Media Advisories
LIVESTREAMS NEXT WEEK: Grijalva Climate Bill and Castro-Huerta SCOTUS Decision on Tuesday, Markup on Wednesday, and Puerto Rico Energy Oversight on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding four livestreamed events next week. SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, led by Chair Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bill: H.R. 8802 (Grijalva), To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Chief of the Forest Service to align management of public lands and waters with the President's greenhouse gas emission reduction go… Continue Reading
09.09.22
LIVESTREAMS NEXT WEEK: Fossil Fuel PR Firms, Tribal Cultural Resource Protection Bills, and Tribal Lands Bills on Wednesday, Full Committee Markup on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding four livestreamed events next week. SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, led by Chair Katie Porter (D-Calif.), will hold an oversight hearing titled, The Role of Public Relations Firms in Preventing Action on Climate Change. For decades, the fossil fuel industry publicly denied climate change, despite privately acknowledging the scientific evidence and knowing the harm their… Continue Reading
09.01.22
MEDIA ADVISORY: Field Hearing in Morro Bay, California on Offshore Wind Opportunities in the Pacific
Washington, D.C. - The Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, led by Chair Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), will hold a field hearing on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time at the Morro Bay Community Center in Morro Bay, California, titled Power in the Pacific: Unlocking Offshore Wind Energy for the American West. WATCH LIVE: https://youtu.be/mJwWAj22_eI Following dedicated efforts of the Biden administration and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to promote offshore wind lea… Continue Reading
07.22.22
LIVESTREAMS NEXT WEEK: Committee Markup of EJ For All Act on Wednesday, BLM Oversight Hearing and Indian Health Service Bill on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding three livestreamed events next week. WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 The full Committee, led by Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), will hold a markup on the following bills: H.R. 2021 (Grijalva), To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes. Environmental Justice For All Act. The Environmental Justice For All Act, led by Chair Grijalva and Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-Va.) is the … Continue Reading
07.15.22
LIVESTREAMS NEXT WEEK: Energy Bills on Tuesday, Committee Markup on Wednesday, Water and Wildlife Bills on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding three livestreamed events next week. Tuesday, July 19 Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, led by Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3681 (Soto), To direct the United States Geological Survey to establish a program to map zones that are at greater risk of sinkhole formation, and for other purposes. Sinkhole Mapping Act … Continue Reading
07.14.22
MEDIA ADVISORY: Chair Grijalva, Rep. McEachin to Hold Press Conference, Make Site Visits on Environmental Justice in Richmond, Va.
Washington, D.C. - On Saturday, July 16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern in Richmond, Virginia, House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-Va.) will hold an in-person press conference to hear from community leaders about environmental justice issues in Richmond. The press conference will highlight the lawmakers' Environmental Justice For All Act, the most comprehensive federal environmental justice legislation to date. After the press co… Continue Reading
07.06.22
MEDIA ADVISORY: Chair Grijalva, Rep. Barragán, Rep. Lowenthal, Community Leaders to Hold Environmental Justice Press Conference in Southern California
Washington, D.C. - On Friday, July 8, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific in Wilmington, California, House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will hold an in-person press conference with Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Calif.), Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), and community leaders on environmental justice issues in southern California. The press conference will highlight H.R. 2021, the Environmental Justice For All Act, the most comprehensive piece of federal enviro… Continue Reading
06.24.22
LIVESTREAM NEXT WEEK: Joint Hearing on the Bureau of Indian Education on Tuesday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding one livestreamed event next week. TUESDAY, JUNE 28 Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States THIS HEARING WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED ON MAY 24, 2022 AT 12:00 P.M., BUT WAS POSTPONED DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES. The Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, led by Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), will hold a joint oversight hearing with the Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Earl… Continue Reading
06.17.22
LIVESTREAM NEXT WEEK: Public Lands Bills on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding one livestreamed event next week. THURSDAY, JUNE 23 Subcommittee National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, led by Chair Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2522 (Leger Fernandez), To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Río … Continue Reading
06.15.22
MEDIA ADVISORY: Chair Grijalva to Hold Press Conference on Environmental Justice For All Act in Southeastern Louisiana
Washington, D.C. - On Saturday, June 18, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Central in Edgard, Louisiana, House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will hold an in-person press conference, hosted by community organization The Descendants Project, and joined by Rep. Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.), to hear from community leaders about environmental justice issues in southeastern Louisiana. The press conference will highlight the Environmental Justice For All Act, the most comprehensiv… Continue Reading
06.10.22
LIVESTREAMS NEXT WEEK: Parks and Public Lands Bills on Tuesday, Committee Markup on Wednesday, Water and Wildlife Bills on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding three livestreamed events next week. TUESDAY, JUNE 14 Subcommittee National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, led by Chair Neguse (D-Colo.), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1548 (Cartwright), To establish a pilot program for native plant species, and for other purposes. Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2021. H.R. 4658 (Lieu) To … Continue Reading
06.03.22
LIVESTREAMS NEXT WEEK: Committee Markup on Wednesday, Mining Bills on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding two livestreamed events next week. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 The full Committee, led by Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), will hold a markup on the following bills: H.R. 263 (Quigley), To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes. Big Cat Public Safety Act. H.R. 3081 (Armstrong), To mak… Continue Reading
06.01.22
MEDIA ADVISORY: Media Opportunities during Congressional Visit to Puerto Rico on June 2-4
Washington, D.C. - This week, from Thursday, June 2, 2022 through Saturday, June 4, 2022, Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and a bipartisan group of Members of Congress, including Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.), Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico), and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), will visit Puerto Rico to seek input from members of the public, local political parties, and elected officials on the Puerto… Continue Reading
05.20.22
LIVESTREAMS NEXT WEEK: Boundary Waters and Joint Hearing on the Bureau of Indian Education on Tuesday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding two livestreamed events next week. TUESDAY, MAY 24 Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States The Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, led by Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), will hold a joint oversight hearing led with the Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, titled, Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Bureau… Continue Reading
05.19.22
MEDIA ADVISORY: Leader Hoyer and Members of Congress to Hold Press Conference on Puerto Rico Status Act
Washington, D.C. - Today, May 19, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time, U.S. House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.), Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva, Small Business Committee Chair Nydia M. Velázquez (D-N.Y.), Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico), and Governor of Puerto Rico Pedro R. Pierluisi will hold a press conference to announce details of the Puerto … Continue Reading
05.13.22
LIVESTREAM NEXT WEEK: President’s FY23 Budget Request for Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding one livestreamed event next week. WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 Full Committee (Office of Insular Affairs) The full Committee, led by Vice Chair Gregorio Sablan (D-CNMI), will hold an oversight hearing titled, Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request of the Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs. The Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) at the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has broad general authority to provide for the special needs… Continue Reading
05.06.22
LIVESTREAMS NEXT WEEK: Public Lands Bills on Wednesday; Mining Reform, Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools, Big Cats, and Water Bills on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding four livestreamed events next week. WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, led by Chair Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 279 (Gallego), To provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System. Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021. H.R. 7329… Continue Reading
05.05.22
MEDIA ADVISORY: Chair Grijalva, Sen. Heinrich, Rep. Lowenthal to Hold Press Conference on Anniversary of 150-Year-Old Mining Law
Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern at the House Triangle of the U.S. Capitol, House Natural Resources Committee Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.) will hold an in-person press conference to discuss newly introduced legislation to reform the nation's antiquated Mining Law of 1872. Chair Grijalva and Sen. Heinrich introduced their House and Senate mining reform bills, both titled the Clean Energy Mine… Continue Reading
05.04.22
MEDIA ADVISORY: Chair Grijalva, Reps. Tlaib and Dingell to Hold Press Conference on Advancing Environmental Justice in Detroit
Washington, D.C. - On Friday, May 6, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern in Detroit, Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) of the House Natural Resources Committee will hold an in-person press conference to hear from community leaders about environmental justice issues in the area. The press conference will also highlight federal legislative efforts to advance environmental justice, namely the Environmental Justice For All Act, led by Cha… Continue Reading
04.22.22
LIVESTREAMS NEXT WEEK: Tribal Bills on Wednesday, Offshore Carbon Storage, Wildlife Disease Surveillance, and Public Lands Bills on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - Happy Earth Day! The Natural Resources Committee is holding four livestreamed events next week. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States The Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, led by Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 437 (Young), To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to Alaska Native elders for determin… Continue Reading