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September 21, 2022

The requested funds would be allocated in part with the enactment of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse wrote to United States Forest Service Regional Forester Frank Beum requesting the department give priority consideration to wildfire mitigation in the White River National Forest and the western portion of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, throughout the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.


September 20, 2022

The requested funds would be allocated through provisions included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. 


September 16, 2022

Washington, D.C. — Today Congressman Joe Neguse and Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) announced that the Rocky Mountain Region of the U.S. Forest Service will receive a significant portion of the $65 million allocated from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for nationwide investments in water quality, roads, trails, and fish habitats. Projects will be part of the U.S.


September 16, 2022

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced a bicameral bill to prioritize support to rural, mountain, and tribal communities when allocating payments through the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund – a program enacted by the American Rescue Plan (ARP).


September 15, 2022

Washington, D.C. —- Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Chair of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, and Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN) introduced their bipartisan bill, the Tracking and Reporting Absent Community-members Everywhere (TRACE) Act.


September 13, 2022

The bipartisan and bicameral bill would provide support for community recovery after wildfires; hear Congressman Neguse discuss its importance here.


September 9, 2022

Lafayette, CO — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse announced the Colorado Department of Transportation and Clear Creek County are the recipients of a $100,000,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation INFRA grants program. Funding will go toward improving the I-70 Mountain Corridor.


September 7, 2022

The organization ranked lawmakers based on a nonpartisan accounting of actions by each member of the 117th Congress on a range of democracy-related legislation. 


September 1, 2022

The 2022 National Preparedness Month theme is: “A Lasting Legacy.”