Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet hailed the Senate passage of the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act which encourages expanded hydropower production in the United States....
Bennet Selected to Serve on Farm Bill Conference Committee
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today was named as a member of the Farm Bill Conference Committee. Members of the Committee are tasked with reconciling the differences between the Senate- and...
Bennet, Ayotte Introduce Better Buildings Act Amendment
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) late last night filed their bipartisan Better Buildings Act as an amendment to the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of...
Bennet, Crapo Introduce New Bill to Increase Resources, Continue Fight for Wildfire Mitigation
PREPARE Act Awards $30 Million in Competitive Grants for Pre-Disaster Mitigation through new Pilot Program Would Reduce Future Costs, Proposal Fully Offset U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and...
Bennet Blazes Forward on Pike National Trail Designation
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet testified today in support of his Pike National Historic Trail Study Act at a hearing held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee...
Bennet, Portman Secure Job Training Provision in Workforce Investment Act
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee today passed the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) with a provision written by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Rob Portman...
President Signs Disaster Designation for Royal Gorge Fire
The Colorado Congressional Delegation welcomed the announcement today that President Obama has declared a federal disaster designation for the Royal Gorge fire area to make additional...
Senate Passes Bennet, Udall Plan to Help Communities Struggling with Federal Railroad Administration Rules
In a victory for Colorado communities, the U.S. Senate passed an amendment from Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet to require that the Federal Railroad Administration work with Colorado...
Bennet, Colleagues Urge Senate Action on Bill to Protect Nation’s Drug Supply
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and a bipartisan coalition of senators on the U.S. Senate committee overseeing health policy today urged Senate action on their bill to protect the nation’s drug...
Bennet, Flake Introduce Amendment to Combat Wildfires
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) introduced an amendment late yesterday to create two additional test sites for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) that would focus on fighting...