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Congressman Scott Tipton

Representing the 3rd District of Colorado

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July 16, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Scott Tipton (CO-03) today issued the following statement after President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

July 13, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Scott Tipton (CO-03) introduced the Improving Strategies to Counter Weapons Proliferation Act (H.R.

July 13, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tipton (CO-03) introduced a bill that would incentivize more proactive, voluntary conservation efforts to help prevent listings under the Endangered Species Act. The bipartisan Land Ownership Collaboration Accelerates Life, otherwise known as the LOCAL Act (H.R.

July 12, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Scott Tipton (CO-03) voted to pass legislation to cut bureaucratic red tape and free up resources for Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) projects like the Arkansas Valley Conduit. The Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act (H.R.

June 28, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Scott Tipton (CO-03), Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO), and Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) announced on Wednesday that they have introduced the Securing Airspace For Emergency Responders (SAFER) Act.

June 27, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Natural Resources Committee advanced Congressman Scott Tipton’s (CO-03) legislation to help states support public education through the responsible development of energy resources. The Education and Energy Act (H.R.

June 27, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Scott Tipton (CO-03) announced that the state of Colorado will receive approximately $40.1 million through the federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program for fiscal year 2018. This is the largest amount of money ever allocated in the program’s 40-year history.

June 27, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congressman Tipton (CO-03) along with several of his colleagues urged the Departments of Homeland Security and Labor to allocate additional H-2B visas for seasonal workers.

June 26, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Scott Tipton (CO-03) voted for legislation that would reinstate benefits for veterans who served in the territorial waters of Vietnam during the Vietnam War and are now suffering from diseases that resulted from exposure to Agent Orange.

June 21, 2018 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Scott Tipton’s (CO-03) Education and Energy Act (H.R.

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In The News

May 14, 2018 In The News

The House of Representatives will soon consider a new Farm Bill. Unfortunately, there is a significant amount of misinformation being spread about some of its commonsense reforms that will prevent abuse of critical nutrition programs and ensure resources are reaching those who truly need them. It's important to clear some of those up.

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May 2, 2018 In The News

How did opioid and heroin abuse become such a widespread issue? The answer to this question is complex and multifaceted; however, too often opioid abuse begins in a hospital emergency room or doctor's office.

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April 23, 2018 In The News

This year, April 17, marked a day each American dreads: Tax Day. In the weeks leading up to this day every year, Americans scramble to fill out complicated tax forms with the hope that some of their hard-earned money will be returned by the government.

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April 16, 2018 In The News

"Three western Colorado men arrested in FBI's sex trafficking operation"

"Car accident leads to arrest for human trafficking"

"6 local men arrested as part of national child sex sting operation"

April 3, 2018 In The News

We are fortunate to have a large population of veterans living in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, many of whom served in the Vietnam War. During this brutal war, many of these brave Coloradans fell victim to a terror they could have never foreseen: a toxic herbicide called Agent Orange.

April 1, 2018 In The News

The current lack of a direct flight between Grand Junction and Washington, D.C., isn't a deal killer in negotiations to move the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management to the West.

March 22, 2018 In The News

The Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill Wednesday afternoon that increases penalties on websites that knowingly facilitate sex trafficking.

March 16, 2018 In The News

The House of Representatives passed Congressman Scott Tipton’s (CO-03) bill to reduce the onerous regulatory compliance burdens on small community banks and credit unions. H.R. 1116, the Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operational Risk (TAILOR) Act would require financial oversight agencies to tailor regulations to better fit a bank or credit union’s risk profile and business model.

March 14, 2018 In The News

Some $18 million in federal oil and gas lease revenue is slated to be distributed among four Western Slope counties after it was set aside but never used for cleanup of the Anvil Points federal oil shale research site.

March 6, 2018 In The News

For the last four years, Colorado’s ski areas operating on public land have sent record revenue-based rent checks back to Washington as Forest Service administrators struggle under wildfire-ravaged budgets to shepherd resort plans for upgrades and four-season amenities.

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