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Today, two of Congressman Pete Stauber’s (MN-08) bills to support mining in Minnesota and overturn the Biden Administration’s mineral withdrawal of 225,000 acres from mining activity successfully passed through the House Natural Resources Committee. The bills, H.R.
Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) introduced the Superior National Forest Restoration Act and held a legislative hearing in the Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee on overturning the Biden Administration’s mineral withdrawal of 225,000 acres of the Superior National Forest.
Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) reintroduced the Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2023 to increase the federal tax deduction mileage rate for volunteer drivers from its current rate, 14 cents per mile, to be equal to the IRS' business rate, currently set at 65.5 cents per mile. Congressman Stauber also introduced this bill last year.
Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) released the following statement on the Limit, Save, Grow Act.
Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) introduced a resolution disapproving of Interior Secretary Haaland’s withdrawal of 225,000 acres of the Superior National Forest from mining, which effectively bans the mining of minerals like copper, nickel, cobalt, taconite, and more.
Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) introduced the Small Business Payment for Performance Act along with Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50), Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01). This bipartisan bill, also introduced in the 117th Congress, will require fair and ethical treatment of small construction contractors by federal agencies during the procurement process.
Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) invites students to attend a U.S. Service Academy Information Night on Thursday, May 18th. This informational event is designed to familiarize students who reside within Minnesota's Eighth Congressional District with the application and nomination process for applying to each of the five U.S. Service Academies.
Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution disapproving of the northern long-eared bat’s endangered listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Senate version of the CRA was introduced by Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK).
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber's bid to make changes to the mining permitting process at the federal level passed the U.S. House on Thursday as part of a major energy bill lauded by Republicans and opposed by Minnesota Democrats.