Small businesses and farmers make up the backbone of our country – we should be putting in place policies that help them, not make it harder for them to survive and support our communities. The Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), however, has continued to put in place burdensome regulations across industries that kill jobs and hinder American energy security. 
House Republicans’ FY24 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies bill prioritizes energy production here at home by expanding access to critical minerals and requiring oil and gas lease sales, and claws back Biden EPA regulations that kill jobs and hurt small businesses.

Additionally, this legislation promotes public safety by increasing funds for Wildland Fire Management, and protects hunting & fishing on federal lands by blocking restrictions. 

This bill also reduces funding for nearly every account to below FY23 enacted levels and gets rid of funding for Green New Deal initiatives, cutting wasteful spending and making sure American taxpayer dollars are used responsibly.

H.R.4821, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024, introduced by Rep. Mike Simpson, provides FY24 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies that increase access to critical minerals, get rid of burdensome red tape on American oil and gas, prioritize public safety, rein in the EPA and their regulations, and make cuts to stop out-of-control spending. 

It is vital we expand access to critical minerals, boost domestic energy production, and curb the EPA’s overreach in order to support American businesses, protect domestic jobs, and ensure national energy security.