Congressional Testimony

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

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FY 2024 Budget Priorities & Mission of the Bureau of Land Management
Committee: House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and related agencies
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H.R. 1614, Range Access Act
Committee: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands
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S. 4542, Dolores River National Conservation Area & Special Management Area Act
Committee: Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources
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S. 4424, Recreation and Public Purposes Tribal Parity Act
Committee: Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources
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S. 4995, Continental Divide Trail Completion Act
Committee: Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources
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S. 4860, Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act
Committee: Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources
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Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Hearing to Consider Misc. Fire/Forest Management Legislation
Committee: Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources
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H.R. 8115, Recreation and Public Purposes Tribal Parity Act Statement for the Record
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States
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H.R. 8108, Advancing Tribal Parity on Public Lands Act and H.R. 8109, Tribal Cultural Areas Protection Act
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
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H.R. 8719, Great Bend of the Gila Conservation Act Statement for the Record
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
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Contaminated Land Conveyances: The Alaska Native Claim Settlement Act, the Detrimental Impacts of Contamination on Native Communities and the Next Steps for Environmental Justice
Committee: Senate Indian Affairs Committee
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Preventing Polluters from Getting Government Contracts: Bureau of Land Management's Corporate Exclusions Lists
Committee: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations
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H.R. 4951, Canyon’s Law
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife
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H.R. 5805, Buffalo Tract Protection Act
Committee: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy & Mineral Resources
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H.R. 5522, Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act
Committee: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy & Mineral Resources
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H.R. 5350, Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act
Committee: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy & Mineral Resources
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H.R. 7509, Wild Rogue Conservation and Recreation Enhancement Act
Committee: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
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H.R. 6240, Regarding the Reversionary Interest in University of Utah Research Park
Committee: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
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H.R. 2522, Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act
Committee: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
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H.R. 5355, Desert Community Lands Act
Committee: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
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S. 4799, Coal Royalty Fairness and Communities Investment Act
Committee: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
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Legislative Hearing on Misc. Public Lands Bills, including those related to conservation, recreation, grazing, oil and gas, land tenure, and mineral development
Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests & Mining
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Reforming the Mining Law of 1872
Committee: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
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Benefits of the Legacy Pollution Clean-Up Programs in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
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H.R. 5493, Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act
Committee: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
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