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

S. 1128, University of Alaska Fiscal Foundation Act
Committee: Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, & Mining
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H.R. 3670, Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act and H.R. 3687, Environmental Justice in Recreation Permitting Act
Committee: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
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H.R. 3113, Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act
Committee: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
File(s):
Expanding Clean Energy on Public Lands
Committee: House Natural Resources
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To Examine Energy Development on Federal Lands, Focusing on the Current Status of the Department of the Interior’s Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program
Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources
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Building Back Better: Creating Jobs and Reducing Pollution by Plugging and Reclaiming Orphaned Wells, including the following bill: H.R.2415, Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
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S. 241, Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act
Committee: Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, & Mining
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S. 4599, Pecos Watershed Protection Act
Committee: Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
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S. 4696, University of Alaska Fiscal Foundation Act
Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
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S. 3492, Elko National Cemetery Act
Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
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S.1695, Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act
Committee: Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, & Mining
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S. 4889, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Fulfillment Act
Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
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S. 2804, Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act
Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining
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S. 4625, the National Prescribed Fire Act of 2020
Committee: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, & Mining
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S. 2828, Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act
Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
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S. 180, To Streamline the Oil & Gas Permitting Process
Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
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S. 2890, Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act
Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
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S. 3241, Cerro de la Olla Wilderness / Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
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S. 3427, Modernizing Access to Our Public Lands Act
Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
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S. 1295, Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act
Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
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S. 4431, Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act
Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
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S. 4475, La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act
Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
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H.R. 3682, Land Grant and Acequia Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
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H.R. 2611, Public Lands Telecommunications Act
Committee: House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
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H.R. 244, Advancing Conservation and Education Act
Committee: House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
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