacy industries. My bill gives these parties the opportunity to expedite the process and pursue an impartial route in those circumstances where the IBLA is refusing to timely address the matter in front of it.\n\nThe Expedited Appeals Review Act ensures that if IBLA fails to make a decision within 18 months of the appeal being filed, the applicant can demand an expedited review. The IBLA then has 6 months to resolve the case. Failure to do so allows for that non-agency party to proceed to district court where they will be granted the opportunity to conduct discovery and develop the administrative record.\n\nBackground:\n\nThe IBLA is a regulatorily constructed, pseudo-judicial, administrative court within the Department of the Interior. It oversees appeals of agency actions, including those from the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Office of Natural Resources Revenue, and Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.\n\nCurrently, there are seven administrative judges, four of which were appointed in the last year. \u00b7 There are over 650 appeals sitting before the IBLA, many of which have been pending for over five years.\n\nDuring an appeal, the agency establishes the administrative record. Frequently, the record is heavily redacted and purposefully excludes documents that favor the appellant. In fact, IBLA judges have explicitly found that the Department compiled administrative records in bad faith and in a biased manner.\n\nIn FY \u201923, IBLA decided only 36 cases on the merits, 34 (94%) of which upheld the Department\u2019s decision. Once a case is finally decided, the administrative record is set and the agency\u2019s decision receives deference, only being overturned if it is found to be arbitrary and capricious. And even if a party wins in District Court, the Court will remand the decision to the agency, restarting the entire process.\n\nAs a member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Hageman spearheaded an oversight hearing titled \u201cReining in the Administrative State: Agency Adjudication and Other Agency Action\u201d which exposed the unconstitutionality of administrative courts, including their denial of due process and jury trial rights as well as infringement on the separation of powers\n\nPrior to taking office as Wyoming\u2019s lone congressional member, Harriet Hageman was an attorney defending individuals and entities against government agencies, winning cases opposing several of the agencies that are within the Department of Interior.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-introduces-bill-protect-upper-colorado-river-basin-fund", "Hageman Introduces Bill to Protect the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund", "2024-10-15", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Congresswoman Harriet Hageman introduced legislation that would require the Bureau of Reclamation to analyze the economic consequences of drawing from the customer-funded Basin Fund to implement the experimental actions called for in the July 2024 SEIS Record of Decision \u2013 which would result in Reclamation having to incorporate these costs into its annual budgeting.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cOnce again, misguided policy is driving up the cost of energy for Western states \u2013 in this case for hydropower. There will be significant costs associated with cutting hydropower generation at Glen Canyon Dam to address smallmouth bass below the dam, to be paid for by utility customers. These costs are draining the customer-funded Basin Fund, from which operations, maintenance, and other expenses are paid, further exacerbating the challenge. Taxpayers are again left to pay for the consequences of unsound endangered species and climate policies.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s Colorado River Long Term Experimental Management Plan SEIS Record of Decision (ROD) was signed on July 5, 2024, with Reclamation implementation beginning just 3 days later, on July 8. The ROD calls for bypass flows at Glen Canyon Dam, meaning higher flows to combat the presence of predatory smallmouth bass that threaten the federally protected humpback chub. These higher flows bypass hydropower generators in order to cool the river temperature below the dam to attempt to disrupt smallmouth bass downstream.\n\nThe lost hydropower generation must be replaced with power purchased on the open market at expensive prices in the middle of summer peak electricity demand. The Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) makes these purchases from the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund (Basin Fund), which is funded by power revenues; or, in other words, customer funded.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/wyoming-delegation-joins-colleagues-demanding-answers-doj-illegal-aliens", "Wyoming Delegation Joins Colleagues Demanding Answers from DOJ on Illegal Aliens Registering to Vote", "2024-10-08", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis as well as U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman (all R-Wyo.) recently joined Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), and a large congressional coalition in demanding answers from U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland of the Department of Justice (DOJ) on alarming recent reports of illegal aliens registering to vote in the United States.\n\n\u201cWe are deeply concerned by reports of non-citizens registering to vote and voting in federal elections,\u201d the Members of Congress wrote. \u201cAs of today, there has been no response from you or your Department regarding the inquiry on July 12, 2024, seeking information on efforts undertaken by your Department to enforce laws prohibiting non-citizen voting. Given that the 2024 Presidential Election is in less than 34 days, your Department\u2019s inaction and refusal to provide any information regarding its efforts to promote public trust and confidence in our elections is especially alarming.\u201d\n\n\u201cClearly, there is a non-negligible amount of voter participation by non-citizens in federal elections, which is not only a serious threat to the integrity of our elections and the democratic process they represent, but also has the potential to reduce Americans\u2019 trust and confidence in election results,\u201d the Members of Congress continued.\n\nThe letter was led by Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and Representative Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.-05). Co-signers of the letter include Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), John Kennedy (R-La.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), along with Representatives Andy Harris (R-Md.-01), Clay Higgins (R-La.-03), Gary Palmer (R-Ala.-06), Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.-02), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.-05), Eli Crane (R-Ariz.-02), Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.-05), Aaron Bean (R-Fla.-04), Josh Brecheen (R-Okla.-02), Nancy Mace (R-S.C.-01), Bob Good (R-Va.-05), Eric Burlison (R-Mo.-07), Mike Ezell (R-Miss.-04), Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.-03), Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.-07), Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.-03), Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.-24), Michael Guest (R-Miss.-03), Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.-01), Ben Cline (R-Va.-06), Chip Roy (R-Texas-21), Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.-11), Mary Miller (R-Ill.-15), Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.-09), Lance Gooden (R-Texas-05), Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.-03), Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.-01), Barry Moore (R-Ala.-02), Mike Collins (R-Ga.-10), Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.-02), Greg Lopez (R-Colo.-04), Keith Self (R-Texas-03), Brian Babin (R-Texas-36), August Pfluger (R-Texas-11), Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.-02), Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.-01), Randy Weber (R-Texas-14), Rich McCormick (R-Ga.-06), and Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.-01).\n\nA copy of the letter can be found here and below.\n\nDear Attorney General Garland:\n\nWe are deeply concerned by reports of non-citizens registering to vote and voting in federal elections. As of today, there has been no response from you or your Department regarding the inquiry on July 12, 2024, seeking information on efforts undertaken by your Department to enforce laws prohibiting non-citizen voting. Given that the 2024 Presidential Election is in less than 34 days, your Department\u2019s inaction and refusal to provide any information regarding its efforts to promote public trust and confidence in our elections is especially alarming.\n\nSince the initial letter, several more concerning reports have been released by state officials indicating that a large number of non-citizens appear on their voter rolls. For example, the Virginia Attorney General recently announced that 6,303 non-citizens were identified on and removed from Virginia\u2019s voter rolls in 2022 and 2023. In another troubling report released in August, over 6,500 non-citizens registered to vote in Texas were identified and removed from voter rolls. Of the 6,500 non-citizens identified, 1,930 had a voter history.\n\nClearly, there is a non-negligible amount of voter participation by non-citizens in federal elections, which is not only a serious threat to the integrity of our elections and the democratic process they represent, but also has the potential to reduce Americans\u2019 trust and confidence in election results.\n\nAccordingly, we respectfully reiterate the July 12 request for information on your Department\u2019s enforcement efforts. The initial deadline for providing this information was July 26, 2024, so the response is now 9 weeks overdue.\n\nPlease provide responses to the following no later than October 16, 2024:\n\nPlease provide the number of aliens who have been charged, tried, or convicted under 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 611 since January 20, 2021, including the status of each case.\n\nPlease provide the number of aliens who been charged, tried, or convicted under 52 U.S.C. \u00a7 20511 since January 20, 2021, including the status of each case.\n\nPlease provide the number of aliens who have been prosecuted under 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 911 since 2021, including the status of each case.\n\nPlease provide the number of referrals received from other government officials or the public in reference to the statutes cited in questions 1 through 3.\n\nHow does the Department of Justice investigate allegations received of non-citizen voting or voter registration?\n\nWhat affirmative steps have the Department of Justice taken to detect, prevent, and deter illegal aliens and other non-citizens from registering and voting in federal elections?\n\nWhat affirmative steps have the Department taken to obtain relevant information from the Department of Homeland Security on aliens who have registered or voted in elections?\n\nWhat steps have been taken by U.S. Attorneys and the Public Integrity Section of the Criminal Division, which is responsible for prosecuting election crimes and assisting U.S. Attorneys in prosecuting election crimes, to obtain jury-related information that indicates aliens have unlawfully registered to vote?\n\nAs the 2024 election nears, what steps will the Department take to detect, investigate, and prosecute non-citizens who violate 18 U.S.C.\u00a7 911, 52 U.S.C. \u00a7 20511, or 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 611 by voting or registering to vote in the 2024 election?\n\nWhat steps have the Department taken to contact Virginia and Texas election officials to obtain information and the voter registration and voter history files on each of the aliens removed from the voter rolls who were unlawfully registered and voting in those states?\n\nThank you for your attention to this matter and we look forward to your prompt reply.\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-speaks-livestock-producers-freedom-rally", "HAGEMAN SPEAKS AT LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS FREEDOM RALLY", "2024-10-07", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Rapid City, SD \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Hageman spoke to livestock producers from South Dakota, Wyoming and the region to discuss the truth behind mandatory electronic identification (EID) eartags.\n\nDuring her remarks she stated: \u201c...in their relentless drive to put pressure on independent cattle and bison producers, the USDA is again attempting to implement an EID requirement that will have a tremendous impact on livestock operations. Producers who do not comply will lose their access to interstate markets, thereby putting cattle and bison ranchers in places like Wyoming and South Dakota in grave peril of going broke.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt is obvious that, while the implementation of this rule would provide an outsized benefit to large corporations, it would provide nothing but a burden to smaller producers. The consolidation of power in the hands of a few, at the expense of small and independent farmers and ranchers is a threat to our entire food supply. This rule reveals a tremendous level of cynicism towards American cattle and bison ranchers. Our livestock producers have implemented the world\u2019s most innovative and advanced practices in relation to animal welfare and precision herd health management, while producing high quality and affordable food.\u201d\n\nShe concluded by encouraging attendees to engage their federal delegation on the issue, \u201cIt is critical that each and every one of you call your Congressman and Senators, and tell them to cosponsor Rep. Hageman\u2019s H.J.Res 167 and Senator Lummis\u2019 S.J.Res 98 \u2013 urgent action is needed before this rule goes into effect November 5th. We are in a David versus Goliath situation here where the voices of millions of grassroots ranchers are being drowned out by D.C. special interests representing corporate agriculture. It is time for Congress to listen to the People, and that starts with your calls and advocacy.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-warns-attorney-general-garland-not-impede-release-dojs-long-awaited", "HAGEMAN WARNS ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND TO NOT IMPEDE THE RELEASE OF THE DOJ\u2019S LONG AWAITED JANUARY 6TH REPORT", "2024-10-04", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman joined 10 of her Judiciary Committee colleagues in a letter, led by Rep. Massie (R-KY), warning Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to not block the release of the Inspector General\u2019s report focusing on the extent to which federal assets, primarily Confidential Human Sources (CHS), were involved in the events of January 6, 2021.\n\n\u201cThe American people deserve to know those federal employees involved in formulating and carrying out the events on January 6th.\u201d Hageman stated. \u201cWith today\u2019s weaponized federal government, led in no small part by an FBI that continues to target conservatives, we should take every measure to ensure the truth is revealed.\n\n\u201cIt is appalling that after nearly 4 years the American people still have no answers. Anyone with common sense would reach the assumption that this is a blatant effort to interfere with the upcoming presidential election.\n\n\u201cNancy Pelosi\u2019s Jan. 6 Committee and the fake news media operated under the auspice that the day\u2019s events should be investigated to ensure they never happened again but with an inauguration a few short months away, these voices have fallen silent on the IG report which will reveal the truth about the bad actors influencing America\u2019s future.\u201d\n\nThe letter comes on the heels of last week\u2019s Weaponization of the Federal Government subcommittee hearing in which DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz, the curator of the report, testified it would be made public \u201c...in a couple of months.\u201d\n\nThe letter in its entirety can be found here: https://hageman.house.gov/media/official-letters", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-slams-bidenharris-administrations-bureau-land-management-their-anti", "HAGEMAN SLAMS BIDEN/HARRIS ADMINISTRATION\u2019S BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR ANTI-ENERGY POLICIES", "2024-10-01", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Cheyenne, WY \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman slammed the Biden/Harris administration and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for their anti-American energy policies in light of the BLM\u2019s offering of just 159 acres at a recent lease sale in Wyoming\u2013netting only $27,000.\n\n\u201cWyoming\u2019s economy and the American people rely on access to federally controlled energy resources, yet the Biden/Harris Administration is doing all that it can to destroy our domestic energy industry,\u201d Hageman said after an announcement last week that 2 forty-acre plots in Crook and Fremont counties received zero bids in a Wyoming gas lease sale\u2013a frustratingly minute offering compared to the backlog of deferred leases that remain in the BLM\u2019s queue. \u201cThe BLM\u2019s intentional neglect to offer oil and gas leases threatens to drive small Wyoming producers out of business and encourages further reliance on foreign adversaries to produce the energy upon which Americans depend. This, coupled with Democrats' decision to raise bonding fees and royalty rates through the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, underscores the Biden/Harris Administration\u2019s outright hostility toward traditional American energy producers.\n\n\u201cAt the beginning of this Congress, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, which would have allowed additional access to energy resources by establishing a threshold of a minimum number of lease sales on federal land\u2013enabling Wyoming\u2019s producers to generate affordable and reliable energy for all Americans. When the Senate refused to take up this legislation we tried again in the Department of the Interior appropriations bill.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs your lone Congressional Representative, I will not stop fighting against the overburdensome attacks on Wyoming\u2019s lifeblood. We have abundant natural resources, and we should be making them available to our nation as a means to return to energy independence.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Biden/Harris administration offered leases on less than 300,000 acres of public land in 2023 compared to over 11 million acres offered in Trump\u2019s first year in office.\n\nExpressions of Interest have fallen dramatically in recent years for Wyoming, from a high of more than 2 million acres nominated in 2018 during the Trump administration to just 30,000 acres in 2023, according to the BLM.\n\nDemocrats' 2022 climate law increased the minimum royalty rate for federal oil and gas production by 33 percent while also increasing the statewide environmental bond \u2014 money set aside or secured as insurance to cover clean-up costs if a company goes bankrupt \u2014 from $25,000 to $500,000, thereby hitting our small independent producers especially hard.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-cosponsors-bill-hold-manufacturers-accountable-vaccine-injuries", "Hageman Cosponsors Bill to Hold Manufacturers Accountable for Vaccine Injuries", "2024-09-30", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Congresswoman Harriet Hageman joined Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and 29 other Republican House colleagues to introduce H.R.9828, the End the Vaccine Carveout Act. Since 1986, a liability shield has prevented vaccine companies from lawsuits and real accountability of any kind. This bill would also change the definition of \u201ccountermeasures\u201d- a treatment or vaccine used to combat disease associated with a public health emergency- to exclude any COVID-19 vaccines thus removing the liability shield currently enjoyed under the Public Readiness and Preparedness Act. These carveouts have left tens of thousands of Americans unable to seek justice or compensation for vaccine related injuries.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThis legislation strips away all existing provisions that shield vaccine manufacturers from liability and redefines COVID-19 vaccines to remove public health emergency protections. We will finally give victims and families the ability to pursue legal action for damages caused by vaccines. Protecting companies from consequences of poorly developed and rushed vaccines has led to immense health concerns and, in some cases, death. It is my hope that the Committee on Energy and Commerce quickly considers this bill and recommends it advance to the House floor for a vote.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nDuring a recent House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust held a hearing on how the Biden-Harris administration pushed the Food and Drug Administration to lower their own agency standards to approve the Pfizer COVID vaccine and boosters. Congresswoman Hageman specifically questioned witnesses on the \u201canemic\u201d trials for COVID-19 vaccines.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-leads-letter-demanding-blm-rescind-its-western-solar-plan-rule", "Hageman Leads Letter Demanding the BLM Rescind its \u201cWestern Solar Plan\u201d Rule", "2024-09-30", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 On Friday, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman, joined by Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and nine additional Congressional colleagues, sent a letter to BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning on the Biden-Harris administration\u2019s so-called \u201cWestern Solar Plan.\u201d On August 29th of this year, the BLM announced its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and corresponding Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) for its Western Solar Plan. Through this plan, the Biden-Harris Administration is artificially propping up the renewable energy industry by subsidizing energy sources that cannot compete in a free market.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThe BLM\u2019s \u201cWestern Solar Plan\u201d will adversely impact 31 million acres of federal lands across 11 states and upend existing activities that drive America\u2019s energy independence, thus weakening the resilience of the American energy grid and propping up unreliable energy sources, while simultaneously stripping local communities of important revenue-generating activities. This proposal will severely impact Wyoming, as half of our state\u2019s surface lands are federally managed.\n\n\u201cThe \u201cPlan\u201d blocks off large swaths of lands for the installation of environmentally unfriendly solar panels, eliminating the ability to graze, mine, or produce fossil fuels \u2013 all the things that America needs to drive down costs of energy, food, and housing. The Biden-Harris assault on our Western way of life needs to be brought to a swift end this November, before they can inflict even more damage.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe proposed Western Solar Plan is another Biden-Harris Administration policy that is detrimental to communities across the West,\u201d said Chairman Newhouse. \u201cThis plan risks violating the multiple-use mandate for public lands established by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and threatens valuable grazing lands while also elevating intermittent energy over more affordable and reliable sources. I\u2019m proud to join Representative Hageman and my colleagues in asking BLM to withdraw this misguided proposal and prioritize an all of the above energy approach to unleash the full energy potential of the American west.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-votes-no-cr-fails-include-save-act", "Hageman Votes NO on CR that Fails to Include SAVE Act", "2024-09-25", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted against a continuing resolution that increases government spending while simultaneously failing to protect federal elections from illegal voters.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cI heard from constituents across Wyoming who made clear there should be no consideration of a continuing resolution without protecting our elections. CRs are bad fiscal policy that prevent Congress from addressing real substantive issues while also failing to curb excessive spending. Not only does this CR fail to include the SAVE Act, which is critical to protecting federal elections from illegal voting, but it increases spending beyond the bloated amounts that have put our country $35.4 trillion in debt. This CR is also set to expire on December 20th, thereby setting us up to vote on an omnibus spending bill right before Christmas, not to mention the fact that it will be chock full of reckless spending and even more bad policies. The very tactic that we have decried for years \u2013 end of year massive omnibus spending designed to force a vote before the holidays \u2013 is once again standard operating procedure. Americans deserve better.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/natural-resource-committee-passes-hageman-bill-nullify-rock-springs-rmp", "Natural Resource Committee Passes Hageman Bill to Nullify Rock Springs RMP Proposal", "2024-09-19", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman\u2019s bill, H.R. 6085, to prohibit the implementation of the proposed Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Rock Springs RMP Revision was passed by the House Natural Resources Committee.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThe BLM's proposed Rock Springs Resource Management Plan and proposed Final Environmental Impact Statement will substantially reduce economically productive and environmentally safe land uses and activities. It is a de-facto land lockout, converting thousands of acres of multiple-use designated federal land in Wyoming to be set aside for non-use and non-access. This is exactly what the radical environmentalists have been demanding and what the Biden-Harris administration has been hell-bent on implementing across the West.\n\n\u201cIt is impossible to overestimate the devastation this RMP will cause to our local communities, our State and our country, due to the impact on our mining, grazing, recreation, and energy industries \u2013 all because bureaucrats in Washington, DC are buying into the \u201cclimate change\u201d hysterics of the Biden-Harris administration rather than following scientific analysis and facts. It is critical Congress stops this attack on Wyoming and the west, and today\u2019s vote to nullify the Rock Springs RMP is a major step in the right direction.\u201d\n\nHouse Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman said, \u201cThe Biden-Harris administration is intent on destroying the western way of life, cutting off multiple uses of federal lands that many communities have depended on for generations. Congresswoman Hageman\u2019s essential legislation will fight back against these devastating land lockups and force the Biden-Harris administration to listen to local communities. I\u2019d like to applaud her for countering the environmental extremists in the Biden-Harris administration and fighting for the people of Wyoming and all Americans\u2019 access to our natural resources.\u201d\n\nH.R. 6085 is endorsed by the National Mining Association. Rich Nolan, the NMA\u2019s President and CEO offered the following statement on its passage by the House Natural Resources Committee:\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s passage of legislation out of Committee to block BLM\u2019s proposed Rock Springs RMP is an important step forward in reversing the harm this plan would have on communities across Wyoming and numerous industries in the state, including mining. BLM\u2019s proposed plan aggressively prioritizes land conservation over multiple uses and would lock up hundreds-of-thousands of acres from potential energy and mineral production at the very moment U.S. electricity and mineral demand are both soaring. We applaud Representative Hageman\u2019s leadership in pushing back against BLM\u2019s misguided proposal and strongly encourage the House to pass this urgent legislation.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-supports-cr-funds-government-and-protects-federal-elections-illegal", "Hageman Supports CR that Funds the Government and Protects Federal Elections from Illegal Voters", "2024-09-18", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of H.R. 9494 - Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025 (CR) that would keep the federal government open through March 28, 2025 and include the SAVE Act. The SAVE Act, cosponsored by Rep. Hageman and passed earlier this year by the House of Representatives with bipartisan support, would require states to obtain proof of citizenship\u2014in person\u2014when registering an individual to vote and require states to remove non-citizens from existing voter rolls. The bill failed 220-202.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cSafeguarding our election process is critically important, especially with the open border policies of the Biden-Harris administration that have allowed over 11 million illegals to enter our country. By including the SAVE Act with government funding and extending the funding into 2025, when Republicans have a strong chance of controlling the House, Senate, and White House, America wins. We will be able to craft responsible appropriations bills that slash wasteful spending, stop the current administration\u2019s radical climate agenda, and eliminate woke DEI programs from federal agencies \u2013 at the same time, we can ensure that only American citizens vote in federal elections.\n\n\u201cI am disappointed that the House was unable to pass H.R. 9494 today. While Continuing Resolutions are never ideal, securing our elections and creating an opportunity to pass conservative spending bills in 2025 created a unique opportunity. I will not support a CR that fails to include the SAVE Act.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-letter-us-fish-wildlife-service-stop-stonewalling-delisting-gye", "Hageman Letter to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Stop Stonewalling on the Delisting of the GYE Grizzly", "2024-09-16", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Congresswoman Harriet Hageman led a letter to Martha Williams, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), expressing frustration and disappointment in the recent decision to postpone the finalization of the 12-month finding for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) of grizzly bears and demanding answers. The letter was cosigned by Reps. Fulcher (ID-01), Rosendale (MT-02), Stauber (MN-08), and Zinke (MT-01).\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThe science that the GYE population is fully recovered is clear and, according to the most recent Grizzly Bear Management Report, all recovery criteria for the GYE population have been and are currently being met. This is why the state of Wyoming submitted a petition to delist the GYE population on January 21, 2022, more than two and half years ago.\n\n\u201cI personally questioned Deputy Director of Fish & Wildlife Steve Guertin during a subcommittee hearing and his responses to my questions indicated a decision by USFW would be made by the end of July 2024. Mr. Guertin also stated, in response to a hypothetical scenario of a listing petition being filed for the GYE today, that such petition would probably be rejected based on the listing factors set forward in the Endangered Species Act. It is obvious to us that a political decision \u2013 rather than the science \u2013 was interjected into the process in the two weeks between this hearing and the announcement to postpone the 12-month finding to justify such an action.\n\n\u201cStonewalling on this delisting is causing grave danger to people and livestock in Wyoming. The USFW needs to act now.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-sends-letter-usda-warning-sustains-act-implementation-urges-public", "Hageman Sends Letter to USDA Warning of SUSTAINS Act Implementation \u2013 Urges Public to Comment by 9/16/24", "2024-09-13", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman sent a letter to Terry Cosby, Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, in response to a request for information regarding implementation of the Sponsoring USDA Sustainability Targets in Agriculture to Incentivize Natural Solutions (SUSTAINS) Act. Implementation of this Act must not infringe on the rights of landowners and is not manipulated as a tool for our adversaries.\n\nRepresentative Hageman writes, \u201cthe federal government is wading into a very dangerous situation by valuing and selling so called \u201cenvironmental services benefits\u201d, and these programs run a serious risk of infringing on the property rights of the underlying landowner, as well as destroying our ability to produce the energy and food we need to power our economy. While this law and policy should never have been adopted, to the extent that it is now in place, USDA can best serve the interests of the American people by ensuring transparency and protecting the landowner.\n\n\u201cI urge USDA to approach the implementation of the SUSTAINS Act with the utmost caution to secure the rights of landowners and promote U.S. national security. With policies such as these, derived from natural capital accounting, the danger is in the details as we head down this irresponsible path of considering concepts to be real property that have a value that can be bought, sold, and traded separately from the underlying land. Private property rights are the bedrock of this nation, and USDA should operate in a manner that respects, secures and protects this fundamental right.\u201d\n\nFor concerned citizens that would like to express their opinion on the implementation of the SUSTAINS Act, the deadline for comment submission is close of business on Monday, 9/16/24. Comments may be submitted at: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/news/usda-requests-public-input-on-implementation-of-sustains-act\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-supports-series-bills-deter-communist-chinese-aggression-and", "Hageman Supports Series of Bills to Deter Communist Chinese aggression and Strengthen America\u2019s Competitive Advantage", "2024-09-12", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 This week Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of several bills to deter Chinese Communist Party influence and aggression. H.R. 1398 - Protect America\u2019s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act, H.R. 1425 - No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act, H.R. 2864 \u2013 Countering CCP Drones Act, H.R. 7980 - End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024, and H.R. 9456 \u2013 Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act were all passed by the House of Representatives this week.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cIt is long past time that Chinese Communist aggression against the United States was countered. This week the House of Representatives took action to stop the CCP from impacting our food supply and compromising our national security through ownership of American land, spying on our sensitive military installations, stealing our intellectual property, and influencing health policy through its control of the corrupt WHO.\n\n\u201cSince Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took office their failed foreign policy of appeasement has diminished our standing on the world stage, emboldened our allies, and plunged the world into multiple conflicts and wars. House Republicans are taking every measure possible to combat the existential threat of the Chinese Communist Party and restore the strength and dominance of the United States.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nH.R. 1398 - Protect America\u2019s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act: This bill Reestablishes a Trump Administration initiative within the National Security Division of the Department of Justice to address espionage by the CCP on U.S. intellectual property and academic institutions.\n\nH.R. 1425 - No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act: This legislation ensures that any pandemic-related convention of the World Health Organization that attempts to bind the U.S. must be considered and ratified by the Senate as a treaty.\n\nH.R. 2864 \u2013 Countering CCP Drones Act: This bill will increase the competitiveness of U.S. drone companies, enhance U.S. national security, and end our reliance on Chinese drones by ending China\u2019s monopoly over our domestic drone market and starting a much-needed transition period to eliminate America\u2019s reliance on CCP-drones.\n\nH.R. 7980 - End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024: This legislation prevents the Chinese Communist Party from receiving any taxpayer dollars from subsidies for electric vehicles created by the Biden-Harris Inflation Expansion Act, helping restore security in American manufacturing while combating the existential threat of CCP influence.\n\nH.R. 9456 \u2013 Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act: This bill adds the Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States for transactions, including land, biotechnology, transportation, storage, and processing, and directs CFIUS to take necessary actions to prohibit the purchase of U.S. agricultural land by foreign adversaries.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-introduces-bill-address-epidemic-fentanyl-deaths", "Hageman Introduces Bill to Address Epidemic of Fentanyl Deaths", "2024-09-11", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman introduced the Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act, which will require pill presses to be engraved with a serial number to help law enforcement combat counterfeit and fentanyl-laced pills, while also targeting cartels. This legislation is both bipartisan and bicameral, with Rep. Stansbury (NM-01), Fry (SC-07), Crenshaw (TX-02), and Harder (CA-09) co-leading in the House of Representatives and Senators Cornyn (R-TX), Coons (D-DE), Moran (R-KS), Klobuchar (D-MN), and Cantwell (D-WA) introducing the Senate version.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThe scourge of deadly fentanyl pouring over our borders has claimed the lives of far too many of our family members and friends. Law enforcement is seizing more fentanyl-laced pills, and the vast majority of pills contain lethal doses of fentanyl. By requiring an engraved serial number, law enforcement can better track presses back to the cartels and traffickers producing these deadly drugs.\u201d\n\n\"Fentanyl disguised as medication is killing young people across our country, and it is critical we keep working to stop the flow of this lethal drug into the United States,\" said Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01). \"I am proud to have co-led this bill to stop the process at the beginning - by serializing pill presses used to make deadly and illegal fentanyl-laced pills.\"\n\n\u201cFentanyl poisoning has taken the lives of countless Americans, including many South Carolinians,\u201d said Representative Fry. \u201cI am proud to work with my colleagues to develop a solution and introduce the Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act. Too many families have lost a loved one to fentanyl poisoning, and I am committed to doing all that I can in Congress to crack down on drug cartels and drug traffickers to protect our communities.\u201d\n\n\"For the safety of our communities, it\u2019s imperative that we give law enforcement the ability to trace these illicit pill presses moving across borders. This legislation will allow officers to better understand the criminal supply chain,\u201d said Congressman Dan Crenshaw, Congressional Task Force to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels. \u201cSerializing pill presses will also give them better tools to effectively catch and prosecute cartels who use this equipment to disguise deadly drugs and exploit our children for profit.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe fentanyl epidemic is killing our community. We have to use every tool available to stop criminals from selling this stuff. One tool we have is taking down the counterfeit pill industry,\u201d said Rep. Harder. \u201cThese drug dealers make lethal pills by using imported or illegally obtained pill presses \u2013 this bill cuts off that supply and makes it easier for law enforcement to catch these heartless criminals. Simply put: less supply means thousands of lives saved.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nPill presses cut and brand prescription drugs and are used by legitimate pharmaceutical companies, but drug traffickers, including the Mexican cartels, have acquired these machines to use dies and punches to make pills look like legitimate prescription medication, like oxycodone, Xanax, and Adderall, when the pills actually contain fentanyl and other deadly drugs. In 2023, the DEA seized over 79 million fake pills containing fentanyl, a more than 33% increase from the year before. DEA laboratory testing currently indicates that 7 out of 10 pills contain a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl, an increase in lethality from prior years.\n\nThis legislation has been endorsed by the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, Sergeants Benevolent NYPD, National District Attorneys Association, National HIDTA Directors Association, National Narcotics Officers Associations Coalition, Major County Sheriffs of America, and CPAC.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/wyoming-delegation-urges-usda-support-local-wildfire-recovery-efforts", "Wyoming Delegation Urges USDA to Support Local Wildfire Recovery Efforts", "2024-09-06", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis as well as U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman (all R-Wyo.) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging approval of a disaster designation request in response to the devastating wildfires across the state. Having a formal disaster designation in place gives Governor Mark Gordon and the state of Wyoming access to federal resources and disaster relief programs for the impacted areas and industries.\n\nIn the letter, the delegation emphasized the immense damage suffered and its implications for Wyoming\u2019s agricultural production. The delegation expressed strong support for Gov. Gordon\u2019s disaster designation request and urged the USDA to allow for regulatory flexibility while Wyoming\u2019s agricultural infrastructure is rebuilt.\n\n\u201cWyoming has faced an extremely damaging fire season with more than half a million acres lost. The total number of fires so far in Wyoming this year is 522 with 24 being larger than 1,000 acres,\u201d the delegation wrote. \u201cA disproportionate amount of the area burned so far has occurred on private lands that are being used for agricultural production. As you consider this request, we urge you to consider the profound impact the disaster designation will have in sustaining Wyoming\u2019s producers and agricultural community.\u201d\n\nFull text of the letter can be found here.\n\nDear Secretary Vilsack,\n\nToday, we are writing you in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Secretarial disaster designation request from Governor Mark Gordon due to the unprecedented wildfire losses Wyoming experienced in the 2024 fire season. Wyoming has faced an extremely damaging fire season with more than half a million acres lost. The total number of fires so far in Wyoming this year is 522 with 24 being larger than 1,000 acres. A disproportionate amount of the area burned so far has occurred on private lands that are being used for agricultural production. As you consider this request, we urge you to consider the profound impact the disaster designation will have in sustaining Wyoming\u2019s producers and agricultural community.\n\nOne significant example of the devastation occurring in Wyoming is the House Draw Fire in Johnson County, which has burned more than 170,000 acres. Approximately 84% of these acres is privately owned while the remainder is a combination of the Bureau of Land Management administered lands and State of Wyoming Trust lands. Presently this fire is 94% contained and expenditure will go above $25 million. This fire has resulted in the destruction of at least 590 miles of fence, numerous stock tanks, livestock forage, and sadly, livestock themselves. We believe similar statistics will emerge during the loss determination process for the other large wildfires in Eastern and Northern Wyoming in particular.\n\nWe would also ask for your consideration for allowing maximum program flexibility due to the nature of Wyoming\u2019s agriculture. For example, the impacted area is home to more than 35,000 sheep for which the wildlife friendly fencing standards of Natural Resource Conservation Service prohibit effective containment for some situations. Due to the amount of fencing lost in Wyoming this year, we would also support Governor Gordon\u2019s request for your consideration of a waiver for the in-person inspection requirement for damaged fencing along with any other streamlined review processes that could expedite the rebuilding of so much fence. Finally, any leeway you could provide with respect to payment limitations or adjusted gross income limits for program eligibility would be appreciated as Wyoming is home to the largest average size agricultural operation in the country which could inadvertently exclude producers whom cannot afford needed restoration. We believe the availability of the Emergency Environmental Quality Incentives Program would be a significant help in our efforts to recover from these fires.\n\nAgain, we request you carefully consider Wyoming\u2019s request. It will have a profound impact on our state\u2019s agricultural producers.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-letter-blm-director-stone-manning-demands-scrapping-rock-springs-rmp", "Hageman Letter to BLM Director Stone-Manning Demands Scrapping of Rock Springs RMP Proposal", "2024-08-27", "2024", "2024-08", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Congresswoman Harriet Hageman submitted a letter to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning outlining the disastrous consequences of moving forward with the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan (RMP) proposal announced on August 22nd. This newly proposed RMP makes nearly one million acres of land categorized as \u201cAreas of Critical Environmental Concern\u201d off limits for energy production.\n\nCongresswoman Hageman writes, \u201cThe people of Wyoming deserve better. We deserve a plan that respects our economic needs, our traditions, and the careful stewardship of our lands that we have practiced for generations. America as a whole deserves to benefit from the economic and national security contributions Wyoming makes through its extractive and livestock industries. Wyoming is the backbone of American energy production \u2013 contributing to greater energy independence from foreign bad actors. The BLM is enabling those bad actors to a greater extent than anyone by crushing America\u2019s best energy producers through regulation\u2026.I strongly urge the BLM to scrap the current proposal and begin anew, this time in true collaboration with the people of Wyoming.\u201d\n\nIn addition to blocking energy production, grazing will be banned from 1,545 acres within the RMP area \u2013 with no guarantee that additional grazing areas will not be blocked in the future. Ironically, while it seems the BLM ignored Wyomingites\u2019 input on this proposal, they did listen to unreliable energy NGOs and have reduced right of way exclusions to allow for so-called renewable energy development.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:36:13Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-slams-blm-decision-rock-springs-resource-management-plan", "Hageman Slams BLM Decision on Rock Springs Resource Management Plan", "2024-08-22", "2024", "2024-08", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officially released its proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP) related to the Rock Springs Field Office. This misguided plan, which was initially proposed last year but then withdrawn in response to severe backlash, would still block multiple-use activities across nearly one million acres in southwest Wyoming.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThe BLM's most recent RMP and preferred alternative does not address the concerns previously identified, and will substantially reduce economically productive and environmentally safe land uses such as grazing, energy production, mining, recreation, and other important activities on nearly a million acres in our state. It is essentially a land lockout, converting thousands of acres of federal land in Wyoming from being managed for multiple-use into being set aside for non-use and non-access. This is exactly what the radical environmentalists have been demanding and this administration has been implementing all across the West.\n\n\u201cIt is impossible to overestimate the level of harm this will cause to our local communities, our State and our country as a whole, due to the impact on our mining, livestock, recreation and energy industries \u2013 all because bureaucrats in Washington, DC are choosing to follow the \u201cclimate change\u201d marching orders of the Biden-Harris administration instead of science and fact. While the BLM has addressed some of the concerns voiced last year, it continues to pursue a reckless policy that simply cannot be let to stand.\n\n\u201cI will continue to fight the BLM\u2019s efforts to close down our legacy industries in Wyoming, and have submitted comments on the plan through the agency\u2019s online portal, pointing out many of the RMP\u2019s inadequacies. I have also sent a letter to BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning demanding answers on how the agency reached its decision to adopt a preferred alternative that is so contrary to not only the law, but public policy. Recognizing that this administration will always pursue the most radical approach when it comes to land management, I have already filed both stand-alone legislation and amendments to House appropriations bills (which passed as part of the Department of Interior and EPA appropriations bill), that would block implementation of the RMP.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nIn August , 2023, the BLM Rock Springs Field Office published its proposed RMP and Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that would determine how the 3.6 million acres of surface estate and mineral rights across 5 Wyoming counties will be managed for the next decade (and more) to come. This plan offered 4 management alternatives for land within the field office's jurisdiction:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:36:13Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/newhouse-wyoming-delegation-blast-biden-administrations-latest-land-grab", "Newhouse, Wyoming Delegation Blast Biden Administration's Latest Land Grab", "2024-08-22", "2024", "2024-08", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Representative Harriet Hageman (WY-AL), Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Senate Western Caucus Chair Emeritus John Barrasso (R-WY) released the following statements on the Bureau of Land Management\u2019s (BLM) proposed Rock Springs Field Office resource management plan (RMP) and final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The proposed RMP covers nearly 3.6 million acres of surface land and 3.7 million acres of mineral estate in southwestern Wyoming.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s proposal from Tracy Stone-Manning and the BLM will have consequential effects on our ability to be energy independent from our adversaries while inflicting harm on the livestock community,\u201d said Chairman Newhouse. \u201cBy limiting oil and gas operations and mining on resource-rich Federal lands, our supply chains will become more reliant on foreign sources, exacerbating price increases for consumers. The devasting effects on federal grazing permittees will be felt for years to come and economic opportunity in western Wyoming will be stifled. Once again, the BLM has egregiously violated the multiple-use mandate of our public lands and this proposal should be withdrawn immediately.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe BLM's most recent RMP and preferred alternative does not address the concerns previously identified, and will substantially reduce economically productive and environmentally safe land uses such as grazing, energy production, mining, recreation, and other important activities on nearly a million acres in our state. It is essentially a land lockout, converting thousands of acres of federal land in Wyoming from being managed for multiple-use into being set aside for non-use and non-access. This is exactly what the radical environmentalists have been demanding and this administration has been implementing all across the West,\" said Representative Hageman. \u201cIt is impossible to overestimate the level of harm this will cause to our local communities, our State and our country as a whole, due to the impact on our mining, livestock, recreation and energy industries \u2013 all because bureaucrats in Washington, DC are choosing to follow the 'climate change' marching orders of the Biden-Harris administration instead of science and fact. While the BLM has addressed some of the concerns voiced last year, it continues to pursue a reckless policy that simply cannot be let to stand.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Biden-Harris administration has made it abundantly clear that it is far more focused on appealing to radical environmentalists than supporting western communities,\u201d said Chair Lummis. \u201cThe BLM\u2019s recently announced Rock Springs Resource Management Plan is only the latest in a series of land grabs that punishes Wyoming and the entire west. Locking up lands in southwestern Wyoming will deliver a seismic blow to Wyoming\u2019s economy, devastating our communities and further emboldening unelected bureaucrats in Washington to prioritize political pandering over the economic and environmental stability of the region. In brazenly bypassing over a decade\u2019s worth of knowledge from local experts and stakeholders, this administration not only punishes the state of Wyoming but jeopardizes America\u2019s energy independence and our national security.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Biden-Harris administration is pushing Wyoming off an economic cliff with nothing more than a tattered parachute,\u201d said Senator Barrasso. \u201cThe Rock Springs Resource Management Plan strangles responsible natural resource development. This plan isn\u2019t designed to manage Wyoming\u2019s natural resources. It is designed to suffocate them. While I\u2019m grateful for the efforts of those on the ground in Wyoming who worked to improve the original proposal, the plan unveiled today directly jeopardizes Wyoming\u2019s economy and our way of life.\u201d\n\nBackground of Rock Springs RMP:\n\nOn August 18, 2023, the BLM published the Notice of Availability releasing the Draft RMP/EIS and initiating a 90-day public comment period that was extended by 62 days at the urging of Western Caucus Members, cooperating agencies, and impacted stakeholders.\n\nA Notice of Availability will be published on August 23, 2024, and begin a 30-day protest period. An expected record of decision (ROD) on the final RMP is expected in November 2024.\n\nThe proposed RMP text can be found here.\n\nThe proposed RMP is a combination of Alternative B (conservation-heavy) and Alternative D that, if finalized, will result in:\n\n935,135 acres of new Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs) designations;\n\n1,076,039 acres closed to fluid mineral extraction;\n\n766,880 acres closed to coal leasing;\n\n569,554 acres closed to trona leasing.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:36:13Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/sign-participate-congressional-app-challenge", "Sign Up to Participate in the Congressional App Challenge", "2024-08-22", "2024", "2024-08", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 The 2024 Congressional App Challenge is now accepting applications! Middle and high school students across Wyoming are encouraged to participate in this nationwide competition that helps students learn coding skills and explore opportunities within the STEM and computer science field.\n\nThe Congressional App Challenge is the official computer science competition of the House of Representatives. Since its inception in 2013, it has grown to become the most prestigious prize in computer science. Over 50,000 students have participated in the challenge across 374 Congressional Districts in 50 states and five U.S. territories.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cI\u2019m excited to invite Wyoming students to participate in the 2024 Congressional App Challenge. This is a great competition that allows students to showcase their skills in programming and computer science and supports the next generation of STEM leaders.\u201d\n\nWinning apps will be announced in December 2024 and featured on the U.S. House of Representatives website and in the U.S. Capitol Building. Applications are due October 24, 2024, 10 AM MT. To learn more about the rules, prizes, and more, you can visit their website: congressionalappchallenge.us/students/student-registration/", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:36:13Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-honors-pledge-host-town-hall-every-county", "Hageman Honors Pledge to Host a Town Hall in Every County", "2024-08-19", "2024", "2024-08", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman fulfilled her promise to host a town hall in every county, every year, by completing her 23rd event tonight in Torrington. Hageman has now held 46 town halls since being sworn-in to Congress in January 2023.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cPersonally visiting with Wyomingites across our state is vital to being able to effectively represent them in Congress. These town halls are open to everyone and provide an opportunity to not only hear updates from me about what I am working on in Washington, but also provide an opportunity for me to hear from my constituents. Throughout the 23 town halls I\u2019ve hosted this year, thousands of people have asked great questions and offered their comments.\n\n\u201cAlthough each town hall had questions specific to the community I was in, there were many common themes across the state. People are worried about the invasion at our border that has allowed nearly 12 million illegals to enter our country, runaway inflation and the bad economy created by Biden-Harris policies, and government bureaucrats trying to end our western way of life \u2013 the Buffalo and Rock Springs RMPs, EID eartags for cattle and bison, punitive energy rules designed to eliminate coal and oil, and the failure to delist the GYE Grizzly \u2013 just to name a few.\n\n\u201cI appreciate all who attended and am thankful Wyoming has such beautiful facilities to allow these public forums. I promised to fight for Wyoming, and we are getting results. When former President Donald Trump is elected as our next President, we will end these failed policies and ensure that Wyoming will continue to be prosperous and free.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:36:13Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-applauds-victims-voices-act-being-signed-law", "Hageman Applauds Victims\u2019 VOICES Act Being Signed into Law", "2024-08-02", "2024", "2024-08", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Earlier this week, the Victims\u2019 Voices Outside and Inside the Courtroom Effectiveness (Victims\u2019 VOICES) Act was signed into law by the President. This bipartisan and bicameral legislation, Introduced in the House by Representative Hageman and co-led by Representative Lucy McBath (GA-07) will ensure that a person assuming the rights of a crime victim is eligible to receive restitution in the form of necessary and reasonable expenses associated with participating in the investigation or prosecution of the offense; attending proceedings relating to the offense; or transporting a victim to receive medical, physical or occupational therapy, rehabilitation, or other services.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cFor far too many family members, the pain and stress of advocating for a family member that has been the victim of a crime is compounded by the cost burden that must be borne during the prosecution of the offense.\n\n\u201cI applaud the President\u2019s signing of the Victims\u2019 VOICES Act into law and am thankful that legislation is now in place to finally address this injustice and strengthen the ability to care for victims while effectively prosecuting criminals. I was honored to have the support of fellow Representative Lucy McBath (GA-07) in introducing this bill with me in the House, and U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), for leading the Senate companion.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhen I was seeking justice after my son was shot and killed, my loved ones stood beside me throughout the court proceedings,\u201d said Rep. McBath. \u201cDevastation and hardship in the aftermath of a crime can have ripple effects across a victim\u2019s entire support network. I know how important it is for families to focus on supporting loved ones through these traumatic events, and lawmakers have a role to play in easing financial burdens. I am proud to see this important bill signed into law by President Biden. Together, we are helping support victims and their loved ones.\u201d\n\nThis legislation was endorsed by the National District Attorneys Association, Raven, National Children\u2019s Alliance, Major County Sheriffs of America, the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN), National Native American Law Enforcement Association, and the National Organization for Victim Advocacy (NOVA).\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:36:13Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-introduces-standing-challenge-government-censorship-act", "Hageman Introduces the Standing to Challenge Government Censorship Act", "2024-07-31", "2024", "2024-07", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today Congresswoman Harriet Hageman, along with co-lead Dan Bishop (NC-08), introduced the Standing to Challenge Government Censorship Act, a bill which provides a private right of action against federal employees and agencies which collude with social media to censor Constitutionally protected speech. Importantly, the bill is drafted to resolve the standing question in Murthy v Missouri which prevented the states and citizens from receiving relief in the case. The bill has been introduced by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) in the Senate.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cI have repeatedly said that the government cannot do by proxy what it is prohibited from doing directly. This is exactly what happened with the Biden Administration pressuring social media companies to suppress the free speech of American citizens. The Standing to Challenge Government Censorship Act will not only ensure future litigants would have standing, but also would also apply to the plaintiffs in Murthy.\n\n\u201cOur forefathers ratified the First Amendment recognizing that government actors would always seek to control public discourse in order to protect their own power structure. No one has a monopoly on truth, and the Biden administration and federal agencies are not entitled to declare that American\u2019s speech is \u201cmis-information,\u201d \u201cdis-information,\u201d or \u201cmal-information\u201d and silence the message, especially when you consider how much accurate and truthful information was squelched during Covid-19 and the 2020 election. We will continue to fight to protect our First Amendment rights.\u201d\n\nRepresentative Bishop said, \u201cAmericans have a God-given right to free expression, and the constant attacks on the First Amendment from government bureaucrats make safeguarding that right all the more important. Malicious actors within government should never be allowed to silence and censor Americans, and Americans targeted by the Censorship Industrial Complex deserve their day in court. This legislation will ensure just that by removing barriers for judicial review and cracking down on those who aim to trample on the First Amendment.\u201d\n\n\u201cAmericans are a free people, and we do not take infringements upon our liberties lightly. Our Founding Fathers enshrined the First Amendment to protect our God-given right to free expression, recognizing its fundamental importance to a free society,\u201d said Dr. Paul. \u201cWith the Standing to Challenge Government Censorship Act, we will strip away the barriers preventing judicial review of coercive government tactics that silence dissenting voices and ensure that no government official or contractor can undermine the First Amendment rights of Americans. We must confront and dismantle this censorship apparatus to protect our fundamental right to free speech.\"\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:24:45Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-announces-town-halls-teton-sublette-and-uinta-counties", "Hageman Announces Town Halls in Teton, Sublette, and Uinta Counties", "2024-07-30", "2024", "2024-07", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today Congresswoman Harriet Hageman announced town halls to be held on August 6th in Jackson, 7th in Pinedale, and 11th in Evanston. This marks the 40th through 42nd town halls since being sworn-in to Congress.\n\n\u201cI promised to host a town hall in every county, every year, and I am continuing to honor that promise in 2024, just as I did in 2023. There is a lot to discuss \u2013 the disastrous Rock Springs RMP, an ever-growing Biden-Harris border invasion that has allowed over 11 million illegals to enter our country, rulemaking abuses by federal bureaucrats, the administration\u2019s war on energy, delisting of the GYE Grizzly Bear and many important bills that I have sponsored recently. I look forward to visiting with everyone and updating Wyomingites on my work. As always, I welcome ideas and feedback and look forward to seeing everyone soon,\u201d said Hageman.\n\nThe town halls will be held at the following times and locations:\n\nTuesday, August 6th\n\nTeton County Town Hall:\n\n12:30pm \u2013 1:30pm, Teton County Library, 125 Virginian Lane, Jackson\n\nWednesday, August 7th\n\nSublette County Town Hall:\n\n8:00am \u2013 9:00am, Sublette County Library \u2013 Lovatt Room, 155 S. Tyler Ave., Pinedale\n\nSunday, August 11th\n\nUinta County Town Hall:\n\n1:00pm \u2013 2:00pm, Beeman-Cashin Building, 35 10th Street, Evanston\n\nRepresentative Hageman will begin with a recap of the latest developments in Congress, with audience Q & A to follow. Media planning to attend should RSVP to Chris.Berardi@mail.house.gov \u2013 and kindly hold their questions until the press availability period at the conclusion of the event.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:24:45Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-statement-yet-another-delayed-decision-delisting-gye-grizzly-bear", "Hageman Statement on Yet Another Delayed Decision on Delisting the GYE Grizzly Bear", "2024-07-29", "2024", "2024-07", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service filed a declaration requesting an extension to the timeline on the decision to delist of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) Grizzly Bear from the endangered species list.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cToday\u2019s declaration on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzly Bear is yet another frustrating moment in the fight to return management of the species to the state. Earlier this month, during a Natural Resources Subcommittee hearing, I had the opportunity to question Deputy Director Stephen Guertin of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the Endangered Species Act. During that questioning he admitted that the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzly has far exceeded recovery goals \u2013 and at the current number of bears the Grizzly would never have been listed. He also informed our subcommittee that a delisting decision would be forthcoming. With this knowledge, what possible reason does the agency have to stall? We know it sure isn\u2019t based on facts. Politicizing the Endangered Species Act and pandering to far-left radicals does not serve the GYE grizzly bear or Wyomingites well. This delay for a decision that is already 1.5 years past the original deadline, underscores the need for Congressional action to force a return to sound policy.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nUnder the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the GYE grizzly bear has been listed as threatened - but not endangered - since 1975, and its original recovery goal was 500 bears. Today, we have nearly 1,100 bears in this ecosystem. The goal of the ESA for the Greater Yellowstone Grizzly has clearly been met and we should rightly return species management back to the State of Wyoming.\n\nRepresentative Hageman has also sponsored the Grizzly Bear State Management Act to ensure that delisting happens. Her bill to delist the GYE grizzly has been passed out of the Natural Resources Committee and awaits passage by the full House. In addition, due to Rep. Hageman\u2019s efforts, language to delist the GYE Grizzly was also included in the Interior Appropriations Act passed by the House of Representatives last week.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:24:45Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-votes-establish-trump-assassination-attempt-task-force", "Hageman Votes to Establish Trump Assassination Attempt Task Force", "2024-07-26", "2024", "2024-07", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 This week, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of H. Res. 1367, Establishing the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump. The resolution passed unanimously, 416-0. Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will now appoint members to the task force, which will be split 7-6 between Republicans and Democrats. The panel will have subpoena power and be responsible for delivering a report and potential legislative recommendations no later than Dec. 13.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cWhile the resignation of Secret Service Director Cheatle was a good start \u2013 and long overdue \u2013 there is much more to investigate. The American people deserve to know what went so wrong that a deranged shooter was able to fire on President Trump. We also need to uncover procedural failures and miscommunications in this attack to eliminate the risk of future assassination attempts. I look forward to a thorough and fact-based process, and to addressing the failures quickly\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:24:45Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-votes-yes-interior-appropriations-bill-blocks-buffalo-and-rock-springs", "Hageman Votes Yes on Interior Appropriations Bill that Blocks Buffalo and Rock Springs RMPs, Delists GYE Grizzly", "2024-07-24", "2024", "2024-07", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2025 \u2013 a bill that is extremely favorable to the needs of Wyomingites. Four amendments offered by Representative Hageman were included in the final bill, as well as language to delist the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzly Bear.\n\nRep. Hageman stated, \u201cThe Interior Appropriations Act passed by the House of Representatives today is a huge victory for Wyoming, and for America. Three of my top priorities; Delisting the GYE Grizzly, and blocking the BLM from implementing their destructive resource management plans in Rock Springs and Buffalo, were incorporated in this bill. With its passage we are ensuring that the federal government cannot stop us from using our land and the resources on it, and we are putting the state in control of species management.\n\n\u201cAlso included in this bill are amendments that I offered to stop the BLM from finalizing a solar plan that would have severely and negatively impacted our trona industry, and to block the creation of a duplicative \u201cOffice of Agricultural and Rural Affairs\u201d with the EPA \u2013 an agency that has failed our state.\n\n\u201cWith the passage of the Interior Appropriations Act, Republicans in Congress have taken much needed action to stop the extreme agenda of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nIncluded in the Interior Appropriations Act were four amendments offered by Rep. Hageman that:\n\nProhibits the Bureau of Land Management from finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing its proposed Western Solar Plan.\n\nProhibits the Bureau of Land Management from finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan in Wyoming.\n\nProhibits the EPA from establishing or operating the Office of Agriculture and Rural Affairs\n\nProhibits the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing the proposed Resource Management Plans by the BLM's Buffalo Field Office in Wyoming and the Miles City Field Office in Montana\n\nIn addition, delisting of the GYE Grizzly was included within the original bill.\n\nOther key provisions of the Interior Appropriations Act include:\n\nPreventing any funding for the housing of illegal migrants on National Park Service land.\n\nRequiring the Secretary to issue a minimum of four oil and gas lease sales in; Wyoming, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Nevada, Alaska, and any other state where there is land available for leasing according to the Mineral Leasing Act.\n\nNo funds may be used to regulate the lead content in ammunition or fish tackle.\n\nNo funds may be used to prevent hunting or fishing on federal lands.\n\nRescinding President Biden\u2019s Environmental Justice executive orders.\n\nBlocking funding for the American Climate Corps.\n\nNo funding for President Biden\u2019s Executive Orders on Climate Change.\n\nNo funding for natural asset valuations.\n\nNo funds may be used to incorporate the \u201csocial cost of carbon.\u201d\n\nEliminating the EPA\u2019s emissions standards for light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty vehicles\n\nEliminating Gets the interagency working group on the social cost of carbon\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:24:45Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-hageman-sponsored-bill-protect-victims-voices", "House Passes Hageman Sponsored Bill to Protect Victims\u2019 Voices", "2024-07-23", "2024", "2024-07", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, the House of Representatives passed the Victims\u2019 Voices Outside and Inside the Courtroom Effectiveness (Victims\u2019 VOICES) Act, which will ensure that a person assuming the rights of a crime victim is eligible to receive restitution in the form of necessary and reasonable expenses associated with participating in the investigation or prosecution of the offense; attending proceedings relating to the offense; or transporting a victim to receive medical, physical or occupational therapy, rehabilitation, or other services.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cUnder current federal law, those convicted of a crime may be required to pay restitution to their victim, however a person assuming rights for a victim, such as a husband, wife, mother, or father, may not be eligible for restitution, even when they play a necessary role in the legal process. This has been a far too common issue in crimes of violence and in tribal communities where locating and protecting missing and exploited women and children is a major challenge.\n\n\u201cThe bipartisan and bicameral Victims\u2019 VOICES Act will finally address this injustice and strengthen the ability to care for victims while effectively prosecuting criminals. I would like to thank my fellow Representative Lucy McBath (GA-07) for introducing this bill with me in the House, and U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), for leading the Senate companion.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:24:45Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-votes-protect-federal-elections-illegal-voters", "Hageman Votes to Protect Federal Elections from Illegal Voters", "2024-07-10", "2024", "2024-07", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of H.R. 8281, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act), which protects and preserves the right of American citizens to vote. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) introduced the bill, cosponsored by Rep. Hageman, which requires states to obtain proof of citizenship\u2014in person\u2014when registering an individual to vote and requires states to remove non-citizens from existing voter rolls.\n\nRepresentative Hageman said, \u201cIt is critical citizens have full confidence that our elections are free and fair, and only United States citizens who are registered voters can cast a ballot in any federal election. For those who would say there are no issues, Massachusetts, Virgina, and Ohio have recently found and removed noncitizens from their voter registration rolls, yet even with this knowledge, many states have refused to verify their own records. Because Joe Biden has allowed over 11 million illegals to enter our country since he took office, the need to ensure only citizens are voting has grown even greater.\n\n\u201cWhile we must be careful not to federalize our elections, we should all be working towards ensuring election integrity through common-sense solutions such as voter ID, adopting safeguards preventing non-citizens from voting, requiring signature verification, and implementing chain-of-custody requirements for ballots. To oppose these solutions is to oppose honest elections \u2013 plain and simple.\n\n\u201cI have long held that to secure our federal elections we must require a citizenship question for apportionment and require proof of citizenship when registering to vote. House Republicans already passed the Equal Representation Act to require a citizenship question, and now the SAVE Act will ensure integrity in the electoral process is restored.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:24:45Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-supports-appropriations-bills-secure-our-borders-and-defend-our-nation", "Hageman Supports Appropriations Bills to Secure Our Borders and Defend Our Nation", "2024-06-28", "2024", "2024-06", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Image\n\nJune 28, 2024\n\nWith passage of State & Foreign Ops, Defense, and Homeland Security Appropriations the House has now completed one-third of the appropriations process\n\nWashington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of three appropriations bills: State & Foreign Operations, Defense, and Homeland Security. The bills prioritize America\u2019s security, both at our borders and beyond, cut spending in areas not related to protecting our nation, streamline operations, and end woke policies.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThe passage of these three appropriations bills supports the defense of our nation and security of our borders. They include funds to build the wall, increase our ability to detain and deport illegals, deter Chinese aggression, increase pay for our men and women in uniform, and cut the woke nonsense forced upon these agencies by Biden and his unelected bureaucrats.\n\n\u201cIn addition, several priorities that I supported - the curtailing of classified remote work for DoD employees, making the grant process easier to navigate, and increasing funds to expedite the issuance of passports were included. The Senate should not wait until the end of the year to push through a massive omnibus spending bill. They should follow the lead of the Republican led house and start to pass appropriations bills now.\u201d\n\nHomeland Security Background:\n\nProvides $600 million for the construction of the Southern Border wall and $300 million for border security technology.\n\nProvides no funds to pay for the salary of Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.\n\nBlocks funding for the Shelter and Services Program which provides grants to NGOs facilitating mass migration to the Southern Border\n\nSustains funding for 22,000 Border Patrol agents.\n\nProvides $4.1 billion for custody operations to fund 50,000 detention beds.\n\nProviding $822 million to fund transportation and removal operations for removable aliens.\n\nPrevents the Department from carrying out its equity action plan or advancing CRT.\n\nRejects funding for electric vehicles and related infrastructure, saving $30 million.\n\nProhibits funding for providing or facilitating abortions for ICE detainees.\n\nProhibits gender-affirming care for ICE detainees.\n\nDefense Background:\n\nRequires the DoD to post grant awards on a public website in a searchable format, which aligns with grant transparency efforts in Rep. Hageman \u2018s GRANT Act.\n\nIncludes in the base text Rep. Hageman\u2019s amendment from the FY24 cycle preventing DoD personnel and contractors from remote work on a regular and recurring basis. Also includes Rep. Hageman\u2019s amendment passed on Thursday blocking the DoD from allowing classified remote work.\n\nFunds a 4.5% pay raise for all military personnel and an additional 15% pay increase for junior enlisted service members.\n\nCuts $18 billion from the President\u2019s Budget Request and redirects that funding to address warfighting needs, counter China, and support our service members and their families.\n\nCuts $621.2 million from the President\u2019s Budget Request for climate change initiatives.\n\nProhibits funds to House illegal immigrants on military installations.\n\nProhibits censoring constitutionally protected speech of Americans.\n\nProhibiting funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion offices.\n\nBlocks the Air Force\u2019s proposal to transfer National Guard units to the Space Force, an idea opposed by Wyoming as an infringement on the authority of governors.\n\nPrevents COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates.\n\nProhibits funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology and EcoHealth Alliance.\n\nState and Foreign Operations Background:\n\nProvides $491 million for Consular and Border Security Programs to reduce wait times and increase customer service for passports for U.S. citizens \u2013 expediting passports is a common constituent request for Wyomingites.\n\nProvides $2.1 billion for United States national security interests in the Indo-Pacific and to counter malign influence.\n\nPrioritizes funding and policies to combat the flow of fentanyl and other illicit drugs into the United States.\n\nProhibits funds that encourage or facilitate irresponsible migration towards the U.S.-Mexico border.\n\nProhibits funds to implement a nuclear agreement with Iran unless ratified by Senate.\n\nEliminates funding for the United Nations\u2019 regular budget, resulting in savings of $761.6 million.\n\nTerminates more than 18 unnecessary programs, including funding for controversial organizations and programs such as the United Nations Population Fund, World Health Organization, and Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund.\n\nProhibits funding for Special Envoys, Special Representatives, Special Coordinators, and Special Advisors unless expressly authorized or have affirmatively received the advice and consent of the Senate.\n\nAllows only the American flag and other official flags to be flown over U.S embassies.\n\nBans \u201cdisinformation\u201d and \u201cmisinformation\u201d programs that violate free speech rights.\n\n###\n\nContact: Chris Berardi, Sr. Advisor/Communications Director", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/barrasso-lummis-hageman-lead-amicus-brief-against-sec-climate-disclosure-rule", "Barrasso, Lummis, Hageman Lead Amicus Brief Against SEC Climate Disclosure Rule", "2024-06-25", "2024", "2024-06", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators John Barrasso, Cynthia Lummis and U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman (all R-WY) joined Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and U.S. Representative Kevin Hern (R-OK) in filing a bicameral amicus brief in Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, et al v SEC, requesting the court vacate the agency\u2019s radical climate rule. This climate rule would be disastrous for Wyoming energy producers who would be buried in red tape to meet these unrealistic disclosure requirements.\n\nIn March, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a finalized rule that requires publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data. This is the first time the SEC has published a rule issuing such a requirement.\n\nThe amicus brief argues the climate rule would significantly increase burdens placed on publicly traded companies and hinder economic growth. The brief reiterates that Congress, not the administration, has the power to enact legislation, including laws addressing securities markets and climate policy.\n\n\u201cThe SEC, as a securities regulator, is not empowered to impose sweeping climate-related regulations on publicly traded companies,\u201d the amicus brief stated. \u201cCongress has demonstrated historical reluctance to pass broad climate legislation, particularly legislation that would dramatically impact federal securities law disclosure requirements. The SEC\u2019s overreach into climate regulation violates the separation of powers and the major questions doctrine, warranting the rule\u2019s invalidation.\n\nClick here for the amicus brief.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-introduces-bill-block-buffalo-rmp-amendment", "Hageman Introduces Bill to Block Buffalo RMP Amendment", "2024-06-18", "2024", "2024-06", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman introduced legislation to prohibit the implementation of the Proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Federal coal managed by the Buffalo, Wyoming Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management. This rule pursues the no new leasing alternative, seeking to end coal production in Wyoming by 2041, closing 12 of Wyoming\u2019s active coal mines and putting 48 billion short-tons of BLM-administered federal coal off limits for mining.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThis rule means economic collapse for Wyoming and lights out for America. It is no coincidence that the BLM\u2019s decision came with a Washington Post article touting this as the U.S. making its biggest step yet to end coal mining. While done through a regional office, this is a national decision that will undermine U.S. access to affordable and reliable energy while devastating the Wyoming economy. Coal is the energy of the future, and these producers work hard to ensure the U.S. has access to energy which enables the modern way of life. I thank all our Wyoming coal producers and workers for what they do, I will always have your back and do whatever it takes to ensure Wyoming thrives from our natural benefits in the Powder River Basin. This bill is the first step, and I will not stop until this threat to Wyoming from our own federal government is defeated\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-announces-campbell-and-crook-county-town-halls", "Hageman Announces Campbell and Crook County Town Halls", "2024-06-14", "2024", "2024-06", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today Congresswoman Harriet Hageman announced town halls to be held on June 18th in Gillette and June 19th in Sundance. This marks the 38th and 39th town halls since being sworn-in to Congress.\n\n\u201cI promised to host a town hall in every county, every year, and I am continuing to honor that promise in 2024, just as I did in 2023. There is a lot to discuss \u2013 the disastrous Buffalo RMP, an ever-growing border invasion, Biden\u2019s rulemaking abuses, the Biden war on the west, and many important bills that I have sponsored recently. I look forward to visiting with everyone in Campbell and Crook counties and updating Wyomingites on my work. As always, I welcome ideas and feedback and look forward to seeing everyone soon,\u201d said Hageman.\n\nThe town halls will be held at the following times and locations:\n\nTuesday, June 18th\n\nCampbell County Town Hall:\n\n6:00pm \u2013 7:00pm, Gilette College Technical Center Flex Space, 3251 S 4-J Rd., Gillette\n\nWednesday, June 19th\n\nCrook County Town Hall:\n\n7:30 \u2013 8:30am, Crook County Courthouse Basement, 309 E. Cleveland St., Sundance\n\nRepresentative Hageman will begin with a recap of the latest developments in Congress, with audience Q & A to follow. Media planning to attend should RSVP to Chris.Berardi@mail.house.gov \u2013 and kindly hold their questions until the press availability period at the conclusion of the event.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-votes-yes-ndaa", "Hageman Votes Yes on NDAA", "2024-06-14", "2024", "2024-06", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Image\n\nJune 14, 2024\n\nIncludes pay raises and improved healthcare for servicemembers, bans travel for abortions\n\nWashington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (NDAA). This legislation improves servicemembers\u2019 quality of life \u2013 highlighted by a 19.5% pay raise for junior enlisted members and expanded access to healthcare providers \u2013 while equipping our military with the resources to counter the rapidly growing threats from Communist China and restore American deterrence. It also provides much-needed oversight and crackdown on waste, fraud, and abuse, saving taxpayers tens of billions of dollars.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThis year\u2019s NDAA strengthens our military by providing much needed pay raises and healthcare improvements for our servicemembers, countering Chinese aggression, cutting down on the waste and duplication within the DoD, and ending \u2018woke\u2019 policies that have nothing to do with defending our country. Under Joe Biden\u2019s failed leadership, the world has become a more dangerous place. It is critical that we support our military in such precarious times and ensure that it is focused on defeating our enemies and securing our borders.\u201d\n\nThe FY25 NDAA Improves Service Member Quality of Life:\n\nBoosting Compensation: Gives junior enlisted servicemembers a 19.5% pay raise, expands allowances for housing and food, and improves the cost-of-living calculation.\n\nImproving Housing: Boosts funding for housing maintenance accounts and strengthens oversight of military housing programs.\n\nEnsuring Access to Medical Care: Reduces healthcare wait times by expanding access to medical providers, especially mental health providers, and increases oversight of healthcare accessibility for servicemembers.\n\nEnhancing Support for Military Spouses: Makes it easier for spouses to transfer professional licenses across states and expands DoD programs that provide employment support.\n\nIncreasing Access to Childcare: Improves access to childcare by mitigating childcare staffing shortages at DoD facilities and fully funding childcare fee assistance programs.\n\nThe FY25 NDAA Restores American Deterrence:\n\nDeterring Communist China:\n\nPrevents Communist China\u2019s espionage in our military, supply chain, and research institutions.\n\nReforms DoD acquisitions to expedite the fielding of innovative technologies that we need to deter Communist China\u2019s aggression.\n\nBolsters Taiwan\u2019s defense, supports Indo-Pacific allies, and increases funding for U.S. defense initiatives in the Indo-Pacific.\n\nRestoring Lethality:\n\nBases promotions on merit, ends affirmative action at service academies, and abolishes DEI bureaucracy at DoD schools.\n\nRequires the DoD develop a strategy to recruit individuals previously discharged solely based on their refusal to take the COVID\u201319 vaccine\n\nRequires commissioned officers to be trained on the Constitution, including on the oath to it they take and on civil-military relations, separation of powers, and the domestic use of military force.\n\nProhibits the Secretary of Defense from paying for or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services.\n\nProhibits TRICARE and the DoD from furnishing gender transition surgeries and gender hormone treatments for individuals that identify as transgender.\n\nSecuring America:\n\nFully funds the deployment of National Guard troops at the southwest border.\n\nExpands authorities and increases funding for DoD counternarcotic activities.\n\nBlocks DoD from using its aircraft to bring Palestinian refugees to the U.S.\n\nOversight & Accountability:\n\nSaves $30 billion by cutting inefficient programs, obsolete weapons, and Pentagon bureaucracy.\n\nCracks down on contractor waste by cutting $4.3 billion in programs that aren\u2019t meeting requirements.\n\nRequires the DoD to complete an audit or lose discretionary budget authority.\n\n###\n\nContact: Chris Berardi, Sr. Advisor/Communications Directo", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-introduces-bill-block-mandatory-eid-ear-tags", "Hageman Introduces Bill to Block Mandatory EID Ear Tags", "2024-06-13", "2024", "2024-06", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman, joined by Representatives Armstrong (R-ND), Biggs (R-AZ), Boebert (R-CO), Brecheen (R-OK), Crane (R-AZ), Donalds (R-FL), Gosar (R-AZ), Maloy (R-UT), Massie (R-KY), Ogles (R-TN), McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Rosendale (R-MT), Jason Smith (R-MO), and Spartz (R-IN), introduced a joint resolution pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to block the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) rule mandating electronic identification (EID) eartags for bison and cattle moving interstate. A companion resolution was introduced by Senator Cynthia Lummis, making this bicameral legislation.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThis rule is a solution in search of a problem that will advance a federal mandate which the American ranching community will have to pay for. America produces the highest quality meat in the world and there is nothing wrong with our traditional disease traceability system. This unfunded mandate raises serious privacy concerns for ranchers and their herds, with the potential to lock ranchers out of their traditional markets, thereby furthering vertical integration of the U.S. food supply chain.\n\n\u201cWe need look no further than what happened in Ireland to recognize the threat of a USDA-driven EID mandate.\u201d Hageman continued, \u201cIn early 2022 Ireland adopted an EID mandate, and by August 2023, its government was reporting that they needed to slaughter as many as 41,000 head of livestock \u2013 not because of a disease outbreak, but because of so called \u201cclimate change.\u201d A mandatory EID simply gives the federal government too much power.\u201d\n\n\u201cCattle ranching is incredibly vital to the North Dakota economy,\u201d said Representative Armstrong. \u201cIf we are going to remain food and energy secure, we need policies that support our farmers and ranchers, not unfunded mandates guided by the whims of the federal government. I am proud to support Representative Hageman\u2019s EID CRA and work to protect our cattle and producers from temperamental mandates that have real consequences for our communities.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Biden Administration\u2019s proposed rule to force cattle and bison producers to use electronic identification eartags is a gross overstep by the federal government and implies that bureaucrats sitting in cubicles know better than America\u2019s ranchers,\u201d said Congressman Josh Brecheen. \u201cNowhere in our Constitution is the Executive Branch granted this authority and it is long past time we stand up to Biden\u2019s bureaucrats.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis is just another attempt by the Biden regime to unnecessarily expand the reach of the federal government, placing massive burdens on family farms,\u201d said Representative Eli Crane. \u201cOur ranchers are the best in the world. They certainly don\u2019t need to be told how to operate their businesses by power hungry desk jockeys in Washington. Proud to stand with Rep. Hageman against the Biden Administration\u2019s meddling in rural America.\u201d\n\n\u201cLike most policies, the Biden administration\u2019s rule mandating electronic eartags for bison and cattle is far overreaching, intrusive and potentially circumvents privacy laws and regulations. Congress must block this insane mandate,\u201d stated Congressman Gosar.\n\nRepresentative Maloy stated, \"Livestock producers in Utah have reached out to me with a couple of concerns about RFID. First, the cost of implementing the requirements could put small operators out of business, and second, the mandatory nature of the program raises privacy concerns. That\u2019s why I cosponsored Rep Hageman\u2019s CRA to reverse this rule and empower Utah\u2019s ranchers.\u201d\n\n\u201cA rule requiring electronic ear tags for cattle and bison means the government will know where every animal is and who owns it,\u201d said Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY). \u201cThis will allow the government to build a registry, which is the first step needed to ban cattle in accordance with the Left\u2019s anti-agriculture climate policies. Congress should stand up for American farmers and ranchers by blocking the electronic ear tag rule.\u201d\n\n\u201cAmerica already has the safest and highest quality meat in the world with our current traceability system,\u201d said Representative Rosendale. \u201cThe best stewards of cattle and bison are the ranchers that keep food on American\u2019s tables, not some DC bureaucrats who have never set foot on a farm. This new APHIS rule will violate the privacy of ranchers, is too expensive to be effective, and is completely unnecessary.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Biden administration has no business forcing Missouri ranchers to comply with this overreaching, expensive, and unworkable mandate,\u201d said Representative Jason Smith (Mo.). \u201cSadly, this is just another example of Washington bureaucrats trying to dictate how America\u2019s ranchers \u2013 the best in the world \u2013 should run their operation. In addition to raising strong privacy concerns, this mandate will also force ranchers to waste precious time and resources filling out mountains of paperwork and purchasing expensive equipment to avoid hefty fines. I\u2019m proud to stand with Congresswoman Hageman and my colleagues in the fight to protect ranchers from another egregious attempt by the Biden administration to expand government command and control over our rural communities.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe CRA is an additional check on the administrative state passed in 1996 which allows Congress to overturn federal agency action. It requires agencies to report final rules to the House, Senate, and the Government Accountability Office, at which point Congress can review a rule, and if opposed to it, vote on a joint resolution of disapproval nullifying the rule. Proper consideration of the joint resolution allows it to be expedited through the Senate, providing timely oversight of agency action.\n\nOn May 9, 2024, APHIS issued the final rule which amends animal disease traceability regulations to require bison and cattle eartags to be both visually and electronically readable to be recognized as official eartags for interstate movement. In 2013, APHIS created the animal disease traceability framework which recognizes visually readable tags, brands, tattoos, and breed registry certificates as official identification. This system continues to succeed and keep the U.S. as the producer of the highest quality meat in the world. APHIS\u2019 proposed rule acknowledges this successful disease traceability system stating \u201cForeign animal diseases such as FMD have been largely excluded from the United States.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/representative-hageman-senator-lummis-introduce-bill-block-mandatory-eid-ear", "Representative Hageman, Senator Lummis Introduce Bill to Block Mandatory EID Ear Tags", "2024-06-13", "2024", "2024-06", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman and Senator Cynthia Lummis introduced a joint resolution disapproving of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) rule mandating electronic identification (EID) eartags for bison and cattle moving interstate. Senator John Barrasso has also joined this legislation as an original cosponsor.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThis rule is a solution in search of a problem that will advance a federal mandate which the American ranching community will have to pay for. America produces the highest quality meat in the world and there is nothing wrong with our traditional disease traceability system. This unfunded mandate raises serious privacy concerns for ranchers and their herds, with the potential to lock ranchers out of their traditional markets, thereby furthering vertical integration of the U.S. food supply chain.\n\n\u201cWe need look no further than what happened in Ireland to recognize the threat of a USDA-driven EID mandate.\u201d Hageman continued, \u201cIn early 2022 Ireland adopted an EID mandate, and by August 2023, their government was reporting that they needed to slaughter as many as 41,000 head of livestock \u2013 not because of a disease outbreak, but because of so called \u201cclimate change.\u201d A mandatory EID simply gives the federal government too much power.\u201d\n\n\u201cWyoming\u2019s ranchers provide some of the highest quality meat in the world, yet this administration continues to find creative ways to make their jobs harder,\u201d said Lummis. \u201cForcing Wyoming\u2019s ranchers to shell out their hard-earned money to trace and chip their livestock not only threatens to erode their privacy but puts unnecessary pressure on our supply chain. As a rancher myself, I understand the devastating impact this will have on our industry and will do everything in my power to block this administration\u2019s chronic federal overreach.\u201d\n\n\u201cMandating ear tags for all cattle and bison will financially crush independent Wyoming ranchers,\u201d said Barrasso. \u201cSenator Lummis\u2019 and Congresswoman Hageman\u2019s legislation will stop this overreaching federal mandate in its tracks.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe CRA is an additional check on the administrative state passed in 1996 which allows Congress to overturn federal agency action. It requires agencies to report final rules to the House, Senate, and the Government Accountability Office, at which point Congress can review a rule, and if opposed to it, vote on a joint resolution of disapproval nullifying the rule. Proper consideration of the joint resolution allows it to be expedited through the Senate, providing timely oversight of agency action.\n\nOn May 9, 2024, APHIS issued the final rule which amends animal disease traceability regulations to require bison and cattle eartags to be both visually and electronically readable to be recognized as official eartags for interstate movement. In 2013, APHIS created the animal disease traceability framework which recognizes visually readable tags, brands, tattoos, and breed registry certificates as official identification. This system continues to succeed and keep the U.S. as the producer of the highest quality meat in the world. APHIS\u2019 proposed rule acknowledges this successful disease traceability system stating \u201cForeign animal diseases such as FMD have been largely excluded from the United States.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-hageman-cleaver-introduces-bipartisan-bill-protect-rural-postal", "Reps. Hageman, Cleaver Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Protect Rural Postal Facilities", "2024-06-13", "2024", "2024-06", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY), along with Democratic cosponsor Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), introduced bipartisan legislation to require the United States Postal Service (USPS) to apply the same standards to sorting, distribution, or processing facilities as are used for storefront Post Offices. If the USPS decides to move forward with a closure/consolidation, this legislation will require the USPS to notify the persons served by the post office, or sorting, distribution, or processing facility, of its decision and the findings used to arrive at this decision. The USPS also would be required to wait at least 60 more days upon notification before proceeding with the closure/consolidation, and any person served by the facility slated for such action could appeal the closure to the Postal Regulatory Commission, which would have up to 120 days to consider the appeal.\n\nCongresswoman Hageman stated, \u201cWithout this legislation, the USPS could arbitrarily close our only processing and distribution centers, leaving us dependent on larger cities outside the borders of our state. Such closures would threaten the promise of timely, secure mail delivery and force many USPS employees to either relocate or lose their jobs. There are also serious election integrity concerns created by forcing the transport of mailed-in ballots out of state, which could potentially cause ballot delivery to be delayed until after an election concludes. Many other rural communities throughout the United States will assuredly be negatively impacted in similar ways.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Postal Processing Protection Act stands as a crucial safeguard, ensuring that mail processing centers remain to serve our communities nationwide,\u201d said Congressman Cleaver. \u201cBy preserving these centers and examining the consequences of their potential closures, we uphold the continuity of essential services, mitigate the far-reaching consequences of their elimination, and alleviate the burden on an already strained postal service. It\u2019s a measure that not only preserves efficiency, but also reinforces the interconnectedness of each and every community throughout the country. I am proud to introduce the Postal Processing Protection Act alongside Congresswoman Hageman and look forward to working together to avoid fractures in the postal service delivery network by first studying the effects of closing or consolidating these processing and shipping facilities.\u201d\n\nIn addition to this legislation being bipartisan, it is also bicameral, with Senators Rounds (R-MT) and Durbin (D-IL) leading the Senate companion bill.\n\nBackground:\n\nSection 404 of Title 39 U.S.C. which outlines specific powers reserved to the USPS requires that, when deciding to close or consolidate postal facilities, USPS must evaluate certain factors including the effect of such closing or consolidation on the community served by such post office; the effect of such closing or consolidation on employees of the Postal Service employed at such office; whether such closing or consolidation is consistent with the policy of the Government that the Postal Service shall provide a maximum degree of effective and regular postal services to rural areas, communities, and small towns where post offices are not self-sustaining; the economic savings to the Postal Service resulting from such closing or consolidation; and other factors the USPS deems are necessary.\n\nUnfortunately, under the existing language, these requirements only apply to storefront post offices.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-hageman-votes-hold-garland-contempt-congress", "Rep. Hageman Votes to Hold Garland in Contempt of Congress", "2024-06-12", "2024", "2024-06", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of H. Res. 1292 - Report to accompany the Resolution Recommending that the House of Representatives Find United States Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in Contempt of Congress for Refusal to Comply with a Subpoena Duly Issued by the Committee on the Judiciary. This resolution upholds the House's institutional power by recommending that the House find Attorney General Garland in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with the Committee\u2019s subpoenas.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThere are no grounds for withholding audio or video recordings from President Biden\u2019s interview with Special Council Hur considering that the Department of Justice provided the transcript months ago. The moment that the transcript was released, the right to exert Executive Privilege was waived.\n\n\u201cThe tapes are important for several reasons. First, transcripts have been altered by this White House for previous speeches and events, so having the transcript verified as accurate by the recordings would be useful. Second, while transcripts can show us what was said, they do not reveal how something was said. The Department of Justice has already acknowledged that the transcript and the recordings are not identical \u2013 we must be allowed to know to what extent they are different.\n\n\u201cAttorney General Garland must comply with the Congressionally issued subpoena or face the consequences for not doing so.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nIn the weeks following the February 5, 2024, release of Special Counsel Robert K. Hur\u2019s report, the three House Committees conducting an impeachment inquiry to determine whether to draft articles of impeachment against President Biden engaged with the Department of Justice to obtain a limited set of documents and records related to the report.\n\nAfter the Department declined to provide the Committees with the relevant documents and records, the Committee on the Judiciary (\u2018\u2018Judiciary Committee\u2019\u2019) and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability (\u2018\u2018Oversight Committee\u2019\u2019) issued identical subpoenas on February 27, 2024, to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland compelling production of four specific categories of documents and records, including audio and video recordings of Special Counsel Hur\u2019s interviews with President Biden and his ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer.\n\nTo date, the Department has refused to produce the audio recordings. During Special Counsel Hur\u2019s investigation, his team uncovered evidence that President Biden \u2018\u2018willfully retained and disclosed classified materials after his vice presidency when he was a private citizen.\u2019\u2019\n\nSpecial Counsel Hur found that then-Vice President Biden had \u2018\u2018strong motivations\u2019\u2019 to flout the rules for properly handling classified materials. meetings and events that would be of interest to prospective readers and buyers of his book.\u2019\u2019\n\nDespite this evidence, Special Counsel Hur ultimately concluded that no criminal charges were warranted.\n\nPresident Biden has vehemently denied the findings in Special Counsel Hur\u2019s report and he and his legal team have attempted to frame Special Counsel Hur\u2019s mention of President Biden\u2019s poor memory as \u2018\u2018gratuitous.\u2019\u2019 Yet during his testimony before the Committee, Special Counsel Hur stated that, \u2018\u2018[t]he evidence and the President himself put his memory squarely at issue.\u2019\u2019\n\nIn his report, Special Counsel Hur noted that, during both his and Zwonitzer\u2019s interviews with President Biden, the president\u2019s \u2018\u2018memory was significantly limited,\u2019\u2019 and he \u2018\u2018struggle[ed] to remember events and strain[ed] at times to read and relay his own [handwriting].\u2019\u2019\n\nSpecial Counsel Hur also observed that President Biden \u2018\u2018did not remember when he was vice president,\u2019\u2019 \u2018\u2018for[got] when his [vice presidential] term ended,\u2019\u2019 and \u2018\u2018did not remember, even within several years, when his son Beau died.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressional-coal-caucus-co-chairs-statement-bicameral-resolution-block", "Congressional Coal Caucus Co-Chairs' Statement on the Bicameral Resolution to Block Biden's Plan to Close American Power Plants", "2024-06-06", "2024", "2024-06", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC - Yesterday, the Congressional Coal Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Carol Miller (R-WV), Dan Meuser (R-PA), and Morgan Griffith (R-VA) joined Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) and 134 of their House colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration\u2019s regulations intended to shut down American power plants through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval.\n\n\u201cSince Joe Biden took office, the EPA has been used to wage war on coal. Instead of increasing our coal supply, the Biden administration and Washington Democrats are shutting down domestic coal production in the name of their Green New Deal Agenda. If this rule were to go into effect, the U.S. power grid would be far more susceptible to brownouts and blackouts, leaving the United States more vulnerable to our adversaries and degrading our constituents\u2019 quality of life. This CRA is necessary to overturn this rulemaking that will destroy coal demand in the United States,\u201d said the Congressional Coal Caucus Co-Chairs.\n\nThe resolution comes after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final rules that impose unrealistic emissions requirements on existing coal-fired power plants and newly constructed gas-fired power plants. This attempt to force the closure of power plants that supply America\u2019s baseload electricity was previously tried under President Obama and overturned by the Supreme Court in West Virginia v. EPA.\n\nSenator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led 43 of her colleagues in introducing an identical resolution in the United States Senate.\n\nGroups supporting the CRA resolution of disapproval include: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Mining Association (NMA), National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), America\u2019s Power, American Chemistry Council (ACC), Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA), American Petroleum Institute (API), American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA), Western Energy Alliance, American Coal Council, Energy Policy Network, Reliable Energy Inc., Women\u2019s Mining Coalition, West Virginia Manufacturers Association, Gas and Oil Association of West Virginia (GOWV), West Virginia Coal Association, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, Ohio\u2019s Electric Cooperatives, Ohio Independent Power Producers, Ohio Oil & Gas Association, Pennsylvania Coal Alliance, Montana Coal Council, Texas Mining Association, Utah Mining Association, Kentucky Coal Association, Illinois Coal Association, Wyoming Mining Association, Rocky Mountain Mining Institute, American Electric Power (AEP), Buckeye Power, Duke Energy, PBF Energy, South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES), Institute for Energy Research, Power the Future, Heritage Action, Conservative Political Action Coalition, Americans for Prosperity, American Energy Institute, American Consumer Institute, Americans for Tax Reform, ALEC Action, Taxpayers Protection Alliance, and the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council.\n\nThe Congressional Coal Caucus is the voice of American coal communities in Congress. It represents both eastern and western mining states, along with all of the types of coal produced throughout the country.\n\nBackground:\n\nThe EPA finalized the Power Plant Rule on April 25th, 2024, which will create a devastating impact on our electric grid, current coal-fired power plants, new natural-gas fired power plants, and U.S. energy production.\n\nThese rules are in violation of the Clean Air Act and will increase energy prices, the cost of living for Americans, and will shut down the majority of U.S. coal producers by 2032.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-votes-support-our-military-and-veterans", "Hageman Votes to Support our Military and Veterans", "2024-06-05", "2024", "2024-06", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of the Fiscal Year 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. This bill will fully fund veterans\u2019 health care programs, veterans\u2019 benefits, and VA programs. It also prohibits the Biden Administration from using funds to advance critical race theory; implement executive orders on DEI, or use taxpayer dollars for abortions.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThe FY2025 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill represents the conservative priorities of the House of Representatives. I am proud to support our veterans, strengthen our national defense, and stop the \u2018woke\u2019 policies of the Biden Administration. As Chair of the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, I understand the importance of a strong military presence in the Indo-Pacific Region to counter Chinese aggression, and I am encouraged by the commitment to the region set forth in this bill. In addition, my amendment expressing concern for the removal of mileage reimbursement kiosks and requiring a subsequent report on the issue will ensure that while modernizing the VA, we do not make the process more confusing or burdensome for our veterans.\u201d\n\nFACTS ABOUT THE FY25 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL:\n\nHonors our commitment to veterans by:\n\nFully funding veterans\u2019 health care programs.\n\nFully funding veterans\u2019 benefits and VA programs.\n\nBolsters our national security by:\n\nProviding funding for the Indo-Pacific region, and increasing resources for INDOPACOM to improve the Department of Defense posture in the region.\n\nMaintaining the prohibitions on the closure of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and the use of military construction funds to build facilities for detainees on U.S. soil.\n\nFocuses the Executive Branch on its core responsibilities by:\n\nProhibiting the use of funds to promote or advance critical race theory.\n\nProhibiting the implementation, administration, or enforcement of the Biden Administration\u2019s executive orders on diversity, equity, and inclusion.\n\nSupports American values and principles by:\n\nProhibiting taxpayer dollars from being used for abortion, using Hyde language which includes exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother.\n\nProtecting the 2nd Amendment rights of veterans, preventing VA from sending information to the FBI about veterans without a judge\u2019s consent.\n\nProhibiting VA from processing medical care claims for illegal aliens.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-votes-sanction-illegitimate-international-criminal-court", "Hageman Votes to Sanction Illegitimate International Criminal Court", "2024-06-04", "2024", "2024-06", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of H.R. 8282, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act. This legislation would impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and any foreign actor who supports their effort to arrest, detain, or prosecute protected persons of the United States and its allies, including Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gallant.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThe ICC is a failed and biased organization, as evidenced by the fact that it has ignored atrocities by Iran and the Hamas terrorists but threatens a democracy like Israel with baseless charges and arrest warrants for its leaders \u2013 leaders that are simply responding to the terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023 and ensuring that they are not further threatened.\n\n\u201cNeither Israel nor the United States of America are under the jurisdiction of the ICC and the sovereignty of our nations can never be surrendered. H.R. 8282 will block any U.S. funding of the ICC and require the president to impose sanctions on any foreign person found to be engaged in or aiding any ICC case.\n\n\u201cI am proud to have cosponsored this legislation. America must stand with Israel, and it must ensure that our own fate is never determined by globalist foreign entities.\u201d\n\nBackground on the ICC:\n\nEstablished by a 1998 treaty known as the \u201cRome Statute,\u201d the ICC prosecutes\n\nindividuals for \u201catrocity crimes\u201d. Intended to serve as a \u201ccourt of last resort,\u201d the ICC is supposed to complement existing national judicial systems and may exercise jurisdiction only when national courts are unwilling or unable to investigate or prosecute.\n\nThe Rome Statute permits the ICC to bring charges against individuals if an atrocity crime was\n\ncommitted on the territory of a member State or by a national of a member State. Neither Israel nor the United States are parties to the Rome Statute or members of the ICC, given longstanding concerns about infringements on national sovereignty.\n\nThe largely unaccountable ICC Prosecutor has broad discretion to initiate cases, and the absence of external checks and balances open the door for the ICC to pursue politically motivated prosecutions, without the due process protections guaranteed to Americans by our Constitution.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:11:47Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-boebert-and-hageman-introduce-cra-bill-block-bidens-anti-oil-and-gas-reg", "Reps.  Boebert and Hageman Introduce CRA Bill to Block Biden's Anti-Oil and Gas Reg", "2024-05-31", "2024", "2024-05", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Rep. Lauren Boebert and Rep. Harriet Hageman introduced a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to terminate the Biden Regime\u2019s final Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process rule.\n\nCongresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) stated, \u201cGreen New Deal activists killed coal and good-paying jobs in Colorado. Now, the Biden Regime is trying to kill responsible oil and gas production through an overreaching new regulation that targets small businesses, undermines the law, discourages production, and will cause gas prices to increase further. Natural gas provides nearly 35% of Colorado's electricity generation and heats seven out of every 10 homes. The oil and gas industry supports 300,000 jobs in Colorado, comprises 11% of our state\u2019s economy, and generates nearly $600 million annually for education. Biden's agency minions fail to recognize these benefits or that America is the world leader in emissions reductions because of significant advancements in technology for oil and gas production. Our bill will terminate the latest regulatory attack on the fossil fuel industry while providing relief for American families so they have access to reliable and affordable energy.\"\n\nRep. Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) said, \u201cThis rule will devastate Wyoming's oil and gas industry. Over 85% of the oil and gas operators in Wyoming are small, locally owned, and operated companies. These 400+ Wyoming companies directly employ over 1,500 Wyoming residents. Should this rule be implemented, Wyoming companies will be cut out of the surety market, preventing essential revenue streams for the state, and killing meaningful jobs that keep our communities afloat. More fees, stricter regulations, ambiguity in the lease approval process \u2013 its all just another day at the office for a Biden administration that is doing everything in its power to eliminate fossil fuels. It is critical that Congress fights back and disapproves the Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process final rule.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nRep. Lauren Boebert and Rep. Harriet Hageman introduced a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to terminate the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) final Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process rule.\n\nOn April 23, 2024, the BLM finalized a new regulation entitled Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process. This final rule becomes effective June 22nd. This job-killing new mandate implements provisions from the partisan Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which increased the royalty rate for production on federal lands while also increasing and creating new fees for oil and gas producers.\n\nWhile the final rule codifies pieces of the IRA, it also makes major, non-statutory, changes to the BLM\u2019s onshore leasing program. The new regulation greatly increases bonding levels for production on federal lands and disproportionately impacts smaller producers who can\u2019t afford to operate in the surety market. These additional fees will ultimately harm returns and reduce revenues to state and local governments by discouraging development on federal lands.\n\nAdditionally, the final rule introduces \u201cpreference criteria\u201d in federal leasing which could be devastating for future production on public lands. This is problematic if BLM field offices avoid leasing in all areas with endangered or threatened species, critical habitats, or nearby recreation areas. This new mandate will greatly limit leasing on federal lands in contradiction to the multiple-use mandate established in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act.\n\nThe new regulation creates new fees and increases existing fees while blocking new leasing outside of current areas that are producing. This is especially egregious given this Regime's poor track record with respect to lease sales and drilling permit approvals.\n\nFinally, this rule increases energy production costs while further disincentivizing small businesses and operators from producing domestically. These new costs will ultimately be passed along to consumers, driving up energy costs for American families and further shifting production to countries like Russia, Saudi Arabia, China, and Venezuela.\n\nEarlier this month, Western Energy Alliance, the Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico, the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association, the North Dakota Petroleum Council, the Petroleum Association of Wyoming, and the Utah Petroleum Association filed a lawsuit challenging this new rule in U.S. District Court. The oil and gas trade associations stated that the new regulation \"will deter development of federal oil and gas, disproportionately affect small companies, effectively close eligible and available lands to new leasing, and violate BLM\u2019s duty to promote oil and gas development as a multiple use of federal lands\" and asked for the new regulation to be vacated \"because the rule is procedurally deficient, arbitrary and capricious, and contrary to law.\"\n\nEvery Republican along with 3 Democrats voted to nullify this rule earlier this year with the passage through the House of Representatives of Rep. Boebert's Restoring American Energy Dominance Act.\n\nCosponsors of this bill include: Rep. Andy Ogles (TN-05), Rep. Kelly Armstrong (ND-AL), Rep. Harriet Hageman (WY-AL), Rep. Troy Nehls (TX-22) Paul Gosar (AZ-09), Ryan Zinke (MT-01), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Tom McClintock (CA-05), Dan Newhouse (WA-04 ), Randy Weber (TX-14), Matt Rosendale (MT-02).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:01:11Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-hageman-statement-trump-trial-verdict", "Rep. Hageman Statement on Trump Trial Verdict", "2024-05-30", "2024", "2024-05", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman issued the following statement regarding the verdict in the New York State Supreme Court trial of Donald J. Trump.\n\n\u201cToday, justice was not served. Judge Juan Merchan, an activist judge, whose daughter has made over $9 million from the Biden/Harris campaign, presided over a trial where he blocked key witnesses, testimony, and facts by the defense and provided slanted jury instructions prior to the jury deliberating the case. The case was brought after the statute of limitations had passed and was elevated to a felony by a district attorney that campaigned on \u2018getting Trump\u2019.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:01:11Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/western-caucus-members-introduce-legislation-overturn-onerous-biden-esa-rules", "Western Caucus Members Introduce Legislation to Overturn Onerous Biden ESA Rules", "2024-05-23", "2024", "2024-05", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Representatives Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) and John Duarte (CA-13) introduced Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to overturn the Biden Administration\u2019s recent rule updates to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). These changes from the current administration reverse critical reforms to the ESA implemented during previous administrations.\n\n\u201cThe Biden Administration\u2019s ESA rule reversals were a political handout to extreme environmentalists at the expense of better species management and private landowners,\u201d said Chairman Newhouse. \u201cRather than egregious rule changes that will add to the federal bureaucracy while creating hardships for rural communities, the ESA needs common sense reforms to make the law work better for both species and landowners alike. I\u2019m proud to introduce legislation to reverse these rules alongside Western Caucus Members to stop the Biden Administration\u2019s continued weaponization of the ESA.\u201d\n\n\u201cTwo things are needed in order to adequately recover and manage endangered species across the United States: greater transparency and less federal bureaucracy,\u201d said Rep. Hageman. \u201cYet once again these latest rules from the Biden Administration accomplish the exact opposite, handicapping local and state management agencies in the process. By reinstituting blanket protections on non-endangered species, mandating needless critical habitat designations with no justification, and ignoring the economic impact of such designations, the individuals on the ground actually conducting species management are prevented from ensuring the flourishing of ecosystems as a whole. These rules take species conservation in the wrong direction and punish our landowners; as such I\u2019ve introduced these CRA resolutions to prevent these ill-designed rules from taking effect.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Biden Administration has unfortunately continued to expand regulations on the Endangered Species Act, while ignoring science and factual evidence of species restoration. These recent rules by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service show that the Biden Administration is choosing to overregulate rather than conserve and protect endangered species with common sense practices,\u201d said Rep. Duarte. \u201cI am proud to lead legislation that seeks to rein in the Biden Administration\u2019s overreach.\u201d\n\nFull text of the CRA introduced by Chairman Newhouse to overturn the Biden Administration\u2019s \u201cblanket rule\u201d can be found here. Full text of the CRA\u2019s introduced by Rep. Hageman to strike down Biden's Endangered Species Act Critical Habitat rules can be found here and here. Full Text of the CRA\u2019s introduced by Rep. Duarte to strike down Biden's Endangered Species Act Interagency Cooperation rules can be found here and here.\n\nBackground:\n\nIn 2019, The Trump Administration finalized key changes to the ESA that added more flexibility for affected stakeholders while also ensuring species\u2019 recovery plans take a tailored and targeted approach. In March 2024, the Biden Administration overturned these revisions.\n\nBlanket Rule Elimination\n\nThe 2019 revisions eliminated the \u201cblanket rule\u201d under Section 4(d) that automatically provides endangered level protections to species listed only as threatened.\n\nNow, Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are required to manage threatened species with specifically tailored plans, leading to less flexibility for landowners and stakeholders.\n\nThe Biden proposal reinstates the blanket rule, essentially treating all threatened species as endangered once again.\n\nCritical Habitat Changes\n\nThe 2019 revisions allowed FWS and NOAA to research and share the economic impacts of a listing determination under the ESA.\n\nIt also provides flexibility in defining critical habitat, allowing the agencies leeway to only designate unoccupied areas as critical habitat if necessary.\n\nUnder the Biden revision, the agencies are no longer able to share or disseminate information on the economic impact of a listing.\n\nMore alarmingly, the revision mandates the agencies must again designate unoccupied areas as critical habitat.\n\nSection 7 Changes\n\nAmong the numerous changes to Section 7, the rule established standards to ensure effects analysis for proposed actions is limited to only \u201cactivities that are reasonably certain to occur.\u201d\n\nThis took away the leeway for agencies to assume worst case scenarios for a species without \u201cclear and substantial information\u201d and was intended to provide a more realistic and flexible approach to benefitting a listed species.\n\nThe Biden rule eliminated this clarification.\n\nOn September 14, 2023, Chairman Newhouse introduced legislation to prevent the Departments of the Interior and Commerce from finalizing these rule proposals and retain the Trump-era regulations within the Endangered Species Act (ESA).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:01:11Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-hageman-introduces-bill-remove-dei-selection-criteria-federally-funded", "Rep. Hageman Introduces Bill to Remove DEI Selection Criteria from Federally-Funded Research Initiatives", "2024-05-17", "2024", "2024-05", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Yesterday, Congresswoman Hageman introduced the Abolishing Woke Awards for Research and Development (AWARD) Act to the 118th Congress. The AWARD Act will ensure the National Institutes of Health (NIH) distributes research grants and awards through a merit-based system, as opposed to the current diversity, equity, and inclusion-based criteria used to allocate federal funds.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThe billions of taxpayer dollars allocated to the NIH should be used to fuel impactful, groundbreaking scientific research, not to satisfy gender and racial employment quotas. The Biden Administration\u2019s countless DEI-first actions have undermined the concepts of meritocracy and meaningful research, and American ingenuity and innovation has suffered as a result.\n\n\u201cThe AWARD Act addresses these failures by requiring the NIH to use selection criteria based on the research to be done, not the social demographics of those conducting it, when awarding federal funds. Universities will have to explain how their proposals will benefit the nation, not demonstrate how inclusive or diverse they are. I\u2019m proud to introduce this bill that will ensure taxpayer money is allocated in an evidence-based, mutually beneficial way, not as yet another tool weaponized in favor of the Radical Left\u2019s social and political agenda.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nEach year the National Institutes of Health awards roughly $30 billion to universities and other research programs across the country.\n\nMany NIH programs, such as the Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST), have directed hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars towards DEI-centric research projects and hiring practices. As part of a FIRST program application, recipients must provide \u201cdiversity statements\u201d and those who demonstrate a colorblind approach are penalized.\n\nIn pursuit of these funds, multiple colleges have adopted extreme evaluation criteria and ideological practices. For example, one-third of the University of New Mexico\u2019s evaluation criteria is devoted to an applicant\u2019s \u201cDEI Knowledge\u201d and \u201cDEI Track Record\u201d, the University of South Carolina\u2019s selection process seeks to prioritize critical race theory, and a joint University of Texas at (UT) Dallas-UT Southwestern Medical Center proposal seeks to \u201cbecome the public face of DEI for the Dallas metro area\u201d.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:12:30Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-hageman-raises-alarm-over-deeply-flawed-western-solar-plan", "Rep. Hageman Raises Alarm Over Deeply Flawed Western Solar Plan", "2024-05-16", "2024", "2024-05", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Congresswoman Harriet Hageman sent a letter to the Bureau of Land Management yesterday voicing strong concerns over their proposed Western Solar Plan that threatens the long-standing multiple-use mandate for millions of federally-managed acres throughout the West. She was joined by Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse and 6 others Members of Congress.\n\n\u201cPresident Biden is continuing his war on the American West with this latest attempt to prop up unreliable and unaffordable energy to the detriment of the nation,\u201d said Rep. Hageman. \u201cThis Western Solar Plan is nothing but another massive land grab designed to harm our legacy energy industries that have been under constant attack by this administration, and the Bureau of Land Management\u2019s own proposal demonstrates the immense legal gymnastics they have gone through to prevent the production of energy resources that are actually reliable and affordable.\n\n\u201cIn their preferred alternative, the BLM claims that only land within 10 miles of high voltage power lines can be used for solar power, yet they include proposed and hypothetical power lines in their plan. In total, 22 million acres of land \u2013 land that could be used for mineral extraction, livestock grazing, and recreation \u2013 will be designated for potential solar generation, a drastically less reliable, less affordable, and less efficient form of energy production than oil, coal, natural gas, or nuclear. 162 million acres throughout the West, over 2.5 times the size of Wyoming, will be negatively impacted by this plan. Tellingly, only 1 page out of the over 1,000 pages in this report even mentions mineral resources and livestock grazing. This plan is an insult to the multiple use framework and the BLM must provide Congress with answers to these very serious concerns.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Biden Administration has consistently undermined the multiple-use mandate for our public lands, and the proposed revamp of the Western Solar Plan is no outlier,\u201d said Chairman Newhouse. \u201cThis plan impacts 162 million acres of Federal land, potentially taking these lands offline from uses such as mining and grazing to restrict use to solar, in contradiction to the intended purpose of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. This is the latest attempt by the Biden Administration to elevate intermittent renewables over reliable traditional energy generation and affected stakeholders across the West deserve answers.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:12:30Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/wy-delegation-blasts-blm-wyoming-coal-ban", "WY Delegation Blasts BLM Wyoming Coal Ban", "2024-05-16", "2024", "2024-05", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis and Rep. Harriet Hageman, all R-Wyo., blasted the Bureau of Land Management\u2019s final supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) and proposed amendment to its Buffalo Field Office land use plan.\n\nIn the plan, the BLM bans future coal leasing in Wyoming\u2019s Powder River Basin. This impacts 12 of Wyoming\u2019s active coal mines and will put 48 billion short-tons of BLM-administered federal coal off limits for mining.\n\n\u201cPresident Biden continues to wage war on Wyoming\u2019s coal communities and families,\u201d said Senator Barrasso. \u201cThis short-sighted plan will kill future coal leases in Wyoming\u2019s Powder River Basin \u2013 the most energy-rich area in the country. This will kill jobs and could cost Wyoming hundreds of millions of dollars used to pay for public schools, roads, and other essential services in our communities. Cutting off access to our strongest resources surrenders America's greatest economic advantages \u2013 to continue producing affordable, abundant, and reliable American energy.\u201d\n\n\u201cI am horrified to see the Biden administration\u2019s latest assault on our nation\u2019s domestic energy production,\u201d said Senator Lummis. \u201cWyoming has been targeted left and right by rule after rule handed down by this administration as it works to cater to the extremists within the Democratic Party. The Cowboy State produces some of the cleanest and best coal in the world. This RMP will push our country to rely on foreign adversaries for energy needs at a time when our grid is pushed to the brim and Wyoming coal is needed now more than ever to power our nation and the world. I will work with my colleagues every step of the way to prevent this RMP from going into effect.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:12:30Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-representatives-passes-faa-reauthorization-act-2024", "House of Representatives Passes the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024", "2024-05-15", "2024", "2024-05", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, the House of Representatives passed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024, which sets forth the agency\u2019s appropriations, activities and programs, and other key components of the United States\u2019 National Airspace System. Among other priorities, the bill, which now heads to the White House to be signed into law, increases Congressional oversight of the FAA and National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB), directs new efforts to increase safety on commercial aircraft, reforms the Essential Air Service (EAS) Program that provides air service to rural communities, and addresses the shortage of pilots and air traffic controllers through various programs.\n\nIn addition, the reauthorization bill includes multiple amendments and language requests submitted by Rep. Hageman, including provisions to reduce acquisition and maintenance costs of airport equipment and technology, train new \u201cnon-Federal weather observers\u201d to provide critical weather reports to pilots operating near airports, and address rural workforce shortages. Finally, the bill includes a section that accomplishes the goal of Rep. Hageman\u2019s Backcountry Aviation Protection Act to protect pilots conducting off-airport operations from FAA enforcement action.\n\n\u201cThe FAA Reauthorization Act provides multiple wins for Wyoming, the West, and the conservative movement,\u201d said Rep. Hageman. \u201cOur state and nation are better because of the many successes House Republicans secured in its final text. The Essential Air Service will continue to connect Wyoming\u2019s rural towns to the rest of the nation, new efforts are created to recruit more air traffic controllers and pilots of civilian and military backgrounds, and multiple provisions will increase the West\u2019s ability to fight wildfires from the air. In total, this is a good bill that moves our country forward. I\u2019m proud to have multiple of my priorities included in this bill and to have voted in favor of its passage.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:01:11Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/harriet-hageman-blasts-rule-mandating-chipping-and-tracing-us-livestock", "Harriet Hageman Blasts Rule Mandating Chipping and Tracing of U.S. Livestock", "2024-05-09", "2024", "2024-05", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Rep. Hageman issued the following statement regarding the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service\u2019s (APHIS) final rule mandating electronic identification (EID) eartags for bison and cattle moving interstate.\n\n\u201cThis rule is a solution in search of a problem. America produces the highest quality meat in the world and there is nothing wrong with our traditional disease traceability system. It is a federal mandate that American ranchers will have to pay for which will result in the chipping and tracing of American livestock. This mandate raises serious privacy concerns for ranchers and their herds, with the potential to lock ranchers out of their traditional markets, thereby furthering vertical integration of the U.S. food supply chain. I have fought this policy since 2019, and as your Representative I have the led the charge to defund this rule in Congress. In the coming weeks, I will introduce a joint resolution of disapproval pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn this harmful rule.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nSince the announcement of APHIS\u2019s intent to mandate EID eartags, Rep. Hageman has led the Congressional effort to support America\u2019s ranchers and block this rule. This opposition has included three op-eds describing the threats and consequences of such a mandate, countless radio and television interviews, and oversight letters to Department of Agriculture demanding the consideration of additional stakeholder input and the removal of the rule. In addition to her upcoming CRA resolution, Rep. Hageman has opposed the mandate during debate on the floor of the House of Representatives and sought to block the rule numerous times through the appropriations process, including by introducing an amendment to block federal funds from supporting the rule\u2019s implementation.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:01:11Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-votes-defense-first-amendment", "Hageman Votes in Defense of the First Amendment", "2024-05-01", "2024", "2024-05", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted against a bill that was advertised as a response to Hamas-inspired campus unrest, but which instead provides no actual relief for terrorized Jewish students and infringes on the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This poorly drafted bill only made it to the Floor of the House because the Republican Majority ignored its promise to follow regular order, which resulted in this flawed legislation \u2013 the hopefully-named Antisemitism Awareness Act \u2013 that causes grave free speech concerns and fails in its prinicpal task of protecting Jewish Americans across the country.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cIt is appalling to see the images of mobs of college students, which have been infiltrated by professional leftist protestors funded by George Soros, co-opting woke U.S. universities to threaten Jewish students in the name of supporting Hamas terrorists. These are acts of intimidation, including denying Jewish students access to certain campus facilities, and threats of violence, which are already illegal and should be prosecuted. I support the goal of the bill \u2013 to protect Jewish people in America \u2013 but in Congress we must follow the Constitution.\n\n\u201cBy using the definition of antisemitism from a foreign non-governmental organization, the bill attempts to criminalize what someone\u2019s \u2018perception\u2019 of another person might be, which is a clear violation of the First Amendment. The bill also incorporates some of that organization\u2019s examples of expressions of objectionable antisemitic opinions, which again, while I find them offensive, would obviously be considered Constitutionally protected speech. In the end, the bill effectively invalidates itself because it says it can\u2019t be construed to infringe upon anyone\u2019s rights, but the whole thing is a First Amendment violation on its face. As a final point, I will not vote to replace parts of our Constitution with the findings of a foreign organization on any subject.\n\n\u201cI abhor terrorists, terrorist sympathizers, and antisemites, and I strongly believe the people currently violating laws on college campuses ought to be expelled and prosecuted, or both. But this bill, with its unconstitutional definitions outsourced to a foreign body, is not the answer.\u201d\n\nBackground\n\nThe bill would require the Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism and its contemporary examples to enforce federal anti-discrimination laws established in the Civil Rights Act. A foreign based, foreign controlled institution, means the IHRA is not rooted in a society based on negative rights. This lack of basis in the notion that speech is naturally free from government infringement is reflected in the IHRA\u2019s definition which labels perceptions and speech as illegal actions. Even the drafter of the definition believes it should not be used in the bill.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:01:11Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/harriet-hageman-supports-public-lands-week-house-representatives", "Harriet Hageman Supports Public Lands Week in the House of Representatives", "2024-04-30", "2024", "2024-04", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman supported Public Lands Week by helping the House pass four bills defending sportsmen, mineral development, and access to public lands. Rep. Hageman is proud to cosponsor this entire slate of legislation that will push back on harmful bureaucrat regulations which weaponize environmental groups and activist judges against the American people.\n\nSpecifically, the Trust the Science Act delists the Gray Wolf under the Endangered Species Act, returning management to the states. The Superior National Forest Restoration Act blocks the Biden Administration\u2019s withdrawal of over 200,000 acres of copper and nickel mining in Minnesota. The Western Economic Security Today Act nullifies the BLM\u2019s harmful Conservation and Landscape Health rule. Finally, the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act prohibits the Departments of Agriculture and Interior from banning the use of lead hunting ammunition and fishing tackle.\n\nUpon passage of these bills Congresswoman said,\n\n\u201cI worked for 15 years in private practice to get the gray wolves in Wyoming delisted through the court system. This bill represents Congress\u2019s view that it is time to delist the gray wolves across the county. This is an Endangered Species Act success story and we should celebrate.\u201d\n\n\u201cStopping the BLM\u2019s Conservation and Landscape Health rule is the next step in blocking private ESG firms from partnering with federal bureaucrats to destroy our Western way of life. I previously worked alongside thousands of Wyoming citizens to block Natural Asset Companies which would have served as the funding mechanism for this rule. But the fight doesn\u2019t stop there, and I remain vigilant against Biden\u2019s whole of government campaign against the West.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:47:55Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-hageman-lambasts-new-epa-rule", "Congresswoman Hageman Lambasts New EPA Rule", "2024-04-25", "2024", "2024-04", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 In response to the Biden Administration\u2019s latest attack on our American way of life, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman issued the following statement:\n\n\u201cWhat the EPA conveniently ignored when announcing its latest attack on America\u2019s legacy industries is how these shortsighted rules will devastate reliable and affordable energy and deepen the energy poverty crisis in our nation.\n\n\u201cWe need more affordable, reliable energy, not less. The baseless, subjective standards created by these rules seek to upend the coal mines and power plants that built Wyoming and this Country. For generations, the hard-working men and women of our state have dedicated their careers to making our lives better by responsibly developing Wyoming's vast natural resources. I am both appalled and unsurprised that the Biden Administration continues to vilify our reliable energy producers and I call on the EPA to immediately rescind these destructive rules that benefit radical climate activists at the expense of the American people.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:47:55Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-votes-no-ukraine-yes-israel-funding", "Hageman Votes NO on Ukraine, YES on Israel funding", "2024-04-20", "2024", "2024-04", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted NO on H.R. 8035, the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, and YES on H.R. 8034, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. Both bills, along with two other security supplemental bills, will be combined into one package with no opportunity for Congress to vote on that final package \u2013 making this bill the Senate supplemental that House Republicans have widely condemned.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cYesterday I voted NO on the rule that led to the combining of the four supplemental bills because there are clear differences between the need to support these separate and unrelated challenges.\n\n\u201cWe have already given Ukraine over $110 billion in its conflict against Russia. We have had minimal accounting and oversight related to these funds but do know that Ukraine is plagued by government corruption. We do not know Ukraine\u2019s strategy to defeat Russia, nor do we know what the end game is for the conflict. I also find it insulting to our own citizens that we are including $300 million to secure the UKRAINIAN border and provide drug interdiction while providing no funds to secure our own borders. With this supplemental, the United States has now committed over $172 billion to the Ukraine/Russia conflict. The United States is $34 trillion in debt \u2013 this spending is unsustainable.\n\n\u201cI voted YES on assistance to one of our closest allies Israel to help respond to the brutal and unprovoked terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas and Iran. House Republicans are clear in our demands \u2013 secure the border and defend Israel. This is the only provision of the package which delivers on these priorities, and I will always stand with Israel in the face of terror.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:47:55Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-votes-block-disingenuous-rule-funds-foreign-conflicts", "Hageman Votes to Block Disingenuous Rule that Funds Foreign Conflicts", "2024-04-19", "2024", "2024-04", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted against a \u2018rule\u2019 to allow four supplemental funding bills to be brought to the floor of the House of Representatives for a vote. This rule vote is consequential because although it allows for separate votes on Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan funding, and a Russia/Iran Sanctions bill, the rule would then force all bills to be combined into one package with no opportunity for Congress to vote on that final package \u2013 essentially making the bill the Senate supplemental that House Republicans have widely condemned.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cTime and time again, conservatives in the House of Representatives have expressed their strong objections to combining aid to Israel with additional funding of the war in Ukraine, yet that is exactly what happened today when the House passed a rule to combine four separate bills into one. This smoke and mirrors tactic that provided the illusion of separation is disingenuous and not how business should be conducted in Congress. In the past, I have always supported rule votes so that debate could be had and a final vote on a bill could occur. In this situation, the rule would actually limit debate and discussion.\n\n\u201cThe legislation that this rule ties together is reckless in the amount of money being spent and the lack of accountability it requires. The package provides nearly $61 billion to Ukraine, including $300 million to secure the UKRAINIAN border. This additional funding brings the total amount that the United States has committed to the Ukraine/Russia conflict to over $172 billion. What is the end game? How is this money being spent? Where is the oversight? Why aren\u2019t we spending $300 million to secure OUR borders?\n\n\u201cIn addition to Ukraine funding, the package contains $9 billion for \u2018Humanitarian Aid\u2019 \u2013 it is a certainty that a significant portion of these dollars will find their way to Hamas terrorists. In total, over $95 billion in funding is being distributed via four bills. This massive spending package is not offset by any spending cuts and will push FY2024 spending by this Republican Congress tens of billions of dollars over what Nancy Pelosi authorized when she was the Speaker and Covid funds were being appropriated.\n\n\u201cThroughout our history, the Republican party has always stood for fiscal responsibility \u2013 it is past time that we return to that precept.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:47:55Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/western-caucus-members-blast-biden-administrations-decision-lock-americas", "Western Caucus Members Blast the Biden Administration\u2019s Decision to Lock Up America\u2019s Public Lands", "2024-04-19", "2024", "2024-04", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Western Caucus Members responded to the Biden Administration\u2019s recent Conservation and Landscape Health final rule from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). This rule violates the multiple-use mandate established by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and is a direct threat to rural America.\n\n\"This devastating decision threatens the western way of life and is a slap in the face for local communities who have diligently stewarded America's resources for generations. Access and the multiple uses of BLM land are an integral part of life in western states and is the backbone of rural economies across the country,\u201d said House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04). \u201cWhen this rule was proposed, several westerngovernors, members of Congress, and thousands of Americans used BLM\u2019s comment period to publicly share their opposition, yet their concerns have gone unheard. Today is another example of the Biden administration leaving local communities out of the conversation and blatantly disregarding input from the American families that are impacted the most. This rule fundamentally threatens the land we use to feed and fuel our country and is at best vaguely defined, unnecessary and burdensome. Fortunately, the House Committee on Natural Resources has been advancing a solution. Congressman Curtis's WEST Act amplifies the concerns of stakeholders across western states and will require the BLM director to withdraw this severely misguided rule and manage lands in accordance with the agency\u2019s statutory multiple use mandate. I look forward to doing everything in my power to help get the WEST Act through the House and I\u2019d like to thank Congressman Curtis for his leadership on this important issue.\"\n\n\u201cBLM\u2019s new rule effectively cedes control of federal lands from those who have been managing the land for generations through ranching and grazing,\u201d said Executive Vice Chair Doug LaMalfa (CA-01). \u201cAccess to BLM land is a fundamental part of life in western states and essential for many rural economies, it\u2019s not a privilege for wealthy enviro groups to buy up and lock up in the name of \u2018conservation\u2019.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis rule is an example of everything that\u2019s wrong with the administrative state,\u201d said Vice Chair Celeste Maloy (UT-02). \u201cCongress\u2019 directive to the BLM is to manage land for multiple uses and sustained yield. This rule eliminates multiple use. Therefore, this rule is in contradiction to the agency\u2019s authority. It has to be stopped before it is implemented.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs energy prices continue to rise across the country, this Administration has created yet another nonsensical rule that will effectively lock up more land and raise energy costs,\u201d said Vice Chair Jay Obernolte (CA-23). \u201cBy restricting land from being utilized under the false guise of conservation, this rule will only make it more expensive for American companies to extract resources and generate energy. Those increased costs will be passed along to consumers, further fueling inflation and making it even harder for Californian families to make ends meet.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis final rule is a step backwards for responsible stewardship of our lands,\u201dsaid Vice Chair Adrian Smith (NE-03). \u201cIt\u2019s clear from federal land grabs like this and President Biden\u2019s broader 30x30 agenda, the administration has no interest in recognizing congressional intent and feedback from stakeholders. Communities across the west are highly dependent on access to multiple-use public lands for their health, recreation, and livelihoods, and BLM should immediately reverse course.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Bureau of Land Management's Conservation and Landscape Health rule will lock away more federal land \u2013 limiting the American people\u2019s ability to responsibly use our lands for activities, such as recreation, timber harvesting, livestock grazing, and energy development,\u201d said Vice Chair Tom Tiffany (WI-07). \u201cIt is another example of the Biden administration catering to extremist environmental groups that do not want Americans accessing our public lands.\u201d\n\n\u201cOnce again, the Biden Administration is ignoring the multiple use mandate on BLM lands in favor of radical environmentalists funding their political operation and controlling western lands,\u201d said Vice Chair Ryan Zinke (MT-01).\u201cConservation has always been an end goal of the BLM\u2019s mandate and is already a focus for all those who utilize our public lands. The enactment of \u2018conservation leases\u2019 is about control and is a direct threat to communities that create jobs, fund their schools, and build their livelihoods on grazing, mining, energy production and outdoor recreation. I will be submitting a rider on the FY25 Interior appropriations bill blocking this rule until a new administration is in control.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis rule from the Biden administration would jeopardize several years of successful management and collaboration between stakeholders who live, work, and recreate on public lands,\u201d said Rep. Mike Simpson (ID-02). \u201cAs Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee\u2014which has jurisdiction over the BLM\u2014I will continue to push back against this misguided decision.\u201d\n\n\"It is critical that Utah's land remains under the stewardship of those who have tended it for generations. This rule from the Biden Administration undermines the very people who rely on our federal lands for ranching, grazing, recreation, and beyond,\u201d said Rep. John Curtis (UT-03). \u201cUtahns know the true value of these lands, and this rule unjustly restricts access that should remain open to everyone. Instead, it favors wealthy individuals and environmental groups, allowing them to lock up land that belongs to all Utahns. I will work tirelessly to repeal this disastrous effort.\"\n\n\"Idahoans have enjoyed the vast natural resources the state has to offer for decades, and this rule change will have drastic impacts on the future of recreation, grazing, and natural resource production,\" said Rep. Russ Fulcher (ID-01). \"I am deeply disappointed that BLM announced the final ruling and extensive changes to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA). BLM manages twelve million acres of Idaho federal land. Idahoans have the congressional right to utilize the resources in their backyard for multiple uses, and I indeed to fight to ensure that stays in place.\"\n\n\u201cOnce again this Administration is using federal agencies to circumvent Congress and create rules that destroy our Western way of life,\u201d said Rep. Harriet Hageman (WY-AL). \u201cThe finalization of this disastrous rule, which was created without the input of the families, farmers, ranchers, tribes, and others that best know and care for our public lands, will negatively impact Wyoming and all Western states. It empowers radical environmentalist groups to restrict public access to public lands. I was proud to cosponsor legislation to withdraw this rule and will continue to fight against this Biden land grab.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:47:55Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/harriet-hageman-host-series-town-hall-meetings-next-week", "Harriet Hageman to Host Series of Town Hall Meetings Next Week", "2024-04-17", "2024", "2024-04", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today Congresswoman Harriet Hageman announced that she will host 4 town hall meetings in Carbon, Fremont, Washakie, and Hot Springs Counties, between April 23rd and 27th. These events will mark the completion of 12 town halls this year and 35 since being sworn-in to Congress.\n\n\u201cI promised to host a town hall in every county, every year, and I am continuing to honor that promise in 2024, just as I did in 2023. With the first quarter of the year now past, there are many issues to discuss, including the Biden border crisis, FISA reauthorization, government overreach, the status of foreign aid for Israel and Ukraine, what we can expect from Congress for the remainder of 2024, and the many bills that I have introduced or had passed in the House of Representatives. It is important to hear ideas, feedback, and questions from my constituents. I look forward to visiting with everyone and updating Wyomingites on what we have done and the votes I have taken.\u201d said Hageman.\n\nThe town halls will be held at the following times and locations:\n\nTuesday, April 23: Carbon County Town Hall\n\n5:30pm \u2013 6:30pm, Jeffrey Memorial Community Center, 315 W. Pine St, Rawlins\n\nWednesday, April 24: Fremont County Town Hall\n\n6:30 \u2013 7:30pm, National Museum of Military Vehicles, 6419 US 26, Dubois\n\nSaturday, April 27: Washakie County Town Hall\n\n9:00 \u2013 10:00am, Worland Community Center Complex, 1200 Culbertson Ave, Worland\n\nSaturday, April 27: Hot Springs County Town Hall\n\n12:00 \u2013 1:00pm, Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, 627 Springview St, Thermopolis\n\nRepresentative Hageman will begin with a recap of the latest developments in Congress, with audience Q & A to follow.\n\nMedia planning to attend should RSVP to Chris.Berardi@mail.house.gov \u2013 and kindly hold their questions until the press availability period at the conclusion of the event.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:47:55Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/harriet-hageman-statement-senate-dismissal-articles-impeachment-against", "Harriet Hageman Statement on Senate Dismissal of Articles of Impeachment Against Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas", "2024-04-17", "2024", "2024-04", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC - In response to the Schumer led Senate dismissal of impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman issued the following comment:\n\n\u201cNever in the history of the United States has an impeachment been dismissed without any evidence being allowed to be presented\u2026until today. All 51 Democrats desperately want to avoid responsibility for the 11 million illegals that have invaded our nation since January 21, 2021. To end the invasion vote them out on November 5, 2024.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:47:55Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-hageman-and-sen-lummis-introduce-postal-act", "Rep. Hageman and Sen. Lummis Introduce the POSTAL Act", "2024-04-17", "2024", "2024-04", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman and Senator Cynthia Lummis introduced bipartisan and bicameral legislation \u2013 the Postal Operations Stay Timely and Local (POSTAL) Act, which prevents the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from closing, consolidating, or downgrading its processing and distribution centers (P&DC) nationwide if such an action would remove the sole P&DC within a state or negatively impact mail delivery. The Senate bill is co-sponsored by Senator John Barrasso and the House bill is co-led by Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01).\n\n\u201cAll Americans rely upon USPS to receive correspondence, bills, packages, and medication in a timely manner,\u201d said Representative Hageman. \u201cIf fulfilled, the USPS modernization plan threatens the promise of timely, secure mail delivery by transporting the bulk of Wyoming\u2019s mail out of state, while also forcing many USPS P&DC employees to either relocate or lose their jobs. The closure of P&DCs bring serious election integrity concerns by forcing the transport of mailed-in ballots out of state, introducing the potential for delivery of ballots after an election concludes.\n\n\u201cThe POSTAL Act alleviates these concerns by ensuring that any P&DC realignment or modernization actions done by the USPS cannot result in a negative impact on mail delivery or close the final P&DC within a state\u2019s borders. I\u2019m proud to be joined by Congressman Chris Pappas of New Hampshire and Senator Lummis to introduce this bipartisan, bicameral bill.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhile this administration creates unnecessary disruptions in mail delivery across the state of Wyoming by closing sorting facilities in a laughable display of \u2018fiscal responsibility,\u2019 they are senselessly spending billions of Wyoming tax dollars on their left-wing priorities,\u201d said Senator Lummis. \u201cIn-state mail should not have to leave the state of Wyoming for processing, yet under this administration\u2019s string of closures, that\u2019s the harsh reality for Wyoming and a handful of states across the U.S. Every single state should have at least one sorting facility to ensure Americans receive their mail in a timely manner, and I am partnering with Senator Barrasso and Rep. Hageman to ensure that standard is met.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe United States Postal Service (USPS) is a lifeline in rural states like ours,\u201d said Senator Barrasso. \u201cThe USPS\u2019 outrageous proposal would close processing and distribution centers in Wyoming and lead to unnecessary delays. The people of Wyoming deserve to have access to a reliable and timely postal service. This bipartisan legislation will save jobs and ensure we continue to have access to these critical postal facilities in Wyoming.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nAs part of its \u201cDelivering for America\u201d modernization plan, the USPS has begun to consolidate or downgrade many of its existing processing and distribution centers, shifting the bulk of mail processing and delivery functions to other locations.\n\nAs part of this shift, USPS has announced plans to downgrade both P&DC facilities in Wyoming, shifting Casper\u2019s P&DC operations to Billings, Montana and Cheyenne\u2019s operations to Denver, Colorado, leaving Wyoming without an in-state P&DC.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:47:55Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/articles-impeachment-against-secretary-mayorkas-delivered-senate", "Articles of Impeachment Against Secretary Mayorkas Delivered to the Senate", "2024-04-16", "2024", "2024-04", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman joined Speaker Mike Johnson and ten House of Representatives colleagues to deliver Articles of Impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate. Representative Hageman will serve as an impeachment manager for any Senate trial of Secretary Mayorkas.\n\nRep. Hageman stated, \u201cSecretary Mayorkas has violated his oath of office and is derelict in his obligation to keep us safe from enemies foreign and domestic. The two articles of impeachment were filed in response to his willful and systemic refusal to comply with \u2013 and violation of -- federal immigration laws, and breach of the public trust.\n\n\u201cDespite Democrat assertions, this is a serious and detailed impeachment that deserves to be heard by the Senators \u2013 and by the American people. There have been 21 impeachments in the history of the United States House of Representatives \u2013 none were simply dismissed without a trial by the Senate.\n\n\u201cThe Secretary is not being impeached due to \u201cdifferences in policy.\u201d He has committed multiple impeachable offenses and must be held accountable. The Senate has an obligation to hold a trial, to hear evidence presented, and to seriously deliberate after the evidence is heard. This is not theater; it is a solemn duty that has been followed in all twenty-one prior impeachments. Now is not the time for the Senate to set precedent or be derelict in its duty.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:47:55Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-natural-resources-committee-passes-rep-hagemans-mineral-leasing-bill", "House Natural Resources Committee Passes Rep. Hageman\u2019s Mineral Leasing Bill", "2024-04-16", "2024", "2024-04", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources advanced Rep. Hageman\u2019s bill, H.R. 7375, which reforms the way in which expression of interest (EOI) fees are assessed under the Mineral Leasing Act. Under this bill, operators will not have to pay EOI fees unless the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) holds a lease sale for the parcel of interest. In addition, it would extend an EOI\u2019s validity from three to five years.\n\nRep. Hageman stated, \u201cI am proud of the important step taken today to fight back against Biden\u2019s war on fossil fuels, restore fairness in our mineral leasing process and encourage the BLM to resume their duty of issuing leases. Operators should not be forced to fund the BLM through EOI fees for leases they are not awarded, and the BLM should not be paid if they continue to refuse to do their job as assigned by Congress. By adjusting the way in which these fees are assessed and extending the active period for EOIs, we will provide a more level playing field for our fossil fuel operators and provide yet another incentive to ensure the BLM resumes its duty to issue leases.\u201d\n\nHouse Natural Resources Chairman, Rep. Bruce Westerman said, \u201cH.R. 7375 brings changes to the Expression of Interest fee collection process and ensures accountability for successful bidders. These reforms simplify processes and promote responsible energy production, something that\u2019s desperately needed under the Biden administration. Representative Hageman has been a tireless leader for energy security on our committee, and I look forward to continuing to work with her to move this bill through the legislative process.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nUnder the Inflation Reduction Act, operators must pay a nonrefundable fee of $5.00 per acre included an expression of interest (EOI) for oil and gas leases at the time the EOI is submitted. These EOI fees must be submitted regardless of whether an operator is awarded the lease, and a 2022 announcement by the Bureau of Land Management will force all pending EOIs to expire every 3 years, potentially forcing operators to continually resubmit acreage and repay EOI fees every 3 years if leases are not awarded by the BLM. Under current law, the BLM is not obligated to offer a lease sale of the selected acreage, a scenario which has become increasingly common under the Biden Administration.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:47:55Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-bill-streamline-tribal-land-leases-passed-house-representatives", "Hageman Bill to Streamline Tribal Land Leases Passed by House of Representatives", "2024-04-09", "2024", "2024-04", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1246, a bill to provide flexibility and certainty in the tribal land leasing process. The bill amends the Long-Term Leasing Act to allow all federally recognized tribes to enter into leases for up to 99 years. Following today\u2019s bipartisan passage, the legislation will be sent to the Senate for consideration.\n\nCongresswoman Hageman stated, \u201cA significant barrier to economic development on tribal lands is the uncertainty associated with twenty-five-year lease agreements as currently provided for in the Long-Term Leasing Act. By creating optionality for tribes to extend land leasing up to 99 years, we will open greater economic potential and streamline development opportunities. As a result, tribes will have new capabilities to prosper and become more empowered to chart their own course.\u201d\n\nHouse Natural Resources Committee Chairman, Rep. Bruce Westerman said \u201cH.R. 1246 provide a means by which tribes can continue to grow their economies by authorizing longer leases on trust lands, which will give communities the necessary time for long-term economic projects not currently possible due to lease time restrictions. As Chair of the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, Representative Hageman has been a true champion of tribal issues since joining the committee and Congress, and I am proud to have helped her pass this bipartisan bill through the House.\u201d\n\nBackground:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:47:55Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-chuck-schumer-mayorkas-must-be-tried-senate", "Hageman to Chuck Schumer \u2013 Mayorkas Must be Tried by the Senate", "2024-03-28", "2024", "2024-03", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Cheyenne, WY \u2013 Today, Speaker Mike Johnson, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman, and all additional impeachment managers sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer informing him that the House of Representatives will deliver articles of impeachment to the Senate on April 10th. The letter urges Leader Schumer to do his job and convene the Senate to hold a trial.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cSecretary Mayorkas has violated his oath of office and is derelict in his obligation to keep us safe from enemies foreign and domestic. The House has filed two articles of impeachment against him in response to his willful and systemic refusal to comply with \u2013 and violation of -- federal immigration laws, and breach of the public trust. Despite Democrat assertions to the contrary, this is a serious and warranted impeachment, with the underlying facts and basis being deserving of a hearing in the U.S. Senate, with exposure to the American public.\n\n\u201cHistory has borne out the fact that when the House impeaches a president, the Senate should hold a public trial and deliberate the articles. There have been 21 impeachments in the history of the United States House of Representatives \u2013 the Senate has never simply dismissed such cases without a trial.\n\n\u201cThe House did not impeach Secretary Mayorkas because of \u201cdifferences in policy.\u201d He has violated the law and must be held accountable. The Senate has an obligation to hold a trial, to hear the evidence presented, and to seriously deliberate after the evidence is heard. This is not theater; it is a solemn duty that has been followed in all twenty-one prior impeachments. Now is not the time for the Senate to refuse to carry out their duty.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:32:04Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/harriet-hageman-host-platte-county-town-hall-meeting", "Harriet Hageman to Host Platte County Town Hall Meeting", "2024-03-28", "2024", "2024-03", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today Congresswoman Harriet Hageman announced that she will host a town hall in Platte County on Monday, April 1st. This meeting will be the 8th town hall this year and 31st since being sworn-in to Congress.\n\n\u201cI promised to host a town hall in every county, every year, and I am continuing to honor that promise in 2024, just as I did in 2023. With the first quarter of the year now past, there are many issues to discuss, including the Biden border crisis, impeachment of Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, reckless government spending, the status of foreign aid for Israel and Ukraine, and many bills that I have introduced or had passed in the House of Representatives. It is important to hear ideas, feedback, and questions from my constituents. I look forward to visiting with everyone and updating Wyomingites on what we have done and the votes I have taken.\u201d said Hageman.\n\nTown Hall Details:\n\nMonday, April 1: Platte County Town Hall\n\n5:30pm \u2013 6:30pm, Wheatland High School, Commons Area, 1207 13th Street, Wheatland\n\nRepresentative Hageman will begin with a recap of the latest developments in Congress, with audience Q & A to follow.\n\nMedia planning to attend should RSVP to Chris.Berardi@mail.house.gov \u2013 and kindly hold their questions until the press availability period at the conclusion of the event.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:32:04Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-votes-no-reckless-and-rushed-government-funding-minibus", "Hageman Votes NO on Reckless and Rushed Government Funding \u2018Minibus\u2019", "2024-03-22", "2024", "2024-03", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted NO on a bloated appropriations package of six funding bills (\u2018minibus\u2019) that continues to overspend at historic levels.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThis 1,102 page bill that spends $1.2 trillion taxpayer dollars was provided to us a mere 32 hours before we were expected to vote on it. Sadly, this is business as usual in Washington, DC. It continues spending at higher levels than the Covid era FY2023 appropriations package, does nothing to end the Biden border invasion, fails to defund DEI and radical climate programs, and further explodes our obscenely high $34 trillion-dollar national debt. To add insult to injury, the minibus was written behind closed doors and did not go through the rules committee or allow for any amendments.\n\n\u201cThis is not what winning looks like and it is not what the American people sent us here to accomplish.\u201d\n\n\u2018Minibus\u2019 failures:\n\nAt a cost of $1.2 trillion to American taxpayers, the bill does nothing to cut spending from record high Covid-era levels \u2013 even as our national debt soared past $34 trillion.\n\nDoes not include any meaningful border security provisions, such as those included in H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, which was passed by the House a year ago and has never been taken up by the Senate.\n\nDoes not eliminate funding to the World Health Organization (WHO).\n\nDoes not defund Biden\u2019s unconstitutional student loan bailouts.\n\nDoes not eliminate Diversity Equity, Inclusion (DEI) programs in federal agencies.\n\nDoes not end Department of Defense abortion travel funding.\n\nContinues to fund flawed \u201cclimate\u201d programs.\n\nProvides $32.5 million for the United Nations Population Fund.\n\nProvides $200 million for a new FBI headquarters \u2013 even as FBI leadership has been weaponized against the American people, surveilling parents at school board meetings, families attending church, and pro-life individuals.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:32:04Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-votes-yes-two-bills-support-us-energy", "Hageman Votes Yes on Two Bills to Support U.S. Energy", "2024-03-20", "2024", "2024-03", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted YES on two bills that will help restore American energy independence, H.R. 1121 \u2013 the Protecting American Energy Production Act, would prevent any president from unilaterally banning the practice of fracking, and H.R. 6009 \u2013 the Restoring American Energy Dominance Act, nullifies the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) proposed rule entitled \"Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process,\" which would significantly restrict oil and gas production on federal lands.\n\nRep. Hageman stated, \u201cI am proud to be an original cosponsor of the Restoring American Energy Dominance Act, and proud to vote in favor of both bills. Since his first day in office, Joe Biden has done everything possible to end oil and gas development and mineral production, which has caused massive increases in energy poverty and reliance on despots and dictators for those resources we need to power our economy. His radical bureaucrats that are pushing rules and guidance to further his unreliable \u201cgreen\u201d solutions, and they must be stopped. These bills are another effort by Republicans in the House of Representatives to end energy poverty and make America energy dominant once again.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:32:04Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/rsc-releases-fy25-budget-proposal-fiscal-sanity-save-america", "RSC releases FY25 Budget Proposal: \u201cFiscal Sanity to Save America\u201d", "2024-03-20", "2024", "2024-03", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01), RSC\u2019s Budget and Spending Task Force Chairman Ben Cline (VA-06), and Members of the Budget and Spending Task Force unveiled the RSC\u2019s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget proposal today, titled \u201cFiscal Sanity to Save America\u201d.\n\nThe RSC Budget is a thorough plan to address our federal spending problem and start paying down our debts. The FY-25 budget balances in just seven years, cuts spending by $16.7 trillion over ten years, and reduces taxes on Americans by $5.3 trillion over ten years.\n\nChairman Hern said, \"Our budget is proof that it's possible to balance the budget, it's possible to operate in the black. The federal debt is daunting, but it's not hopeless. Conservative policies work together across the whole of government to lower spending, lower taxes, decrease the size and scope of the federal government, and spur economic growth. Chairman Cline and our Task Force Members have done incredible work to get this done a month early. Conservatives have a plan to restore fiscal sanity - it's time to get to work!\"\n\nRSC Budget and Spending Task Force Chair Rep. Ben Cline said, \u201cDecades of Washington\u2019s reckless spending habits have left the American People to foot the bill through high inflation and rising costs, and we cannot continue down this irresponsible path. The RSC budget proposes responsible, common-sense policy that bolsters the American economy, lowers inflation, slashes wasteful spending, and reverses the harmful, regressive, wasteful, and unnecessary policies that are crushing hardworking families. It\u2019s far past time that Washington restores fiscal responsibility, reduces spending, and balances the federal budget to get our country back on the right track.\u201d\n\nThe budget is made up of 285 individual bills and initiatives from 192 Members.\n\nTask Force Member Rep. Bob Good said, \"Under President Biden's failed leadership, Americans are struggling to make ends meet. The RSC Budget provides a blueprint to balance the budget in just seven years, secure the border, and defund Biden's woke agenda. Thank you to RSC Budget Chairman Cline and RSC Chairman Hern for their leadership in this effort.\u201d\n\nTask Force Member Rep. Josh Brecheen said, \"The Republican Study Committee's FY25 budget includes conservative, commonsense policies that would square off against deficit spending and our more than $34 trillion national debt, balance the budget within seven years, and fight back against inflation, which has crippled American families for the past three years and counting. I thank RSC Chair Kevin Hern and Budget Task Force Chair Ben Cline for their commitment to solving our debt crisis and returning prosperity to America.\u201d\n\nTask Force Member Rep. Eric Burlison said, \u201cAs Joe Biden and the Democrats continue to increase the national debt exponentially and jeopardize the future of our children, I'm proud to stand with Chairman Hern (and Chairman Cline) as we release the conservative RSC Budget. Under Joe Biden's Leftist dream of a budget, our national debt would continue to grow over $1 trillion every 100 days, and over 1,000 unauthorized programs would continue to be funded. It's clear Democrats have checked their fiscal sanity at the door. Our RSC plan not only balances the national budget in a mere seven years, but also addresses the woes Americans are suffering today due to Democrats\u2019 irrational spending, including rising inflation, high gas prices, and of course, the tumor-like growth of the federal bureaucracy. It\u2019s time to get our fiscal house in order, and it starts by implementing the responsible policies outlined in this budget.\u201d\n\nTask Force Member Rep. Harriet Hageman said, \u201cUnlike Joe Biden\u2019s delusional and irresponsible spending spree, the proposal produced by the RSC actually balances the budget in 7 years, reduces spending by trillions of dollars, protects Social Security and Medicare, and offers the fiscal responsibility that the current President has lacked throughout his entire fifty years in government. Included in the RSC budget are the real priorities that Americans care about \u2013 such as border security, energy production, national security, and reining in the administrative state that is growing increasingly more invasive and costly to citizens all across the country. The federal government should be limited in scope \u2013 the RSC budget returns America to that precept.\u201d\n\nTask Force Member Rep. August Pfluger said, \u201cPresident Biden's proposed budget, which raises taxes and furthers out-of-control Democratic spending, will plunge our country into economic ruin. I am proud to have helped author the House Republican Study Committee\u2019s alternative balanced budget under Chairman Kevin Hern's leadership. The RSC reduces our national debt, lowers inflation, and promotes American energy dominance and growth while defending American values and freedoms.\u201d\n\nTask Force Member Rep. Beth Van Duyne said, \u201cOver the last year, I\u2019ve worked with my colleagues on the Budget and Spending Task Force to develop a budget proposal that not only saves taxpayers money by balancing the budget in 7 years but also provides tax relief for working families. I\u2019m pleased our budget contains important policy wins including expanding Health Savings Accounts, building the border wall, unleashing American energy production, and growing our economy by making the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent. Our budget slashes wasteful spending while prioritizing policies that create opportunities for people to live out the American dream.\u201d\n\nRESOURCES:\n\nHERE is the text of the FY 25 Budget, Fiscal Sanity to Save America.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:32:04Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/harriet-hageman-host-series-town-hall-meetings", "Harriet Hageman to Host Series of Town Hall Meetings", "2024-03-19", "2024", "2024-03", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today Congresswoman Harriet Hageman announced that she will host three town halls next week, in Johnson, Big Horn, and Park counties. These meetings will complete seven town halls this year and thirty since being sworn-in to Congress.\n\n\u201cI promised to host a town hall in every county, every year, and I am continuing to honor that promise in 2024, just as I did in 2023. After several weeks in Washington, there are many issues to discuss, including the Biden border crisis, more reckless government spending, the status of foreign aid for Israel and Ukraine, and many bills that I have introduced or has passed in the House of Representatives. It is important to hear ideas, feedback, and questions from my constituents. I look forward to visiting with everyone and updating Wyomingites on what we have done and the votes I have taken.\u201d said Hageman.\u201d\n\nThe town halls will be held at the following times and locations:\n\nTuesday, March 26: Johnson County Town Hall\n\n5:30pm \u2013 6:30pm, Bomber Mountain Civic Center (Small Gym), 63 N. Burritt Ave, Buffalo\n\nWednesday, March 27: Big Horn County Town Hall\n\n6:00pm \u2013 7:00pm, Greybull Recreation District, 527 1st Street S., Greybull\n\nThursday, March 28: Park County Town Hall\n\n7:00am \u2013 8:00am, The Commons, 135 N. Bent St, Powell\n\nRepresentative Hageman will begin with a recap of the latest developments in Congress, with audience Q & A to follow.\n\nMedia planning to attend should RSVP to Chris.Berardi@mail.house.gov \u2013 and kindly hold their questions until the press availability period at the conclusion of the event.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:32:04Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-hageman-introduces-backcountry-aviation-protection-act", "Rep. Hageman Introduces Backcountry Aviation Protection Act", "2024-03-14", "2024", "2024-03", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Yesterday, Congresswoman Hageman introduced H.R. 7660, the Backcountry Aviation Protection Act, which provides protection for certified pilots performing established training and FAA-recommended safety maneuvers to prepare for off-airport landings. Current FAA regulations only allow pilots to break minimum altitude restrictions for takeoff or landing, leaving pilots who abort landings for safety reasons at risk of legal enforcement action. H.R. 7660 ensures that bush pilots are able to perform low-altitude inspection passes of potential remote landing zones \u2013 a maneuver recommended by the FAA \u2013 as well as common training maneuvers like go-arounds, practice approaches, and instrument approaches, by including these maneuvers in the FAA\u2019s minimum altitude exceptions list.\n\nRep. Hageman stated, \u201cBush flying is a well-established industry that is vital to isolated communities across the American West, and bush pilots are responsible for safely operating their aircraft to protect their passengers and plane. The Backcountry Aviation Protection Act will give pilots reassurance that they can abort an unsafe off-airport landing without worrying that the FAA will try to take away their license and will ensure that pilots are able to regularly practice the maneuvers needed for safe flight without fear of FAA enforcement action.\n\n\u201cThis bill prevents pilots from being penalized for ensuring the safety of their aircraft and passengers and corrects the FAA\u2019s absurd regulatory overreach that far exceeds the intent of current law.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nA recent FAA enforcement action ruling could result in legal action against pilots who perform inspection passes over potential off-airport landing zones. The FAA\u2019s own Off Airport Ops Guide recommends that pilots make these passes when deciding on a landing zone.\n\nFAA regulations (14 C.F.R. \u00a7 91.119) prescribe the minimum flight altitudes for aircraft but only except takeoffs and landings from these altitudes, meaning pilots who make an inspection pass but do not land are liable to action, even if the landing zone is not safe to land. Essentially, the FAA requires pilots to prove a zone is safe to land before inspection.\n\nManeuvers like \u201cgo arounds\u201d (i.e. practicing an aborted landing) or \u201cpractice missed approaches\u201d are also in danger, as by nature a pilot does not intend to actually land. As such they are liable to enforcement actions despite being an essential part of flight training and safe operation of an aircraft.\n\nSen. Ted Budd (R-NC) has introduced a companion bill in the U.S. Senate.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:32:04Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-votes-force-bytedance-divest-tiktok", "Hageman Votes to Force ByteDance to Divest from TikTok", "2024-03-13", "2024", "2024-03", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted in favor of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. This legislation would prevent foreign adversaries \u2013 currently defined as China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia \u2013 from targeting, surveilling, and manipulating the American people through online applications like TikTok.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cWith user data on millions of Americans and over 210 million downloads in the United States, TikTok is a clear and present danger to our national security. Due to the structure of laws governing business under the Chinese Communist Party, this user data is not only available to parent company ByteDance, but also to the Chinese government. The potential for nefarious uses, spying, and manipulation of data is of significant concern. We have often talked about Communist China\u2019s land ownership in America being a threat to our security \u2013 this data ownership is equally dangerous.\n\n\u201cFor users of TikTok, this legislation does not \u2018ban\u2019 the app, but rather forces the Chinese Communist Party controlled ByteDance to divest of its ownership stake in the app.\u201d\n\nBackground:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:32:04Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-real-state-joe-bidens-union-disaster", "Hageman \u2013 The Real State of Joe Biden\u2019s Union is a Disaster", "2024-03-07", "2024", "2024-03", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Congresswoman Harriet Hageman\u2019s statement on the State of The Union:\n\n\u201cThe State of Joe Biden\u2019s America is weak, woke, and weaponized.\n\n\u201cUnder President Biden, the world is in chaos and America is weaker than at any other point in my lifetime, with wars being waged in multiple theaters, an invasion of over ten million illegals at our southern border, and Communist China spying on us daily.\n\n\u201cWe are weak economically, with inflation over 18% across the board since Joe Biden became president, energy prices skyrocketing, and our national debt at an obscene $34 trillion.\n\n\u201cOur country is a \u2018woke\u2019 mess where this administration sends men in dresses to lecture us about proper pronouns, \u2018ecogrief\u2019 seminars are being held by federal agencies, green new deal policies are destroying our energy independence, and men are erasing women from women\u2019s sports.\n\n\u201cThe federal government has been weaponized against its own citizens \u2013 surveilling parents at school board meetings and families attending church services, censoring online content, coercing banks to turn over data so it can be used to punish citizens it disagrees with, and prosecuting its perceived enemies.\n\n\u201cI pray that this is the last State of The Union address Joe Biden ever gives \u2013 the dawn of better days for America begins with the sunset of the Biden presidency.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:32:04Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-votes-no-bloated-government-funding-minibus", "Hageman Votes No on Bloated Government Funding \u201cMinibus\u201d", "2024-03-06", "2024", "2024-03", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted against H. Res. 1061, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. The vote funds six of the twelve FY2024 spending bills.\n\nRep. Hageman stated, \u201cWashington\u2019s addiction to spending must be stopped. With a national debt of over $34 trillion \u2013 a debt that is growing by $1 trillion every 100 days, we must be bold in our efforts to fix this very real problem. Some issues are too important not to fight for, and our obscene national debt is one of those issues. This minibus provides over $60 billion more in discretionary spending than the same six appropriations bills drafted by House Republicans earlier this year.\n\n\u201cThis bloated legislation is full of spending gimmicks used to circumvent the already absurdly high spending caps touted within the minibus. By converting regular, government as usual operations into hundreds of millions in \u2018emergency spending\u2019 the true amounts of spending are not included in the top line numbers of this appropriations package and it deceptively circumvents spending limits put in place, which are already too high.\n\n\u201cIn addition to this overspending, many of the issues that are of importance to Wyoming and that were included in earlier bills passed by the House of Representatives have been left out of this minibus. Delisting the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzly and stopping the implementation of the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan were stripped from the final spending package, and money to implement a program that isn\u2019t even law - EID Ear Tags for cattle and bison, was increased - making our fight against mandatory EID even more difficult.\n\n\u201cThis package of spending bills is not the change we need to restore fiscal responsibility in our federal government, and trying to sell it to the American people as such is dishonest.\u201d\n\nOther significant concerns with H. Res. 1061:\n\nClaims to cut the EPA by 10% or $977 million.\n\nReality this cut is largely backfilled by superfund taxes. Democrats claim that EPA is only reduced by three percent from last year\u2019s levels.\n\nClaims to cut the FBI budget by $654 million.\n\nReality: $621.9 million is achieved by defunding the FBI\u2019s new Headquarters. The FBI sees a real cut of just $32 million for salaries and personnel.\n\n(Note: all the following items were included as Republican priorities in earlier appropriations bills)\n\nDoes not defund Critical Race Theory agenda across federal agencies.\n\nDoes not prohibit the VA from violating federal law to offer abortions.\n\nDoes not prohibit funding for DOJ censoring lawful speech as misinformation.\n\nDoes not prohibit funding for ATF pistol brace rule.\n\nDoes not prohibit governmentwide COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates.\n\nDoes not prohibit illegal aliens from being counted in the Census.\n\nDoes not prohibit funds from being used for gender transition services.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:32:04Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/barrasso-lummis-and-hageman-protect-wyoming-lands-radical-environmental", "Barrasso, Lummis and Hageman Protect Wyoming Lands from Radical Environmental Activists", "2024-02-29", "2024", "2024-02", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis alongside Representative Harriet Hageman (all R-WY) introduced the Protect America\u2019s Lands Act which seeks to amend the Securities Exchange Act to prohibit a national securities exchange like the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) from listing Natural Asset Companies (NACs). NACs create a financial vehicle for radical environmental activists to raise capital to seize public and private lands in Wyoming and restrict energy production, grazing, mining, recreation and additional economic development.\n\n\u201cEconomies in Wyoming and across the West thrive from mining, grazing, energy production and timber logging. The New York Stock Exchange tried to sell-out America\u2019s public lands to the highest bidder. We cannot allow this liberal playbook to be used again,\u201d said Barrasso. \u201cOngoing efforts to bring NACs to the market would hurt responsible land and resource management activities. Our legislation makes sure greedy exchanges and radical, climate elitists are not able to take our public lands hostage and disrupt our way of life in Wyoming.\u201d\n\n\u201cWyoming\u2019s economy depends on access to federal land as our landscapes generate income for multiple industries and draw thousands of people to the Cowboy State each year,\u201d said Lummis. \u201cAllowing NACs to be listed on stock exchanges would create a backdoor way for activist liberal investors to implement the Green New Deal by locking up millions of acres of land. The people of Wyoming will always be the best stewards of our land, not activists and certainly not foreign nationals.\u201d\n\n\u201cNACs would change U.S. land access, management, use, and ownership as we know it,\u201d said Hageman. \u201cAs if that weren\u2019t bad enough, as proposed, there are no limits placed on who can buy these lands\u2014China, Russia, Iran, and other bad actors would be free to participate and shut down U.S. energy, mineral and food production.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Protect America\u2019s Lands Act amends the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit the listing and trading of NACs on a national securities exchange.\n\nOn October 4, 2023, the SEC published the NYSE\u2019s notice of a proposed rule change that would allow the exchange to list NACs, enabling them to raise the capital to buy land and potentially gain control over national parks, federal land and even private land.\n\nOn January 18, 2024, the NYSE withdrew its proposal following pressure from the Wyoming delegation and other lawmakers.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:21:00Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-votes-no-yet-another-government-funding-extension", "Hageman Votes No on Yet Another Government Funding Extension", "2024-02-29", "2024", "2024-02", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted against yet another continuing resolution to extend government funding. This continuing resolution would provide one week of new funding and move deadlines to March 8th and March 22nd, with no changes from FY2023, the largest spending bill ever passed by Congress.\n\nRep. Hageman stated, \u201cWhile I appreciate that Speaker Johnson believes that the House and Senate are moving closer to an agreement among leadership, we cannot continue the ridiculous spending being carried forward with each new extension of FY2023 appropriations. We are now on our 4th continuation of kicking of the can down the road and with each passing day, thousands more illegals enter our nation and millions more dollars are added to our debt.\n\n\u201cAs I have repeatedly said, our nation is 34 trillion dollars in debt and over 10 million people have illegally crossed our southern border. Both problems are unsustainable and threaten the safety, security, and very future of our country. We must secure the border and make substantial spending cuts \u2013 and if shutting down the government is what it takes for these serious issues to finally be addressed, then we must do it now.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:21:00Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/judiciary-committee-passes-two-hageman-sponsored-bills", "Judiciary Committee Passes Two Hageman Sponsored Bills", "2024-02-29", "2024", "2024-02", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, the House Judiciary Committee passed two bills sponsored by Congresswoman Harriet Hageman. HR 4848, Censorship Accountability Act, and HR 2595, Forfeiture Funds Expenditure Transparency Act.\n\nRep. Hageman stated, \u201cH.R. 4848, the Censorship Accountability Act that I introduced with Congressman Dan Bishop last August, is a massive step forward in restoring the First Amendment rights of countless Americans who have been endlessly attacked by unelected federal bureaucrats. The work that we have done in the Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government has revealed shocking accounts of how FBI agents and other federal officials have censored and suppressed our rights to free speech and practice of religion, surveilled parents attending school board meetings, and created a two-tiered system of justice. Until now, there has not been a mechanism to hold the bad actors within federal agencies personally accountable for violating our rights. The Censorship Accountability Act provides American citizens the grounds to sue federal officials who violate their First Amendment rights, even for censoring their social media posts.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:21:00Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/today-harriet-hageman-lincoln-county-town-hall", "TODAY - Harriet Hageman Lincoln County Town Hall", "2024-02-23", "2024", "2024-02", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Reminder - Today Congresswoman Harriet Hageman will host her fourth town hall of 2024, to be held in Alpine. This marks the 27th town hall since being sworn-in to Congress.\n\n\u201cI promised to host a town hall in every county, every year, and I am continuing to honor that promise in 2024, just as I did in 2023. With so many critical issues facing Wyoming and our nation \u2013 a border crisis and the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, reckless government spending, the Biden war on our western way of life, and the rulemaking abuses of unelected bureaucrats back in Washington, DC \u2013 it is important to hear the ideas, feedback, and questions from my constituents. The House of Representatives has advanced strong legislation on border security, energy, parental rights, and more \u2013 I look forward to visiting with everyone in Lincoln County and updating Wyomingites on what we have done and the votes I have taken.\u201d said Hageman.\n\nThe town hall will be held at the following time and location:\n\nFriday, February 23\n\nLincoln County Town Hall:\n\n5:30pm \u2013 6:30pm, Alpine Civic Center, 121 Highway 89, Alpine\n\nRepresentative Hageman will begin with a recap of the latest developments in Congress, with audience Q & A to follow.\n\nMedia planning to attend should RSVP to Chris.Berardi@mail.house.gov \u2013 and kindly hold their questions until the press availability period at the conclusion of the event.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:21:00Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/today-harriet-hageman-announces-sweetwater-county-town-hall", "TODAY - Harriet Hageman Announces Sweetwater County Town Hall", "2024-02-22", "2024", "2024-02", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 REMINDER - Today Congresswoman Harriet Hageman will hold her third town hall of 2024, in Rock Springs. This marks the 26th town hall since being sworn-in to Congress.\n\n\u201cI promised to host a town hall in every county, every year, and I am continuing to honor that promise in 2024, just as I did in 2023. There is a lot to discuss \u2013 the Rock Springs RMP, a border crisis and the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, reckless government spending, the Biden war on our western way of life, and many positive developments coming from both my Natural Resources and Judiciary committee work. The House of Representatives has advanced strong legislation on border security, energy, parental rights, and more \u2013 I look forward to visiting with everyone in Sweetwater County and updating Wyomingites on what we have done and the votes I have taken. As always, I welcome ideas and feedback from all our town hall attendees and look forward to their questions.\u201d said Hageman.\n\nThe town hall will be held at the following time and location:\n\nThursday, February 22\n\nSweetwater County Town Hall:\n\n6:00pm \u2013 7:00pm, White Mountain Library, 2935 Sweetwater Drive, Rock Springs\n\nRepresentative Hageman will begin with a recap of the latest developments in Congress, with audience Q & A to follow.\n\nMedia planning to attend should RSVP to Chris.Berardi@mail.house.gov \u2013 and kindly hold their questions until the press availability period at the conclusion of the event.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:21:00Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressional-coal-caucus-co-chairs-praise-ruling-end-moratorium-federal-coal", "Congressional Coal Caucus Co-Chairs Praise Ruling to End Moratorium on Federal Coal Leasing", "2024-02-21", "2024", "2024-02", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Congressional Coal Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Dan Meuser (R-PA) commended the ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that vacated a prior ruling from the district court which led to a nationwide injunction against all federal coal leases. These leases were unlawfully blocked until the Bureau of Land Management underwent a redundant environmental impact review. The Ninth Circuit correctly agreed with the National Mining Association and the states of Wyoming and Montana that the case should have ended once the 2021 Department of Interior Secretarial Order was rescinded after being challenged.\n\n\u201cWe have witnessed over and over again the devastating impact of President Obama\u2019s and now President Biden\u2019s war on coal. We applaud the Ninth Circuit for following the law and ending this injunction on federal coal leases. During this time of international strife, devastating inflation, and sky-high energy prices, we must be doing everything we can to unlock America\u2019s energy and natural resources. This ruling is a step in the right direction, but we have many more battles to win to roll back the detrimental consequences of the Biden Administration\u2019s disastrous energy policies,\u201d said the Congressional Coal Caucus Co-Chairs.\n\nThe Congressional Coal Caucus is the voice of American coal communities in Congress. It represents both eastern and western mining states, along with all of the types of coal produced throughout the country.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:21:00Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/harriet-hageman-announces-lincoln-county-town-hall", "Harriet Hageman Announces Lincoln County Town Hall", "2024-02-20", "2024", "2024-02", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today Congresswoman Harriet Hageman announced her fourth town hall of 2024, to be held on February 23rd in Alpine. This marks the 27th town hall since being sworn-in to Congress.\n\n\u201cI promised to host a town hall in every county, every year, and I am continuing to honor that promise in 2024, just as I did in 2023. With so many critical issues facing Wyoming and our nation \u2013 a border crisis and the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, reckless government spending, the Biden war on our western way of life, and the rulemaking abuses of unelected bureaucrats back in Washington, DC \u2013 it is important to hear the ideas, feedback, and questions from my constituents. The House of Representatives has advanced strong legislation on border security, energy, parental rights, and more \u2013 I look forward to visiting with everyone in Lincoln County and updating Wyomingites on what we have done and the votes I have taken.\u201d said Hageman.\n\nThe town hall will be held at the following time and location:\n\nFriday, February 23\n\nLincoln County Town Hall:\n\n5:30pm \u2013 6:30pm, Alpine Civic Center, 121 Highway 89, Alpine\n\nRepresentative Hageman will begin with a recap of the latest developments in Congress, with audience Q & A to follow.\n\nMedia planning to attend should RSVP to Chris.Berardi@mail.house.gov \u2013 and kindly hold their questions until the press availability period at the conclusion of the event.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:21:00Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/harriet-hageman-announces-sweetwater-county-town-hall", "Harriet Hageman Announces Sweetwater County Town Hall", "2024-02-20", "2024", "2024-02", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today Congresswoman Harriet Hageman announced her third town hall of 2024, to be held on February 22nd in Rock Springs. This marks the 26th town hall since being sworn-in to Congress.\n\n\u201cI promised to host a town hall in every county, every year, and I am continuing to honor that promise in 2024, just as I did in 2023. There is a lot to discuss \u2013 the Rock Springs RMP, a border crisis and the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, reckless government spending, the Biden war on our western way of life, and many positive developments coming from both my Natural Resources and Judiciary committee work. The House of Representatives has advanced strong legislation on border security, energy, parental rights, and more \u2013 I look forward to visiting with everyone in Sweetwater County and updating Wyomingites on what we have done and the votes I have taken. As always, I welcome ideas and feedback from all our town hall attendees and look forward to their questions.\u201d said Hageman.\n\nThe town hall will be held at the following time and location:\n\nThursday, February 22\n\nSweetwater County Town Hall:\n\n6:00pm \u2013 7:00pm, White Mountain Library, 2935 Sweetwater Drive, Rock Springs\n\nRepresentative Hageman will begin with a recap of the latest developments in Congress, with audience Q & A to follow.\n\nMedia planning to attend should RSVP to Chris.Berardi@mail.house.gov \u2013 and kindly hold their questions until the press availability period at the conclusion of the event.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:21:00Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-votes-impeach-mayorkas-selected-impeachment-manager-senate-trial", "Hageman Votes to Impeach Mayorkas \u2013 Is Selected as an Impeachment Manager for Senate Trial", "2024-02-13", "2024", "2024-02", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for violating his oath of office and his obligation to keep us safe from enemies foreign and domestic. The two articles of impeachment were filed for willfully and systemically refusing to comply with \u2013 and violating -- federal immigration laws and breach of the public trust. This breach of trust extends beyond our borders into the censorship of protected free speech.\n\nCongresswoman Hageman has been selected by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to serve as an impeachment manager for any upcoming Senate trial of Secretary Mayorkas.\n\nHageman stated, \u201cNot only has Secretary Mayorkas overseen an invasion across our borders, allowing enough fentanyl and other drugs to kill every man, woman, and child in the U.S., human trafficking controlled by vicious cartels, hundreds of people on the terror watch list, and a total of over 8.3 million illegal entries to date, he has lied to Congress multiple times while under oath and dismantled successful border policy that has led to the crisis we have today.\n\n\u201cHe is the walking, talking epitome of the sort of tyrant that our founders were concerned would gravitate towards a career in government. It is because of people like him that the 1stAmendment was drafted.\n\n\u201cTo that point, Mayorkas has weaponized the federal government to censor law-abiding citizens \u2013 Christians attending mass, parents attending school board meetings, people sharing information on social media, and more. This censorship has been blatant \u2013 and it has been targeted against political opponents of the President. The Secretary took an oath to uphold the Constitution, not circumvent it.\n\n\u201cSecretary Mayorkas must be held accountable for both the long-term effect of this border crisis and the censorship weaponization he has directed against the American people. I am grateful to be one of the select few chosen by Speaker Johnson to prosecute this case in the Senate, and I thank him for the confidence that he has placed in me. Mayorkas must go.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:21:00Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/wyoming-congressional-delegation-pushes-answers-postmaster-potential-closings", "Wyoming Congressional Delegation Pushes for Answers from Postmaster on Potential Closings", "2024-02-13", "2024", "2024-02", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 This week, U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis and Representative Harriet Hageman, all R-Wyo., sent a letter to United States Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy expressing their strong opposition to proposed changes to remove mail sorting facilities from Wyoming that would negatively impact mail service throughout the state.\n\nIn the letter, the delegation relays concerns that the state of Wyoming is being overlooked and shortchanged. They also highlight how these changes could impact Wyoming\u2019s election mail due to processing delays.\n\n\u201cReliable, timely, and efficient mail service in Wyoming is just as important as anywhere else in the nation\u2026We commend and appreciate both the structural and operational improvements that the USPS has sought to implement, and while we understand these changes are taking effect across the nation, it must be highlighted and understood that Wyoming is likely one of the few states that will ultimately be losing the bulk, if not all, of its mail processing capabilities. Among other anticipated service disruptions, multiple concerns have also been raised, notably by the Wyoming Secretary of State, as to the effects these proposals will have on Wyoming\u2019s ballot-counting operations and the integrity of the state\u2019s election systems,\u201d wrote the delegation. \u201cIf election mail faces processing delays due to their being in another state, this effectively undermines Wyoming\u2019s electoral process. This is simply not acceptable, and stripping Wyoming of these processing services places our state\u2019s operations on an unequal footing compared to other states. Wyoming\u2019s mail deserves to be processed in Wyoming.\u201d\n\nIt is with these concerns in mind that the Wyoming Congressional Delegation has requested a meeting with Postmaster General Dejoy to determine more satisfactory ways to address USPS operations.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:21:00Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-introduces-legislation-simplify-grant-process", "Hageman Introduces Legislation to Simplify Grant Process", "2024-02-07", "2024", "2024-02", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman introduced legislation to streamline the federal grant submission process and make it easier to find information related to federal grant availability and filing.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cThere are over 1,000 federal grant programs spanning 26 grant-making agencies and billions of dollars available in annual awards. Navigating this complex system as a local government or community organization can be time-consuming, frustrating, and expensive. These complexities can result in late submissions and missed opportunities. Hiring qualified grant writers can be very costly depending on their level of experience. In many cases, this is simply not feasible for local communities.\n\n\u201cModern technology should make life better, not add more confusion. Improving efficiency and providing greater transparency in the federal grant process is a win for everyone involved.\u201d\n\nWhat does the GRANT Act do?", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:21:00Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-rep-hagemans-critical-infrastructure-transfer-bill", "House Passes Rep. Hageman\u2019s Critical Infrastructure Transfer Bill", "2024-02-07", "2024", "2024-02", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, the House of Representatives passed by voice vote Congresswoman Hageman\u2019s bill, H.R. 3415, the Pilot Butte Power Plant Conveyance Act. This bill, which now advances to the Senate, will transfer ownership of an unused hydropower plant located in Pavillion, Wyoming from the Bureau of Reclamation to the local Midvale Irrigation District.\n\nCongresswoman Hageman stated, \u201cThe passage of H.R. 3415 is a significant victory for Wyoming\u2019s economy and reduces the burden on our taxpayers. This bill will revitalize the currently dormant Pilot Butte Power Plant, provide the Midvale Irrigation District and Fremont County with a valuable energy and revenue producing resource, and relieves the Bureau of Reclamation of the financial and administrative costs associated with maintaining, retrofitting, or disposing of the plant.\n\n\u201cLocal entities such as Midvale know best the intricacies of water management in their area, and adding this infrastructure to their portfolio will help Wyoming optimize water usage, invest profits directly into their community, and provide Wyoming\u2019s citizens with yet another affordable, reliable source of energy.\n\n\u201cConveying this plant to Midvale Irrigation District truly is a win for all parties involved. I thank Midvale Irrigation District, the Bureau of Reclamation for their support and interest in providing this infrastructure to the people of Wyoming. I also thank Sen. Barrasso for his work shepherding the Senate\u2019s version of this bill, which I encourage them to consider and pass as soon as possible.\u201d\n\nHouse Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman lent his support to the bill, stating, \u201cRepresentative Hageman has worked hard on solutions for Wyoming both in the Natural Resources Committee and in Congress by introducing bills that directly impact local issues. She continues to do this with H.R. 3415, aiding the people of Pavillion, Wyoming for years to come by conveying the Pilot Butte Power Plant to the Midvale Irrigation. I want to thank Representative Hageman for her commitment to these commonsense solutions, and I am ready to help her get this bill through the Senate.\n\nRep. Hageman\u2019s full remarks in support of H.R. 3415 can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:21:00Z"], ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/hageman-cosigns-amicus-brief-challenging-use-obstruction-official-proceeding", "Hageman Cosigns Amicus Brief Challenging Use of \u201cObstruction of an Official Proceeding\u201d Law", "2024-02-06", "2024", "2024-02", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman cosigned an Amicus Brief for Fischer v. United States, led by Senator Tom Cotton and Representative Jim Jordan, that would decide whether the D.C. Circuit Court misapplied Statute 18 U.S.C. \u00a7 1512(c)(2), the obstruction of an official proceeding law in January 6th cases.\n\nRepresentative Hageman stated, \u201cWe have seen clear evidence of the weaponization of our government against its citizens. In this case it is about manipulating statutes to prosecute political opponents.\n\n\u201cThis Amicus brief specifically argues that a financial crimes statute, which was created in response to Enron, is being misapplied as part of the weaponization of the federal government. Despite having never previously been used outside of that context, the Department of Justice has leveraged the significant prison time imposed by this statute to obtain guilty pleas from those who were present around the Capitol on January 6th.\n\n\u201cAs further evidence of the DOJ\u2019s overly broad interpretation of the statute is incorrect, I would point to the fact that they haven\u2019t brought any such cases against others who have attempted to delay or shut down Congress\u2014including the pro-Hamas protestors who \u201coccupied\u201d the Capitol buildings a few months ago, Congressman Jamal Bowman after his fire alarm scandal, or protestors at Supreme Court confirmation hearings.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:21:00Z"]], "truncated": false, "filtered_table_rows_count": 114, "expanded_columns": [], "expandable_columns": [], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "units": {}, "query": {"sql": "select url, title, date, year, month, party, chamber, state, member_name, bioguide_id, domain, scraper, source, date_source, text, has_text, collected_at, updated_at from releases where \"chamber\" = :p0 and \"state\" = :p1 and \"year\" = :p2 order by date desc limit 101", "params": {"p0": "House", "p1": "WY", "p2": "2024"}}, "facet_results": {"party": {"name": "party", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?chamber=House&state=WY&year=2024", "results": [{"value": "Republican", "label": "Republican", "count": 114, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?chamber=House&state=WY&year=2024&party=Republican", "selected": false}], "truncated": false}, "chamber": {"name": "chamber", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?chamber=House&state=WY&year=2024", "results": [{"value": "House", "label": "House", "count": 114, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?state=WY&year=2024", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}, "state": {"name": "state", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?chamber=House&state=WY&year=2024", "results": [{"value": "WY", "label": "WY", "count": 114, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?chamber=House&year=2024", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}, "year": {"name": "year", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/press/releases.json?chamber=House&state=WY&year=2024", "results": [{"value": "2024", "label": "2024", "count": 114, "toggle_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?chamber=House&state=WY", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}}, "suggested_facets": [], "next": "2024-02-06,https~3A~2F~2Fhageman~2Ehouse~2Egov~2Fmedia~2Fpress-releases~2Fhageman-cosigns-amicus-brief-challenging-use-obstruction-official-proceeding", "next_url": "http://dpwillis-congress-press-search.hf.space/press/releases.json?chamber=House&state=WY&year=2024&_next=2024-02-06%2Chttps~3A~2F~2Fhageman~2Ehouse~2Egov~2Fmedia~2Fpress-releases~2Fhageman-cosigns-amicus-brief-challenging-use-obstruction-official-proceeding&_sort_desc=date", "private": false, "allow_execute_sql": true, "query_ms": 74.45452595129609, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}