mr. heinrich. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. heinrich: the antiquities act has helped threatened places. we see the benefits of the antiquities act in my state. crarlsbad cavens national park and more, all originally protected through the antiquities act. research by the new mexico green chamber of commerce shows that new mexico's 10 national monuments established through the antiquities act account for 1.3 million annual tourist visits and $54 million in annual tourist spending, supporting over 1,000 new mexico jobs. in the last few weeks, countless new mexicans, including sportsmen like myself, have asked president obama to designate a new national monument to protect the oregon mountains outside las cruses new mexico. we are asking them to protect our valuable natural resources through the antiquities. this amendment, offered by my colleague from north carolina, would take that power away from the president and give state legislatures the power to make decisions about public lands that belong to all americans. the antiquities

mr. heinrich of -- the chair: the gentleman veck niced. mr. heinrich: it's likely you heard claims from people across the aisle that the manager's amendment will solve concerns i have today, making this redundant or duplicative. but that's not the casism appreciate the intent of my colleagues to resolve my concerns they language is far too vague and needs additional clarification. as an avid hunter, i support increasing access to public lands for hunting and fishing. we can achieve that goal without eliminating the very wilderness protections that have protected some of the best wildlife habitat and back country hunting opportunities in our nation. the bill under consideration today would eliminate long standing protections against logging, oil and gas driling and motor vehicle use in wilderness areas. it would create a loophole in the wilderness act for anything that would provide, quote, opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing and shooting, unquote. under the wilderness act, land managers are allowed to act in ways that are not allowe

mr. heinrich and mr. mchenry and it just says, we're not going to allow as a condition of employment the requirement of a facebook password or the like. now, there's a reason for this, because, one, there is all sorts of personal information that i may have or somebody else may have with respect to their facebook or twitter or linked in and they are entitled to have an expectation of privacy, that their freedom of speech, their right to peaceable assemble is not violated. second reason is the employer or federal government poses as having their password, they can impersonate and it is a two hive way exchange of information so that somebody who is completely unrelated to the employment now is communicating with an impossible ter. that is another -- impossible tore. the other reason is to avoid liability by learning information that may then cause them to take actions that would violate a protected group. so there are three good reasons to do this. we have precedent in our law and it is the employee polygra

mr. heinrich: i thank my friend from massachusetts for the time today and her leadership on these issues. the cibola national forest provides a stunning back drop to the city of quebec and much of central new mexico. stretching north to south through the mountain, national forest demonstrates the value of preserving wild places near urban areas. h r. 491 would expand the boundaries of the forest to streamline management and improve recreational access for local residents. it would transfer a 978-acre parcel known as the crest of montezuma from the bureau of land not the forest service. it's an isolated parcel adjacent to the cibola national forest. it would extend the boundary around tree parcels of land to allow future purchase of these parcels subject to available funds. the owners of these parcels are willing sellers and eager to see their land permanently protect nerd public good. h r. 491 has strong local support from local residents, including the -- a 300-member citizen group that represents residents near the crest of mopt zuma. local sportsmen support the bill because of the impo