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Interior and EPA Appropriations Bill passes house committee
The $31.456 billion spending bill on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies for fiscal year 2018 (FY18) was approved by the House Appropriations Committee late on Jul. 18. The bill would...
TWS submits FY18 appropriations testimony
On May 24, The Wildlife Society submitted written testimony concerning the fiscal year 2018 (FY18) budget to the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies....
President’s FY18 budget request illustrates administration’s priorities
On May 23, the Trump administration released their fiscal year 2018 (FY18) federal budget request, A New Foundation for American Greatness. The document outlines proposed spending across the government along...
Interior and EPA advisory boards undergo review
On May 5, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that meetings for advisory councils, boards, committees, and panels will be postponed while they undergo a review process. On the...
Government funding authorized through the end of September
On May 5, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017, H.R. 244, authorizing appropriations to fund the federal government for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17), which ends on September...
Ryan Zinke confirmed as Secretary of the Interior
On Mar. 1, the Senate voted to confirm Ryan Zinke as the 52nd Secretary of the Interior. Zinke received bipartisan support in a 68-31 vote, with 16 Democrats and one...
Interior Secretary nominee awaiting confirmation vote
Last week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held its confirmation hearing for the new administration’s nominee for Secretary of the Interior. The Montana Congressman, Ryan Zinke,...
TWS welcomes new members of Congress
On Jan. 19, staff of The Wildlife Society’s Government Affairs & Partnerships team traveled to Capitol Hill to hand-deliver a welcome letter and transition document to the offices of each...
House passes Interior-EPA spending bill
On July 14, the House of Representatives passed the fiscal year 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5538). The $32.1 billion bill, which passed...
Sneak preview: 2016 conference symposia part two
Last week we highlighted the first half of symposia available to attendees at The Wildlife Society’s 23rd Annual Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. In part two, find the rest of...