Hearing: Wildlife Legislative Hearing on H.R. 925, H.R. 1747, H.R. 2748, H.R. 2854, H.R. 2956, H.R. 2918, H.R. 3399, H.R. 4340, H.R. 4341 and H.R. 4348

Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife (Committee on Natural Resources)

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 (2:00 PM)

1324 LHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

The Honorable Mike Thompson
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

Added 09/20/2019 at 02:04 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM

The Honorable Robert J. Wittman
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

Added 09/20/2019 at 02:04 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM

The Honorable Josh Harder
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

Added 09/20/2019 at 02:04 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 10/04/2019 at 03:27 PM

The Honorable Matt Cartwright
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

Added 09/23/2019 at 03:15 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM

The Honorable Raúl M. Grijalva
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

Added 09/20/2019 at 02:04 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM

The Honorable Jared Huffman
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

Added 09/20/2019 at 02:04 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM

Panel two

Mr. Stephen Guertin
Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C.

Added 09/20/2019 at 02:04 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM

Panel three

Mr. David G. Smith
Administrator, State of Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Honolulu, HI

Added 09/20/2019 at 02:04 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/24/2019 at 09:37 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/24/2019 at 01:12 PM

Ms. Marjorie Mulhall
Legislative Director, Lands, Wildlife, Oceans, Earthjustice, Washington, D.C.

Added 09/20/2019 at 02:04 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/24/2019 at 09:37 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/24/2019 at 09:37 AM

Ms. Aimee Delach
Senior Policy Analyst, Climate Adaptation, Defenders of Wildlife, Athens, OH

Added 09/20/2019 at 02:04 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/24/2019 at 09:37 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/24/2019 at 09:37 AM

Mr. Brian Seasholes
Executive Director, Southwest Communities Coalition, Benson, AZ

Added 09/20/2019 at 02:04 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/24/2019 at 09:37 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/24/2019 at 09:37 AM

Support Documents

  • List of Submissions for the record. [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • Submission by Chair Huffman: Letter of support of H.R. 4341 dated September 12, 2019 [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • Submission by Ranking Member McClintock: Article from Buzzfeed, “The US Government Spent Millions Funding WWF-Backed Forces Accused of Torture and Murder,” dated September 24, 2019 [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • Submission by Chair Huffman: Article from Water Deeply, “California Limits Daily Personal Water Use to 55 Gallons – Kind Of,” dated June 20, 2018 [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • Submission by Ranking Member McClintock: Article from The Coast News Group, “New state water conservation laws set for 2019,” dated June 28, 2018 [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • Submission by Ranking Member McClintock: California Legislative Information on Senate Bill No. 606, dated May 31, 2018 [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • Submission by Ranking Member McClintock: California Legislative Information on Assembly Bill No. 1668, dated May 31, 2018 [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • Submission by Natural Resources Committee Chair Grijalva: Letter to DOI Secretary Bernhardt re: agency decision-making regarding El Dorado Holdings at Vigneto, dated July 3, 2019 [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • Submission by Natural Resources Committee Chair Grijalva: Letter to BLM Acting Director Steed re: agency decision-making regarding El Dorado Holdings at Vigneto, dated July 3, 2019 [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • Submission by Chair Huffman: over 500,000 petition signatures advocating to protect and Restore the Endangered Species Act [see cover letter – signatures retained on Committee file] [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • Submission by Chair Huffman: Written testimony of the Center for Biological Diversity [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • Submission by Chair Huffman: Support letter of H.R. 925 from AWCP [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • Submission by Chair Huffman: Support letter of H.R. 925 and H.R. 1747 from Backcountry Hunters & Anglers [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • Submission by Chair Huffman: Support letter of H.R. 2748, H.R. 2918, H.R. 4348 from National Parks Conservation Association [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • Submission by Chair Huffman: Support letter of H.R. 4340 from organizations [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • Submission by Chair Huffman: Support letter of H.R. 1747 from Trout Unlimited [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • Submission by Natural Resources Ranking Member Bishop: Support letter for ESA rule changes from Farm Family Alliance [PDF] Added 09/30/2019 at 02:20 PM

Member Statements

  • The Honorable Jared Huffman [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • The Honorable Tom McClintock [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • The Honorable Nydia M. Velázquez [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • The Honorable Jim Costa [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • The Honorable Hakeem S. Jeffries [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • The Honorable Ken Calvert [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM
  • The Honorable Josh Harder [PDF] Added 09/26/2019 at 10:32 AM

Hearing Record

  • Answers for the record from Ms. Delach [PDF] Added 10/09/2019 at 10:31 AM
  • Answers for the record from Ms. Mulhall [PDF] Added 10/09/2019 at 10:31 AM
  • Answers for the record from Mr. Smith [PDF] Added 10/09/2019 at 10:31 AM
  • QFRs for Mr. Guertin, FWS [PDF] Added 10/09/2019 at 10:31 AM
  • QFRs for Ms. Mulhall [PDF] Added 10/09/2019 at 10:31 AM
  • QFRs for Ms. Delach [PDF] Added 10/09/2019 at 10:31 AM
  • QFRs for Mr. Smith [PDF] Added 10/09/2019 at 10:31 AM
  • QFRs for Mr. Seasholes [PDF] Added 10/09/2019 at 10:31 AM
  • Answers for the record from Mr. Seasholes [PDF] Added 10/10/2019 at 01:40 PM
  • Answers for the record from Mr. Guertin, FWS [PDF] Added 02/03/2020 at 09:54 AM

First Published: September 17, 2019 at 05:05 PM
Last Updated: February 3, 2020 at 09:54 AM


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