Hearings and Testimony of the 119th Congress
Date | Hearing Subject | Witness |
| Jun 12, 2025 | 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) | Doug Burgum, Secretary |
| Jun 11, 2025 | 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) | Scott Cameron, Acting Assistant Secretary – Water and Science |
| Jun 11, 2025 | 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) | Doug Burgum, Secretary |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Pending Legislation
Subcommittee hearing on 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) | Statement for the Record, Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| May 21, 2025 | 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) | Doug Burgum, Secretary |
| May 21, 2025 | 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) | Scott Cameron, Senior Adviser to the Secretary, exercising delegated authority of the Assistant Interior Secretary |
| May 21, 2025 | Pending Legislation
Subcommittee hearing on 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) | Statement for the Record, Department of the Interior |
| May 20, 2025 | Pending Legislation
Subcommittee hearing on 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 |
| May 20, 2025 | Pending Legislation
Subcommittee hearing on 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) | David Miko, Acting Deputy Director of Operations, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| May 20, 2025 | 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) | Doug Burgum, Secretary |
| May 14, 2025 | 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) | Ned Mamula, Witness |
| May 8, 2025 | 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) | William Doffermyre, Witness |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Pending Legislation
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
| Bryan Mercier, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Interior Nominations
Full Committee oversight hearing on the nominations of Dr. Andrea Travnicek to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Water and Science
| Leslie Beyer, Nominee Dr. Andrea Travnicek, Nominee |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Pending Legislation Subcommittee hearing on 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) | Statement for the Record, Department of the Interior |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Pending Legislation
Subcommittee hearing on 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) | Statement for the Record, Department of the Interior |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 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) | Katharine MacGregor, Nominee |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 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) | Brian Nesvik, Nominee |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Pending Legislation Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 276 (Greene), Gulf of America Act of 2025 H.R. 845 (Boebert), Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025 H.R. 1897 (Westerman), ESA Amendments Act of 2025 H.R. 1917 (Dingell), To establish the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program House Natural Resources S/C on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Hageman) | Statement for the Record, Department of the Interior |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Pending Legislation Subcommittee hearing on H.R 1820 (Ciscomani), Federal Lands Amplified Security for the Homeland (FLASH) Act House Natural Resources S/C on Federal Lands (Tiffany) | Statement for the Record, Department of the Interior |
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) | Doug Burgum, Nominee |