Oversight hearing) on U.S. Department of Energy programs in Indian country, entitled “Unleashing Indian Energy – Examining Federal Programs at the U.S. Department of Energy.”
On Wednesday, September 10, at 10:00 a.m., U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, will hold a hearing to examine a discussion draft of the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act, and S. 881, the Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act, to amend the Clean Air Act to include fuel for ocean-going vessels as additional renewable fuel for which credits may be generated under the renewable fuel program.
Witnesses:
Johnny Sabo, Director, Georgia Forestry Commission, testifying on behalf of the National Association of State Foresters
Kathy Metcalf, President Emeritus, Chamber of Shipping of America
Jonathan Wood, Vice President of Law & Policy, Property and Environment Research Center
Abirami (Abi) Vijayan, Senior Climate Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council
Nikita Pavlenko, Program Director, Fuels and Aviation, The International Council on Clean Transportation
On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:
H.R. 573 (Rep. Yakym), “Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects Act”
Jeremy Harrell, Chief Executive Officer of ClearPath and ClearPath Action, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 4503 and H.R. 4776]
Thomas Hochman, Director of Infrastructure Policy, Foundation for American Innovation, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 573 and H.R. 4776]
Nick Loris, Vice President of Public Policy, C3 Solutions, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 4776]
Robert Glicksman, J.B. & Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law, The George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C. [Minority Witness]
Panel III (Outside Experts)
Dominick A. Longobardi, Deputy Town Comptroller, Town of Hempstead, Hempstead, New York [H.R. 4776]
Rich Nolan, President and CEO, National Mining Association, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 4776]
Josh Levi, President, Data Center Coalition, Leesburg, Virginia [H.R. 4776]
Bob Dreher, Environmental Attorney (retired), Takoma Park, MD [Minority Witness]
H.R. 5089, Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
Improves the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s weather research, supports advancements in weather forecasting and prediction, and expands commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data.
The previously announced Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations oversight hearing titled “Exploring the Economic Potential of the Golden Age of American Energy Dominance” on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 10:15 a.m. in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building has been rescheduled to Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 2:15 p.m. in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Director, Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment and the Herbert and Joyce Morgan Fellow in Energy and Environmental Policy, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Dustin Meyer, Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics, and Regulatory Affairs, American Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C.
Jerry Taylor, Commissioner, Garfield County, Utah
Autumn Hanna, Vice President, Taxpayers for Common Sense, Washington, D.C. (Minority witness)
On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:
H.R. 681 (Rep. Keating), To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the “Long-Term Leasing Act”), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes, to bring the Mashpee and Aquinnah Wampanoag tribes in line with other tribes regarding land leasing authority
Bryan Mercier, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 681, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3925, and H.R. 4463]
John Crockett, Deputy Chief for State, Private, and Tribal Forestry U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C [H.R. 3903 and H.R. 3925]
Panel III (Outside Experts)
Sheri Buretta, Chairman of the Board, Chugach Alaska Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska [H.R. 3903]
Joe Maarango, Councilman, Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation, Highland, California [H.R. 3925]
Brian Harris, Chief, Catawba Nation, Rock Hill, South Carolina [H.R. 4463]
Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, Chairwoman, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), Aquinnah, Massachusetts [Minority Witness] [H.R. 681]
Quintin Swanson, Chairman, Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, Tokeland, Washington [Minority Witness] [H.R. 3654]