More on Allegheny National Forest
May 16, 2013
House Agriculture Committee Passes Farm Bill Reauthorization
Before midnight on Wednesday evening the U.S. House Agriculture Committee passed a 5-year farm bill reauthorization, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM) Act of 2013...
Apr 12, 2013
We must restore active and healthy management of our national forests
Mr. Speaker, over a century ago, the federal government pledged to actively manage our forests when Congress created the national forest system...
Mar 28, 2013
Thompson, 31 Bipartisan Members Send Letter Questioning Administration’s Retroactive Cuts to Secure Rural Schools
U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson and a bipartisan group of 30 Members of Congress sent a letter today to the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Mar 26, 2013
Thompson Statement on Federal Lawsuit Over Mineral Rights in Allegheny National Forest
U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-Howard, today issued the following statement regarding the filing by the Allegheny Defense Project in the federal lawsuit over mineral rights...
Mar 25, 2013
Thompson discusses Forest Product Fairness Act with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsak
We have lost 300,000 jobs in the forest products industry. So we also have a commitment to maintain current forest products markets, as well develop emerging markets...
Mar 13, 2013
Thompson Agriculture Subcommittee Examines National Forest System Management and Its Impact on Rural Economies
Today, U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry...
Mar 6, 2013
Bipartisan bill would open bio-based incentives to forest products (E&E News)
Wood, pulp and paper products would be eligible for federal bio-based incentives under bipartisan legislation introduced yesterday in the House and Senate.The bill by...
Mar 5, 2013
Reps. Thompson, Schrader Introduce Forest Products Fairness Act; Senate Companion Bill Dropped
U.S. Representatives Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) and Kurt Schrader (D-OR) today introduced the Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013...
Aug 24, 2012
U.S. Forest Service to Distribute $308 Million Under Secure Rural Schools Program Through End of 2012
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has announced that payments totaling $308 million will be provided to states under the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program...
Jul 26, 2012
Thompson Co-Sponsored Government Litigation Reform Proposal Included in House-Passed Regulatory Reform Package
U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today voted to support H.R. 4078, the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act...