On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 10:15 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold an oversight hearing titled “Fix Our Forests: The Need for Urgent Action One Year After the L.A. Wildfires.”
The Subcommittee on Energy has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at
10:15 a.m. (ET) in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Oversight of
FERC: Advancing Affordable and Reliable Energy for All Americans.” The hearing will examine
the work of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) “to ensure affordable, reliable
electricity and natural gas service throughout the country, as well as its adherence to its core
mission of ensuring just and reasonable rates for energy services.”
The Committee on Rules will meet Monday, February 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following measures:
H.J. Res. 142 – Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
H. Res. ___ – (H. Rept. 119-468) – Report to accompany the Resolution Recommending that the House of Representatives find William J. Clinton in Contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
H. Res. ___ – (H. Rept. 119-469) – Report to accompany the Resolution Recommending that the House of Representatives find Hillary R. Clinton in Contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
On Wednesday, January 28, at 10:00 a.m., U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, will hold a hearing examining federal environmental review and permitting processes. The first hearing took place on February 19, 2025.
Witnesses:
Brendan Bechtel, Chair of the Smart Regulation Committee, Business Roundtable
Brent Booker, General President, Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA)
Dustin Meyer, Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics and Regulatory Affairs, American Petroleum Institute
Abigail Ross Hopper, President and CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association
David S. Terry, President, National Association of State Energy Officials
On Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, will hold an oversight hearing titled “Deep Dive: Examining the Regulatory and Statutory Barriers to Deep Sea Mining.”
Gerard Barron, CEO and Chairman, The Metals Company and The Metals Company USA, Raleigh, NC
Oliver Gunasekara, CEO and Co-Founder, Impossible Metals, San Jose, CA
Erik Milito, President, National Ocean Industries Association, Washington, DC
Dr. Andrew Thaler, Founder & CEO, Blackbeard Biologic: Science and Environmental Advisors, St. Michaels, MD
On April 24, 2025,
Trump issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14285, “Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals
and Resources.” The E.O. calls for the U.S. to immediately “accelerate the responsible
development of seabed mineral resources,” invest in deep sea mapping and technology to
“quantify the [n]ation’s endowment of seabed minerals,” and “ensure secure supply chains for
our defense, infrastructure, and energy sectors” through seabed mining. In Congress,
Representative Mike Ezell (R-MS-04) introduced H.R. 4018 to exploit offshore
critical mineral resources by expediting permitting, expanding efforts to map seabed resources,
and engaging with allies on scientific collaboration and commercial development.
On Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will meet to consider:
By regular order:
H.R. 4255 (Rep. Gosar), “Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025”, To remove the Mexican wolf from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973
By unanimous consent:
H.R. 2130 (Rep. Dusty Johnson of SD), “Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025”, to process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines
H.R. 3073 (Rep. Maloy), “Shivwits Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act”, confer jurisdiction on the State of Utah with respect to civil causes of action arising on or within the Indian lands of the Shivwits Band of Paiutes
H.R. 3340 (Rep. Fry), “Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act”
H.R. 4294 (Rep. Elfreth), “Mitigation Action and Watermen Support Act of 2025” or the “MAWS Act of 2025”, to establish a pilot program with respect to the sale of blue catfish caught within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
H.R. 5254 (Rep. Bell), “Gateway Partnership Act of 2025”
H.R. 5729 (Rep. Crane), “North Rim Restoration Act of 2025”