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Neguse passed the bill through the House in July
EVERGREEN, Colo. — Before history fills any book, someone lives it.
“If I look a little unsteady on my feet, I’m 91," Bob Fuchigami said, taking a moment to rest on the seat of his walker.
Fuchigami sat for a moment inside the basement storage room of his home in Evergreen where books and binders full of history occupy the shelves.
The SHRED Act stomped its landing out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Thursday.
Short for Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development, the SHRED Act would enable national forests to retain a portion of the annual fees paid into the U.S. Treasury by ski areas operating within their boundaries.
The bill is being championed by U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet of Colorado and John Barrasso of Wyoming.
Late on the night of Nov. 5, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse walked alongside two fellow Democratic lawmakers as they made their way outside the U.S. Capitol, prepared to announce that a deal had finally been reached to allow for a vote on the infrastructure bill that had been idling for weeks in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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.