{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom-news-releases-barrasso-bill-cuts-washington-red-tape-for-wyomings-ranchers/", "Barrasso Bill Cuts Washington Red Tape for  Wyoming\u2019s Ranchers", "2023-11-16", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to make it easier for ranchers to make range improvements on federal land. The Ranching Without Red Tape Act streamlines the permitting process and ensures a timelier response from federal agencies for America\u2019s ranchers.\n\nUnder current law, ranchers who hold a grazing permit on federal lands must renegotiate their permit to make range improvements not outlined in their original agreement. Range improvements can vary from structural changes to fixing a fence, all of which are critical to managing livestock and increasing production. Renegotiating permits is a lengthy and complicated process that delays production and work on ranches.\n\nBy removing this restriction on ranchers, this legislation would allow our nation\u2019s producers to continue conducting their operations in a timely manner while still protecting our lands from major, unapproved changes.\n\n\u201cIn Wyoming, ranching is a long-standing tradition and a way of life. Our ranchers are proud stewards of our land,\u201d said Senator Barrasso. \u201cOur hardworking ranchers shouldn\u2019t have to waste time and resources trying to navigate burdensome and unnecessary Washington red tape. The Ranching Without Red Tape Act will make it easier for Wyoming\u2019s producers to make much-needed range improvements so they can go back to focusing on keeping their operations running strong.\u201d\n\nThis legislation has received support from the Wyoming Stock Growers Association and the Wyoming Farm Bureau.\n\n\u201cThe Ranching Without Red Tape Act provides a desperately needed tool for ranchers to install and maintain simple resource improvements that contribute to the success of the ranch while fostering enhanced resource conditions on the public lands.\u201d \u2013 Jim Magagna, Wyoming Stock Growers Association\n\n\u201cThe Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation appreciates Senator Barrasso\u2019s commitment to the agricultural industry in Wyoming. This legislation is a good first step toward providing common sense solutions for issues facing federal lands ranchers.\u201d\n\nCo-sponsors of this legislation include U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah).\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Ranching Without Red Tape Act would:\n\n\u2022 Allow permittees to carry out minor range improvements within a short timeline if their request is approved by USFS or BLM, and allow permittees to make improvements if the agencies do not respond within that timeframe.\n\n\u2022 Instruct USFS and BLM to respond to applicable larger improvement requests within an accelerated period.\n\n\u2022 Expedite the process of federal agencies making improvements by using all administrative tools and authorities available to them, including categorical exclusions.\n\nFull text of the legislation can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:49:58Z"]], "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"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom-news-releases-barrasso-bill-cuts-washington-red-tape-for-wyomings-ranchers/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7502945847809315, "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"}