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

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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H.R. 6366, Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act
Committee: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
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Public Land Recreation Bills
Committee: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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Plugging in Public Lands: Transmission Infrastructure for Renewable Energy
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
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H.R. 980, Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act
Committee: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
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Wildland Fire Management Bills
Committee: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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S. 2433, Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act
Committee: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
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S. 1459, Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California Lands Act
Committee: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
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