Press Releases
This is the second bill Neguse and Peters have secured final passage for in the last week – their Supply Chain Security Training Act passed on May 10th.
Chair of House and Senate Subcommittees on National Parks highlight need for strong Department of the Interior maintenance budget to deliver on the Great American Outdoors Act’s priorities
The bill will be considered in a hearing the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife this afternoon. Watch here.
The bill, which revises best practices for supply chain risk management, passed the House today.
The funding request calls for a language inclusion to increase firefighter pay and benefits to reflect the qualifications of our federal wildland firefighters and hazards and risks they face.
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse led a letter to House Appropriations Committee leadership urging them to raise federal wildland firefighter pay and ensure essential benefits to these highly skilled workers.
View his opening remarks HERE.
Washington, D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, joined by six members of Congress, led a letter to House Appropriations Committee leadership urging them to include $25 million for a pilot program for open textbooks in fiscal year 2023. The letter supports funding for the continuation of the Department of Education’s Open Textbooks pilot program, which has provided college students across the country with a more affordable alternative to traditional textbooks.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, alongside Representatives McEachin and Matsui, led a group of 40 House Members in unveiling a resolution to honor Earth Day and reaffirm the importance of protecting and preserving our planet.
Lafayette, CO – Today, Friday April 22, 2022, Congressman Joe Neguse, Chair of the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands and member of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, and U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, submitted a joint letter to House and Senate Appropriations leadership urging them to adopt a comprehensive National Strategy on Climate Preparedness that prioritizes investments in mitigation and climate adaptation across all Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Subcommittees.