Congressional Testimony

The BLM is often invited to testify before Congress on our policies and programs. Testimony from these congressional hearings is available below.

Related Resources

DOI Statement for the Record on H.R. 1820, the Federal Lands Amplified Security for the Homeland (FLASH) Act
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands
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DOI Statement for the Record on H.R. 8952, Crow Revenue Act
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
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BLM Statement for the Record (H.R. 6441, H.R. 8517, H.R. 9062, H.R. 10082)
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands
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DOI Testimony (S. 4444, Crow Revenue Act)
Committee: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
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BLM Statement for the Record on H.R. 8946, Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands
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BLM Statement for the Record on H.R. 1504, Apex Area Technical Corrections Act
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands
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BLM Statement for the Record on S. 4999, to Amend the Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act
Committee: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power
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DOI Testimony (S. 4370 and S. 4505)
Committee: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
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BLM Statement for the Record on H.R. 6489, Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee Indian and Insular Affairs
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BLM Statement for the Record on H.R. 2405, North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands
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BLM Statement for the Record on H.R. 3293, Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Review Act
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands
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H.R. 8954, Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act (DOI Testimony)
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
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BLM Statement for the Record on H.R. 3299, DIGITAL Applications Act, and H.R. 3283, Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act.
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands
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DOI Statement for the Record on H.R. 7544, the Water Rights Protection Act.
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries
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Bureau of Land Management Priorities
Committee: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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June 12, 2024 SENR Legislative Hearing - 15 Bills
Committee: Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, & Mining
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The President’s FY 2025 Budget for the Bureau of Land Management
Committee: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands
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DOI Statement for the Record on H.R. XX, To expedite environmental review and improve forest and fire management activities on BLM, USFS, and Tribal lands
Committee: House Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands
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Legislative Hearing on Misc. Public Lands Bills, including those related to land-use planning, conservation, and land tenure (H.R. 5015, H.R. 5499, H.R. 6085, H.R. 6209, H.R. 6547, and H.R. 7006)
Committee: House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Federal Lands
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BLM Statement for the Record (H.R. 7332)
Committee: House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Federal Lands
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BLM Statement for the Record (H.R. 3173)
Committee: House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Federal Lands
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Legislative Hearing on Geothermal Bills (H.R. 6482, H.R. 7370, H.R. 7409, H.R. 7422)
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy & Mineral Resources
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Legislative Hearing on Oil & Gas Bills (H.R. 7375 and H.R. 7377)
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy & Mineral Resources
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Bidenomics & Land Management: The Misguided National Strategy to Develop Environmental Economic Decisions
Committee: Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
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Legislative Hearing on Mining & Misc. Bills (H.R. 2925, H.R. 7003, H.R. 7004)
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
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