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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jeff Hurd (CO-03) introduced the Holy Sovereignty Protection Act (H.R. 4501), legislation to protect the U.S. citizenship of any American elected to serve as the Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. The bill prohibits the revocation of citizenship during a papal tenure and exempts the individual from U.S. tax obligations while serving as pope, recognizing his unique role as both a religious leader and head of state.

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. – The United States of America completed an attack on three nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. Fordow, a primary nuclear site, was the main target. All planes are now outside of Iranian airspace and safely on their way home.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jeff Hurd (CO-03) introduced H.R.3901, the Jurisdictional Determination Backlog Reduction Act. This legislation requires the Secretary of the Army to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to allocate the necessary resources to eliminate the backlog of jurisdictional determinations and pending applications for Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 dredge and fill permits. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Jeff Hurd (CO-03) and Young Kim (CA-40) have introduced the Reviewing Economic and Protection Objectives for the Reciprocal Tariffs (REPORT) Act to restore Congressional oversight of the executive branch’s tariff authority.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO-03), along with Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE-02), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05), and Gregory Meeks (D-NY-05) introduced bipartisan legislation to return Congress’ constitutionally authorized role in setting and approving U.S. trade policy. H.R.2665, The Trade Review Act of 2025, requires that unilateral tariffs proposed by the executive branch receive congressional authority.