Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today reintroduced a bill to review a possible national historic trail designation for Pike’s Trail, which runs through significant stretches of Colorado. Pike’s...
Bennet, Udall Welcome Inclusion of Watershed Protection, Wildfire Recovery Funds in U.S. Senate Bill
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall welcomed the inclusion of $65.5 million in watershed repair and flood mitigation funds in U.S. Senate legislation to prevent a government...
Bennet: State Passage of ASSET Part of Growing Momentum to Fix Broken Immigration System
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, who is part of the “Group of 8” U.S. Senators working to craft an immigration overhaul bill, today highlighted the Colorado legislature’s passage of the ASSET...
President Signs VAWA Into Law
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet applauded today’s official signing of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) into law. The bill contains Bennet’s provision to help reduce the national rape kit...
FWS Extends Comment Period on Sage-Grouse Proposal, Will Hold Public Hearings Following Lawmakers’ Request
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) notified Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and other lawmakers that it will grant a three-week extension of the comment period on its Gunnison sage-grouse...
Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments Selected for Initiative to Save on Medicare Costs
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today congratulated the Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments (UAACOG) on being selected as a participant in the Community-based Care Transitions Program...
Bennet’s Bill to Test More Rape Kits Signed into Law
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet’s SAFER Act became law today, as part of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that was signed by President Obama this afternoon. Bennet cosponsored the Sexual...
Bennet, Udall Urge TSA to Quickly Replace Security Scanners at Regional Airports
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall are requesting that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) quickly replace the Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) security scanners that...
Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge IRS to Quickly Clarify Rules for Wind PTC
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) led a bipartisan group of senators today to urge the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to quickly clarify rules relating to the renewable...
Judges Begin Work in Colorado Patent Office
The first three administrative patent judges assigned to the new United States Patent and Trademark (USPTO) office in Colorado begin their first day on the job today. The judges will work out of the...