Hearing: Oversight hearing titled "Powering the 21st Century with American Copper."

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources (Committee on Natural Resources)

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 (10:00 AM)

1324 LHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Dr. Michele Bustamante
Staff Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC

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  • Testimony Bustamante [PDF] Added 04/29/2026 at 03:47 PM
  • Disclosure Bustamante [PDF] Added 04/29/2026 at 03:47 PM
  • CV Bustamante [PDF] Added 04/29/2026 at 03:47 PM

Mr. Adam Estelle
President & CEO, Copper Development Association, McLean, VA

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  • Testimony Estelle [PDF] Added 04/29/2026 at 03:47 PM
  • Disclosure Estelle [PDF] Added 04/29/2026 at 03:47 PM
  • Bio Estelle [PDF] Added 04/29/2026 at 03:47 PM

Ms. Debra Phillips
President & CEO, National Electrical Manufacturers Association, Arlington, VA

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  • Testimony Phillips [PDF] Added 04/29/2026 at 03:47 PM
  • Disclosure [PDF] Added 04/29/2026 at 03:47 PM
  • CV Phillips [PDF] Added 04/29/2026 at 03:47 PM

Dr. Daniel Yergin
Vice Chairman, S&P Global, Washington, DC

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  • Testimony Yergin [PDF] Added 04/29/2026 at 03:47 PM
  • Disclosure Yergin [PDF] Added 04/29/2026 at 03:47 PM
  • Bio Yergin [PDF] Added 04/29/2026 at 03:47 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing Memo [PDF] Added 04/27/2026 at 11:42 AM
  • QFR Responses Estelle [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • QFR Responses Phillips [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • QFR Responses Bustamante [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • QFR Responses Yergin [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Rep. Gosar FTR Arizona Mining Association Letter of Support [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Rep. Gosar FTR Freeport-McMoRan Letter of Support [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Rep. Ezell FTR Southern Company Letter of Support [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Chairman Stauber FTR American Exploration and Mining Association Letter of Support [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Chairman Stauber FTR AI Supply Chain Alliance Letter of Support [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Rep. Begich FTR Alaska Miners Association Letter of Support [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Chairman Stauber FTR American Copper Fabricators Coalition Letter of Support [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Chairman Stauber FTR Information Technology Industry Council Letter of Support [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Rep. Downing FTR Montana Mining Association Letter of Support [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Chairman Stauber FTR National Association of Electrical Distributors Letter of Support [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Chairman Stauber National Association of Manufacturers Letter of Support [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Chairman Stauber National Electrical Contractors Association Letter of Support [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Chairman Stauber National Mining Association Letter of Support [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Chairman Stauber FTR Software & Information Industry Association Letter of Support [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Chairman Stauber FTR TechNet Letter of Support [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Chairman Stauber FTR U.S. Chamber of Commerce Letter of Support [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Rep. Kennedy Utah Mining Association Letter of Support [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Rep. Ansari FTR Roosevelt Institute - The Receipts, The Untold and Underappreciated Outcomes of Biden's Clean Energy Strategy [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Rep. Grijalva FTR Apache Stronghold Letter [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Rep. Grijalva FTR San Carlos Apache Tribe Slideshow [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Rep. Grijalva FTR Statement from the San Carlos Apache Tribe [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Rep. Rivas FTR ABC-7 - 7 on Your Side digs into where stolen copper wire actually ends up [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM
  • Chairman Stauber FTR The Pebble Partnership Letter of Support [PDF] Added 05/19/2026 at 01:29 PM

First Published: April 22, 2026 at 09:38 AM
Last Updated: May 19, 2026 at 01:29 PM