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Preventing
Unnecessary Government Overreach in Wyoming




This week, the Senate passed my
Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that provides clarity
and transparency for landowners in Wyoming by pushing back on the
Biden administration's attempts to redefine "habitat"under the
Endangered Species Act.

There is an important distinction
between habitat and critical habitat - whether a species can live
in that habitat, or whether they need to live there in order to
survive. When the Biden administration scrapped a 2020 rule that
defined habitat, it left regulated parties in the dark and
undermined the ESA's purpose of protecting endangered or
threatened species.

Private property owners need to
be partners in species recovery, not the enemy. My resolution
ensures Wyoming landowners are not unfairly targeted by this
administration and that habitat designations are based on
science, not politics. I am proud this resolution passed with
bipartisan support in the Senate.

The Endangered Species Act was
passed into law to protect treasured species from untimely
extinctions due to human influences, not to make them political
pawns. I hope President Biden sees the value in partnering with
those that live near these species that we are trying to protect
and signs this legislation into law.


Happy Trails,














Senator Lummis' Week
in Pictures














I had the privilege
of meeting with a group of Wyoming realtors to discuss housing
issues throughout the state and the need for more affordable
housing in Wyoming.











Senator Barrasso and
I enjoyed visiting with Wyoming resident Mark Lyon and discussing
how we can best advocate for Wyoming in upcoming Farm Bill
negotiations.














WORKING
IN WASHINGTON



Legislative Actions:


I joined U.S.
Senator Marsha Blackburn in introducing the Make the Migrant
Protection Protocols Mandatory Act to reinstate the Migrants
Protection Protocols, also known as the Remain in Mexico program
that was highly effective at slowing the flow of illegal
immigration during the Trump administration.

President
Biden's open border agenda has turned Wyoming into a de facto
border state. I am confident that restoring the Trump-era Remain
in Mexico policy would go a long way in slowing the tidal wave of
illegal crossings at our southwest border.



Committee Hearings:

During a Commerce
Committee hearing, I submitted an amendment to remove the
requirement for a two-man crew for Class I railroads. Creating
additional red tape would increase costs for shippers, decrease
scheduled pickups due to crew shortages and most importantly
would not provide any safety benefits. It's imperative that
Wyoming coal is exported across the country, and I fear any
additional regulations would exacerbate issues shippers in
Wyoming have struggled with the past few years. Click here to
view my remarks.

Major Votes:

Passage of S.J.
Res. 24, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution introduced
by U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to overturn the northern
long-eared bat's listing as endangered under the Endangered
Species Act (ESA).
Supported



Listing the northern long-eared
bat as endangered would create a regulatory headache for people
throughout Wyoming and there is zero evidence doing so would even
help the species.














WORKING
IN WYOMING



Working for Wyoming:
With wildfire season
rapidly approaching, I have been working overtime to ensure that
firefighters in Wyoming are fully prepared to protect our
communities. Many of the hurdles wildland firefighters face are
burdensome regulations by the federal government that limit how
fire crews are transported.

This week, I
introduced the bipartisan Wildfire Response Aviation
Modernization and Safety Act which clears the way for fire crews
to be transported by leased aircraft by reforming current Federal
Aviation Administration regulations. Speeding up the response
time of fire crews is common sense and something we can do right
now to better protect Wyoming from the deadly threat posed by
wildfires.
News Around Wyoming:
The Quest For 2,000:
Worland Man Tries - Yet Again - To Grow One Ton Pumpkin
Cowboy State Daily
Jay Richard is
serious about his pumpkins. After coming close to state champion
status with his giant pumpkins the last few years, Richard has
decided to elevate his efforts to grow truly gargantuan gourds.

The Worland
businessman is throwing time and effort into building a
30-by-70-foot greenhouse to shelter just two of the large, orange
fruits - but they'll be a prodigious pair of pumpkins.

Wyoming's Fossil
Cabin - "World's Oldest Building" - Could Be Moved This Summer
Cowboy State Daily
Wyoming's famed
Fossil Cabin museum has existed, at least in some form, for
millions of years, but the last five have been perhaps the
longest of its lifespan.

The cabin sits along
a remote stretch of Wyoming Highway 30 between Rock River and
Medicine Bow.












GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WYOMING







U.S. Senator John Barrasso,
Governor Mark Gordon and I are hosting a Federal Funding Summit
in Sheridan June 12th-15th to provide free professional
instruction, access to agency representatives and various
resources to help localities, counties and non-government
organizations (NGO's) apply for, secure and manage federal funds.

This free, four-day event, which
is divided into a two-day grant writing and management intensive
and a two-day overview of federal funding opportunities, gives
federal funding seekers the opportunity to brush up on their
grant writing skills and learn best practices for pursuing
federal funding opportunities.

An event summary can be found
here. For more information and to register, visit:
www.lummis.senate.gov/federal-funding-summit-rsvp.











WYOMING SHOUT OUT






Eight University of Wyoming
students earned the honor of being selected to research how total
solar eclipses impact the atmosphere as part of the Nationwide
Eclipse Ballooning Project. Of the eight students participating,
three are from Wyoming. Hunter Kindt of Cody, David Gordon of
Gillette and Erin Poyer of Rock Springs were selected to
participate in this exciting research project.

The team will launch half-pound
weather balloons in October and next April. A solar eclipse is
expected on October 14th, and a total solar eclipse is expected
April 8, 2024. They will fly the balloons as high as 115,000 feet
once every hour for 30 hours around the eclipse time.

I am so proud of my alma mater
and the students for keeping Wyoming's reputation as a hub of
innovation and exploration alive!







Photo courtesy of the
Casper Star-Tribune














OFFICE LOCATIONS












Cody
1285 Sheridan Avenue,
Suite 215
Cody, WY 82414
Phone: 307-527-9444


Cheyenne
Federal Center
2120 Capitol Avenue,
Suite 2007
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: 307-772-2477

Casper
Dick Cheney Federal
Bldg.
100 East B Street,
Suite 3201
PO Box 33201
Casper, WY 82601
Phone: 307-261-6572













Sundance
120 North 4th Street
(769)
P.O. Box 769
Sundance, WY 82729
Phone: 307-283-3461

Star Valley
80 1st Street
Suite 105
P.O. Box 1630
Afton, WY 83110
Phone: 307-248-1736

Washington, DC
Russell Senate Office
Building
Room SR 127A
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3424

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