Hearings and Testimony of the 118th Congress

BOR Budget

Subcommittee oversight hearing on the "Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for Bureau of Reclamation."

House Appropriations S/C on Energy and Water Development (Fleischmann)

Michael Brain, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science

Camille Calimlim Touton, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation

Pending Legislation – Forest Management Activities

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. _ (Westerman), To expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands (Discussion Draft)

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

Interior Budget

Subcommittee oversight hearing on the "Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Department of the Interior."

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

Insular Areas Affordable Energy 

Subcommittee oversight hearing on “Energizing the Territories: Promoting Affordable and Reliable Energy Sources for the U.S. Insular Areas.”

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian and Insular Affairs (Hageman)

FWS Refuge System Rule

Subcommittee oversight hearing on “The National Wildlife Refuge System at Risk: Impacts of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed BIDEH Rule”.

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Bentz)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 1395 (Fitzpatrick), Delaware River Basin Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2023

H.R. 6814 (Graves), Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act

House Natural Resources S/C  on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Bentz)

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

Statement for the Record, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
 

Offshore Energy Dominance

Subcommittee oversight hearing on “Assessing Domestic Offshore Energy Reserves and Ensuring U.S. Energy Dominance”.

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

Tribal Employment/Training Opportunities

Subcommittee oversight hearing on “Advancing Tribal Self-Determination: Examining the opportunities and challenges of the 477 Program”.

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian and Insular Affairs (Hageman)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 5015 (Fernandez), Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2023    

H.R. 5499 (Miller-Meeks), Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act

H.R. 6085 (Hageman), To prohibit the implementation of the Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Rock Springs RMP Revision, Wyoming

H.R. 6209 (Titus), Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act

H.R. 6547 (Boebert), Colorado Energy Prosperity Act

H.R. 7006 (Curtis), To prohibit natural asset companies from entering into any agreement with respect to land in the State of Utah or natural assets on or in such land

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

Wildland Fire Mitigation

Full Committee oversight hearing on “Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission Final Reports to Congress”.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Manchin III)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 1584 (LaLota/Courtney), Plum Island National Monument Act

H.R. 1647 (Moulton), Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act

H.R. 3173 (Amodei), Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2023

H.R. 6852 (Espillat), Holcombe Rucker Park Landmark Act

H.R. 7332 (Maloy), Utah State Parks Adjustment Act

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

Michael Reynolds, Deputy Director for Congressional and External Relations, National Park Service

Statement for the Record, Bureau of Land Management

BIA Contracting

Subcommittee oversight hearing on "Advancing Tribal Self-Determination: Examining Bureau of Indian Affairs' 638 Contracting."

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian and Insular Affairs (Hageman)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 6482 (Fulcher), Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act

H.R. 7370 (Curtis), To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to establish a deadline for processing applications related to geothermal leasing

H.R. 7375 (Hageman), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to improve the assessment of expression of interest fees

H.R. 7377 (Hunt), To amend the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to improve the management of royalties from oil and gas leases

H.R. 7409 (Kim), To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to waive the requirement for a Federal drilling permit for certain activities, to exempt certain activities from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

H.R. 7422 (Ocasio-Cortez), To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to provide cost-recovery authority for the Department of the Interior

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

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 7408 (Westerman), America’s Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Bentz)

Geologic Hydrogen Resources

Full Committee oversight hearing on “The Opportunities and Challenges Associated with Developing Geologic Hydrogen in the United States”.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Manchin III)
 

Federal Environmental Economic Decisions

Subcommittee oversight hearing on “Bidenomics & Land Management: The Misguided National Strategy to Develop Environmental Economic Decisions.”

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

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 3119 (Soto), To provide for the issuance of a Manatee Semipostal Stamp

H.R. 6784 (Stauber), ESA Flexibility Act

H.R. 6854 (Fischbach), Habitat Enhancement Now Act

H.R. 7157 (Duarte), Strengthen Wood Product Supply Chain Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Bentz)

Pending Legislation

S. 2385 (Bennet), Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2023        

S. 2868 (Smith), A bill to accept the request to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota at the request of that Community

S. 2796 (Mullin), A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois

S. 3230 (Fisher), Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Schatz)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 2925 (Amodei), Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023

H.R. 7003 (DelBene), To amend the National Landslide Preparedness Act to reauthorize such Act

H.R. 7004 (Curtis), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to amend references of gilsonite to asphaltite

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

Earthquake and Windstorm Reduction Program

Subcommittee oversight hearing on “From Risk To Resilience: Reauthorizing the Earthquake and Windstorm Hazards Reduction Programs”.

House Science, Space and Technology S/C on Research and Technology (Collins)

Indian Country Land Consolidation

Subcommittee oversight hearing on “Examining the Opportunities and Challenges of Land Consolidation in Indian Country”.

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian and Insular Affairs (Hageman)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 6062 (Radewagen), To restore the ability of the people of American Samoa to approve amendments to the territorial constitution based on majority rule in a democratic act of self-determination, as authorized pursuant to an Act of Congress delegating administration of Federal territorial law in the territory to the President, and to the Secretary of the Interior under Executive Order 10264, dated June 29, 1951, under which the Constitution of American Samoa was approved and may be amended without requirement for further congressional action, subject to the authority of Congress under the Territorial Clause in article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the United States Constitution

H.R. 6273 (Moylan), Guam Host Community Compensation Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian and Insular Affairs (Hageman) 

Interior’s Telework Policies

Subcommittee oversight hearing on “Reporting for Duty: Examining the Impacts of the Department of the Interior’s Remote and Telework Policies”.

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

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 5441 (La Lota), Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Reauthorization Act of 2023

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries (Bentz)

OCS Access

Subcommittee oversight hearing on “Examining the Biden Administration’s Limits on Access to the OCS: Impacts on Consumers, States, and Operators”.

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

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on 
S. 1281 (Cortez Masto), Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023 

S. 1742 (Heinrich), Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2023 

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

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 5482 (Hageman), Energy Poverty Prevention and Accountability Act of 2023

H.R. 6474 (Steel), To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expedite geothermal exploration and development in previously studied or developed areas

H.R. 6481 (Hageman), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse the fee for an expression of interest if the expression of interest becomes inactive

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

Habitat/Ecosystem Restoration

Full Committee oversight hearing on “Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Investments in Habitat and Ecosystem Restoration, Pollinators, and Wildlife Crossings”.

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (Carper)

Fentanyl Crisis in Indian Country

Full Committee oversight hearing on Fentanyl in Native Communities: Examining the Federal Response to the Growing Crisis.

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Schatz)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 4524 (Newhouse), Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Act

H.R. 6368 (LaMalfa), Indian Buffalo Management Act

H.R. 6443 (Issa), To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Jamul Indian Village of California Tribe

H.R. 4748 (Peltola), Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian and Insular Affairs (Hageman)

Jason Freihage, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Statement for the Record, Bureau of Land Management 

Tribal Forest Management

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Examining Opportunities to Promote and Enhance Tribal Forest Management.

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

National Parks Air Tour Program

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Limiting Access and Damaging Gateway Economics: Examining the National Parks Air Tour Management Program.

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

Supply Chain Security

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Digging Deeper: Ensuring Safety and Security in the Critical Mineral Supply Chain.

House Oversight and Accountability S/C on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs (Fallon)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. _, (Westerman), Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences ‘‘EXPLORE’’ Act

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

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 6285 (Stauber), Alaska's Right to Produce Act of 2023

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

Improving Tribal Public Safety

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Opportunities and Challenges for Improving Public Safety in Tribal Communities.

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian and Insular Affairs (Hageman)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 4235 (Kim), Wildfire Technology Demonstration, Evaluation, Modernization, and Optimization Act

H.R. 4353 (Salinas), Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2023

H.R. 4717 (Lamborn), Locally Led Restoration Act of 2023

H.R. 5582 (Barr), White Oak Resilience Act

H.R. 5665 (Stansbury), Promoting Accessibility on Federal Lands Act of 2023

H.R. _ (Westerman), Biochar Innovations and Opportunities for Conservation, Health, and Advancements in Research “BIOCHAR” Act (Discussion Draft)

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

Jeffery Rupert, Director, Office of Wildland Fire
 

Statement for the Record, Bureau of Land Management

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 5770 (Neguse), Water Data Improvement Act

H.R. 6107 (Simpson), Urban Canal Modernization Act

H.R. 6127 (Moore), Modernizing Access to Our Public Waters Act “MAPWaters” Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Bentz)

Statement for the Record,
U.S. Geological Survey
 

Statement for the Record,
Bureau of Reclamation
 

Statement for the Record, Department of the Interior

Abandoned Land Mines

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Examining the Biden Administration’s Abandoned Mine Lands and Active Mining Programs.

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

Coal Mine Land Reclamation/Economic Revitalization

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Implementation of Federal Coal Mine Land Reclamation and Abandoned Coal Mine Land Economic Revitalization Programs.

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

Offshore Energy Policies

Full Committee oversight hearing on Examining Federal Offshore Energy Strategies and Policies.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Manchin III)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on
S. 175 (Murkowski), A bill to codify certain public land orders relating to the revocation of certain withdrawals of public land in the State of Alaska

S. 297 (Sanders), To amend the Federal Land Policy & Management Act of 1976 to authorize certain construction activities on public lands

S. 1348 (Barrasso). Wyoming Public Lands Initiative Act of 2023

S. 1719 (Risch), FIRESHEDS Act

S. 1764 (Cortez Masto), Western Wildfire Support Act of 2023

S. 1889 (Murkowski), Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act

S. 2151 (Lee), Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2023

S. 2581 (Crapo), Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2023

S. 2615 (Murkowski), Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2023

S. 2855 (Barrasso), CLOSE THE GAP Act

S. 2867 (Barrasso), Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2023

S. 2991 (Manchin III), America’s Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2023

S. 3033 (Heinrich), Pecos Watershed Protection Act

S. 3036 (Lee), Mountain View Corridor Completion Act

S. 3045 (Padilla), To provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California

S. 3062 (King, Jr), Small-Diameter Timber & Underutilized Material Act

S. 3079 (Cortez Masto), To establish a policy regarding appraisal and valuation services for real property for a transaction over which the Secretary of the Interior has jurisdiction

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

Nada Wolff Culver, Principal Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management
 

Statement for the Record, National Park Service

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 1449 (Fulcher), Committing Leases for Energy Access Now “CLEAN” Act

H.R. 2855 (Soto), Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2023

H.R. 6009 (Boebert), To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw the proposed rule relating to fluid mineral leases and leasing process

H.R. 6011 (Valadao), Right of Way Application Transparency and Accountability “ROWATA” Act

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

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 520 (McClintock), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that Act as naturally propagated animals

H.R. 5504 (Newhouse), To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973

H.R. 5509 (Porter), Electronic Permitting Modernization Act

H.R. 5874 (Ciscomani), Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program “TAAP” Act

H.R. 6008 (Graves), To prohibit the implementation of certain documents until the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to the Rice’s whale (Discussion Draft)

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Bentz)

Gary Frazer, Assistant Director for Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services

Statement for the Record, U.S. Geological Survey

Statement for the Record, Bureau of Energy and Ocean Management

COFA Act

Subcommittee oversight hearing on the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian and Insular Affairs (Hageman)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 1727 (Trone), Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission Extension Act

H.R. 5283 (Malliotakis), Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023

H.R. _, TRASHED Border Act (Discussion Draft)

H.R. _, Ensuring Border Access and Protection on Federal Land Act (Discussion Draft)

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

Statement for the Record, Department of the Interior

Statement for the Record, National Parks Services

National Parks and Border Security

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Securing Our Border, Saving Our National Parks.

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

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 4389 (Salazar), Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023

H.R. 5009 (Joyce), WILD Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Bentz)

Offshore Energy Leasing Program

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Examining the Biden Administration’s Unprecedented Obstruction of the BOEM (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) Offshore Leasing Program.

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

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 1121 (Duncan), Protecting American Energy Production Act

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

China's Supply Chains Control

Full Committee oversight hearing to Examine Opportunities to Counter the People's Republic of China's Control of Critical Mineral Supply Chains through Increased Mining and Processing in the United States as well as international Engagement and Trade.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Manchin III)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 2437 (Murphy), To revise the boundaries of a unit of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System in Topsail, North Carolina

H.R. 3415 (Hageman), Pilot Butte Power Plant Conveyance Act 

H.R. 4385 (Neguse), Drought Preparedness Act

H.R. 5490 (Kiggans), Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act (BEACH Act) 

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries (Bentz)

Matthew Strickler, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks

Statement for the Record, Bureau of Reclamation

Native Communities Water Access

Full Committee oversight hearing on Water as a Trust Resource: Examining Access in Native Communities.

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Schatz)

Drought Impacts on Water Availability 

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Drought Impacts on Drinking Water Access and Water Availability.

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

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 3107 (Neguse), Improving Outdoor Recreation Coordination Act

H.R. 3200 (Zinke), Gateway Community and Recreation Enhancement Act

H.R. 4984 (Comer), D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization

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

Federal Onshore Oil/Gas Mismanagement

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Examining the Biden Administration’s Mismanagement of the Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Program.

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

USGS Critical Minerals List

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Examining the Methodology and Structure of the U.S. Geological Survey's Critical Minerals List.

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

National Parks Visitor Issues

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Examining Barriers to Access: Ongoing Visitor Experience Issues at America’s National Parks.

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

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 1437 (Rose), Black Vulture Relief Act of 2023

H.R. 2950 (Huffman), Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023

H.R. 2982 (Tonko), New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act

H.R. 4094 (Curtis), Great Salt Lake Stewardship Act

H.R. 4596 (Boebert), Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Bentz)

Stephen Guertin, Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Statement for the Record, Bureau of Reclamation

Statement for the Record, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 1786 (Levin), Get Rewarding Outdoor Work for our Veterans Act

H.R. 2468 (Owens), Mountain View Corridor Completion Act

H.R. _, Military and Veterans in Parks Act

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

Frank Lands, Deputy Director for Operations, National Park Service

Statement for the Record, Bureau of Land Management

Pending Legislation

Full Committee hearing on 
S. 2088 (Rounds), Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Schatz)

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on 
S. 461 (Cramer), To make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power

S . 482 (Wyden), Klamath Power and Facilities Agreement Support Act

S. 739 (Kelly), To clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of Reclamation pumped storage development

S. 1118 (Cortez Masto), Open Access Evapotranspiration Data Act

S. 1215 (King), Protect Our Waters and Expand Renewables (POWER) on Our Reservoirs Act

S. 1521 (Daines/Cantwell), To amend the Federal Power Act to modernize and improve the licensing of non-Federal hydropower projects

S. 1662 (Barrasso), Pilot Butte Power Plant Conveyance Act

S. 1955 (Lee), Great Salt Lake Stewardship Act

S. 2102 (Wyden), To provide for drought preparedness and improved water supply reliability

S. 2160 (Risch), To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals of concern

S. 2161 (Feinstein), To provide financial assistance for projects to address certain subsidence impacts in the State of California

S. 2162 (Feinstein), To support water infrastructure in Reclamation States

S. 2166 (Padilla), To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 and the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to provide grants to States and Indian Tribes for programs to voluntarily re-purpose agricultural land to reduce consumptive water use

S. 2169 (Wyden), To authorize the Interior secretary to carry out watershed pilots

S. 2202 (Feinstein), To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize the modification of transferred works to increase public benefits and other project benefits as part of extraordinary operation and maintenance work

S. 2247 (Hickenlooper),  A bill to authorize the Interior secretary to continue to implement endangered fish recovery programs from the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins

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

Camille Calimlim Touton, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation

Statement for the Record, Assistant Secretary – Water and Science

Statement for the Record, U.S. Geological Survey

Statement for the Record, Department of the Interior

COFA Amendments

Subcommittee oversight hearing on The Biden’s Administration’s Proposed Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023.

House Natural Resources Committee Indo-Pacific Task Force (Radewagen) 

Endangerd Species Act

Subcommittee oversight hearing on ESA at 50: The Destructive Cost of the ESA.

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Bentz)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 4374 (Crane), Energy Opportunities for All Act

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

COFA Amendments

Full Committee oversight hearing on the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Manchin III)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 386 (Johnson), Mount Rushmore Protection Act

H.R. 1318 (Neguse), Women’s Suffrage National Monument Location Act

H.R. 2717 (Moore), Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

H.R. 3448 (Stefanik), American Battlefield Protection Program Enhancement Act

H.R. 4377 (Grijalva), To amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 with respect to extensions, additions, and revisions to the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Arizona

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

Michael Reynolds, Deputy Director, Congressional and External Relations, National Park Service

Statement for the Record, Bureau of Land Management

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
S. 636 (Bennet), Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act

S. 1088 (Hoeven), North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2023

S. 1254 (Murray), Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 

S. 1405 (Lee), Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration Exchange Act of 2023 

S. 1622 (Cortez Masto), End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2023 

S. 1634 (Bennet), Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act

S. 1657 (Sinema), La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act

S. 1760 (Cortez Masto), Apex Area Technical Corrections Act

S. 1776 (Padilla), Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California (PUBLIC) Lands Act

S. 1890 (Wyden), A bill to provide for the establishment of a grazing management program on Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon

S. 2020 (Merkley), Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2023

S. 2042 (Cortez Masto), To amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area

S. 2136 (Lee), To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain Federal land to the State of Utah for inclusion in certain State parks

S. 2216 (Daines), Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act

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

Thomas Heinlein, Assistant Director for National Conservation Lands & Community Partnerships, Bureau of Land Management

Statement for the Record, National Park Service

Statement for the Record, Bureau of Reclamation

Pending Legislation

Full Committee hearing on
S. 616 (Smith), Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Technical Corrections Act of 2023

S. 1898 (Lujan), A bill to amend the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act to make improvements to that Act

S. 1987 (Tester), A bill to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Schatz)

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 929 (Kilmer), Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2023 

H.R. 2882 (Ciscomani), Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2023

H.R. 3579 (Johnson), Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2023

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian and Insular Affairs (Hageman)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 2997 (Boebert), CONVEY Act

H.R. 3025 (Plaskett), To provide for no net increase in the total acreage of Federal land in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands

H.R. 3049 (Curtis), Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration Exchange Act of 2023

H.R. 3250 (Morelle), National Museum of Play Recognition Act

H.R. 4141 (Fulcher), To provide that certain communications projects are not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews

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

Nada Wolff Culver, Principal Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management

Statement for the Record, National Park Service

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
S. 284 (Sanders), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to include on the engravings on the Taras Shevchenko Memorial in the District of Columbia the name of Vincent Illuzzi Sr., who carved the statue

S. 351 (Tillis), Down East Remembrance Act

S. 384 (Duckworth), Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument Act

S. 432 (Welch), Nulhegan River and Paul Stream Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2023

S. 507 (Ossoff), Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site Act

S. 527 (Gillibrand), African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act

S. 562 (Duckworth), Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site Act

S. 594 (Heinrich), Continental Divide Trail Completion Act

S. 608 (Markey), Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2023

S. 886 (Baldwin), Women's Suffrage National Monument Location Act

S. 924 (Cardin), Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission Extension Act

S. 961 (Markey), Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act

S. 1059 (Cornyn), Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act

S. 1097 (Padilla), Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park Act

S. 1277 (McConnell), To modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky

S. 2018 (Barrasso), A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an assessment to identify locations in National Parks in which there is the greatest need for broadband internet access service and areas in National Parks in which there is the greatest need for cellular service

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

Michael Caldwell, Associate Director, Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands, National Park Service

Statement for the Record, Bureau of Land Management

Pending Legislation

Full Committee hearing on
H.R. 3397 (Curtis), To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health

House Natural Resources Committee (Westerman)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 1607 (Schweikert), To clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of Reclamation pumped storage development

H.R. 3027 (Porter), Reclamation Climate Change and Water Program Reauthorization Act

H.R. 3675 (Boebert), To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to extend certain contract prepayment authority

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Bentz)

Federal Wildfire Response

Full Committee oversight hearing on Federal Response to Escalating Wildfires and to Evaluate Reforms to Land Management and Wildland Firefighter Recruitment and Retention.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Manchin III)

Interior Department Cybersecurity Threats

Subcommittee hearing on Examining Ongoing Cybersecurity Threats within the Department of the Interior and the Nexus to State-Sponsored Cyber Actors.

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

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 1240 (Feenstra), Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023

H.R. 1722 (Salinas), Grand Ronde Reservation Act Amendment of 2023

H.R. 2461 (Crane), San Juan Southern Paiute Tribal Homelands Act of 2023

H.R. 2839 (Hoyle), To amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

H.R. 3371 (Johnson), Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian and Insular Affairs (Hageman)

BIA/OIA Budget

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Examining the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Office of Insular Affairs.

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian and Insular Affairs (Hageman)

Darryl LaCounte, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Carmen Cantor, Assistant Secretary – Insular and International Affairs 

BOR/FWS Budget

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Examining the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Bentz)

Camille Calimlim Touton, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation 

Martha Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Wildfire Challenges 

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Examining the Challenges Facing Forest Management, Wildfire Suppression, and Wildland Firefighters Ahead of the 2023 Wildfire Year.

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

FWS Budget

Full Committee oversight hearing on The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Budget.

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (Carper)

BLM/OSM Budget

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Examining the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the Bureau of Land Management and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.

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

Glenda Owens, Deputy Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Tracey Stone Manning, Director, Bureau of Land Management

National Forest Resources Issues

Subcommittee hearing on 
H. Con. Res. 34 (Stauber), Expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws

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

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 524 (Rouzer), To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to create an exemption for certain shoreline borrow sites

H.R. 615 (Wittman), Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023

H.R. 2689 (Porter), Trust in Government Act of 2023

H.R. 2872 (Graves), To amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow States to issue electronic stamps under such Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Bentz)

Indian Country Budget

Subcommittee oversight hearing on A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for Indian Country.

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

National Park Service Budget

Subcommittee oversight hearing on The President's Proposed Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2024 for the National Park Service.

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

Pending Legislation

Full Committee hearing on 
S. 195 (Peters), Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2023

S. 382 (Cantwell), Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2023

S. 1322 (Schatz), Unlocking Native Lands and Opportunities for Commerce and Key Economic Developments Act of 2023

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Schatz)

Interior Budget

Full Committee oversight hearing on The President's Budget Request for the U.S. Department of the Interior for Fiscal Year 2024.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Manchin III)

BOR Budget

Subcommittee oversight hearing on A Review of the FY2024 Budget Request for the Bureau of Reclamation

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

BSEE/BOEM/USGS Budget

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Examining the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and the U.S. Geological Survey

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

Elizabeth Klein, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

David Applegate, Director, U.S. Geological Survey

Kevin Sligh, Director, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Interior Budget

Full Committee oversight hearing on Examining the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior.

House Natural Resources Committee (Westerman)

Wildlife Protection Resolutions

Subcommittee hearing on
H.J. Res. 29 (Mann), Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment"

H.J. Res. 46 (Bentz), Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat"

H.J. Res. 49 (Stauber), Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Bentz)

NPS Deferred Maintenance Backlog

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Examining the Implementation of the Great American Outdoors Act and the Growing National Park Service Deferred Maintenance Backlog.

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

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee field hearing on
H.R. 215 (Valadao), WATER for California Act

H.R. 872 (Calvert), FISH Act

House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Bentz)

Statement for the Record, Bureau of Reclamation

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

Tribal Energy Development

Full Committee oversight hearing on The Future of Tribal Energy Development: Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Schatz)

BLM/FWS/NPS Budget

Subcommittee oversight hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service.

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

Charles Sams III, Director, National Park Service

Tracy Stone-Manning, Director, Bureau of Land Management

Martha Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

BOR Budget

Subcommittee oversight hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the Bureau of Reclamation.

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

Interior Budget

Subcommittee oversight hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the Department of Interior.

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

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 1319 (Neguse), To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop long-distance bike trails on Federal land

H.R. 1380 (Curtis), To require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to issue guidance on climbing management in designated wilderness areas

H.R. 1527 (Curtis), To improve access for outdoor recreation through the use of special recreation permits on Federal recreational lands and waters

H.R 1576 (Fulcher), Federal Interior Land Media (FILM) Act

H.R. 1642 (McClintock), Law Enforcement Officer Recreation Pass Act

H.R. 1614 (Moore), Range Access Act

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

Michael Reynolds, Deputy Director, Congressional and External Relations, National Park Service

Statement for the Record, Bureau of Land Management

Interior Budget

Subcommittee oversight hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior.

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

Pending Legislation 

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 1246 (Hageman), To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes

H.R. 1532 (Hageman), To authorize any Indian Tribe to lease, sell, convey, warrant, or otherwise transfer real property to which that Indian Tribe holds fee title without the consent of the Federal Government

House Natural Resources S/C on Indian and Insular Affairs (Hagemen)

U.S.-Pacific Engagement/Pacific Islands

Subcommittee oversight hearing on Renewed U.S. Engagement in the Pacific: Assessing the importance of the Pacific Islands

House Foreign Affairs S/C on the Indo-Pacific (Kim)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee oversight hearing on 
H.R. 764 (Boebert), Trust the Science Act

H.R. 1245 (Hageman), Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023

H.R. 1419 (Rosendale, Sr.), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a new rule removing the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife

House Natural Resouces S/C on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Bentz)