Hearings and Testimony of the 119th Congress

Date

Hearing Subject

Witness

DOI FY206 Budget Request 

Full Committee oversight hearing on “Examining the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior”

House Natural Resources (Westerman)

BOR Budget Request

Subcommittee oversight hearing on "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Bureau of Reclamation."

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

Interior Budget

Full Committee oversight hearing on "A Review of the President's Proposed Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2026 for the Department of the Interior."

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Lee)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 411 (Bergman), Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025

H.R. 2916 (Stefanik), To authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York

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

DOI FY26 Budget

Subcommittee oversight hearing on “A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior.”

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

BOR FY26 Budget

Subcommittee oversight hearing on "Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Bureau of Reclamation."

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

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 2130 (Johnson), Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025

H.R. 2388 (Randall), Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act

H.R. 2815 (Begich), Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025

H.R. 3073 (Maloy), Shivwits Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act

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

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 513 (Higgins), Offshore Lands Authorities Act of 2025

H.R. 931 (Downing), To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification

H.R. 2250 (DelBene), National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2025

H.R. 2556 (Hunt), Comprehensive Offshore Resource Evaluation (CORE) Act of 2025

H.R. 3168 (Valadao), National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025

H.R. 3176 (Begich), To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to reauthorize the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System

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

Walter Cruickshank, Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Statement for the Record, U.S. Geological Survey

Statement for the Record, Office of Surface Reclamation and Enforcement

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 1885 (Murphy), Town of North Topsail Beach Coastal Barrier Resources System Map Amendment Act of 2025

H.R. 3179 (Babin), To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the “Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge”

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

DOI FY Budget

Subcommittee oversight hearing on "Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior."

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

Interior Nomination

Full Committee oversight hearing to consider the nomination of Ned Mamula to be Director of U.S. Geological Survey within the Department of the Interior.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Lee)

Interior Nomination

Full Committee oversight hearing on the nomination of William L. Doffermyre to be Solicitor of the Interior Department.
 

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Lee)

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on 
H.R. 1451 (Brecheen), Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025

H.R. 2302 (McClintock), Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025

H.R. 2389 (Randall), Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act

H.R. 2400 (LaMalfa), Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025

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

Interior Nominations

Full Committee oversight hearing on the nominations of 
Leslie Beyer to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Lands and Minerals Management

Dr. Andrea Travnicek to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Water and Science

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Lee)

Pending Legislation
 

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 528 (Pettersen), Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act of 2025

H.R. 1276 (Comer), To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky

H.R. 2876 (Moore), To confirm the use of certain non-Federal land in Salt Lake City, Utah
 

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

Pending Legislation

Subcommittee hearing on
H.R. 839 (Arrington), To prohibit the implementation of a Land Protection Plan for Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge

H.R. 1809 (Quigley), Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act

H.R. 2293 (Ezell), To require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue certain regulations relating to the taking of double-crested cormorants at aquaculture facilities

H.R. 2316 (Hurd), Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025

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

MacGregor Nomination
 

Full Committee oversight hearing to consider the nomination of Katharine MacGregor to be Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior.
 

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Lee)

Nesvik Nomination
 

Full Committee oversight hearing to consider Brian Nesvik to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
 

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (Moore Capito)

Jan 16, 2025

Burgum Nomination

Full Committee oversight hearing on the nomination of Doug Burgum to be Secretary of the Department of the Interior.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Lee)