WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Yesterday, House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse successfully passed two of his bills, the Drought Preparedness Act and Water Monitoring and Tracking Essential Resources (WATER) Data Improvement Act, through the United States Senate. In championing the legislation, Neguse, the founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Colorado River Caucus, was joined by a bipartisan coalition of West more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Today, the United States Senate successfully passed the bipartisan, bicameral Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act--advancing four bills led by House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse to President Biden's desk for signature, including the Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act, the Biking On Long-Distance Trails (BOLT) Act, the Improving Access t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Legislation includes Colorado priorities to manage flood risk, promote healthy waterways Legislation next heads to president's desk to become law Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet celebrated the final passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA 2024), including Colorado priorities they fought to include. WRDA is passed every two years to authorize projects tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado State University and Colorado-based Pioneer Energy Inc. receive funding for six methane monitoring and reduction projects Funding comes from the Inflation Reduction Act and is part of $850 Million distributed nationwide Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed $850 million from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Methane Emissions Reduction Program to fund p more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Alongside members of the bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI), U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) announced the release of the Task Force's AI report, detailing recommendations to ensure the United States continues to be a global leader in technology and innovation. Pettersen is one of just twelve Democrats appointed to the bipartisan Task Force. The group is compr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: CONVEY Act directs federal land transfer to Mesa County Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet cheered Senate passage of their Clifton Opportunities Now for Vibrant Economic Yields (CONVEY) Act, which directs the Bureau of Land Management to sell 31 acres of land to Mesa County for economic development in Clifton. The bill now heads to the president's desk to be signed into law. "The federal more PR