Kevin Lilly is the acting assistant secretary for fish, wildlife, and parks at the Interior Department—a position that oversees both the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Lilly is a Texas wealth manager with no conservation experience. He holds the acting position illegally.
Lilly resigned his position as the chair of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission in order to join the Trump administration as a political appointee. Lilly founded Avalon Advisors, the “largest privately owned wealth management firm in Texas,” according to Southwestern University.
S. 4448, Accelerating Broadband Permits Act of 2026
S. 4691, Disaster Communications Coordination and Preparedness Act
S. 4802, Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Recapitalization Act
Nominees:
Thomas B. Chapman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board.
Edward Eppler, of Connecticut, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Transportation.
Karen Jean Hedlund, of New York, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board.
Brien Lorenze, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Karen Sessions, of Texas, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
David Cummins, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.
Cummins worked as a senior vice president of the Citizen Services Business Group at Serco, a government contractor that works with local and federal agencies. He was the Director of Operations Management for the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic organizing committee. Cummins holds an MBA from the University of Michigan Business School, an MA in International Affairs from the George Washington University, and a BA in Political Science from Messiah College.
On Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will meet to consider:
H.R. 309 (Rep. Nehls), “National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act”
H.R. 1693 (Rep. Hageman), To redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the “Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center”.
H.R. 4219 (Rep. Case), “National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025”
H.R. 4931 (Rep. Murphy of NC), “National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act”
H.R. 8121 (Rep. Plaskett), To designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the “Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand”.
H.R. 8454 (Rep. McClintock), To provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.
All bills are expected to move by unanimous consent.
Markup of the Full Committee to consider the following:
H.R. 6610, Pharmacists Fight Back [in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act]
H.R. 9720, D.C. Taxing Authority Review Act, To require a resolution of approval by Congress of Acts of the District of Columbia with respect to title 47 of the District of Columbia Code (Taxation, Licensing, Permits, Assessments, and Fees) or which otherwise impose or increase a tax or fee
H.R. 9725, Restoring Integrity and Efficiency to Inspector General Oversight Act of 2025, to abolish the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency and transfer oversight to OMB
H.R. 9643, Comment Integrity and Management Act, to report identical or similar comments on proposed regulations as a single comment
H.R. 9741, To name the DC Tuition Assistance Grant program the “Eleanor Holmes Norton District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program”
On Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 10:00am ET, the Committee on House Administration will hold a hearing titled, “Oversight of the Smithsonian: Radical Revisionism at the National Museum of American History.”
Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Brian Cavanaugh, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security
Cameron “Cam” Hamilton, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Charles Baldis, of Virginia, to be Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel
Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New Jersey, to be Archivist of the United States
Jeffrey Brodsky, and William Gallo, of Florida, both to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service
James J. Woodruff III, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board
Charlton Allen, of North Carolina, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority
James Andrew Crowell IV, and Stuart Gordon Nash, both to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Christopher Michael De Bono, Michael Christopher DiLorenzo, Sharon E. Goodie, Craig Edward Leen, Christine Michelle Macey, and John Barlow Timmer, each to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Baldis is the acting Special Counsel for the Office of Special Counsel. He was senior counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee under Republican leadership including Sens. Charles Grassley of Iowa and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. The previous nominee was the white supremacist Paul Ingrassia.
Wilson is a conservative movement activist, serving as a researcher for Chief Justices Warren Burger and William Rehnquist and as Executive Director of the James Madison Program at Princeton University, a right-wing institute financed by conservative foundations and billionaires such as the John M. Olin Foundation, the Bradley Foundation, and Steve Forbes.
Woodruff is a professor at a small online law school that is owned by the for-profit distance-learning Baker College and was a lawyer for the Air Force. He was confirmed to the MSPB in October 2025. His father is a prominent conservative legal activist.
Cam Hamilton briefly served as acting FEMA Administrator in 2025.
Crowell and Nash are among the candidates recommended by the D.C. Judicial Nominations Commission for the vacancies on the D.C. Court of Appeals.
De Bono, DiLorenzo, Goodie, Leen, Macey, and Timmer were among the candidatesrecommended at various points by the D.C. Judicial Nominations Commission for the vacancies on the D.C. Superior Court.
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
S. 1674, A bill to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, and for other purposes. (Mr. McConnell)
S. 2498, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to bidding. (Mr. Tillis)
S. 2767/* H.R. 5254, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation to host private events in Gateway Arch National Park buildings, and for other purposes. (Mr. Scmitt/Rep. Bell)
S. 2801, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the Canterbury Shaker Village National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. (Ms. Hassan)
S. 2887, A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. (Mr. Cruz)
S. 2933, A bill to redesignate a playground in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in the State of West Virginia as the “Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer”. (Mr. Justice)
S. 2969, A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide that State law shall apply to the use of motor vehicles on roads within a System unit. (Mr. Lee)
S. 3131, A bill to provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall of the names of the lost crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969. (Mr. Schiff)
S. 3194, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land in California as the Monterey Bay National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. (Mr. Padilla)
S. 3313/* H.R. 6365, A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-of-way for an emergency exit on certain National Park Service land in the State of Virginia, and for other purposes. (Mr. Kaine/Rep. McGuire)
S. 3371, A bill to designate the Museum of the Blind People’s Movement in Baltimore, Maryland, as the “National Museum of the Blind People’s Movement”. (Mr. Van Hollen)
S. 3501, A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Calumet National Heritage Area in the States of Indiana and Illinois, and for other purposes. (Mr. Young)
S. 3524, A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to modify certain cost-sharing requirements for grant programs under the American Battlefield Protection Program, and for other purposes. (Mr. McCormick)
S. 3542, A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Upper Raritan River Watershed in the State of New Jersey for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. (Mr. Booker)
S. 3720, A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge as a national scenic trail, and for other purposes. (Mr. Schiff)
S. 3785, A bill to authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the National Park Service and Forest Service for the purpose of retaining, vetting, approving, and expediting contractor approval for the clearing, rebuilding, maintenance, and improvement of areas of the Grand Canyon National Park and Kaibab National Forest damaged by certain wildfires, and for other purposes. (Mr. Gallego)
S. 3925, A bill to establish the Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park, and for other purposes. (Mr. Durbin)
S. 4238, A bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. (Mr. McCormick)
S. 4399, A bill to provide for certain conveyances under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes. (Ms. Murkowski)
S. 4538, A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating Washington’s Trail—1753 as a national historic trail, and for other purposes. (Mr. Fetterman)
S. 4595, A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Mullica River watershed in New Jersey for study for potential designation as a wild and scenic river, and for other purposes. (Mr. Kim)
S. 4767, A bill to extend the authorization of the African American Civil Rights Network. (Mr. Scott)
H.R. 183, A bill to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a free annual National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass for law enforcement officers and firefighters. (Rep. McClintock)
H.R. 2306, A bill to reauthorize the Adams Memorial Commission, and for other purposes. (Rep. Moolenaar)
H.R. 5729, A bill to authorize direct emergency acquisition flexibilities for the National Park Service for the purpose of retaining, vetting, approving, and expediting contractor approval for the clearing, rebuilding, maintenance, and improvement of the Grand Canyon grounds that have been impacted by the Dragon Bravo Fire. (Rep. Crane)