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Washington, D.C. – Last week, Congressman Jeff Hurd (CO-03) introduced the Hauling Exemptions for Livestock Protection (HELP) Act (H.R.4500) with strong support from Colorado and national stakeholders. This legislation permanently exempts livestock, insect, and aquatic animal haulers from federal Hours-of-Service (HOS) regulations, recognizing the unique demands of transporting live animals. It builds on a successful COVID-era FMCSA Emergency Declaration that allowed these haulers flexibility while still operating at an excellent safety level.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jeff Hurd (CO-03) secured a major legislative victory with House passage of the Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act (H.R. 2316), his first bill to advance through the chamber. The bill extends the timeline for interest earned on the Wildlife Restoration Fund to accumulate longer before being spent, boosting future resources for habitat restoration and wetland conservation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jeff Hurd announced that H.R. 3857, the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act, was included in the June 24th, 2025, House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries legislative hearing.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressmen Jeff Hurd (CO-03) and Joe Neguse (CO-02), who together represent Colorado’s Western Slope, issued the following statement after the Senate parliamentarian ruled Monday evening to remove provisions that sell off America’s public lands from the budget reconciliation bill currently making its way through Congress. The lawmakers represent rural and mountain communities across the state and continue to urge that a proposal along these lines be excluded from the final text.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jeff Hurd (CO-03) introduces the Productive Public Lands Act to unlock resource development on some of our most productive lands.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jeff Hurd (CO-03) introduced H.R.1125, the Local Opportunities, Conservation, and American Lands Act (LOCAL) act, which will relocate the Bureau of Land Management’s headquarters to Grand Junction, Colorado. President Trump completed this move in his first term; however, it was reversed under the Biden-Harris administration.