House Committee on Natural Resources

Oversight hearing titled “The Federal Reclamation Program’s Next Century”

Markup of: • H.R. 741 (Rep. Stanton), “Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2025” • H.R. 3924 (Rep. Neguse), “Wildfire Risk Evaluation Act” • H.R. 5694 (Rep. Begich), “Alaska’s Right To Ivory Sales and Tradition Act” or the “ARTIST Act” • H.R. 7250 (Rep. Downing), To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000. • H.R. 7487 (Rep. Boebert), “Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act” • H.R. 7831 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “License to Drill Act”

Oversight hearing titled “Examining the President's FY 2027 Budget Request for the Department of the Interior.”

Legislative Hearing on 4 Bills: •H.R. 7287 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Lewis and Clark Regional Water System Expansion Feasibility Study Act” •H.R. 7331 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Dakota Mainstem Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act” •H.R. 7515 (Rep. Strickland), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Nisqually Indian Tribe the Clear Creek Hatchery infrastructure •H.R. 8259 (Rep. Bentz), “Reclamation Project Consultation Improvement Act of 2026”

Oversight hearing titled "Powering the 21st Century with American Copper."

Oversight Hearing on "Tribal Natural Resource Development: Barriers and Successes"

Oversight Hearing on: “EXPLORE America250: Enhancing Accessibility at our National Parks and Public Lands”

Markup of: • H.R. 1501 (Rep. Shreve), “Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025” • H.R. 1687 (Rep. Fulcher), “Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act” or the “CLEAN Act” • H.R. 3756 (Rep. Crenshaw), “Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025” or the “FISH Act of 2025” • H.R. 4290 (Rep. Vasquez), “Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025” • H.R. 5911 (Rep. Hurd), “Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act” • H.R. 5929 (Rep. Barr), “Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resiliency Act” • H.R. 6162 (Rep. Stansbury), “Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025” • H.R. 7618 (Rep. Kiggans), “American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026”

Oversight Hearing on 4 Bills: •H.R. 4219 (Rep. Case), “National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025” •H.R. 6251 (Rep. Begich), To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 • H.R. 7288 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act” •H.R. 8195 (Rep. Walberg), “Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026”

Legislative hearing on four bills: • H.R. 6778 (Rep. Beyer), “Parkway Safety and Reinvestment Act” • H.R. 7618 (Rep. Kiggans), “American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026” • H.R. 7951 (Rep. Valadao), “Long-Term Good Neighbor Authority Act” • H.R. 7979 (Rep. Crank), “Public Lands Access Restoration Act”

Leg Hrg on 4 Bills: H.R. 5694 (Rep. Begich), “Alaska’s Right To Ivory Sales and Tradition Act” or the “ARTIST Act” H.R. 6893 (Rep. Scott of VA), “Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act” H.R. 7250 (Rep. Downing), To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000 H.R. 7889 (Rep. Wittman), “Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025” or the “AWRC Act of 2025”

Oversight Hearing titled “Unleashing America’s Mineral Potential: The Critical Mineral Commodity Supply Chain.”

Legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1555 (Rep. Bice), “Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act” H.R. 5639 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “Co-Location Energy Act” H.R. 7831 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “License to Drill Act” H.R. 7872 (Rep. Hageman), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act. H.R. 7882 (Rep. Stauber), To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.

Legislative hearing on six bills: • H.R. 3286 (Rep. Guthrie), “Mammoth Cave National Boundary Adjustment Act of 2025” • H.R. 4290 (Rep. Vasquez), “Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025” • H.R. 4716 (Rep. Owens), To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land in Saratoga Springs, Utah, from the Secretary of the Interior to the United States Postal Service for construction of a post office, and for other purposes. • H.R. 5555 (Rep. Panetta), “Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Study Act” • H.R. 6062 (Rep. Moore of WV), To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain parcels of federal land in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and for other purposes. • H.R. 7031 (Rep. Fulcher), “Making National Parks Safer Act”

Full Committee Markup of: • H.R. 41 (Rep. Begich), “Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act” • H.R. 301 (Rep. Maloy), “Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act” or the “GEO Act” • H.R. 398 (Rep. Ocasio-Cortez), “Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2025” • H.R. 1077 (Rep. Lee of NV), “Streamlining Thermal Energy through Advanced Mechanisms Act” or the “STEAM Act” • H.R. 2252 (Rep. Fedorchak), “North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2025” • H.R. 2709 (Rep. Fong), “Save Our Sequoias Act” • H.R. 2768 (Rep. Fleischmann), “Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025” • H.R. 3553 (Rep. Min), “Building Resiliency and Understanding of Shrublands to Halt Fires Act” or the “BRUSH Fires Act” • H.R. 3831 (Rep. Webster), “Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025” • H.R. 4684 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2025” • H.R. 5576 (Rep. Fulcher), “Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act” • H.R. 5587 (Rep. Kim), “Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act” or the “HEATS Act” • H.R. 5617 (Rep. Ansari), “Geothermal Gold Book Development Act” • H.R. 5631 (Rep. Hurd), “Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act” • H.R. 5638 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “Geothermal Royalty Reform Act” • H.R. 5682 (Rep. Issa), To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.

“Oversight of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act”

Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 2827 (Rep. Cole), To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes. H.R. 6162 (Rep. Stansbury), “Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025” H.R. 7065 (Rep. Langworthy), “Seneca Nation Law Enforcement Efficiency Act”

Legislative Hearing on the following bills: • H.R. 1501 (Rep. Shreve), “Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025” • H.R. 2969 (Rep. Wittman), “Finding Opportunities for Resource Exploration Act” or the “Finding ORE Act” • H.R. 4781 (Rep. Barr), “Rare Earth Solutions and Carbon Utilization Enhancement Act of 2025” or the “RESCUE Act of 2025” • H.R. 5929 (Rep. Barr), “Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resiliency Act” • H.R. 7126 (Rep. Wittman), “Securing Essential and Critical U.S. Resources and Elements Minerals Act of 2026" or the "SECURE Minerals Act of 2026"

Oversight Hearing titled “Bureaucratic Delays and the Costs to Ratepayers and Electric Power Systems.”

• H.R. 755 (Rep. Ciscomani), “Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025” • H.R. 1352 (Rep. Subramanyam), To designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes. • H.R. 1945 (Rep. Onder), “America’s National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act” • H.R. 2196 (Rep. Hudson), To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs. • H.R. 3706 (Rep. Babin), “Standards for Understanding Source and Habitat Identification Act” or the “SUSHI Act” • H.R. 3922 (Rep. Neguse), “Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act” • H.R. 4463 (Rep. Norman), To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993. • H.R. 4671 (Rep. Harder), “Ensuring Casualty Assistance for our Firefighters Act” • H.R. 5419 (Rep. Kean), “Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act” • H.R. 5497 (Rep. Tiffany), “Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act” • H.R. 6300 (Rep. Hageman), “Grasslands Grazing Act of 2025” • H.R. 6380 (Rep. Ciscomani), “Chiricahua National Park Act”

Legislative hearing on six bills: • H.R. 34 (Rep. Gosar), “Land and Social Security Optimization Act” or the “LASSO Act” • H.R. 1329 (Rep. Malliotakis), “Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act” • H.R. 3553 (Rep. Min), “Building Resiliency and Understanding of Shrublands to Halt Fires Act” or the “BRUSH Fires Act” • H.R. 5478 (Rep. Moore of UT), “Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act of 2025” • H.R. 5911 (Rep. Hurd), “Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act” • S. 282 (Sen. King), “Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act”

Oversight Hearing on "All in for America250: Public-Private Partnerships Supporting America’s Semiquincentennial on our Public Lands"

Legislative Hearing on: H.R.3276 (Rep. Dingell), “Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2025”, H.R. 6021 (Rep. Begich), “Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act”, H.R. 6568 (Rep. Downing), “Lower Yellowstone River Native Fish Conservation Act”, H.R. 7159 (Rep. Gosar), “Protecting Local Zoos Act of 2026”

Oversight Hearing on: “Making Federal Economic Development Programs Work in Indian Country”

Oversight Hearing titled: “Fix Our Forests: The Need for Urgent Action One Year After the L.A. Wildfires”

Oversight hearing titled “Deep Dive: Examining the Regulatory and Statutory Barriers to Deep Sea Mining.”

Oversight hearing titled "“EXPLORE America250: Celebrating One Year of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act”

Legislative hearing on five bills: • H.R. 926 (Rep. Cohen), “Fort Pillow National Battlefield Park Study Act” • H.R. 3922 (Rep. Neguse), “Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act” • H.R. 4038 (Rep. Kim of CA), “Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025” • H.R. 4684 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “Star-Spangled Summit Act of 2025” • H.R. 6300 (Rep. Hageman), “Grasslands Grazing Act of 2025”

Oversight Hearing on: "Implementation of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024"

"Hunting and Fishing Access in the Great American Outdoors"

Oversight Hearing titled “Fix Our Forests for Affordable and Reliable Water and Power Supplies.”

Legislative hearing on: • H.R. 3924 (Rep. Neguse), “Wildfire Risk Evaluation Act” • H.R. 5095 (Rep. Patronis), “Housing Our Military Effectively For Readiness, Operations, and Neutralization of Threats Act of 2025” or the “HOMEFRONT Act of 2025” • H.R. 5419 (Rep. Kean), “Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act” • H.R. 5729 (Rep. Crane), “North Rim Restoration Act of 2025” • H.R. 6365 (Rep. McGuire), “Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act” • H.R. 6380 (Rep. Ciscomani), “Chiricahua National Park Act” • Discussion Draft of H.R. ____ (Rep. Gottheimer), “American Products in Parks Act”.

Oversight Hearing titled "Sea Lion Predation in the Pacific Northwest"

Legislative hearing on five bills: • H.R. 4671 (Rep. Harder), “Ensuring Casualty Assistance for our Firefighters Act” • H.R. 4931 (Rep. Murphy of NC), “National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act” • H.R. 5063 (Rep. Kiggans), “Safe Beaches, Safe Swimmers Act” • H.R. 5103 (Rep. McGuire), “Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act” • H.R. 5254 (Rep. Bell), “Gateway Partnership Act of 2025”

Legislative Hearing on:H.R. 338 (Rep. Costa), “Every Drop Counts Act” H.R. 1514 (Rep. Ezell), “Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act” H.R. 3756 (Rep. Crenshaw), “Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025” or the “FISH Act of 2025” H.R. 5699 (Rep. Rutherford), “Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act of 2025”

Legislative hearing on the following bills: • H.R. 309 (Rep. Nehls), “National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act” • H.R. 2196 (Rep. Hudson), To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs. • H.R. 4284 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Small Cemetery Conveyance Act” • H.R. 4386 (Rep. Walberg), To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to clarify entrance privileges for vehicles with respect to the America the Beautiful interagency pass. • H.R. 4467 (Rep. Thompson of MS), “Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act” • H.R. 5131 (Rep. Begich), “Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025”.

Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 2073 (Rep. Newhouse), “Defending our Dams Act”, H.R. 3692 (Rep. Moulton), To reauthorize the Young Fisherman’s Development Act., H.R. 4255 (Rep. Gosar), “Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025”, H.R. 4256 (Rep. Min), “Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025”, and H.R. 4970 (Rep. LaMalfa), “Orland Project Water Management Act”

Legislative hearing on: • H.R. 180 (Rep. McClintock), “Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2025” • H.R. 3706 (Rep. Babin), “SUSHI Act” • H.R. 3831 (Rep. Webster), “Florida Safe Seas Act of 2025” • H.R. 4033 (Rep. Fine), “Sturgeon Conservation and Sustainability Act of 2025” • H.R. 4293 (Rep. Ciscomani), To amend the Sikes Act to increase flexibility with respect to cooperative and interagency agreements for land management off of installations. • H.R. 4294 (Rep. Elfreth), “MAWS Act of 2025” • Discussion Draft of H.R. ____ (Rep. Begich), To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.

Legislative hearing on four bills: • H.R. 1945 (Rep. Onder), “America’s National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act” • H.R. 2290 (Rep. Dingell), “World War II Women’s Memorial Location Act” • H.R. 2306 (Rep. Moolenaar), “The Adams Memorial-Great American Heroes Act” • H.R. 4285 (Rep. Maloy), “Semiquincentennial Tourism and Access to Recreation Sites Act” or the “STARS Act.”

Oversight Hearing on: “Fix Our Forests: Advancing Innovative Technologies to Improve Forest Management and Prevent Wildfires.”

Legislative hearing on H.R. 1676 (Rep. Donalds), “Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025.” H.R. 3538 (Rep. Garbarino), “Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025.” H.R. 3857 (Rep. Hurd), “Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025.” H.R. 3858 (Rep. Dingell), “Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2025.”

Legislative hearing on: • H.R. 1045 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “Utah Wildfire Research Institute Act of 2025” • H.R. 1655 (Rep. Bentz), “Wildfire Communications Resiliency Act” • H.R. 3187 (Rep. Hill), To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes. • H.R. 3444 (Rep. Huffman), “Tribal Self-Determination and Co-Management in Forestry Act of 2025.”

Oversight Hearing titled “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness.”

Oversight hearing titled “Unleashing a Golden Age: Examining the Use of Federal Lands to Power American Technological Innovation.”

Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 2130 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025” H.R. 2388 (Rep. Randall), “Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act” H.R. 2815 (Rep. Begich), “Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025” H.R. 3073 (Rep. Maloy), “Shivwits Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act”

Legislative hearing on: H.R. 1885 (Rep. Murphy), “Town of North Topsail Beach Coastal Barrier Resources System Map Amendment Act of 2025.” H.R. 2294 (Rep. Ezell), To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009. H.R. 2860 (Rep. Larsen), “Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025.” H.R. 3179 (Rep. Babin), To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the “Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge”.

Legislative Hearing on: Discussion Draft of H.R. ___ (Rep. Hurd), “Fostering Opportunities to Restore Ecosystems through Sound Tribal Stewardship Act” or the “FORESTS Act.”