Hill Heat

Full committee hearing.

Witness:

• Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State

01/28/2026 at 10:00AM

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

01/28/2026 at 10:00AM

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.”

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

• 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.

01/22/2026 at 02:00PM

The Committee on Rules will meet January 22, 2026 at 11:15 AM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following emergency measure:

• H.R. 1346 – Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 (Text)

McGovern: “I’m trying to figure out what the emergency is.”

01/22/2026 at 11:15AM

Subcommittee hearing.

Witness:

• Wayne Palmer, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor

01/22/2026 at 10:15AM

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”
• H.R. 6365 (Rep. McGuire), “Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act”

Markup memo

01/22/2026 at 10:00AM

On Thursday, January 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. EST, the House Committee on Financial Services will meet in Room 2128 of the Rayburn House Office Building to markup the following measures in an order to be determined by the Chairman:

• H.Res.1007, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the use of artificial intelligence in the financial services and housing industries.
• H.R. 1799, the Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization Act
• H.R. 4171, the Small Entrepreneurs’ Empowerment and Development (SEED) Act of 2025
• H.R. 5877, the Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act of 2025
• H.R. 6967, the Public Company Advisory Committee Act of 2026
• H.R. 7056, the Community Bank Regulatory Tailoring Act
• H.R. 7085, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals
• H.R. 7127, the Restoring the Secondary Trading Market Act
• H.R. 7128, the TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026

Dodd-Frank required conflict minerals disclosure in 2012.

Markup memo

01/22/2026 at 10:00AM

On Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled “America First: U.S. Leadership & National Security in International Conservation.”

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

Panel I (Administration Witness)

• Justin Shirley, Principal Deputy Director, USFWS, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

Panel II (Outside Expert Witnesses)

• Arturo Tomas Benavides, Dallas Safari Club, Laredo, TX
• Dr. R. Evan Ellis, Senior Non-Resident Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA
• Dr. Eric Kingma, Executive Director, Hawaii Longline Association, Honolulu, HI
• Ed Newcomer, USFWS Special Agent (Retired), Gardena, CA (Minority witness)

01/21/2026 at 02:00PM

The Committee on Rules will meet Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET in H-313, The Capitol on the following emergency measures:

• H.R. 7148 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (Text)
• H.R. 7147 – Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (Text)

H.R. 7148 Joint Explanatory Statement

• Front Matter
• Division A, Department of Defense
• Division B, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
• Division D, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

H.R. 7147 Joint Explanatory Statement

• Division C

01/21/2026 at 02:00PM

On Wednesday, January 21, 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 “EXPLORE America250: Celebrating One Year of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act.”

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

Panel I (Administration Witnesses)

• Thomas Heinlein, Assistant Director for National Conservation Lands and Community Partnerships, Bureau of Land Management, Washington, DC
• Gordon “Gordie” Blum, Associate Deputy Chief, U.S. Forest Service, Washington, DC

Panel II (Outside Experts)

• Jess Turner, President, Outdoor Recreation Roundtable, Washington, DC
• Taylor Schmitz, Senior Vice President, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, Washington, DC
• Jason Curry, Director, Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation, Salt Lake City, UT
• David Duncan, President, American Battlefield Trust, Washington, DC
• Matt Wade, Executive Director, American Mountain Guides Association, Boulder, CO [Minority Witness]
• Louis Geltman, Vice President of Policy & Government Relations, Outdoor Alliance, Washington, DC [Minority Witness]

Sponsored by Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR-04) and the late Ranking Member Raul Grijalva (D-AZ-07), EXPLORE was the first-ever comprehensive outdoor recreation package and passed both the House and the Senate unanimously.

EXPLORE supported a variety of recreation activities through improved trail development, updated and digital recreation maps, campsite restoration, and facility upgrades. First, Sections 141 through 143 improved visitor experiences by facilitating increased broadband deployment in national parks and developed recreation sites, such as campgrounds. Second, the legislation supported the growing mountain biking industry by incentivizing the creation of new longdistance bike trails. Increases in ridership have pushed current trails to the limit, necessitating the creation of new trails to meet high demand for biking opportunities. Finally, Section 127 modernized motorized and non-motorized access by directing USFS and BLM to update vehicle and over-snow route maps, expanding opportunities for motorized and non-motorized vehicles.

01/21/2026 at 10:15AM