Hearings and Testimony of the 115th Congress

Crisis in Indian Country

Full Committee oversight hearing on Missing and Murdered: Confronting the Silent Crisis in Indian Country 

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

Parks Bills 

Subcommittee hearing on 
S. 2395 (Schatz), To amend title 54, United States Code, to authorize the provision of technical assistance under the Preserve America Program and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into partnerships with communities adjacent to units of the National Park System to leverage local cultural heritage tourism assets

S. 2895/H.R. 5613 (Roberts/Yoder), To designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a National Commemorative Site

S. 3291 (Menendez), To reauthorize the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route

S. 3439/H.R. 5532 (Graham/Clyburn), To redesignate the Reconstruction Era National Monument as the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park

S. 3468 (Markey), To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit Rivers as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System

S. 3505 (Isakson), To provide for partnerships among State and local governments, regional entities, and the private sector to preserve, conserve, and enhance the visitor experience at nationally significant battlefields of the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War

S. 3527/H.R. 5585 (Markey/Keating), To extend the authorization for the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission

S. 3533 (Reed), To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain river segments within the Wood-Pawcatuck watershed as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System

S. 3534 (Capito), To redesignate the New River Gorge National River in the State of West Virginia as the ‘New River Gorge National Park’

S. 3571/H.R. 5420 (Gillibrand/Faso), To authorize the acquisition of land for addition to the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site in the State of New York

S. 3646 (Blunt), A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to accept certain properties in the State of Missouri

S. 3609/H.R. 801 (Udall/LaHood), To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail

S. 3659 (Tillis), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an “American World War II Heritage City”

H.R. 1220 (Lynch), To establish the Adams Memorial Commission to carry out the provisions of Public Law 107-62

H.R. 3607 (McClintock), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish fees for medical services provided in units of the National Park System

H.R. 3961 (Soto), To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Kissimmee River and its tributaries in the State of Florida for the study of potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System

H.R. 5005 (Lawson), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System

H.R. 5706 (Hanabusa), To establish the Pearl Harbor National Memorial in the State of Hawai'i and the Honouliuli National Historic Site in the State of Hawai'i

H.R. 6077 (Reed), Recognizing the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York

H.R. 6599 (Knight), To modify the application of temporary limited appointment regulations to the National Park Service 

H.R. 6687 (Huffman), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Point Reyes National Seashore in the State of California consistently with Congress' long-standing intent to continue to authorize working dairies and ranches on agricultural property as part of the seashore's unique historic, cultural, scenic and natural values

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Daines)

Pending Nominations 

Full Committee oversight hearing on the nominations of 
Raymond David Vela to be Director of the National Park Service

Rita Baranwal to be an Assistant Energy Secretary for Nuclear Energy

Bernard L. McNamee to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

Pending Legislation 

Full Committee hearing on 
S. 2788 (Heitkamp), A bill to repeal the Act entitled "An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of North Dakota over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Devils Lake Indian Reservation"

H.R. 2606 (Cole), Stigler Act Amendments of 2018

H.R. 4032 (O'Halleran), Gila River Indian Community Federal Rights-of-Way, Easements and Boundary Clarification Act

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

National Park Gateway Community Challenges 

Subcommittee oversight field hearing on Challenges in Gateway Communities of National Parks 

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Daines)

Native American Youth 

Full Committee oversight hearing on Justice for Native Youth: GAO Report on Native American Youth Involvement in Justice Systems and Information on Grants to Help Address Juvenile Delinquency

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

Endangered Species Bills 

Full Committee hearing on 
H.R. 3608 (McClintock), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species

H.R. 6344 (Tipton), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to encourage voluntary conservation efforts

H.R. 6345 (Pearce), To provide for greater county and State consultation with regard to petitions under the Endangered Species Act of 1973

H.R. 6346 (Johnson), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for consideration of the totality of conservation measures in determining the impact of proposed Federal agency action

H.R. 6354 (Gosar), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit designation as critical habitat of certain areas in artificial water diversion or delivery facilities

H.R. 6355 (Westerman), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to define petition backlogs and provide expedited means for discharging petitions during such a backlog

H.R. 6356 (Biggs), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for improved precision in the listing, delisting, and downlisting of endangered species and potentially endangered species

H.R. 6360 (Norman), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for greater certainty and improved planning for incidental take permit holders

H.R. 6364 (Young), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to increase State and local involvement in management plans

House Natural Resources Committee (Bishop)

National Park System Historic Leasing 

Full Committee oversight field hearing on Historic Leasing in the National Park System: Assessing Challenges and Building on Successes

House Natural Resources Committee (Bishop)

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 4985 (Babin), Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs (LaMalfa)

Title Transfer Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 6583 (Bishop), Big Sand Wash Project Title Transfer Act

H.R. 6652 (Newhouse), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to the Kennewick Irrigation District

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Power and Oceans (Lamborn)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on
S. 483 (Murray), Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

S. 1572/H.R. 3279 (Cook), Helium Extraction Act of 2017

S. 1787 (Murkowski), National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization Act

S. 1959 (Harris), Central Coast Heritage Protection Act

S. 2078 (Heinrich), Advancing Conservation and Education Act

S. 2160 (Daines), Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act

S. 2297 (Thune), Custer County Airport Conveyance Act

S. 2721 (Bennet), San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act

S. 2809 (Hatch), Emery County Public Land Management Act

S. 2907 (Udall), Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act

S. 3245 (Cornyn), Lake Fannin Conveyance Act

S. 3297 (Lee), the Washington County, Utah, Public Land Act

S. 3325 (Thune), Eligibility for National Grasslands for Grazing Leases and Permits

H.R. 2075 (Walden), Crooked River Ranch Fire Protection Act

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands, Forests and Mining (Lee)

Christopher McAlear, Assistant Director, National Conservation Lands & Community Partnerships, Bureau of Land Management

Statement for the Record, U.S. Geological Survey

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
S. 599/H.R. 1488 (Donnelly), Indiana Dunes National Park Designation Act

S. 1644 (Cardin), Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Parity Act

S. 1926/H.R. 2156 (Harris), Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act

S. 1987/H.R. 2600 (Grassley), Pottawattamie County Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act

S. 1993 (Feinstein), Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act

S. 2015 (Baldwin), National Scenic Trails Parity Act

S. 2441 (Casey), A bill to amend the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996 to repeal the funding limitation

S. 2570 (Markey), A bill to repeal the funding authorization sunset and the total funding cap for the Essex National Heritage Area

S. 2604 (Casey), Oil Region National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act

S. 2672 (Moran), First Division Monument Modification Act

S. 2870 (Gardner), Amache Study Act

S. 2876 (Bennet), Pike National Historic Trail Study Act

S. 2889/H.R. 4895 (Wicker), Medgar Evers Home National Monument Act

S. 2831/H.R. 5751 (Hatch), Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act

S. 3176/H.R. 5979 (McConnell), Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act

S. 3287/H.R. 5655 (McConnell), A bill to establish the Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument in the State of Kentucky as a unit of the National Park System

S. 3298 (Daines), A bill to extend the authority of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc., to establish a visitor center for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

H. Con. Res. 33 (Goodlatte), Designating the George C. Marshall Museum and George C. Marshall Research Library in Lexington, Virginia, as the National George C. Marshall Museum and Library

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Daines)

Asian Carp Control 

Subcommittee oversight field briefing on Protecting our Waterways: Examining Federal Efforts to Control Asian Carp in Kentucky

House Oversight and Government Reform S/C on Interior, Energy, and Environment (Gianforte)

Allan Brown, Assistant Regional Director, Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Mark Gaikowski, Director, Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 4985 (Babin), Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act

H.R. 5244 (Keating), Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act

S. 607 (Udall), Native American Business Incubators Program Act

S. 1116 (Hoeven), Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2018

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs (LaMalfa)

Energy/Interior Reorganization 

Full Committee oversight hearing on The Administration’s Reorganization and Modernization Proposals Related to the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Murkowski)

Pending Legislation 

Full Committee hearing on
S. 2154 (Moran), Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Agreement Act

S. 3060 (Cantwell), A bill to repeal section 2141 of the Revised Statutes to remove the prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands

S. 3168 (Udall), A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make Reclamation Water Settlements Fund permanent

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

Alan Mikkelsen, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Water and Western Resources Issues

Statement for the Record, Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 5171 (Tipton), Ski Area Fee Retention Act

H.R. 5262 (Maloney), To redesignate the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area as the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area

H.R. 5347 (Amodei), Lyon County Economic Development and Environmental Remediation Act

H.R. 5532 (Clyburn), Reconstruction Era National Historical Park Act

H.R. 5923 (Westerman), Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act

H.R. 5979 (Rogers), Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act

H.R. 6013 (Bishop), Migratory Bird Framework and Hunting Opportunities for Veterans Act

H.R. 6146 (Gosar), Cottonwood Land Exchange Act of 2018

House Natural Resources S/C on Federal Lands (McClintock)

Statement for the Record, National Park Service

Statement for the Record, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Statement for the Record, Bureau of Land Management 

Critical Minerals 

Full Committee oversight hearing on The Interior Department's Final List of Critical Minerals for 2018 and Opportunities to Strengthen the United States' Mineral Security

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

National Park Maintenance Funding 

Subcommittee hearing on 
S. 3172 (Portman),  A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Lee)

Pending Legislation 

Full Committee hearing on 
S. 2599 (Smith), Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 5556 (Gosar), Environmental Compliance Cost Transparency Act of 2018

H.R. 6038 (Cramer), To establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir in the State of North Dakota

H.R. 6039 (Cramer), To establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota

H.R. 6040 (DeSaulnier), Contra Costa Canal Transfer Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Federal Lands (McClintock)

Offshore Renewable Energy Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 5291 (Tsongas), Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act

H.R. __ (Bordallo), Offshore Renewable Energy for Terrorities Act

H.R. __, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for a leasing program for offshore renewable energy

House Natural Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Gosar)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 4599 (Holmes Norton), Rock Creek National Park Act of 2017

H.R. 5148 (Gianforte), Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act 

H.R. 5149 (Gianforte), Unlocking Public Lands Act

H.R. 5613 (Yoder), Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act

H.R. 5727 (Curtis), Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018

House Natural Resources S/C on Federal Lands (McClintock)

Promoting Traditional Subsistence Activities

Full Committee oversight hearing on Keep What You Catch: Promoting Traditional Subsistence Activities in Native Communities 

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

Vulnerable Indian Programs 

Full Committee oversight hearing on GAO’s High Risk List: Turning Around Vulnerable Indian Programs

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

Darryl LaCounte, Acting Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Tony Dearman, Director, Bureau of Indian Education

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 132 (Cole), Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2017

H.R. 1967 (Lamborn), Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act 

S. 3001 (Feinstein), Contra Costa Canal Transfer Act 

S. __, Reclamation Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2018

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Lee)

Cormorant Mismanagement Effects

Full Committee oversight field hearing on Examining Effects of Mismanagement of the Cormorant in the Great Lakes Region

House Natural Resources Committee (Bishop)

Hydropower Licensing Process

Full Committee oversight hearing on Improving the Hydropower Licensing Process

House Energy and Commerce Committee (Upton)

Onshore Energy Development Legislation 

H.R. 6087 (Cheney), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to recover the cost of processing administrative protests for oil and gas lease sales, applications for permits to drill, and right of way applications

H.R. 6106 (Pearce), To clarify the categorical exclusions authorized by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and authorize additional categorical exclusions to streamline the oil and gas permitting process

H.R. 6088 (Curtis), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize notifications of permit to drill

H.R. 6107 (Pearce), To clarify that the Bureau of Land Management shall not require permits for oil and gas activities conducted on non-Federal surface estate to access subsurface mineral estate that is less than 50 percent Federally owned

House Natural Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Gosar)

Wildland Fire Outlook and Management 

Full Committee oversight hearing on The 2018 Wildland Fire Outlook and Wildland Fire Management Programs 

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

Western Colorado Natural Gas/Oil Opportunities 

Full Committee oversight field hearing on Examining the Natural Gas and Oil Shale Opportunities in Western Colordao

House Natural Resources Committee (Bishop)

Earthquake Mitigation

Full Committee oversight field hearing on Earthquake Mitigation: Reauthorizing the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program

House Science, Space, and Technology Committee (Smith)

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 5597 (Stewart), Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan Expansion Act, Washington County, Utah

H.R. 5751 (Bishop), To redesignate Golden Spike National Historic Site and to establish the Transcontinental Railroad Network

H.R. 5875 (Bordallo), To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Federal Lands (McClintock) 

P. Daniel Smith, Deputy Director, Exercising the authority of the Director, National Park Service

Statement for the Record, Bureau of Land Management 

Statement for the Record, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 2365 (Cook), Desert Community Lands Act

H.R. 3777 (Love), Juab County Conveyance Act of 2017

H.R. 4824 (Curtis), Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018

H.R. 5023 (Holmes Norton), Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Federal Lands (McClintock)

Tim Spisak, Assistant Director, Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management, Bureau of Land Management

Statement for the Record, National Park Service 

Safety and BIE Schools 

Full Committee oversight hearing on on Protecting the Next Generation: Safety and Security at Bureau of Indian Education Schools 

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

DOI Funding Request/Budget Justification

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Fiscal Year 2019 Funding Request and Budget Justification for the Department of the Interior 

Senate Appropriations S/C on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (Murkowski)

BLM/USFS Law Enforcement Programs

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Law Enforcement Programs at the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service, coordination with other federal, state and local law enforcement, and the effects on rural communities

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands, Forests and Mining (Lee)

Interior Nomination 

Full Committee nomination hearing for
Tara Mac Lean Sweeney, of Alaska, to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the Department of the Interior

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

Indian Affairs Bills

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 211 (Young), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to complete a land exchange with the Chugach Regional Alaska Native Corporation

H.R. 5317 (Herrera Beutler), To repeal section 2141 of the Revised Statutes to remove the prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian Lands

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs (LaMalfa)

Darryl LaCounte, Acting Deputy Bureau Director - Trust Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Statement for the Record, Bureau of Land Management 

Pending Business

Full Committee hearing on
H.R. 597 (Denham), Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2017

H.R. 1491 (LaMalfa), Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

Budget Request - Army Corps Eng/BOR

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request for the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation within the Interior Department

Senate Appropriations S/C on Energy and Water Development (Alexander)

NPS Maintenance Backlog 

Full Committee oversight hearing on Examine Deferred Maintenance and Operational Needs of the National Park Service

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

Budget Request – BOR/FWS/NOAA

Subcommittee oversight hearing Examining the Proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Spending, Priorities and Missions of the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Four Power Marketing Agencies

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Power and Oceans (Lamborn)

Budget Request - BIA 

Full Committee oversight hearing on The President’s Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request for Indian Programs

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 1037 (Lynch), To authorize the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs

H.R. 1791 (Reichert), Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Act

H.R. 2991 (Smucker), Susquehanna National Heritage Area Act

H.R. 3045 (Messer), Eastern Legacy Extension Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Federal Lands (McClintock)

Budget Request – Interior 

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior

House Appropriations S/C on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Calvert)

Ryan Zinke, Secretary

Pending Legislation 

Full Committee hearing on 
S. 2539 (Heller), A bill to amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize certain projects to increase Colorado River System water

S. 2560 (Risch), A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to facilitate the transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities

S. 2563 (Flake), A bill to improve the water supply and drought resilience of the United States

Seante Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

Budget Request – BOR

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Examining the Proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Spending, Priorities and Missions of the Bureau of Reclamation and the Four Power Marketing Administrations

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Power and Oceans (Lamborn)

Budget Request – Indian Affairs

Full Committee oversight hearing on The President’s Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request for Indian Affairs

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (Hoeven)

National Parks Bills

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 2584 (Hurd), National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017

H.R. 5210 (Simpson), To establish the National Park Restoration Fund

House Natural Resources S/C on Federal Lands (McClintock)

Budget Request - BIA and OIA

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Policy Priorities for the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2019 Budget for Indian Affairs and Insular Areas

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs (LaMalfa)

Douglas Domenech, Assistant Secretary – Insular and International Affairs

John Tahsuda, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 888 (Jones, Jr.), To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans

H.R. 4335 (Correa), Servicemember Family Burial Act

H.R. 4910 (Scott), Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act

H.R. 4958 (Bost), Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018

House Veteran's Affairs S/C on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (Bost)

Budget Request - DOI 

Full Committee oversight hearing on Policy Priorities at the Department of the Interior and the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Proposal

House Natural Resources Committee (Bishop)

Budget Request - Army Corps and BOR

Full Committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2019 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation Budget Request 

House Appropriations Committee (Frelinghuysen)

Brenda Burman, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation 

Tim Petty, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science

Budget Request - DOI 

Full Committee hearing on The President’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Budget for the Department of the Interior

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

U.S. Virgin Islands Hurricane Recovery 

Subcommittee oversight field hearing on The Historic 2017 Hurricane Season: Impacts on the U.S. Virgin Islands

House Oversight and Government Reform S/C on Interior, Energy and Environment (Farenthold)

DOI Maintenance Backlog 

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Exploring Innovative Solutions to Reduce the Interior Department's Maintenance Backlog

House Natural Resources S/C on Oversight and Investigations (Westerman)

P. Daniel Smith, Deputy Director, National Park Service

Steve Guertin, Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

DOI Nomination 

Full Committee hearing on the nomination of 
James Reilly to be Director of the U.S. Geological Survey

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on 
S. 1142 (Cassidy), J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Hydropower Extension Act of 2017

S. 1556 (Tester), Rural Water Guarantee Payment Act

S. 2074 (Hoeven), a bill to establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota

S. 2166 (Gardner), Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017

H.R. 2457 (Johnson), J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Hydropower Extension Act of 2017

H.R. 2786 (Hudson), To amend the Federal Power Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Flake)

Coastal Communities Bills 

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 2947 (Dunn), Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2017

H.R. 4880 (Blunt Rochester), To revise the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System units in Delaware

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Power and Oceans (Lamborn)

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 2591 (Scott), Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017

H.R. 4429 (Bergman), Cormorant Control Act

H.R. 4609 (Tipton), West Fork Fire Station Act of 2017

H.R. 4647 (Fortenberry), Recovering America's Wildlife Act

H.R. 4851 (Carson), Kennedy-King Establishment Act of 2018

House Natural Resources S/C on Federal Lands (McClintock)

Statement for the Record, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Statement for the Record, National Park Service

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on 
S. 400 (Casey), Susquehanna National Heritage Area Act

S. 966 (Peters), National Historic Vehicle Register Act of 2017

S. 1160 (Duckworth), Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act

S. 1260 and H.R. 2615 (Cochran), Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act

S. 1335 (Blunt), Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park Establishment Act

S. 1446 and H.R. 1135 (Harris), A bill to reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program

S. 1472 (Alexander), A bill to reauthorize the Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area

S. 1573 (Coons), American Discovery Trail Act of 2017

S. 1602 (Gillibrand), Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Study Act

S. 1645 (Cardin), Thurgood Marshall's Elementary School Study Act

S. 1646 (Cardin), President Street Station Study Act

S. 1692 (Coons), National Emergency Medical Services Commemorative Work Act

S. 1956 and H.R. 2897 (Murkowski), A bill to authorize the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the Director of the National Park Service to enter into cooperative management agreements for the operation, maintenance, and management of units of the National Park System in the District of Columbia

S. 2102 (King), Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act

S. 2213 and H.R. 4300 (Hirono), Admiral Lloyd R. `Joe' Vasey Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment Act

S. 2225 (Burr), Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2017

S. 2238 (Brown), A bill to amend the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Canalway Act of 1996 to repeal the funding limitation

H.R. 1397 (Comstock), To authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land

H.R. 1500 (Crowley), Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Daines)

Native American Schools Management

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Examining the Government’s Management of Native American Schools

House Education and the Workforce S/C on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education (Rokita)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on
S. 414 and H.R. 1107 (Heller), Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act

S. 441 (Udall), Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act

S. 507 (Tester), Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act of 2017

S. 612 and H.R. 1547 (Flake), Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act

S. 1046 (Heller), Eastern Nevada Economic Development and Land Management Improvement Act

S. 1219 and H.R. 3392 (Cassidy), Lake Bistineau Land Title Stability Act

S. 1222 (Flake), La Paz County Land Conveyance Act

S. 1481 (Murkowski), Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2017

S. 1665 and H.R. 2582 (Hatch), Confirming State Land Grants for Education Act

S. 2062 (Flake), Oracle Cabins Conveyance Act of 2017

S. 2206 (Daines), Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act

S. 2218 (Bennet), West Fork Fire Station Act of 2017

S. 2249 (Udall), Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

H.R. 995 (Jeffries), 21st Century Respect Act

H.R. 1404 (Grijalva), Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands, Forest and Mining (Lee)

National Monument Bills 

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 835 (Lambord), To update the map of, and modify the maximum acreage available for inclusion in, the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

H.R. 857 (Cook), To provide for conservation and enhanced recreation activities in the California Desert Conservation Area

H.R. 4895 (Thompson), To establish the Medgar Evers National Monument in the State of Mississippi

House Natural Resources S/C on Federal Lands (McClintock)

Tribal Lands Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 231 (Young), Canyon Village Land Conveyance Act

H.R. 4032 (O’Halleran), Gila River Indian Community Federal Rights-of-Way, Easements and Boundary Clarification Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs (Young)

Statement for the Record, Bureau of Land Management

Statement for the Record, Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Pending Legislation

Full Committee hearing on
S. 2182 (Murkowski), Bikini Resettlement and Relocation Act

S. 2325 (Murkowski), Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act 

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

Tribally Managed National Monument

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 4532 (Curtis), Shash Jaa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Federal Lands (McClintock)

Natural Hazard Event Response

Full Committee oversight hearing to Examine the Role of the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Forest Service in Preparing for andResponding to Natural Hazard Events, as well as the Current Status of Mapping and Monitoring System 

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

Offshore Research Permitting Process

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Deficiencies in the Permitting Process for Offshore Seismic Research

House Natural Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Gosar) 

Eliminating Onshore Energy Burdens

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Examining the Department of the Interior’s Actions to Eliminate Onshore Energy Burdens

House Natural Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Gosar) 

Jobs for Tribes

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 4506 (Torres), Jobs for Tribes Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian, Insular, and Alaska Native Affairs (LaMalfa) 

BOR Title Transfer Practices

 Full Committee oversight hearing on The Bureau of Reclamation’s Title Transfer Process and Potential Benefits to Federal and Non-Federal Stakeholders

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

America’s Dependence on Foreign Minerals

Subcommittee hearing on Examining Consequences of America’s Growing Dependence on Foreign Minerals

House Natural Resources S/C Energy and Mineral Resources (Gosar)

Energy/Resource Infrastructure Projects Permit Process

Full Committee oversight hearing on Interior Department's and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Permitting Processes for Energy and Resource Infrastructure Projects and Opportunities to Improve the Efficiency, Transparency, and Accountability of Federal Decisions for such Projects

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

Water Rights Legislation

Full Committee hearing on
S. 664 (Hatch), Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2017

S. 1770 (Flake), Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2017

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

Endangered Fish Recovery Program

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 4465 (Curtis), To maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 2023, to require a report on the implementation of those programs

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Power and Oceans (Lamborn)

Interior Nomination

Full Committee hearing on the nominations of 
Timothy Petty to be an Assistant Interior Secretary 

Linda Capuano to be Administrator of the Energy Department's Energy Information Adminstration 

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 1675 (Del Bene), National Landslide Preparedness Act

H.R. 4033 (Lamborn), National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization Act

H.R. 4568 (Labrador), Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act

H.R. 4475 (Young), National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Gosar)

Streamlining Water Projects

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 4419 (Newhouse), Bureau of Reclamation and Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Power and Oceans (Lamborn)

Interior Oversight 

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Supplemental Oversight – Department of the Interior

House Appropriations S/C on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Calvert)

Regulatory Reform

Joint subcommittee oversight hearing on Regulatory Reform Task Forces Check-In: Part III

House Oversight and Government Reform S/Cs on Intergovernmental Affairs (Palmer)
House Oversight and Government Reform S/C on Interior, Energy and Environment (Farenthold)

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 801 (LaHood), Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act

H.R. 2888 (Smith), Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park Establishment Act

H.R. 3979 (Jeffries), Keep America's Refuges Operational Act

H.R. 4266 (Poliquin), To clarify the boundary of Acadia National Park

House Natural Resources S/C on Federal Lands (McClintock)

Sue Masica, Acting Deputy Director, National Park Service

Statement for the Record, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 212 (Young), EFFECT Act

H.R. 2320 (Larsen), Samish Indian Nation Land Conveyance Act of 2017

H.R. 3225 (DeFazio), Oregon Tribal Economic Development Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs (LaMalfa)

Pending Legislation 

Full Committee hearing on
S. 465 (Rounds), Independent Outside Audit of the Indian Health Service Act of 2017

S. 1400 (Heinrich), Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2017

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on
S. 140 (Flake), A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund

H.R. 221 (Young), Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act

H.R. 1176 (Pingree), Keep America's Waterfronts Working Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Power and Oceans (Lamborn)

Statement for the Record, Secretary’s Indian Water Rights Office

Arctic Nat’l Wildlife Refuge Exploration

Full Committee oversight hearing on The Potential for Oil and Gas Exploration and Development in the Non-Wilderness Portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

Tribal Law Enforcement Bills 

Full Committee hearing on 
S. 1870 (Hoeven), Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act (SURVIVE) of 2017

S. 1953 (Hoeven), Reauthorization of the Tribal Land and Order Act of 2010

S. 1942 (Heitkamp), A bill to direct the Attorney General to review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols appropriate to address missing and murdered Indians

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

Indian Lands Bill

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 215 (Young), American Indian Empowerment Act of 2017

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs (LaMalfa)

Water Bills 

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 3144 (McMorris Rodgers), To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time

H.R. 3916 (Calvert), Federally Integrated Species Health (FISH) Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Power and Oceans (Lamborn)

Alan Mikkelsen, Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation 

Statement for the Record, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Federal Paperwork Reduction

Full Committee oversight hearing on Evaluating the Paperwork Reduction Act Part II: Are Burdens Being Reduced?

House Small Business Committee (Chabot)

Federal Lands Bills

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 219 (Young), Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project Boundary Correction Act

H.R. 2630 (Gosar), La Paz County Land Conveyance Act

H.R. 3373 (Holmes Norton), To amend the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to extend for an additional 50 years the lease under which the government of the District of Columbia uses the ground under and the parking facilities associated with Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

H.R. 3607 (McClintock), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish fees for medical services provided in units of the National Park System

House Natural Resources S/C on Federal Lands (McClintock)

Indian Gaming 

Full Committee oversight hearing on Doubling Down on Indian Gaming: Examining New Issues and Opportunities for Success in the Next 30 Years

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

Tribal Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 146 (Fleischmann), Eastern Band Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act

H.R. 2402 (Lujan), San Juan County Settlement Implementation Act

H.R. 2606 (Cole), Stigler Act Amendments of 2017

H.R. 3096 (Noem), Drug-Free Indian Health Service Act of 2017

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs (LaMalfa)

Full Committee oversight hearing on GAO Reports on Human Trafficking of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Encouraging the Next Generation to Visit National Parks  

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Daines)

Tribal Recognition Bills 

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 3535 (La Malfa), Ruffey Rancheria Restoration Act of 2017

H.R. 3650 (Pittenger), Lumbee Recognition Act

H.R. 3744 (Bishop), Tribal Recognition Act of 2017

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian, Insular, and Alaska Native Affairs (LaMalfa)

Modernizing Financial Systems 

Subcommittee oversight hearing on DHS Financial Systems: Will Modernization Ever Be Achieved?

Electric Infrastructure Vegetation Management

Full Committee hearing on Vegetation Management Requirements for Electricity Assets on Federal Lands and
S. 1460 (Murkowski), Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017

H.R. 1873 (LaMalfa), Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act

High Risk Indian Programs

Full Committee oversight hearing on High Risk Indian Programs: Progress and Efforts in Addressing GAO’s Recommendations

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (Hoeven)

Mike Black, Acting Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs

Tony Dearman, Director, Bureau of Indian Education

Pending Nominations

Full Committee hearing on the nominations of
Joseph Balash to be Interior Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

Ryan Nelson to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior

Richard Glick to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Kevin McIntyre to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

Joseph Balash, Nominee

Ryan Nelson, Nominee

Federal Infrastructure Permitting Oversight 

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Cutting Through the Red Tape: Oversight of Federal Infrastructure Permitting and the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council 

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs S/C on Investigations (Portman)

Wildfire Management

Full Committee oversight hearing on Federal and Non-federal Collaboration, including Through the Use of Technology, to Reduce Wildland Fire Risk to Communities and Enhance Firefighting Safety and Effectiveness

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski) 

Federal Infrastructure Permitting

Full Committee oversight hearing on Cutting Through the Red Tape: Oversight of Federal Infrastructure Permitting and the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (Johnson)

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on 
S. 32 (Feinstein), California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2017

S. 90 (Cornyn), Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act

S. 357 (Feinstein), Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land Exchange Act

S. 436 (Heinrich), San Juan County Settlement Implementation Act

S. 467 (Flake), Mohave County Federal Land Management Act

S. 468 (Flake), Historic Routes Preservation Act

S. 614 (Flake), RPPA Commercial Recreation Concessions Pilot Program Act

S. 785 (Sullivan), Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act

S. 837 (Hatch), Southern Utah Open OHV Areas Act

S. 884 (Murkowski), A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to require the Bureau of Land Management to provide a claimant of a small miner waiver from claim maintenance fees with a period of 60 days after written receipt of 1 or more defects is provided to the claimant by registered mail to cure the 1 or more defects or pay the claim maintenance fee 

S. 941 (Tester), Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act

S. 1149 (Murkowski), A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to repeal a provision limiting the export of timber harvested from land conveyed to the Kake Tribal Corporation under that Act

S. 1230 (Barrasso), Water Rights Protection Act of 2017

S. 1271 (Bennet), Fowler and Boskoff Peaks Designation Act

S. 1548 (Wyden), A bill to designate certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness and national recreation areas and to make additional wild and scenic river designations in the State of Oregon

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on Public Lands, Forests and Mining (Lee)

American Samoa Medical Center

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Assessing Current Conditions and Challenges at the Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center in American Samoa

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs (LaMalfa)

Pending Nominations

Full Committee hearing to consider the nominations of 
Brenda Burman of Arizona to be Commissioner of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior

Susan Combs of Texas to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Policy, Management and Budget)

Paul Dabbar of New York to be Under Secretary for Science of the Department of Energy

Douglas W. Domenech of Virginia to an Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Insular Affairs)

David Jonas of Pennsylvania to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy

Mark Wesley Menezes of Virginia to be Under Secretary of the Department of Energy

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

Brenda Burman, Nominee

Susan Combs, Nominee

Douglas Domenech, Nominee

Hardrock Mining Solutions

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Seeking Innovative Solutions for the Future of Hardrock Mining

House Natural Resources S/C on Energy and Minerals (Gosar)

Dr. Murray Hitzman, Associate Director for Energy and Minerals,
U.S. Geological Survey

ESA Reform Legislation

Full Committee hearing on
H.R. 424 (Peterson), Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017

H.R. 717 (Olson), Listing Reform Act

H.R. 1274 (Newhouse), State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act

H.R. 2603 (Gohmert), SAVES Act

H.R. 3131 (Huizenga), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
S. 257 (King), Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act

S. 312 (Shaheen), Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park Redesignation Act

S. 355 (Shaheen), Wounded Veterans Recreation Act of 2017

S. 391 (Gillibrand), African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act

S. 841 (Portman), National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act

S. 926 (Ernst), Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act

S. 1073 (Rubio), Escambia County Land Conveyance Act

S. 1202 (Cotton), Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act

S. 1403 (McCain), 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2017

S. 1438 (Blunt), Gateway Arch National Park Designation Act

S. 1459 (Scott), Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Park Act of 2017

S. 1522 (Heinrich), A bill to establish an Every Kid Outdoors program

Senate Energy and Natural Resources S/C on National Parks (Daines)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 873 (Gallagher), Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act

H.R. 1547 (McSally), Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act

H.R. 2582 (Love), Confirming State Land Grants for Education Act

H.R. 3115 (Nolan), To provide for a land exchange involving Federal land in the Superior National Forest in Minnesota acquired by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Weeks Law

House Natural Resources S/C on Federal Lands (McClintock)

Current Trust Land Acquisition Practices

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Comparing 21st Century Trust Land Acquisition with the Intent of the 73rd Congress in Section 5 of the Indian Reorganization Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs (LaMalfa)

Pending Legislation

Full Committee hearing on 
S. 943 (Heitkamp), Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act

S. 1223 (Merkley), Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act

S. 1285 (Merkley), Oregon Tribal Economic Development Act

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

OCS Oil and Gas Development

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Evaluating Federal Offshore Oil and Gas Development on the Outer Continental Shelf 

House Natural Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Gosar)

Cultural Sovereignty

Full Committee oversight field hearing on Cultural Sovereignty Series: Modernizing the Indian Arts and Crafts Act to Honor Native Identity and Expression

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

William Woody, Chief of Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Meridith Stanton, Director, Indian Arts and Crafts Board 

Federal Land Oil/Gas Development

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Examining Access to Oil and Gas Development on Federal Lands 

House Natural Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Gosar)

Army Corps/BOR Budget Request 

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Budget Estimates and Justification for Fiscal Year 2018 for the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation 

Senate Appropriations S/C on Energy and Water Development (Alexander)

Litigation Against the Interior Department 

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Examining Policy Impacts of Excessive Litigation Against the Department of the Interior 

House Natural Resources S/C on Oversight and Investigations (Labrador)

DOI Budget Request

Full Committee hearing on the Department of the Interior’s Spending Priorities and the President’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal

House Natural Resources Committee (Bishop)

Helium Discussion Draft Bill

Full Committee hearing on 
H.R.__, Helium Extraction Act of 2017 (Discussion Draft)

House Natural Resources Committee (Bishop)

DOI Budget Request 

Subcommittee oversight hearing on the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior

Senate Appropriations S/C on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies (Murkowski)

Restoring Watersheds

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Collaborative Initiatives: Restoring Watersheds and Large Landscapes across Boundaries through State and Federal partnership

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (Lee)

DOI Budget Request 

Full Committee oversight hearing on the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Request for the Department of the  

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

Water Bills

Full Committee hearing on
S. 440 (Hoeven), A bill to establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Federal property around the Dickinson Reservoir in North Dakota

S. 685 (Daines), Clean Water for Rural Communities Act

S. 677 (Barrasso), Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act

S. 930 (Flake), Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act

S. 1012 (Udall), A bill to provide for drought preparedness measures in the State of New Mexico

S. 1029 (King, Jr.), A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to exempt certain small hydroelectric power projects that are applying for relicensing under the Federal Power Act from the licensing requirements of that Act

S. 1030 (King, Jr.), A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to submit to Congress a report on certain hydropower projects

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

Water Infrastructure and Predation Bills

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 2083 (Beutler​), Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act

H.R. __, Reclamation Title Transfer Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Power and Oceans (Lamborn)

DOI Budget Request 

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior

House Appropriations S/C on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Calvert)

Ryan Zinke, Secretary

Improving NPS Workplace Environment

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Moving into a Second Century of Service: Working to Improve the National Park Service Workplace Environment

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks (Daines)

Michael Reynolds, Acting Director, National Park Service

Mary Kendall, Deputy Inspector General

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 1074 (Blum), A bill to repeal the Act entitled "An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of Iowa over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation"

H.R. 1901 (Young), A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska

S. 249 (Udall), A bill to provide that the pueblo of Santa Clara may lease for 99 years certain restricted land

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs (LaMalfa)

Jun 7, 2017

Abandoned Mine Lands

Subcommittee oversight hearing on The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s Abandoned Mine Lands Program

House Natural Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Gosar) 

Budget Hearing - BOR/Corps of Engineers

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Corps of Engineers (Civil Works) and the Bureau of Reclamation FY 2018 Budget Request

House Appropriations S/C on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies (Simpson)

Scott Cameron, Special Assistant, Department of the Interior

Alan Mikkelsen, Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation

Cobell Land Consolidation Program

Subcommittee oversight hearing on The Status and Future of the Cobell Land Consolidation Program

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs (LaMalfa)

Water Bills

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 2371 (Gosar), To require the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration to establish a pilot project to provide increased transparency for customers

H.R. ____ (Tipton), To prohibit the conditioning of any permit, lease, or other use agreement on the transfer of any water right to the United States by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture (Discussion Draft)

House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans (Gosar)

Interior Nomination

Full Committee hearing on the nomination of 
David L. Bernhardt to be Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior 

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

GAO High Risk Report

Full Committee oversight hearing on U.S. Government Accountability Office High Risk Report 

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

Mike Black, Acting Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs

Tony Dearman, Director, Bureau of Indian Education

Fiscal Certainty/Tax Exempt Federal Lands

Full Committee oversight hearing on Federal Payments to Local Governments Provided through the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS) and Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program and the to Provide Greater Fiscal Certainty for Resource-dependent Communities with Tax-exempt Federal Lands  

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

NMI Labor Issues

Full Committee hearing on 
H.R. 339 (Sablan), To amend Public Law 94-241 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

Children’s Safety Act Review

Full Committee field hearing on Safeguarding to the Seventh Generation: Protection and Justice for Indian Children and the Implementation of the Native American Children’s Safety Act of 2016

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Hoeven)

Fishery and Water Bills 

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 1411 (Pallone), A bill to continue in effect for the 2017 and 2018 fishing seasons certain fishing specifications for the summer flounder fishery 

H.R. 220 (Young), A bill to authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project

H.R. __ (Discussion Draft), To amend the Reclamation Act of 1939 to authorize pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs 

House Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (Lamborn)

Scott Cameron, Special Assistant to the Secretary

Statement for the Record, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Dependence on Foreign Sources of Minerals

Full Committee oversight hearing on The United States Increasing Dependence on Foreign Sources of Minerals and Opportunities to Rebuild and Improve the Supply Chain in the United States

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Murkowski)

BSEE Management

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Examining GAO Findings on Deficiencies at the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

House Oversight and Government Reform S/C on Interior, Energy, and the Environment (Farenthold)

Domestic Raw Materials for Infrastructure Projects 

Subcommittee oversight hearing on The Importance of Domestically Sourced Raw Materials for Infrastructure Projects

House Natural Resources S/C on Energy and Mineral Resources (Gosar)

Invasive Species Control/Wildlife Conservation

Full Committee oversight hearing on Examining Innovative Solutions to Control Invasive Species and Promote Wildlife Conservation

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (Barrasso)

Jim Kurth, Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Jamie Reaser, Executive Director, National Invasive Species

Tribal/Insular Infrastructure 

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Improving and Expanding Infrastructure in Tribal and Insular Communities

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs (LaMalfa)

Indian Affairs Priorities 

Full Committee oversight hearing on Identifying Indian Affairs Priorities for the Trump Administration

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (Hoeven)

Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior