Media Advisories
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
04.01.22
LIVESTREAMS NEXT WEEK: Opioid Crisis in Tribal Communities and Wildfire Management on Tuesday, Committee Markup on Wednesday, Russian Seafood Ban on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding four livestreamed events next week. TUESDAY, APRIL 5 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 Opioid Crisis in Tribal Communities. Nationally, tribal communities have been among the hardest hit by the opioid epidemic; Native Americans are almost 50% more likely to die of an opioid overdose than any… Continue Reading
03.25.22
MEDIA ADVISORY: Chair Grijalva to Hold Press Conference Announcing Full Committee Markup for the RESPECT Act
Washington, D.C. - On Monday, March 28, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern in Room 1334 of the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, D.C., Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will hold an in-person press conference to announce a newly rescheduled date for the full committee markup of the RESPECT Act (H.R. 3587). The RESPECT Act, which Chair Grijalva introduced on May 28, 2021, will codify into law that federal agencies must consult with tribal governments before taking federal actions tha… Continue Reading
03.25.22
LIVESTREAMS NEXT WEEK: Wildlife and International Conservation Bills on Tuesday, Legacy Pollution Clean-Up Programs and Tribal Bills on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding four livestreamed events next week. TUESDAY, MARCH 29 Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife The Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, led by Chair Huffman (D-Calif.), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 6427 (Johnson), To amend the Red River National Wildlife Refuge Act to modify the boundary of the Red River National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes. Red River National Wildlife Refug… Continue Reading
03.11.22
LIVESTREAMS NEXT WEEK: Committee Markup on Wednesday, Wildlife and Conservation Bills on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding two livestreamed events next week. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE The full Committee, led by Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), will hold a markup on the following bills: H.R. 1638 (Rep. Dusty Johnson), To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes. Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance Act. H.R. 3587 (Rep. Grija… Continue Reading
03.09.22
MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairs Grijalva and Maloney to Hold Press Conference, Site Visits on Advancing Environmental Justice
Washington, D.C. - On Friday, March 11, 2022, at approximately 11:10 a.m. Eastern in Queens, N.Y., Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Chair of the Committee on Natural Resources, and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform will hold an in-person press conference to kick off a two-day series of events to receive community input on oversight priorities and legislation related to environmental justice, including the historic Environmental Justice For … Continue Reading
03.04.22
LIVESTREAMS NEXT WEEK: Tribal Co-Management of Federal Public Lands and the Klamath River Basin on Tuesday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding two livestreamed events next week. TUESDAY, MARCH 8 FULL COMMITTEE The full Committee, led by Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), will hold an oversight hearing titled, Examining the History of Federal Lands and the Development of Tribal Co-Management. Before the arrival of European colonists, Indigenous Peoples lived on and cared for the lands which now make up the United States since time immemorial. Centuries of racist tac… Continue Reading
02.25.22
LIVESTREAM NEXT WEEK: Forests, Lands, and Monument Bills on Tuesday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding one livestreamed event next week. TUESDAY, MARCH 1 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. 1638 (Dusty Johnson), To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes. G… Continue Reading
02.11.22
LIVESTREAMS NEXT WEEK: Environmental Justice For All Act on Tuesday, Committee Markup on Wednesday, Climate Science Centers and Pacific Islanders Equity Bill on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding four livestreamed events next week. TUESDAY, FEB. 15 The full Committee, led by Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), will hold a legislative hearing on the following bill: H.R. 2021 (Grijalva), To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes. Environmental Justice For All Act. Witnesses Dr. Nicky Sheats, Director, Center for the Urban Environment at the John S. Watson I… Continue Reading
02.04.22
LIVESTREAM NEXT WEEK: Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Environmental Groups on Tuesday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding one livestreamed event next week. TUESDAY, FEB. 8 The full Committee, led by Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), will hold an oversight hearing titled Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Environmental Policymaking: The Role of Environmental Organizations and Grantmaking Foundations. Communities of color and Indigenous Peoples are disproportionately impacted by environmental hazards and bear the brunt of the most dam… Continue Reading
01.28.22
LIVESTREAM NEXT WEEK: Trails, Parks and Memorial Bills on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding one livestreamed event next week. THURSDAY, FEB. 3 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. 6142 (Ryan), To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Buckeye Tra… Continue Reading
01.14.22
LIVESTREAMS NEXT WEEK: Committee Markup on Wednesday, Wildlife and Conservation Bills and Offshore Fossil Fuel Leasing on Thursday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding three livestreamed events next week. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19 The full Committee, led by Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), will hold a markup on the following bills: • H.R. 268 (Vela), To provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the United States for addition to that historic park, and for other purposes. • H.R. 441 (Young), To p… Continue Reading
12.03.21
LIVESTREAM NEXT WEEK: Historic Site and Museum Bills on Tuesday
Washington, D.C. - The Natural Resources Committee is holding one livestreamed event next week. TUESDAY, DEC. 7 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. 1117 (DeSaulnier), To amend the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000 to provide for additional areas to be… Continue Reading