Hearing: Hearing: Legislative hearing on: • H.J. Res. 29 (Rep. Mann), Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment"; • H.J. Res. 46 (Rep. Bentz), Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". • H.J. Res. 49 (Rep. Stauber), Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat"; and • H.R. 1213 (Rep. Grijalva), “Restoring Effective Science-based Conservation Under Environmental laws protecting Whales Act of 2023” or the “RESCUE Whales Act of 2023”.

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

Panel one

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

The Honorable Pete Stauber
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

Panel two

Mr. Robert Fischman
Professor of Law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, IN

• Testimony [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 04:30 PM
• Disclosure [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 04:30 PM Updated 10/16/2024 at 10:17 AM
  
• Resume [PDF] Added 05/23/2023 at 03:08 PM Updated 10/16/2024 at 10:17 AM
  

Mr. Fred Flippance
Board President, Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Hines, OR

• Testimony [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 04:30 PM
• Disclosure [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 04:30 PM Updated 10/16/2024 at 10:18 AM
  
• Resume [PDF] Added 05/23/2023 at 03:08 PM Updated 10/16/2024 at 10:18 AM
  

Mr. Gary Frazer
Assistant Director for Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC

• Testimony [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 04:30 PM

Mr. Don Hineman
Past President, Kansas Livestock Association, Dighton, KS

• Testimony [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 04:30 PM
• Disclosure [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 04:30 PM Updated 10/16/2024 at 10:18 AM
  
• Resume [PDF] Added 05/23/2023 at 03:08 PM Updated 10/16/2024 at 10:18 AM
  

Mr. Rick Horton
Executive Vice President, Minnesota Forest Industries, Grand Rapids, MN

• Testimony [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 04:30 PM
• Disclosure [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 04:30 PM Updated 10/16/2024 at 10:19 AM
  
• Resume [PDF] Added 05/23/2023 at 03:08 PM Updated 10/16/2024 at 10:19 AM
  

Panel three

Mr. Curt Brown
Marine Biologist, Ready Seafood, Cape Elizabeth, ME

• Testimony [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 04:30 PM

Dr. Michael Moore
Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA

• Testimony [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 04:30 PM
• Disclosure [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 04:30 PM Updated 10/16/2024 at 10:19 AM
  

Ms. Ginny Olsen
Political Director, Maine Lobstering Union, Stonington, ME

• Testimony [PDF] Added 10/11/2024 at 12:49 PM
• Disclosure [PDF] Added 10/11/2024 at 12:46 PM Updated 10/16/2024 at 10:19 AM
  
• Resume [PDF] Added 05/23/2023 at 03:08 PM Updated 10/16/2024 at 10:20 AM
  

Mr. Sam Rauch
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, MD

• Testimony [PDF] Added 04/18/2023 at 04:30 PM

Mr. Norman Semanko
General Counsel, Family Farm Alliance, Boise, ID

• Testimony [PDF] Added 05/23/2023 at 03:08 PM
• Disclosure [PDF] Added 05/23/2023 at 03:08 PM Updated 10/16/2024 at 10:20 AM