Hill Heat

Full committee markup.

09/11/2025 at 09:30AM

Oversight hearing) on U.S. Department of Energy programs in Indian country, entitled “Unleashing Indian Energy – Examining Federal Programs at the U.S. Department of Energy.”

09/10/2025 at 02:45PM

Business meeting to consider the nomination of Mr. William Kirkland to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior.

To be followed by an oversight hearing on U.S. Department of Energy programs in Indian country.

09/10/2025 at 02:30PM

On Wednesday, September 10, at 10:00 a.m., U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, will hold a hearing to examine a discussion draft of the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act, and S. 881, the Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act, to amend the Clean Air Act to include fuel for ocean-going vessels as additional renewable fuel for which credits may be generated under the renewable fuel program.

Witnesses:

• Johnny Sabo, Director, Georgia Forestry Commission, testifying on behalf of the National Association of State Foresters
• Kathy Metcalf, President Emeritus, Chamber of Shipping of America
• Jonathan Wood, Vice President of Law & Policy, Property and Environment Research Center
• Abirami (Abi) Vijayan, Senior Climate Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council
• Nikita Pavlenko, Program Director, Fuels and Aviation, The International Council on Clean Transportation

09/10/2025 at 10:00AM

Subcommittee hearing entitled “Promoting Forest Health and Resiliency Through Improved Active Management.”

Witnesses:

• Jamie Barnes, Utah State Forester, Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands, Utah Department of Natural Resources, Salt Lake City, UT
• Bradley “Scott” Dane, Executive Director, American Loggers Council, Gilbert, MN
• Dr. Carrie Monohan, Director, Natural Resources, Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians, Oroville, CA
• Dr. Thomas H. DeLuca, Dean and Professor, College of Forestry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

09/10/2025 at 10:00AM

On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

• H.R. 573 (Rep. Yakym), “Studying NEPA’s Impact on Projects Act”
• H.R. 4503 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “ePermit Act”
• H.R. 4776 (Rep. Westerman), “Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act” or the “SPEED Act”

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

Panel I (Members of Congress)

• To Be Announced

Panel II (Outside Experts)

• Jeremy Harrell, Chief Executive Officer of ClearPath and ClearPath Action, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 4503 and H.R. 4776]
• Thomas Hochman, Director of Infrastructure Policy, Foundation for American Innovation, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 573 and H.R. 4776]
• Nick Loris, Vice President of Public Policy, C3 Solutions, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 4776]
• Robert Glicksman, J.B. & Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law, The George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C. [Minority Witness]

Panel III (Outside Experts)

• Dominick A. Longobardi, Deputy Town Comptroller, Town of Hempstead, Hempstead, New York [H.R. 4776]
• Rich Nolan, President and CEO, National Mining Association, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 4776]
• Josh Levi, President, Data Center Coalition, Leesburg, Virginia [H.R. 4776]
• Bob Dreher, Environmental Attorney (retired), Takoma Park, MD [Minority Witness]

09/10/2025 at 10:00AM

Full committee markup.

• Full Committee mark
• Committee report

09/10/2025 at 10:00AM

Full Committee markup of:

• H.R. 5089, Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025

Improves the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s weather research, supports advancements in weather forecasting and prediction, and expands commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data.

09/10/2025 at 10:00AM

Subcommittee hearing entitled “Leveling the Playing Field: Fostering Opportunities for Small Business Contractors.”

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

• Rao S. Anumolu, President & CEO, ASR International Corp
• Michael Ramos, President, Raymond Global
• Sue Tellier, President and Owner, JetCo Federal

09/10/2025 at 09:30AM

The previously announced Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations oversight hearing titled “Exploring the Economic Potential of the Golden Age of American Energy Dominance” on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 10:15 a.m. in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building has been rescheduled to Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 2:15 p.m. in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building.

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

• Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Director, Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment and the Herbert and Joyce Morgan Fellow in Energy and Environmental Policy, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.
• Dustin Meyer, Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics, and Regulatory Affairs, American Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C.
• Jerry Taylor, Commissioner, Garfield County, Utah
• Autumn Hanna, Vice President, Taxpayers for Common Sense, Washington, D.C. (Minority witness)

09/09/2025 at 02:15PM