Press Releases
Bipartisan bill brings over $21 million to Colorado and supports local recreation by allowing national forests to retain fees generated by ski areas
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse and Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and John Barrasso (R-WY) celebrated the Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development (SHRED) Act advancing out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Neguse passed the bill through the House in July
The legislation protects critically endangered species in the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins
Read bill text HERE.
The package would protect federal agencies from cyber vulnerabilities, revise best practices for supply chain risk management and equip state and local governments
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse unveiled two bipartisan, bicameral measures to invest in cyber security initiatives, secure supply chains and equip state and local governments.
Washington D.C.—Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) reintroduced the IDEA Full Funding Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to finally ensure Congress' commitment to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In 1975, Congress passed IDEA to ensure that every child with a disability has access to educational opportunity. This law was a historic step forward, but since its passage Congress has failed to provide the funding promised under this bill.
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