The U.S. Geological Survey’s Earth Mapping Resources Initiative

House Natural Resources Committee
   Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
1324 Longworth

06/25/2026 at 10:00AM

The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold an oversight hearing titled “Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America’s Resource Potential” on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building.

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

Panel I (Administration Witness)

  • Dr. Colin Williams, Program Coordinator, Mineral Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, Moffett Field, CA

Panel II (Outside Experts)

  • Dr. Nicholas Hayman, President, Association of American State Geologists, Norman, OK
  • Dr. Graham Lederer, Principal Scientist, Jataware, Ashburn, VA
  • Jeff Lovin, Senior Vice President of Woolpert, MAPPS Board Member, Port Charlotte, FL
  • Dr. Elizabeth Holley, Professor, Mining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO [Minority Witness]