Feenstra-sponsored Amendment to Protect American Farmland from Burdensome Regulations Passes U.S. House of Representatives

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for, and the U.S. House of Representatives passed, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. This legislation included a Feenstra-sponsored amendment that would require congressional approval of any rule or regulation proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would impact over 50% of American farmland.

“President Biden and his EPA have weaponized the power of the pen to impose burdensome mandates on our farmers and rural communities. From expanding the size and scope of WOTUS to banning pest control tools like rodenticide, the Biden administration has repeatedly demonstrated that it is out-of-touch with the needs and concerns of rural America,” said Rep. Feenstra. “My amendment to the Department of the Interior appropriations bill – which passed by voice – would require explicit congressional approval of any regulation that would impact over 50% of American farmland. This would rightfully prevent President Biden from enforcing his WOTUS rule that would subject 97% of Iowa farmland to more burdensome federal regulations. As a constitutional conservative, I believe that we must put an end to blatant overreach by unelected bureaucrats within federal agencies – especially the EPA – and my amendment does just that.”

Feenstra also supported amendments to prevent taxpayer dollars from enforcing President Biden’s executive orders to destroy American energy production, require the EPA to unclog the backlog of pesticide registration requests, and prohibit appropriated funds from supporting new rules and regulations deemed inflationary or detrimental to the economy by the Office of Management and Budget.

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