Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wittman), the bill's sponsor.

Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, I am prepared to close, and I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, as has been stated, the Winnebago Tribe has been working for more than 50 years to have these approximately 1,600 acres restored to their reservation. I am hopeful that in this Congress we can finally get it done. Mr. Speaker…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1240) to transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1240, the Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023, would replace approximately 1,600 acres of land into trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. The Winnebago Tribe of…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the bill's sponsor, the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Feenstra).

Mr. Speaker, this is a commonsense bill that promotes collaboration between Federal agencies and local stakeholders. It achieves this without adding any burden on the American taxpayer. Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of this bill, and I…

Mr. Speaker, when President George H.W. Bush signed the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991, he said that the legislation would help us serve as good neighbors in times of need. The Drought Preparedness Act reauthorizes…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5009) to reauthorize wildlife habitat and conservation programs, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5009…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I consider myself a conservationist. The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program has long been a critical tool to help advance collaborative conservation on private lands, and…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 5009, the bill now under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection…