Hill Heat

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Witnesses

• John Rapp, Director, Office of Budget and Program Analysis, US Department of Agriculture
• Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture

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Witness

• Antony Blinken, Secretary, Department of State

On Thursday, April 28, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. ET, in 1334 Longworth House Office Building and Cisco WebEx online video conferencing, the Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled, “Preventing Pandemics through US Wildlife-borne Disease Surveillance.”

The first business meeting will be held on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., immediately preceding the previously scheduled hearing in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.

The purpose of the business meeting is to consider the nomination of Dr. Kathryn Huff to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy).

Following that, the next hearing will be held.

The purpose of the hearing is to consider the nominations of:

• Dr. David Applegate to be Director of the United States Geological Survey;
• Ambassador Carmen G. Cantor to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Insular and International Affairs); and
• Dr. Evelyn Wang to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy.

On Thursday, April 28, 2022, at 9:30 am EDT in 1324 Longworth HOB and online via Cisco WebEx, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will host a hybrid oversight hearing titled, “The Opportunities and Risks of Offshore Carbon Storage in the Gulf of Mexico.”

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Witnesses

• Denise Flanagan, Director of Budget, Department of the Interior
• Deb Haaland, Secretary, Department of the Interior

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Witnesses

• Michael L. Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
• David Palumbo, Deputy Commissioner of Operations, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
• Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Tanya Trujillo, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Department of the Interior

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Witnesses

• Randy Moore, Chief, U.S. Forest Service
• Andria Weeks, Acting Director for Strategic Planning, Budget, and Accountability, U.S. Forest Service

On Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. ET, in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building (Hearing Room) and online via Cisco Webex, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will host a hybrid legislative hearing on the following tribal-related legislation.

Legislation

• H.R. 437 (Rep. Don Young, R-AK), To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to Alaska Native elders for determining eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 6063 (Rep. Betty McCollum, D-MN), To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 6181 [Discussion Draft ANS to H.R. 6181 – attached] (Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-AZ), To reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for the benefit of the Samish Indian Nation, and for other purposes. “Samish Indian Nation Land Reaffirmation Act.”
• S. 314 (Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-OR), To repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act. “Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act.”
• S. 559 (Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-OR), To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes.
• S. 789 (Sen. Mike Rounds, R-SD), To repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Indians. “Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes Act.”