Media Advisories

02.06.24

TODAY: Ranking Member Grijalva to Join Senator Markey, Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez at Press Conference on 5-Year Anniversary of Green New Deal Resolution

Washington (February 6, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) will hold a press conference with youth, labor, environmental justice, and public health leaders on TODAY, Tuesday, February 6th at 12:00 PM to celebrate the five-year anniversary of the introduction of the Green New Deal resolution. The Green New Deal galvanized a climate action movement and catapulted the issue of climate and environmental justice to the top of the national age… Continue Reading


11.27.23

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ranking Member Grijalva to Hold Historic and Cultural Preservation Roundtable at Close of Native American Heritage Month

Washington, D.C. - In commemoration of Native American Heritage Month, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and other House members will hold a roundtable titled, “Strengthening Historic and Cultural Preservation” on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Historic and cultural preservation is a central part of telling America’s story; the places we choose to protect reflect the country’s values. For generations, however, historically underserved… Continue Reading


09.22.23

*TO BE RESCHEDULED* MEDIA ADVISORY: Rep. Magaziner, Ranking Member Grijalva, Committee Members to Hold Roundtable on Offshore Wind in Rhode Island

**THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED DUE TO MEMBERS BEING HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC FOR VOTES** **INFORMATION ON NEW TIMING FOR THE EVENT WILL BE PROVIDED SOON** Washington, D.C. - On Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at 8:45 a.m. ET, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee member Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.), Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.),  Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member Jared Huff… Continue Reading


06.23.23

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ranking Member Grijalva to Visit Puerto Rico

Washington, D.C. – On June 26-28, 2023, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will visit Puerto Rico to meet with local elected officials and other stakeholders to discuss the Puerto Rico Status Act and the $1 billion Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund. Additional background information on both is provided below. Ranking Member Grijalva will attend meetings on other federal legislative and oversight priorities as well, including Puerto Rico’… Continue Reading


05.05.23

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ranking Member Grijalva to Hold Virtual Roundtable on Indian Child Welfare Act

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, May 9 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will host a virtual roundtable to discuss the history and significance of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). ICWA is a more than 40-year-old law that protects the well-being and best interests of Native children and families in state child welfare systems. In the past several years, ICWA has faced a series of legal challenges, the most prominent bei… Continue Reading


04.17.23

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ranking Member Grijalva and Reps. González-Colón, Velázquez, Soto, Hoyer to Introduce Puerto Rico Status Act at Press Conference

Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern in House Studio A, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will be joined by Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico), Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-N.Y.), Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.), Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.), and Governor of Puerto Rico Pedro R. Pierluisi to re-introduce the Puerto Rico Status Act. The Puerto Rico Status Act is a historic pro… Continue Reading


04.07.23

MEDIA ADVISORY: Grijalva, Sen. Sinema to Join Tribes in Call for POTUS to Designate Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument

TUCSON, Ariz. - On Tuesday, April 11 at 10:30 a.m. Arizona / 1:30 p.m. Eastern, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) will join members of the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition in a virtual press conference to call on President Biden to use his authorities under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to protect the tribal nations' Grand Canyon homelands and designate it as the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monu… Continue Reading


03.17.23

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ranking Member Grijalva, Senator Duckworth, Other Members of Congress to Host Press Conference to Introduce A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act

Washington, D.C. - On World Water Day, Wednesday, March 22, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern at the House Triangle, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) will be joined by Vice Ranking Member Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.), Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and environmental justice leaders for a press conference to announce introduction of the newly named A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act. Ranking Member Grij… Continue Reading


12.02.22

LIVESTREAMS NEXT WEEK: Overcrowding in National Parks on Tuesday, Committee Markup on Thursday

Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding two livestreamed events next week. SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT & INVESTIGATIONS The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, led by Chair Katie Porter (D-Calif.), will hold a hearing titled, Lessons from the Field: Overcrowding in National Parks. National parks have a dual mandate to protect natural and cultural resources and provide enjoyment for current and future generations of visitors, but sky rocketing visitation numbe… Continue Reading


11.10.22

LIVESTREAMS NEXT WEEK: Committee Markup on Wednesday, Puerto Rico Disaster Reconstruction and Power Grid Oversight on Thursday

Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding two livestreamed events next week. FULL COMMITTEE MARKUP The full Committee, led by Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), will hold a markup on the following Resolution of Inquiry: H.Res.1378 (Gosar) Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Agriculture to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to Resolution Copper mine. When: Wednesday, Nov. 16, 10:00 a… Continue Reading


09.30.22

MEDIA ADVISORY: House Natural Resources Committee Staff to Hold Tribal Listening Session on the American Indian Religious Freedom Act

Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. Central in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, House Natural Resources Committee staff will hold an in-person listening session in conjunction with the Native American Church of North America to hear from tribal communities about the challenges facing their practice of ceremonies and religion and how the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA) can be strengthened. For generations, the federal government enacted assimilationist policies that… Continue Reading


09.23.22

LIVESTREAMS NEXT WEEK: Markup on Thursday, Puerto Rico Disaster Reconstruction and Power Grid Oversight on Friday

Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding two livestreamed events next week. FULL COMMITTEE MARKUP The full Committee, led by Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), will hold a markup to resume debate and vote on amendments and final passage for the following bill: H.R. 4690 (Huffman), To reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes. Sustaining America's Fisheries for the Future Act of 2021. When: Th… Continue Reading


09.16.22

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

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