Bishop Bill to Save Utah Taxpayers Moves Forward
WASHINGTON – In June, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop introduced HR 5468, a bill to allow the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to accelerate capital repayments to the federal government. Today (July 13, 2016) HR 5468 went before a full committee markup, and has now been sent on to the full House Floor with a favorable recommendation.
Chairman Bishop offered the following statement:
“This bill is simply common sense. The manager of the Water District supports it, the Department of the Interior supports it, and most importantly, it is a good thing for the taxpayers. By allowing the District to pay the full balance of its debts, the consumer will no longer bear the burden of covering the interest, and the federal government can invest the funds into areas where taxpayer money would otherwise be spent.”
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Rep. Bishop Selected as Member of Military Funding Conference
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) has appointed Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) to serve as a lead member of the Conference Committee assigned to negotiate a final version of National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Ryan said in a statement, “This legislation gives our military the tools and the funding it needs to do its job and keep America safe.”
As a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Bishop will participate in negotiations aimed at reconciling the differences in the House and Senate versions of this year’s NDAA. After being selected by Speaker Ryan for this assignment, Rep. Bishop offered the following statement:
“The National Defense Authorization Act is how the military funds its programs, service members, civilian workforce, as well as establishes future military policies. It also includes issues specifically important in Utah by dealing with things like Hill Air Force Base, the F-35, the civilian workforce, and the Utah Test and Training Range. These issues will need to be supported and defended in the conference bill. My assignment is to be involved in that process and defend all the good things we got for the military and Utah in the House version.”
Selected lawmakers from the House and Senate Armed Services Committees will gather Wednesday, July 13th for the first Conference Meeting to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.
