Votes on Nominations of Steve Pearce to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, David LaCerte for full FERC term, Kyle Haustveit to be Under Secretary of Energy, and Federal Lands Bills

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
366 Dirksen

03/04/2026 at 09:30AM

The purpose of the business meeting is to consider the pending nominees and legislation listed in the agenda below.

Nominees:

  • PN. 730-52, the Nomination of the Honorable Stevan Pearce to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
  • PN. 786-8, the Nomination of the Honorable David LaCerte to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2031.
  • PN. 806-3, the Nomination of the Honorable Kyle Haustveit to be Under Secretary of Energy.

Legislation:

  • S. 601/H.R. 1276, A bill to remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky. (Mr. Paul / Rep. Comer).
  • S. 815, A bill to designate the outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, as the “Rick Boucher Amphitheater”. (Mr. Warner).
  • S. 1135, 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 Bonneville Shoreline Trail. (Mr. Curtis).
  • S. 1981, A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to utilize grazing for wildfire risk reduction, and for other purposes. (Ms. Cortez Masto).
  • S. 2102, A bill to establish the Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site, and for other purposes. (Mr. Ossoff).
  • S. 2787, A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to ensure that ranchers who have grazing agreements on national grasslands are treated the same as permittees on other Federal land. (Mr. Barrasso).
  • S. 3004, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land Management land to the city of Price, Utah, and for other purposes. (Mr. Lee).
  • S. 3493, A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Carson City, Nevada, and for other purposes. (Ms. Rosen).
  • S. 3527, A bill to release from wilderness study area designation certain land in the State of Montana, to improve the management of that land, and for other purposes. (Mr. Daines).
  • HR. 204, A bill to require that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior submit accurate reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction activities, and for other purposes. (Rep. Tiffany).
  • HR. 952, A bill to convey the reversionary interest of the United States in certain land in Sacramento, California. (Rep. Matsui).
  • HR. 1829, A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, and for other purposes. (Rep. Crane).