On Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:
H.R. 4290 (Rep. Vasquez), “Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025”
H.R. 4716 (Rep. Owens), To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land in Saratoga Springs, Utah, from the Secretary of the Interior to the United States Postal Service for construction of a post office, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5555 (Rep. Panetta), “Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Study Act”
On Wednesday, March 18, at 10:00 a.m., U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, will hold a hearing to examine the challenges and opportunities with implementing the Endangered Species Act.
Witnesses:
Thomas E. Riley, P.E., Water Resources and Environmental Consultant, Riley Consulting LLC
Brian Yablonski, Chief Executive Officer, Property and Environment Research Center
Jake Li, Vice President of Conservation Policy, Defenders of Wildlife
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, will host a roundtable with U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.); U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley; (D-Ore.); U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.); U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.); U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.); Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor under the Clinton administration; and experts on clean energy and utility services to discuss how the Trump administration’s policies have driven up energy prices for working families.
Participants:
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)
U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)
U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.)
The Honorable Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor
Greg Wannier, Sierra Club Staff Attorney
Talia Martin, GRID Alternatives Director of Tribal Programs
Anna Poplavska, Arcadia Center Senior Policy Advocate
Ted Thomas, PowerLines Board Member and former Arkansas Public Service Commission Chair
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust will hold a hearing on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The hearing, “Pier Pressure: Regulation and Competition in Maritime Shipping,” will examine issues of competition and regulation in maritime shipping. It will also explore the current state of competition between ocean carriers and the merits of the Shipping Act antitrust exemption.
Witnesses:
Richard Sicotte, Professor of Economics, University of Vermont
Erika Douglas, Professor of Law, Beasley School of Law, Temple University
Tony Rice, Senior Director of Trade Policy, National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council
House Judiciary Committee
the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee
The Subcommittee on Energy has scheduled a hearing on Tuesday, March 17 at 10:00 AM
(ET) in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The title of the hearing is “Winter Storm Fern
Lessons: Supplying Reliable Power to Meet Peak Demand.”
Subcommittee hearing entitled “Advancing America’s Interests at the World Trade Organization’s 14th Ministerial Conference.”
Witnesses:
Kelly Ann Shaw, Partner, Akin, Former Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs
Stephen Ezell, VP of Global Innovation Policy, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Peter Bachmann, President and CEO, USA Rice Federation
Bruce Hirsh, Founder, Tailwind Global Strategies LLC
Any person(s) and/or organization(s) wishing to submit written comments for the
hearing record can do so here: [email protected].
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