Press Releases
Two year Secure Rural Schools reauthorization signed into law
Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse’s proposal to formally authorize the Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership was signed into law as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse and Senator Ron Wyden’s proposal to upgrade America’s power system and protect local communities from extreme weather events was signed into law as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The pair introduced the Disaster Safe Power Grid Act earlier this year to ensure that power companies do their part to reduce the risks of power blackouts and wildland fires through power system upgrades, fire and disaster safety equipment installation, and proper vegetation management.
Neguse secured funding for wildfire prevention, grid modernization, rural schools and forest restoration programs in the bill
Earlier this year, the pair introduced the Carbon Cost Act, which would encourage establishment of an entity to track the impacts of legislation on national carbon emissions
Washington, D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO), Congressman David McKinley (R-WV) Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced a resolution calling for November 9th to be recognized as National Microtia and Atresia Awareness Day.
The legislation would close existing gaps on the CDT, expand access to the outdoors and boost mountain economies
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, the only member of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis from the Rocky Mountain West, arrived in Glasgow, Scotland for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26). Neguse is part of a small delegation led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which includes House Committee Chairs, members of the Climate Crisis Committee and others. The delegation represents a small contingent in Congress committed to taking bold, meaningful action to tackle the climate crisis.
Washington, D.C.— Yesterday, Congressman Joe Neguse secured passage of several key-climate resiliency priorities as the House passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The plan includes investments in wildfire management and climate resiliency, including his Joint-Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership Proposal, upgrades to America’s power grid to help communities prepare for climate related natural disasters and an extension of the Secure Rural Schools Program, a proposal Rep. Neguse has been pushing since he started in Congress.