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The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation that included language authored by Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) to aid in the clean-up and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. Wittman's bill, the Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act, was included as part of H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013. One of Wittman's signature pieces of legislation, the Bay measure would enhance coordination, flexibility and efficiency of restoration efforts. The 2013 Farm Bill passed the House by a vote of 216-208.
Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, released the following statement after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel outlined the Pentagon's plan on how to achieve $52 billion in defense cuts in Fiscal Year 2014:
Members of Virginia's Congressional Delegation today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Acting Secretary Seth D. Harris expressing unified support for a proposal to obtain a federal grant to support the Hire Vets Virginia initiative. All thirteen members of the Virginia Congressional Delegation signed the letter expressing interest in the proposal submitted for the National Emergency Grant on behalf of the Commonwealth.
The letter reads, in part:
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) today voted in favor of legislation to unlock Virginia's offshore energy resources and create jobs in the Commonwealth. The House passed H.R. 2231, the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act, which would require the Secretary of Interior to conduct a Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease sale in Virginia, as well as South Carolina and Southern California. It would also establish revenue-sharing with states, an important component that will return millions of dollars to the Commonwealth.
Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) had the opportunity today to congratulate the First Congressional District of Virginia's winner of the 2013 Congressional Art Competition. Emily Krupp of Woodbridge, Virginia, submitted the winning artwork, entitled Pixel Collision. Emily will be a junior at C.D. Hylton High School in the fall.
Last week we saw widespread support for our men and women in uniform as the full House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act, which had been approved by the House Armed Services Committee the previous week. I was pleased to see a bipartisan show of commitment, both in committee and in the full House, to our all-volunteer force and to ensuring that our national defense infrastructure remains capable of protecting our freedoms.
WASHINGTON, DC – House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee Chairman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement after the House voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1960) by a vote of 315-108:
WASHINGTON, DC – Virginia's First District Representative and House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee Chairman Rob Wittman accepted the U.S. Navy's Distinguished Public Service Award today, the highest recognition the Navy grants to a civilian. The award is presented for an individual's contributions and accomplishments that have had Navy-wide impact or beyond. Wittman accepted the award from U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus in his Washington, D.C. office.