[Senate Report 118-6]
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118th Congress } { Report
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HISTORY, JURISDICTION, AND
A SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF
THE COMMITTEE ON
ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DURING THE 117TH CONGRESS
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COMMITTEE ON
ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
UNITED STATES SENATE
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COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
(118th Congress)
JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia, Chairman
RON WYDEN, Oregon JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming
MARIA CANTWELL, Washington JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho
BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont MIKE LEE, Utah
MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico STEVE DAINES, Montana
MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska
ANGUS S. KING, JR., Maine JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota
CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO, Nevada BILL CASSIDY, Louisiana
MARK KELLY, Arizona CINDY HYDE-SMITH, Mississippi
JOHN W. HICKENLOOPER, Colorado JOSH HAWLEY, Missouri
Renae Black, Staff Director
Sam E. Fowler, Chief Counsel
Richard M. Russell, Republican Staff Director
Justin J. Memmott, Republican Chief Counsel
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
(117th Congress)
JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia, Chairman
RON WYDEN, Oregon JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming
MARIA CANTWELL, Washington JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho
BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont MIKE LEE, Utah
MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico STEVE DAINES, Montana
MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska
ANGUS S. KING, JR., Maine JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota
CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO, Nevada JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma
MARK KELLY, Arizona BILL CASSIDY, Louisiana
JOHN W. HICKENLOOPER, Colorado CINDY HYDE-SMITH, Mississippi
ROGER MARSHALL, Kansas
Renae Black, Staff Director
Sam E. Fowler, Chief Counsel
Richard M. Russell, Republican Staff Director
Matthew H. Leggett, Republican Chief Counsel
MEMORANDUM OF THE CHAIRMAN
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To Members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
The enclosed report reviews the accomplishments of the
Committee in the 117th Congress. It will be submitted to the
Senate pursuant to section 8 of Senate Rule XXVI.
Joe Manchin III, Chairman.
C O N T E N T S
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Memorandum of the Chairman....................................... III
Summary.......................................................... 1
Membership....................................................... 2
Jurisdiction..................................................... 2
Full Committee:
Jurisdiction................................................. 3
Nominations.................................................. 3
Hearings..................................................... 7
Business Meetings............................................ 17
Subcommittee on Energy:
Jurisdiction................................................. 27
Hearings..................................................... 27
Subcommittee on National Parks:
Jurisdiction................................................. 29
Hearings..................................................... 29
Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining:
Jurisdiction................................................. 35
Hearings..................................................... 35
Subcommittee on Water and Power:
Jurisdiction................................................. 41
Hearings..................................................... 41
Measures Enacted Into Law........................................ 43
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HISTORY, JURISDICTION, AND A SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON
ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES DURING THE 117TH CONGRESS
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March 29, 2023.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Manchin, from the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources, submitted the following
SPECIAL REPORT ON COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
Summary
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources conducted an
extensive oversight and legislative program during the 117th
Congress. A total of 444 bills and resolutions (including 433
bills, three joint resolutions, and eight Senate resolutions),
36 nominations, 116 executive communications, and 23 petitions
and memorials were referred to the Committee for consideration.
The Committee and its four subcommittees held a total of 71
public hearings during the 117th Congress. These hearings
included 42 oversight hearings, 15 legislative hearings on 215
bills, and 14 hearings on the nominations of 29 individuals.
The Committee also held 16 business meetings, at which it
ordered reported 69 bills (including two original bills), an
original resolution (S. Res. 60) authorizing expenditures by
the Committee, and 25 nominations. It failed to report four
nominations (for three nominees) and six bills because of tie
votes.
The Senate passed 16 bills reported by or discharged from
the Committee as separate bills. Nine of the 16 were signed
into law. One of the nine, S. 1942, the National Heritage Area
Act, consolidated provisions from 35 separate bills considered
by the Committee. In addition, approximately 60 measures
considered by the Committee were enacted into law as part of
measures not otherwise under the Committee's jurisdiction.
A total of 36 nominations of 30 individuals submitted by
President Biden were referred to the Committee during the 117th
Congress. Of the 36 nominations, 29 nominations for 25
individuals were favorably reported by the Committee, and four
nominations for three individuals failed to be reported on tie
votes. The Senate confirmed 23 nominations favorably reported
by the Committee and one nomination that the Committee failed
to report because of a tie vote pursuant to the provisions of
S. Res. 27.
Seven nominations were returned to the President at the end
of the first session. Six of the seven nominations were
resubmitted by the President at the beginning of the second
session. The Committee favorably reported four of the six (all
of which had been favorably reported during the first session),
but failed to report the other two on tie votes. The Senate
confirmed the four nominations favorably reported by the
Committee, and the President withdrew one of the two remaining
nominations. The Senate returned four nominations at the end of
the second session.
Membership
The Senate appointed majority and minority members of the
Committee for the 117th Congress with the adoption of S. Res.
28 (majority) and S. Res. 32 (minority) on February 3, 2021. S.
Res. 28 appointed Senator Manchin as Chairman and S. Res. 32
appointed Senator Barrasso as Ranking Member.
Jurisdiction
EXCERPTS FROM THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES, to which
committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages,
petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the
following subjects:
1. Coal production, distribution, and utilization.
2. Energy policy.
3. Energy regulation and conservation.
4. Energy related aspects of deepwater ports.
5. Energy research and development.
6. Extraction of minerals from oceans and Outer
Continental Shelf lands.
7. Hydroelectric power, irrigation, and reclamation.
8. Mining education and research.
9. Mining, mineral lands, mining claims, and mineral
conservation.
10. National parks, recreation areas, wilderness
areas, wild and scenic rivers, historical sites,
military parks and battlefields, and on the public
domain, preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects
of interest.
11. Naval petroleum reserves in Alaska.
12. Nonmilitary development of nuclear energy.
13. Oil and gas production and distribution.
14. Public lands and forests, including farming and
grazing thereon, and mineral extraction therefrom.
15. Solar energy systems.
16. Territorial possessions of the United States,
including trusteeships.
Such committee shall also study and review, on a
comprehensive basis, matters relating to energy and resources
development, and report thereon from time to time.
FULL COMMITTEE
Joe Manchin III, Chairman
JURISDICTION
Jurisdiction of the Full Committee includes oversight and
legislative responsibilities for: National Energy Policy,
including international energy affairs and emergency
preparedness; nuclear waste policy; privatization of Federal
assets; territorial policy (including changes in status and
issues affecting Antarctica); Native Hawaiian matters; outdoor
recreation resources; and ad hoc issues. In addition, other
issues are retained in the Full Committee on an ad hoc basis.
Generally, these are issues which (1) require extremely
expeditious handling or (2) substantially overlap two or more
subcommittee jurisdictions, or (3) are of exceptional national
significance in which all Members wish to participate.
NOMINATIONS
Thirty-six Presidential nominations of 30 individuals
(including first and second nominations of the same individual)
were referred to the Committee during the 117th Congress.
Of the 22 nominations submitted during the first session,
the Committee favorably reported 18, failed to report on three,
and did not vote on one. The Senate confirmed 14 nominations
favorably reported by the Committee and one that the Committee
failed to report on a tie vote. The Senate returned seven
nominations to the President at the end of the first session
pursuant to Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the
Senate.
The President resubmitted six of the seven returned
nominations at the beginning of the second session. The
Committee favorably reported four of the six a second time, and
the Senate confirmed those four during the second session. One
was withdrawn by the President and the other was again returned
to the President at the end of the second session.
The President made eight additional nominations that were
referred to the Committee during the second session. The
Committee favorably reported seven of the eight, and the Senate
confirmed five of the seven. The remaining three were returned
to the President (along with the one noted in the previous
paragraph) at the end of the second session.
Nominations confirmed
The Committee considered the nominations of 30 nominees
whose nominations were referred to the Committee. It held
hearings on 29 of the 30 and favorably reported the nominations
of 25 of the 30. The Senate confirmed one nomination (for Tracy
Stone-Manning) that the Committee failed to report on a tie
vote. The confirmed nominations were for:
Jennifer Mulhern Granholm, to be Secretary of Energy.
Received January 20, 2021. Hearing held January 27, 2021.
Favorably reported February 3, 2021. Confirmed February 25,
2021, by a vote of 64-35.
Debra Anne Haaland, to be Secretary of the Interior.
Received January 20, 2021. Hearings held February 23-24, 2021.
Favorably reported March 4, 2021. Confirmed March 15, 2021, by
a vote of 51-40.
David Turk, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy. Received
February 13, 2021. Hearing held March 4, 2021. Favorably
reported March 11, 2021. Confirmed March 24, 2021, by a vote of
98-2.
Robert T. Anderson, to be Solicitor of the Department of
the Interior. Received April 12, 2021. Hearing held May 18,
2021. Favorably reported July 22, 2021. Confirmed September 29,
2021 by a vote of 53-44.
Tommy P. Beaudreau, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior.
Received April 15, 2021. Hearing held April 29, 2021. Favorably
reported May 13, 2021. Confirmed June 17, 2021, by a vote of
88-9.
Shannon Aneal Estenoz, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish
and Wildlife and Parks. Received April 19, 2021. (Joint
referral with the Committee on Environment and Public Works).
Hearing held May 18, 2021. Favorably reported May 27, 2021.
Confirmed June 24, 2021, by voice vote.
Tanya Marie Trujillo, to be an Assistant Secretary of the
Interior (Water and Science). Received April 14, 2021. Hearing
held May 18, 2021. Favorably reported May 27, 2021. Confirmed
June 17, 2021, by voice vote.
Shalanda H. Baker, to be Director of the Office of Minority
Economic Impact, Department of Energy. First nomination (PN440)
received April 27, 2021. Hearing held June 8, 2021. Favorably
reported July 22, 2021. Returned to the President pursuant to
Rule XXXI January 3, 2022. Second nomination (PN1550) received
January 4, 2022. Favorably reported March 8, 2022. Confirmed
June 7, 2022, by a vote of 54-45.
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, to be Director of the Office of
Science, Department of Energy. First nomination (PN441)
received April 27, 2021. Hearing held August 3, 2021. Favorably
reported November 2, 2021. Returned to the President pursuant
to Rule XXXI January 3, 2022. Second nomination received
January 4, 2022. Favorably reported March 8, 2022. Confirmed
May 10, 2022, by a vote of 54-45.
Tracy Stone-Manning, to be Director of the Bureau of Land
Management. Received April 27, 2021. Hearing held on June 8,
2021. Failed to report on a tie vote. Discharged pursuant to S.
Res. 27 on July 27, 2021. Confirmed September 30, 2021, by a
vote of 50-45.
Samuel T. Walsh, to be General Counsel of the Department of
Energy. Received on April 28, 2021. Hearing held June 8, 2021.
Favorably reported July 22, 2021. Confirmed August 9, 2021, by
voice vote.
Geraldine Richmond, to be Under Secretary for Science,
Department of Energy. Received April 29, 2021. Hearing held
August 3, 2021. Favorably reported November 2, 2021. Confirmed
November 4, 2021, by voice vote.
Andrew Eilperin Light, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Energy (International Affairs). Received April 29, 2021.
Hearing held June 8, 2021. Favorably reported July 22, 2021.
Confirmed August 11, 2021, by voice vote.
M. Camille Calimlim Touton, to be Commissioner of
Reclamation. Received June 24, 2021. Hearing held September 21,
2021. Favorably reported November 2, 2021. Confirmed November
4, 2021, by voice vote.
Sara C. Bronin, to be Chairman of the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation. First nomination (PN771) received July
13, 2021. Hearing held September 21, 2021. Favorably reported
November 18, 2021. Returned to the President pursuant to Rule
XXXI January 3, 2022. Second nomination (PN1552) received
January 4, 2022. Favorably reported March 8, 2022. Confirmed
December 22, 2022, by voice vote.
Brad John Crabtree, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Fossil Energy and Carbon Management). Received September 13,
2021. Hearing held October 19, 2021. Favorably reported
November 2, 2021. Confirmed April 28, 2022, by voice vote.
Charles F. Sams III, to be Director of the National Park
Service. Received September 13, 2021. Hearing held October 19,
2021. Favorably reported November 2, 2021. Confirmed November
18, 2021, by voice vote.
Willie L. Phillips, Jr., to be a Member of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30,
2026. Received September 20, 2021. Hearing held October 19,
2021. Favorably reported November 2, 2021. Confirmed November
16, 2021, by voice vote.
Joseph F. DeCarolis, to be Administrator of the Energy
Information Administration. First nomination (PN1222) received
October 4, 2021. Returned to the President pursuant to Rule
XXXI on January 3, 2022. Second nomination (PN1554) received
January 4, 2022. Hearing held February 8, 2022. Favorably
reported March 8, 2022. Confirmed March 31, 2022, by voice
vote.
Kathryn Huff, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Nuclear Energy). Received February 28, 2022. Hearing held
March 17, 2022. Favorably reported April 28, 2022. Confirmed
May 5, 2022, by a vote of 80-11.
David Applegate, to be Director of the United States
Geological Survey. Received March 8, 2022. Hearing held April
28, 2022. Favorably reported June 14, 2022. Confirmed August 4,
2022, by voice vote.
Evelyn Wang, to be Director of the Advanced Research
Projects Agency-Energy. Received March 8, 2022. Hearing held
April 28, 2022. Favorably reported June 14, 2022. Confirmed
December 22, 2022, by voice vote.
Carmen G. Cantor, to be an Assistant Secretary of the
Interior (Insular and International Affairs). Received March
15, 2022. Hearing held April 28, 2022. Favorably reported June
14, 2022. Confirmed July 20, 2022, by voice vote.
Gene Rodrigues, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Electricity and Energy Reliability). Received September 12,
2022. Hearing held November 17, 2022. Favorably reported
December 1, 2022. Confirmed December 21, 2022, by voice vote.
Nominations not reported because of a tie vote
Pursuant to S. Res. 27 of the 117th Congress, if a
Committee was unable to report a nomination because of a tie
vote, the Chairman of the Committee was directed to transmit a
notice of the tie vote to the Secretary of the Senate, after
which either the Majority or Minority Leader could make a
motion to discharge the nomination.
The Committee was unable to report the nominations of three
nominees because of tie votes. The Senate confirmed one
pursuant to the provisions of S. Res. 27; it returned another
pursuant to Rule XXXI at the end of the 117th Congress; and the
President withdrew the third. The three nominees were:
Tracy Stone-Manning, to be Director of the Bureau of Land
Management. Received April 27, 2021. Hearing held on June 8,
2021. Failed to report on a tie vote. Discharged pursuant to S.
Res. 27 on July 27, 2021. Confirmed September 30, 2021, by a
vote of
50-45.
Laura Daniel-Davis, to be an Assistant Secretary of the
Interior (Land and Minerals Management). First nomination
(PN761) received June 24, 2021. Hearing held September 21,
2021. Failed to report on a tie vote on November 18, 2021.
Returned to the President under Rule XXXI January 3, 2022.
Second nomination (PN1553) received January 4, 2022. Second
hearing held February 8, 2022. Failed to report on a tie vote
on July 21, 2022. Returned to the President under Rule XXXI
January 3, 2023.
Maria Duaime Robinson, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Energy (Office of Electricity). First nomination (PN1223)
received October 4, 2021. Returned to the President pursuant to
Rule XXXI on January 3, 2022. Second nomination (PN1549)
received January 4, 2022. Hearing held February 8, 2022. Failed
to report on a tie vote May 3, 2022. Withdrawn June 8, 2022.
Nominations returned under Rule XXXI
The Senate returned seven nominations to the President
pursuant to Rule XXXI at the end of the first session of the
117th Congress. The President resubmitted six of the seven
nominations at the beginning of the second session. As detailed
above, four (Shalanda Baker, Asmeret Berhe, Sara Bronin, and
Joseph DeCarolis) of the six were confirmed, one (Maria
Robinson) was withdrawn, and one (Laura Daniel-Davis) was again
returned at the end of the second session. One of the
nominations returned to the President at the end of the first
session (Cynthia Weiner Stachelberg) was not resubmitted during
the second session.
In addition, three nominations made during the second
session were returned at the end of the second session. The
three nominations were for:
Richard Glick, to be a Member of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2027
(reappointment). Received May 24, 2022. Returned to the
President pursuant to Rule XXXI on January 3, 2023.
Jeffrey Matthew Marootian, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Energy (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy). Received July
21, 2022. Hearing held November 17, 2022. Favorably reported
December 1, 2022. Returned to the President pursuant to Rule
XXXI on January 3, 2023.
David Crane, to be the Under Secretary of Energy. Received
August 3, 2022. Hearing held November 17, 2022. Favorably
reported December 1, 2022. Returned to the President pursuant
to Rule XXXI on January 3, 2023.
Nomination withdrawn
One nomination was withdrawn by the President:
Maria Duaime Robinson, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Energy (Office of Electricity). First nomination (PN1223)
received October 4, 2021. Returned to the President pursuant to
Rule XXXI on January 3, 2022. Second nomination (PN1549)
received January 4, 2022. Hearing held February 8, 2022. Failed
to report on a tie vote May 3, 2022. Withdrawn June 8, 2022.
Privileged nomination
In addition, the President nominated Ali Nouri to be an
Assistant Secretary of Energy (Congressional and
Intergovernmental Affairs) on April 12, 2021.
Section 2(36)(B) of S. Res. 116 of the 112th Congress
designates nominations for the Assistant Secretary of Energy
``whose primary responsibility is legislative affairs'' as
privileged. Pursuant to section 1 of S. Res. 116, Mr. Nouri's
nomination was placed on the Executive Calendar under the
heading ``Privileged Nominations'' on April 12, 2021, without
referral to the Committee, but subject to receipt of a written
certification from Chairman Manchin of the receipt of
biographical and financial information from the nominee.
Chairman Manchin certified receipt of the necessary information
on April 13, 2021, and the nomination was placed on the
Executive Calendar pursuant to section 1(c)(2) of S. Res. 116
on May 6, 2021. The Senate confirmed the nomination on June 22,
2021, by voice vote.
HEARINGS
The Full Committee held 56 hearings, including seven
legislative hearings, 35 oversight hearings, and 14 nomination
hearings during the 117th Congress, as follows:
January 27, 2021
Hearing to consider the nomination of the Honorable
Jennifer Granholm to be the Secretary of Energy. S. Hrg. 117-
105.
February 3, 2021
Oversight hearing to examine climate trends and progress in
addressing climate change. S. Hrg. 117-106.
February 23, 2021
Hearing to consider the nomination of the Honorable Debra
Haaland to be the Secretary of the Interior. S. Hrg. 117-107.
February 24, 2021
Continuation of hearing to consider the nomination of the
Honorable Debra Haaland to be the Secretary of the Interior. S.
Hrg. 117-107.
March 4, 2021
Hearing to consider the nomination of David M. Turk to be
the Deputy Secretary of Energy. S. Hrg. 117-116.
March 11, 2021
Oversight hearing to examine the reliability, resiliency,
and affordability of electric service in the United States amid
the changing energy mix and extreme weather events. S. Hrg.
117-117.
March 16, 2021
Oversight hearing on transportation technologies. S. Hrg.
117-118.
March 25, 2021
Oversight hearing on nuclear energy. S. Hrg. 117-120.
April 15, 2021
Oversight hearing to examine the leading role of the
Department of Energy in American energy innovation and how its
research, development, demonstration, and deployment programs
may be enhanced to further boost the economic competitiveness
of the United States. S. Hrg. 117-121.
April 22, 2021
Oversight hearing on carbon and carbon-dioxide utilization
technologies. S. Hrg. 117-122.
April 27, 2021
Oversight hearing on the Department of the Interior's
onshore oil and gas leasing program. S. Hrg. 117-123.
April 29, 2021
Hearing to consider the nomination of Tommy P. Beaudreau to
be Deputy Secretary of the Interior. S. Hrg. 117-124.
May 13, 2021
Oversight hearing to examine offshore energy development
under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. S. Hrg. 117-126.
May 18, 2021
Hearing to consider the nominations of:
Mr. Robert T. Anderson to be Solicitor of
the Department of the Interior;
Ms. Shannon A. Estenoz to be Assistant
Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and
Ms. Tanya M. Trujillo to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Interior (Water and Science). S. Hrg.
117-127.
May 20, 2021
Oversight hearing to examine the role of reforestation,
active forest management, and carbon storage in fostering
resiliency. S. Hrg. 117-128.
June 8, 2021
Hearing to consider the nominations of:
Ms. Tracy Stone-Manning to be Director of
the Bureau of Land Management;
Ms. Shalanda H. Baker to be Director of the
Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of
Energy;
Mr. Samuel T. Walsh to be General Counsel,
Department of Energy; and
Dr. Andrew E. Light to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (International Affairs). S. Hrg.
117-139.
June 15, 2021
Oversight hearing to examine the President's budget request
for the Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2022. S. Hrg. 117-
140.
June 17, 2021
Oversight hearing to examine the President's budget request
for the U.S. Forest Service for Fiscal Year 2022. S. Hrg. 117-
142.
June 24, 2021
Oversight hearing to examine the infrastructure needs of
the U.S. energy sector, western water, and public lands. S.
Hrg. 117-441.
July 27, 2021
Oversight hearing to examine the President's budget request
for the Department of the Interior for Fiscal Year 2022. S.
Hrg. 117-443.
July 29, 2021
Legislative hearing on S. 375 and H.R. 1192, the Puerto
Rico Recovery Accuracy in Disclosures Act of 2021. S. Hrg. 117-
447.
August 3, 2021
Hearing to consider the nominations of:
Dr. Geraldine Richmond to be Under Secretary
for Science, Department of Energy;
Ms. Cynthia Weiner Stachelberg to be an
Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Policy,
Management, and Budget); and
Dr. Asmeret Berhe to be Director of the
Office of Science, Department of Energy. S. Hrg. 117-
358.
August 5, 2021
Oversight hearing on the role of and programs within the
Department of Energy's Office of Science. S. Hrg. 117-434.
September 21, 2021
Hearing to consider the nominations of:
Ms. Laura Daniel-Davis to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Interior (Land and Minerals
Management);
Ms. Camille C. Touton to be Commissioner of
Reclamation; and
Ms. Sara C. Bronin to be Chairman of the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. S. Hrg. 117-
354.
September 28, 2021
Oversight hearing to review the administration of laws
under the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission. S. Hrg. 117-448.
October 5, 2021
Oversight hearing on the Mining Law of 1872. S. Hrg. 117-
449.
October 19, 2021
Hearing to consider the nominations of:
Mr. Willie L. Phillips, Jr. to be a Member
of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
Mr. Brad J. Crabtree to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy and Carbon
Management); and
Mr. Charles F. Sams III to be Director of
the National Park Service. S. Hrg. 117-452.
October 21, 2021
Legislative hearing on:
S. 1734, to direct the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage
and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed
by the Department of the Interior or the Forest
Service, with an emphasis on units of the National
Forest System in the western United States, and for
other purposes (National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021);
S. 1964, to amend the Omnibus Parks and
Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide for the
establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention Account, and
for other purposes (Ski Hill Resources for Economic
Development Act of 2021);
S. 2404, to improve Federal activities
relating to wildfires, and for other purposes (Western
Wildfire Support Act of 2021);
S. 2436, to amend the Healthy Forests
Restoration Act of 2003 to establish emergency fireshed
management areas, and for other purposes (FIRESHEDS
Act);
S. 2561, to amend the Forest and Rangeland
Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to
provide that a land resource management plan or land
use plan approved, amended, or revised under those Acts
shall not be considered to be a continuing Federal
agency action or constitute a discretionary Federal
involvement or control for a distinct Federal purpose,
and for other purposes;
S. 2564, to establish a pilot program under
which the Chief of the Forest Service may use
alternative dispute resolution in lieu of judicial
review for certain projects (Protect Collaboration for
Healthier Forests Act);
S. 2650, to provide mandatory funding for
hazardous fuels reduction projects on certain Federal
land, and for other purposes (Wildfire Resilient
Communities Act);
S. 2806, to direct the Secretary of
Agriculture to select and implement landscape-scale
forest restoration projects, to assist communities in
increasing their resilience to wildfire, and for other
purposes (Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021); and
S. 2836, to improve revegetation and carbon
sequestration activities in the United States, and for
other purposes (America's Revegetation and Carbon
Sequestration Act of 2021). S. Hrg. 117-455.
November 4, 2021
Oversight hearing on potential non-electric applications of
civilian nuclear energy. S. Hrg. 117-456.
November 16, 2021
Oversight hearing on domestic and international energy
price trends. S. Hrg. 117-435.
December 2, 2021
Legislative hearing on:
S. 1229, a bill to modify the procedures for
issuing special recreation permits for certain public
land units, and for other purposes;
S. 1269, a bill to require the Secretary of
the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to
complete an interagency report on the effects of
special recreation permits on environmental justice
communities, and for other purposes;
S. 1616, a bill to provide exceptions from
permitting and fee requirements for content creation,
regardless of distribution platform, including digital
or analog video and digital or analog audio recording
activities, conducted on land under the jurisdiction of
the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the
Interior;
S. 1874, a bill to promote innovative
approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land and to
increase opportunities for collaboration with non-
Federal partners, and for other purposes;
S. 2258, a bill to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to establish a Parks, Jobs, and Equity
Program to support job creation, economic
revitalization, and park development for communities
impacted by COVID-19;
S. 2886, a bill to amend title 54, United
States Code, to authorize the donation and distribution
of capes, horns, and antlers from wildlife management
activities carried out on National Park System land;
S. 2887, a bill to codify the existing
Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program of the
National Park Service, and for other purposes;
S. 3264, a bill to require the Secretary of
the Interior and the Sectary of Agriculture to develop
long-distance bike trails on Federal lands, and for
other purposes; and
S. 3266, a bill to improve recreation
opportunities on, and facilitate greater access to,
Federal public land, and for other purposes. S. Hrg.
117-457.
January 11, 2022
Oversight hearing on maintaining existing hydropower
capacity, expanding hydropower at non-powered dams, and
increasing pumped storage hydropower. S. Hrg. 117-458.
February 1, 2022
Oversight hearing on the state of the U.S. territories. S.
Hrg. 117-460.
February 8, 2022
Hearing to consider the nominations of:
Ms. Maria D. Robinson to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Office of Electricity);
Dr. Joseph F. DeCarolis to be Administrator
of the Energy Information Administration; and
Ms. Laura Daniel-Davis to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Interior (Land and Minerals
Management). S. Hrg. 117-461.
February 10, 2022
Oversight hearing on the use of clean hydrogen in the
transportation, utility, industrial, commercial, and
residential sectors. S. Hrg. 117-274.
March 1, 2022
Legislative hearing on:
S. 3699, a bill to provide guidance for and
investment in the research and development activities
of the Department of Energy Office of Science and for
other purposes;
S. 3428, bill to require the Secretary of
Energy to establish a program to provide Federal
financial assistance to support advanced nuclear
reactors and associated supply chain infrastructure,
and for other purposes;
S. 2733, a bill to terminate the United
States Enrichment Corporation Fund and transfer
remaining amounts to the Treasury;
S. 2896, a bill to amend the Energy
Reorganization Act of 1974 to clarify whistleblower
rights and protections, and for other purposes;
S. 2232, a bill to direct the Secretary of
Energy to fund projects to restore and modernize
National Laboratories, and for other purposes;
S. 2302, a bill to amend the Department of
Energy Organization Act to assign certain functions to
the Assistant Secretaries of Energy relating to energy
emergencies and energy security, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 3119, an act to amend the Department of
Energy Organization Act with respect to functions
assigned to Assistant Secretaries, and for other
purposes. S. Hrg. 117-275.
March 3, 2022
Oversight hearing on the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission's policy statements on the construction and
operation of interstate natural gas pipelines and other natural
gas infrastructure projects. S. Hrg. 117-276.
March 10, 2022
Oversight hearing on the use of energy as a tool and a
weapon and ensuring energy security for the United States and
its allies. S. Hrg. 117-463.
March 17, 2022
Hearing to consider the nomination of Kathryn Huff to be an
Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy). S. Hrg. 117-
464.
March 29, 2022
Oversight hearing on the strategic importance of the Freely
Associated States. S. Hrg. 117-465.
March 31, 2022
Oversight hearing on domestic critical mineral mining,
processing, refining, and reprocessing. S. Hrg. 117-466.
April 7, 2022
Oversight hearing on the scope and scale of critical
mineral demand and recycling. S. Hrg. 117-294.
April 28, 2022
Hearing to consider the nominations of:
Dr. David Applegate to be Director of the
United States Geological Survey;
Ambassador Carmen G. Cantor to be an
Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Insular and
International Affairs); and
Dr. Evelyn Wang to be Director of the
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of
Energy. S. Hrg. 117-295.
May 5, 2022
Oversight hearing to examine the President's budget request
for the Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2023. S. Hrg. 117-
296.
May 17, 2022
Oversight hearing on the energy and mineral partnership
between the United States and Canada. S. Hrg. 117-298.
May 19, 2022
Oversight hearing to examine the President's budget request
for the Department of the Interior for Fiscal Year 2023. S.
Hrg. 117-299.
June 9, 2022
Oversight hearing to examine the President's budget request
for the U.S. Forest Service for Fiscal Year 2023. S. Hrg. 117-
467.
June 14, 2022
Oversight hearing on solutions to extreme drought in the
western United States. S. Hrg. 117-468.
July 19, 2022
Oversight hearing on Federal regulatory authorities
governing the development of interstate hydrogen pipelines,
storage, import, and export facilities. S. Hrg. 117-470.
July 28, 2022
Legislative hearing on:
S. 3145, a bill to amend the Natural Gas Act
to expedite approval of exports of small volumes of
natural gas, and for other purposes;
S. 3543, a bill to support research,
development, and other activities to develop innovative
vehicle technologies, and for other purposes;
S. 3719, a bill to establish the
Southwestern Power Administration Fund, and for other
purposes;
S. 3740, a bill to provide for a
comprehensive and integrative program to accelerate
microelectronics research and development at the
Department of Energy, and for other purposes;
S. 3769, a bill to amend the Energy
Conservation and Production Act to improve the
weatherization assistance program, and for other
purposes;
S. 3856, a bill to prohibit the importation
of uranium from the Russian Federation;
S. 4038, a bill to increase the production
and use of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation
fuel, and for other purposes;
S. 4061, a bill to amend the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act to modify the definition of water
heater under energy conservation standards, and for
other purposes;
S. 4066, a bill to amend the Energy Act of
2020 to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a
program to accelerate the availability of commercially
produced high-assay, low-enriched uranium in the United
States and to make high-assay, low-enriched uranium
produced from Department of Energy inventories
available for use in advanced nuclear reactors, and for
other purposes; and
S. 4280, a bill to require the Secretary of
Energy to remove carbon dioxide directly from ambient
air or seawater, and for other purposes. S. Hrg. 117-
473.
September 15, 2022
Oversight hearing on the Federal Government's role in
supporting the commercialization of fusion energy. S. Hrg. 117-
474.
September 22, 2022
Oversight hearing on the deployment of innovative battery
and non-battery technologies for energy storage. S. Hrg. 117-
476.
September 29, 2022
Legislative hearing on:
S. 4729, a bill to amend the Agricultural
Credit Act of 1978 to waive the cost share requirement
under the emergency forest restoration program for land
damaged by the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire;
S. 4833, a bill to improve the health and
resiliency of giant sequoias, and for other purposes;
S. 4835, a bill to provide for the removal
of small-diameter trees in fire hazard areas, and for
other purposes;
S. 4837, a bill to amend the Omnibus Public
Land Management Act of 2009 to establish within the
Mount Hood National Forest in the State of Oregon
Indian Treaty Resources Emphasis Zones, and for other
purposes;
S. 4877, a bill to amend Public Law 91-378
to authorize activities relating to Civilian
Conservation Centers, and for other purposes;
S. 4884, a bill to require the Secretary of
the Interior, in coordination with the Secretary of
Agriculture, to establish a joint natural
infrastructure science program, and for other purposes;
S. 4891, a bill to amend the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize certain
construction activities on public lands, and for other
purposes;
S. 4904, a bill to address the forest health
crisis on the National Forest System and public lands,
and for other purposes;
S. 4935, a bill to require the Secretary of
the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to
implement measures to better prepare for and more
quickly respond to wildfires on certain public land and
in certain National Forests;
S. 4942, a bill to amend the Southwest
Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of 2004 to
require the establishment of an additional Institute
under that Act;
S. 4944, a bill to provide for the operation
and establishment of, and procurement of supplies for,
firewood banks, and for other purposes; and
S. 4945, a bill to require the Secretary of
Agriculture to establish a pilot program for the
establishment and use of a pre-fire-suppression stand
density index, and for other purposes. S. Hrg. 117-477.
November 17, 2022
Hearing to consider the nominations of:
David Crane to be Under Secretary of Energy
(Infrastructure);
Jeffrey M. Marootian to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy); and
Gene Rodrigues to be an Assistant Secretary
of Energy (Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability). S. Hrg. 117-522.
December 1, 2022
Legislative hearing on:
S. 3112, a bill to amend the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 to establish a Hydrogen Technologies for
Heavy Industry Grant Program, and for other purposes;
S. 3152, a bill to amend the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 to disqualify certain borrowers from
receiving a guarantee for a project, and for other
purposes;
S. 3915, a bill to require the Secretary of
Energy to provide technology grants to strengthen
domestic mining education, and for other purposes;
S. 3957, a bill to amend the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act to make certain activities
eligible for grants from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Fund, and for other purposes;
S. 3978, a bill to require the Secretary of
Energy to carry out a program to operate a uranium
reserve consisting of uranium produced and converted in
the United States and a program to ensure the
availability of uranium produced, converted, and
enriched in the United States, and for other purposes;
S. 4420, a bill to provide for advancements
in carbon removal research, quantification, and
commercialization, including by harnessing natural
processes, and for other purposes;
S. 4424, a bill to amend the Recreation and
Public Purposes Act to authorize sales and leases of
certain Federal land to federally recognized Indian
Tribes, and for other purposes;
S. 4515, a bill to require the Secretary of
Energy to stipulate, as a condition on the sale at
auction of any crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum
Reserve, that the crude oil not be exported to certain
countries, and for other purposes;
S. 4542, a bill to establish the Dolores
River National Conservation Area and the Dolores River
Special Management Area in the State of Colorado, to
protect private water rights in the State, and for
other purposes;
S. 4579, a bill to amend the Energy and
Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2015, to extend certain deadlines applicable to
pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water
to address effects of historic drought conditions, and
for other purposes;
S. 4651, a bill to amend the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy
to stipulate, as a condition on the sale at auction of
any petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum
Reserve, that the petroleum products not be exported to
certain countries, to prohibit such sales to certain
state-owned entities, and for other purposes;
S. 4732, a bill to authorize the Georgetown
African American Historic Landmark Project and Tour to
establish a commemorative work in the District of
Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes;
S. 4860, a bill to provide for the
establishment of a grazing management program on
Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, and for other
purposes;
S. 4995, a bill to require the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to
prioritize the completion of the Continental Divide
National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes;
S. 5129, a bill to modify the boundary of
the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of
Kentucky;
S.J. Res. 62, a joint resolution approving
the location of a memorial to commemorate the
commitment of the United States to a free press by
honoring journalists who sacrificed their lives in
service to that cause; and
A discussion draft to establish a new
organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a
consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities,
ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear water, and
for other purposes. S. Hrg. 117-523.
December 13, 2022
Oversight hearing on the Department of the Interior's
implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
S. Hrg. 117-524.
BUSINESS MEETINGS
The Committee held 16 business meetings, at which it
ordered reported 28 nominations for 25 individuals and 68 bills
and one resolution. It also considered, but failed to report on
tie votes, four nominations for three individuals and five
bills. The 16 business meetings were on:
February 3, 2021
The Committee ordered reported the nomination of Ms.
Jennifer Mulhern Granholm to be Secretary of Energy.
February 12, 2021
The Committee ordered reported an original resolution (S.
Res. 60) authorizing expenditures by the Committee for the
117th Congress.
March 4, 2021
The Committee ordered reported the nomination of Ms. Debra
Anne Haaland to be Secretary of the Interior.
March 11, 2021
The Committee ordered reported the nomination of Mr. David
Turk to be Deputy Secretary of Energy.
May 13, 2021
The Committee ordered reported the nomination of Mr. Tommy
P. Beaudreau to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior.
May 27, 2021
The Committee ordered reported the nominations of:
Ms. Shannon A. Estenoz to be Assistant
Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and
Ms. Tanya M. Trujillo to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Interior (Water and Science).
The Committee failed to report the nomination of Mr. Robert
T. Anderson to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior
on a tie vote.
July 14, 2021
The Committee ordered reported S. 2377, an original bill to
invest in the energy and outdoor infrastructure of the United
States to deploy new and innovative technologies, update
existing infrastructure to be reliable and resilient, and
secure energy infrastructure against physical and cyber
threats, and for other purposes (without written report).
July 22, 2021
The Committee ordered reported the nominations of:
Mr. Robert T. Anderson to be Solicitor of
the Department of the Interior;
Ms. Shalanda H. Baker to be Director of the
Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of
Energy;
Mr. Samuel T. Walsh to be General Counsel,
Department of Energy; and
Mr. Andrew E. Light to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (International Affairs).
The Committee failed to report the nomination of Ms. Tracy
Stone-Manning to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management
on a tie vote.
November 2, 2021
The Committee ordered reported the nominations of:
Dr. Geraldine Richmond, to be Under
Secretary for Science, Department of Energy;
Ms. Camille Touton, to be Commissioner of
Reclamation, Department of the Interior;
Mr. Brad J. Crabtree, to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy and Carbon
Management);
Mr. Charles F. Sams III, to be Director of
the National Park Service, Department of the Interior;
Mr. Willie L. Phillips, Jr., to be a Member
of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and
Dr. Asmeret Berhe to be Director of the
Office of Science, Department of Energy;
November 18, 2021
The Committee ordered reported the following bills:
S. 172, a bill to authorize the National
Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a
commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its
environs, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-49;
S. 180, a bill to withdraw certain Bureau of
Land Management land from mineral development. S. Rept.
117-60;
S. 270, a bill to amend the Act entitled
``Act to provide for the establishment of the Brown v.
Board of Education National Historic Site in the State
of Kansas, and for other purposes'' to provide for
inclusion of additional related sites in the National
Park System, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-87;
S. 491, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act to designate certain river segments in the
York River watershed in the State of Maine as
components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers
System, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-50;
S. 535, a bill to authorize the location of
a memorial on the National Mall to commemorate and
honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on
active duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism,
and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-51;
S. 569, a bill to direct the Secretary of
Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System
land to the State of South Dakota, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 117-55;
S. 609, a bill to withdraw the National
Forest System land in the Ruby Mountains subdivision of
the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the National
Wildlife Refuge System land in Ruby Lake National
Wildlife Refuge, Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada,
from operation under the mineral leasing laws. S. Rept.
117-70;
S. 753, a bill to reauthorize the Highlands
Conservation Act, to authorize States to use funds from
that Act for administrative purposes and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 117-89;
S. 904, a bill to require the Secretary of
the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to
digitize and make publicly available geographic
information system mapping data relating to public
access to Federal land and waters for outdoor
recreation, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-83;
S. 1317, a bill to modify the boundary of
the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in the
State of Arizona, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-
61;
S. 1320, a bill to establish the Chircahua
National Park in the State of Arizona as a unit of the
National Park System, and for other purposes. S. Rept.
117-88;
S. 1354, a bill to amend the National Trails
System Act to designate the Chilkoot National Historic
Trail and to provide for a study of the Alaska Long
Trail, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-84;
S. 1583, a bill to reauthorize the Lake
Tahoe Restoration Act, and for other purposes. S. Rept.
117-85;
S. 1589, a bill to designate certain land
administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the
Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness and
national recreation areas, to withdraw certain land
located in Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon,
from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal
under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent
under the mining laws, and operation under the mineral
leasing and geothermal leasing laws, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 117-90;
S. 1620, a bill to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to convey to the city of Eunice,
Louisiana, certain Federal land in the State of
Louisiana, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-86;
S. 1964, a bill to amend the Omnibus Parks
and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide for
the establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention Account,
and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-56;
S. 2158, a bill to extend the authorization
for the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission.
S. Rept. 117-71;
S. 2433, a bill to require the Secretary of
the Interior to develop and maintain a cadaster of
Federal real property. S. Rept. 117-91;
S. 2490, a bill to establish the Blackwell
School National Historic Site in Marfa, Texas, and for
other purposes. S. Rept. 117-92;
S. 2524, a bill to amend the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to
aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants
of Alaska Natives from being used to determine
eligibility for certain programs, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 117-72;
S. 3435, an original bill to reauthorize
funding for certain National Heritage Areas (without
written report);
H.R. 297, an Act to require the Secretary of
Agriculture to conduct a study on the establishment of,
and the potential land that could be included in, a
unit of the National Forest System in the State of
Hawaii and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-57;
H.R. 1192, an Act to impose requirements on
the payment of compensation to professional persons
employed in voluntary cases commenced under title III
of the Puerto Rico Oversight Management and Economic
Stability Act (commonly known as ``PROMESA''). S. Rept.
117-48;
H.R. 1664, an Act to authorize the National
Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a
commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its
environs, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-52; and
H.R. 2497, an Act to establish the Amache
National Heritage Site in the State of Colorado as a
unit of the National Park Service, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 117-58.
The Committee also favorably reported the nomination of
Sara Bronin to be Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation and failed to report the nomination of Laura
Daniel-Davis, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior
(Land and Minerals Management), on a tie vote.
March 8, 2022
The Committee ordered reported the nominations of:
Ms. Shalanda H. Baker to be Director of the
Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of
Energy;
Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe to be Director of
the Office of Science, Department of Energy;
Ms. Sara C. Bronin, to be Chairman of the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and
Dr. Joseph F. DeCarolis to be Administrator
of the Energy Information Administration.
April 28, 2022
The Committee ordered reported the nomination of Dr.
Kathryn Huff to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear
Energy).
May 3, 2022
The Committee ordered reported the following bills:
S. 177, a bill to amend the John D. Dingell,
Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to
establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Rio
Grande del Norte National Monument and to modify the
boundary of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument.
S. Rept. 117-151;
S. 1128, a bill to provide for the
continuation of higher education through the conveyance
to the University of Alaska of certain public land in
the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. S. Rept.
117-152;
S. 1222, a bill to designate and adjust
certain lands in the State of Utah as components of the
National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 117-153;
S. 1321, a bill to modify the boundary of
the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 117-154;
S. 1631, a bill to authorize the Secretary
of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System
land in the State of Arizona to the Arizona Board of
Regents, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-155;
S. 1942, a bill to standardize the
designation of National Heritage Areas, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 117-156;
S. 2438, a bill to modify the boundary of
the Cane River Creole National Historical Park in the
State of Louisiana, and for other purposes; S. Rept.
117-157; and
S. 3266, a bill to improve certain
recreation opportunities on, and facilitate greater
access to, Federal public land, and for other purposes.
S. Rept. 117-158.
The Committee failed to report the nomination of Maria
Duaime Robinson to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Office
of Electricity) and three bills on tie votes. The three bills
were:
S. 173, a bill to provide for the
designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation
management areas, and conservation areas in the State
of Colorado, and for other purposes.
S. 182, a bill to withdraw certain Federal
land in the Pecos Watershed area of the State of New
Mexico from mineral entry, and for other purposes.
S. 455, a bill to designate and expand
wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the
State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in
Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as
wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes.
June 14, 2022
The Committee ordered reported the nominations of:
Dr. David Applegate to be Director of the
United States Geological Survey;
Ambassador Carmen G. Cantor to be an
Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Insular and
International Affairs); and
Dr. Evelyn Wang to be Director of the
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of
Energy.
July 21, 2022
The Committee ordered reported the following bills:
S. 557, a bill to establish a pilot program
for native plant species, and for other purposes. S.
Rept. 117-179;
S. 1344, a bill to redesignate the Pullman
National Monument in the State of Illinois as the
Pullman National Historical Park, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 117-166;
S. 1538, a bill to amend the Smith River
National Recreation Area Act to include certain
additions to the Smith River National Recreation Area,
to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate
certain wild rivers in the State of Oregon, and for
other purposes. S. Rept. 117-241;
S. 1718, a bill 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 added to the park, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 117-180;
S. 1769, a bill to adjust the boundary of
the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to
include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 117-181;
S. 2130, a bill to modify the disposition of
certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and to open
Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for
renewable energy, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-
200;
S. 2367, a bill to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to acquire land in Frederick County,
Maryland, for the Historic Preservation Training Center
of the National Park Service, and for other purposes.
S. Rept. 117-167;
S. 2561, a bill to amend the Forest and
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to
provide that a land resource management plan or land
use plan approved, amended, or revised under those Acts
shall not be considered to be a continuing Federal
agency action or constitute a discretionary Federal
involvement or control for a distinct Federal purpose,
and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-198;
S. 2693, a bill to amend the Reclamation
Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to
authorize additional projects related to the Salton
Sea, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-182;
S. 2708, a bill to provide for greater
consultation between the Federal Government and the
governing bodies and community users of land grant-
mercedes in New Mexico, to provide for a process for
recognition of the historic-traditional uses of land
grant-mercedes, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-
242;
S. 2996, a bill to provide for the
distribution of certain outer Continental Shelf
revenues to the State of Alaska, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 117-201;
S. 3046, a bill to codify the authority of
the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the
Interior to conduct certain landscape-scale forest
restoration projects, and for other purposes. S. Rept.
117-197;
S. 3129, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Gila
River system in the State of New Mexico as components
of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, to
provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction
over certain Federal land in the State of New Mexico,
and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-283;
S. 3141, a bill to establish the New
Philadelphia National Historical Park in the State of
Illinois as a unit of the National Park System, and for
other purposes. S. Rept. 117-183;
S. 3185, a bill to amend the Delaware Water
Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend
the exception to the closure of certain roads within
the Recreation Area for local businesses, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 117-184;
S. 3240, a bill to waive the application fee
for applications for special use permits for veterans'
special events at war memorials on land administered by
the National Park Service in the District of Columbia
and its environs, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-
243;
S. 3307, a bill to modify the boundary of
the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield in the State of
Missouri, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-185;
S. 3338, a bill to revise the boundary of
the Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park in the
State of Missouri, and for other purposes. S. Rept.
117-168;
S. 3370, a bill to release the reversionary
interest of the United States in certain non-Federal
land in Salt Lake City, Utah, and for other purposes.
S. Rept. 117-284;
S. 3404, a bill to provide the consent of
Congress to an amendment to the Constitution of the
State of New Mexico. S. Rept. 117-186;
S. 3450, a bill to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain
facilities in the Sun River project, Montana, for the
purpose of hydroelectric power generation. S. Rept.
117-187;
S. 3667, a bill to amend title 54, United
States Code, to establish within the National Park
Service the United States African-American Burial
Grounds Preservation Program, and for other purposes.
S. Rept. 117-244;
S. 3685, a bill to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to conduct a special resource study to
determine the suitability and feasibility of
establishing the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio
as a unit of the National Park Service. S. Rept. 117-
190;
S. 3997, a bill to amend the Land Between
the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 to clarify the
administration of the Land Between the Lakes National
Recreation Area, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-
202;
S. 4080, a bill to modify the boundary of
the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to
include certain Federal land in Lake County,
California, and for other purposes.
S. Rept. 117-245;
S. 4114, a bill to amend Public Law 99-420
to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land
in the State of Maine for use for affordable workforce
housing, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-169;
S. 4121, a bill to designate the Kol Israel
Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio,
as a national memorial. S. Rept. 117-246;
S. 4176, a bill to amend the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act to modify the eligibility
requirements for certain small water storage and
groundwater storage projects and to authorize the use
of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and
for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-188;
S. 4227, a bill to streamline the oil and
gas permitting process and to recognize fee ownership
for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units, and
for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-203;
H.R. 1931, an Act to provide competitive
grants for the promotion of Japanese American
confinement education as a means to understand the
importance of democratic principles, use and abuse of
power, and to raise awareness about the importance of
cultural tolerance toward Japanese Americans, and for
other purposes. S. Rept. 117-170;
H.R. 3531, an Act to authorize the Women Who
Worked on the Home Front Foundation to establish a
commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its
environs, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-189;
H.R. 5001, An act to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to continue to implement endangered
fish recovery programs for the Upper Colorado and San
Juan River Basins, and for other purposes. S. Rept.
117-174;
H.R. 6201, An act to extend the authority
for the establishment of a commemorative work to honor
enslaved and free Black persons who served in the
American Revolution, and for other purposes. S. Rept.
117-171; and
H.R. 6434, an Act to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to establish, within the National Park
Service, the Japanese American World War II History
Network and for other purposes. S. Rept. 117-172.
The Committee failed to report the nomination of Laura
Daniel-Davis to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Land
and Minerals Management) and three bills on tie votes. The
three bills were:
S. 387, a bill to protect, for current and
future generations, the watershed, ecosystem, and
cultural heritage of the Grand Canyon region in the
State of Arizona, to provide for a study relating to
the uranium stockpile in the United States, and for
other purposes;
S. 1493, a bill to sustain economic
development and recreational use of National Forest
System land in the State of Montana, to add certain
land to the National Wilderness Preservation System, to
designate new areas for recreation, and for other
purposes; and
S. 2980, a bill to authorize the voluntary
donation of grazing permits and leases in the State of
New Mexico, and for other purposes.
December 1, 2022
The Committee ordered reported the nominations of:
Mr. David Crane to be Under Secretary of
Energy (Infrastructure);
Mr. Jeffrey M. Marootian to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy); and
Mr. Gene Rodrigues to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability).
Subcommittee on Energy
MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii, Chair
RON WYDEN, Oregon JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota
BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont JAMES E. RISCH, Wisconsin
MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska
ANGUS S. KING, JR., Maine JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma
CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO, Nevada BILL CASSIDY, Louisiana
JOHN W. HICKENLOOPER, Colorado CINDY HYDE-SMITH, Mississippi
ROGER MARSHALL, Kansas
Joe Manchin III and John Barrasso are Ex Officio Members of the
Subcommittee.
JURISDICTION
Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and
legislative responsibilities for: nuclear, coal, and synthetic
fuels research and development; nuclear and non-nuclear energy
commercialization projects; nuclear fuel cycle policy; DOE
National Laboratories; global climate change; new technologies
research and development; nuclear facilities siting and
insurance program; commercialization of new technologies,
including solar energy systems; Federal energy conservation
programs; energy information; liquefied natural gas projects;
oil and natural gas regulation; refinery policy; coal
conversion; utility policy; strategic petroleum reserve;
regulation of Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and other oil and
gas pipeline transportation systems within Alaska; Arctic
research and energy development; and oil, gas, and coal
production and distribution.
HEARINGS
The Subcommittee on Energy held two hearings during the
117th Congress.
June 23, 2021
Oversight hearing to examine existing programs and future
opportunities to ensure access to affordable, reliable, and
clean energy for rural and low-income communities. S. Hrg. 117-
143.
July 13, 2022
Oversight hearing to examine pathways to lower energy
prices in the United States. S. Hrg. 117-469.
Subcommittee on National Parks
ANGUS S. KING, JR., Maine, Chairman
BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont STEVE DAINES, Montana
MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico MIKE LEE, Utah
MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska
MARK KELLY, Arizona JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota
JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma
Joe Manchin III and John Barrasso are Ex Officio Members of the
Subcommittee.
JURISDICTION
Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and
legislative responsibilities for: National Park System; Wild
and Scenic Rivers System; National Trails System; national
recreation areas; national monuments; historic sites; military
parks and battlefields; Land and Water Conservation Fund;
historic preservation; outdoor recreation resources; and
preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of interest on
the public domain.
HEARINGS
The Subcommittee on National Parks held four legislative
hearings and three oversight hearings during the 117th
Congress.
May 26, 2021
Oversight hearing to examine the current state of the
National Park System, including the impacts of COVID-19 on
National Park Service operations, staff, visitation, and
facilities. S. Hrg. 117-129.
June 23, 2021
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on:
S. 31, a bill to limit the establishment or
extension of national monuments in the State of Utah;
S. 172, a bill to authorize the National
Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a
commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its
environs, and for other purposes;
S. 192, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act to designate certain river segments in the
State of Oregon as components of the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes;
S. 270, a bill to amend the Act entitled
``Act to provide for the establishment of the Brown v.
Board of Education National Historic Site in the State
of Kansas, and for other purposes'' to provide for
inclusion of additional related sites in the National
Park System, and for other purposes;
S. 491, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act to designate certain river segments in the
York River watershed in the State of Maine as
components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers
System, and for other purposes;
S. 535, a bill to authorize the location of
a memorial on the National Mall to commemorate and
honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on
active duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism,
and for other purposes;
S. 753, a bill to reauthorize the Highlands
Conservation Act, to authorize States to use funds from
that Act for administrative purposes, and for other
purposes;
S. 1317, a bill to modify the boundary of
the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in the
State of Arizona, and for other purposes;
S. 1320, a bill to establish the Chiricahua
National Park in the State of Arizona as a unit of the
National Park System, and for other purposes;
S. 1321, a bill to modify the boundary of
the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, and for other
purposes;
S. 1354, a bill to amend the National Trails
System Act to designate the Chilkoot National Historic
Trail and to provide for a study of the Alaska Long
Trail, and for other purposes;
S. 1526, a bill to authorize the use of off-
highway vehicles in certain areas of the Capitol Reef
National Park, Utah;
S. 1527, to amend title 54, United States
Code, to provide that State law shall apply to the use
of motor vehicles on roads within a System unit;
S. 1769, a bill to adjust the boundary of
the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to
include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, and for other
purposes; and
S. 1771, a bill to authorize reference to
the museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base
in Blytheville, Arkansas, as the ``National Cold War
Center.'' S. Hrg. 117-440.
July 28, 2021
Oversight hearing on the impacts of overcrowding in our
national parks on park resources and visitor experiences, and
to consider strategic approaches to visitor use management. S.
Hrg. 117-446.
October 6, 2021
Legislative hearing on:
S. 336, a bill to amend the Omnibus Parks
and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to reauthorize
the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway, and for
other purposes;
S. 378, a bill to reauthorize the Rivers of
Steel National Heritage Area, the Lackawanna Valley
National Heritage Area, the Delaware and Lehigh
National Heritage Corridor, the Schuylkill River Valley
National Heritage Area, and the Oil Region National
Heritage Area, and for other purposes;
S. 511, a bill to establish the Bronzeville-
Black Metropolis National Heritage Area in the State of
Illinois, and for other purposes;
S. 635, a bill to reauthorize The Last Green
Valley National Heritage Corridor and the Upper
Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area, and for other
purposes;
S. 654, a bill to reauthorize the Blue Ridge
National Heritage Area, and for other purposes;
S. 787, a bill to amend the Atchafalaya
National Heritage Area Act to extend the authority of
the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to
the local coordinating entity for the Atchafalaya
National Heritage Area under that Act;
S. 825, a bill to establish the Southern
Maryland National Heritage Area, and for other
purposes;
S. 972, a bill to reauthorize the Essex
National Heritage Area, and for other purposes;
S. 990, a bill to reauthorize the Northern
Rio Grande National Heritage Area;
S. 1004, a bill to extend the authorization
of the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area, to
designate the Great Basin National Heritage Route in
the State of Nevada as the ``Great Basin National
Heritage Area'', to designate the Great Basin Heritage
Route Partnership as the ``Great Basin Heritage Area
Partnership'', to extend the authorization of the Great
Basin National Heritage Area, and for other purposes;
S. 1112, a bill to amend the National Trails
System Act to designate the Chisholm National Historic
Trail and the Western National Historic Trail, and for
other purposes.
S. 1224, a bill to reauthorize, and increase
the total funding cap for, the America's Agricultural
Heritage Partnership, to redesignate the America's
Agricultural Heritage Partnership as the ``Silos &
Smokestacks National Heritage Area'', and for other
purposes;
S. 1258, a bill to extend the authorization
of each of the National Coal Heritage Area and the
Wheeling National Heritage Area in the State of West
Virginia, and for other purposes;
S. 1284 and H.R. 2497, to establish the
Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado
as a unit of the National Park System, and for other
purposes;
S. 1318, a bill to reauthorize the Yuma
Crossing National Heritage Area;
S. 1329, a bill to amend the National
Aviation Heritage Area Act to reauthorize the National
Aviation Heritage Area, and for other purposes;
S. 1620, a bill to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to convey to the city of Eunice,
Louisiana, certain Federal land in the State of
Louisiana, and for other purposes;
S. 1643, a bill to establish the Alabama
Black Belt National Heritage Area, and for other
purposes;
S. 1942, a bill to standardize the
designation of National Heritage Areas, and for other
purposes;
S. 1954, a bill to reauthorize the John H.
Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage
Corridor, and for other purposes;
S. 2158, a bill to extend the authorization
of the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission;
S. 2296, a bill to establish the Northern
Neck National Heritage Area, and for other purposes;
S. 2438, a bill to modify the boundary of
the Cane River Creole National Historical Park in the
State of Louisiana, and for other purposes;
S. 2441, a bill to establish in the States
of North Carolina and South Carolina the Southern
Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor,
and for other purposes;
S. 2482, a bill to amend the Champlain
Valley National Heritage Partnership Act of 2006 to
reauthorize the Champlain Valley National Heritage
Partnership, and for other purposes;
S. 2490, a bill to establish the Blackwell
School National Historic Site in Marfa, Texas, and for
other purposes;
S. 2580, a bill to direct the Secretary of
the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to make
free National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands
Passes available to members of the Armed Forces, and
for other purposes;
S. 2648, a bill to amend the Omnibus Public
Land Management Act of 2009 to reauthorize the Kenai
Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area in the
State of Alaska, and for other purposes; and
S. 2763, a bill to extend the authorization
for the MotorCities National Heritage Area in the State
of Michigan, and for other purposes. S. Hrg. 117-450.
February 9, 2022
Oversight hearing on the implementation of the Great
American Outdoors Act. S. Hrg. 117-462.
May 11, 2022
Legislative hearing on:
S. 557, a bill to establish a pilot program
for native plant species, and for other purposes;
S. 1344, a bill to redesignate the Pullman
National Monument in the State of Illinois as the
Pullman National Historical Park, and for other
purposes.
S. 1718, a bill 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 added to the park, and for other
purposes;
S. 1814 and H.R. 3531, to authorize the
Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation to
establish a commemorative work in the District of
Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes;
S. 2367, a bill to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to acquire land in Frederick County,
Maryland, for the Historic Preservation Training Center
of the National Park Service, and for other purposes;
S. 2964, a bill to clarify the status of the
North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic
Trails as units of the National Park System, and for
other purposes.
S. 3141, a bill to establish the New
Philadelphia National Historical Park in the State of
Illinois as a unit of the National Park System, and for
other purposes;
S. 3185, a bill to amend the Delaware Water
Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend
the exception to the closure of certain roads within
the Recreation Area for local businesses, and for other
purposes;
S. 3240, a bill to waive the application fee
for applications for special use permits for veterans'
special events at war memorials on land administered by
the National Park Service in the District of Columbia
and its environs, and for other purposes.
S. 3307, a bill to modify the boundary of
the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield in the State of
Missouri, and for other purposes;
S. 3334, a bill to extend the authority for
the establishment of a commemorative work to honor
enslaved and free black persons who served in the
American Revolution, and for other purposes;
S. 3338, a bill to revise the boundary of
the Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park in the
State of Missouri, and for other purposes;
S. 3519, a bill to amend the National Trails
System Act to designate the Butterfield Overland
National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.
S. 3551, a bill to require the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to carry
out certain activities to enhance recreational
opportunities for gateway communities, and for other
purposes.
S. 3667, a bill to amend title 54, United
States Code, to establish within the National Park
Service the United States African-American Burial
Grounds Preservation Program, and for other purposes.
S. 3685, a bill to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to conduct a special resource study to
determine the suitability and feasibility of
establishing the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio,
as a unit of the National Park System.
S. 4114, a bill to amend Public Law 99-420
to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land
in the State of Maine for use for affordable workforce
housing, and for other purposes.
S. 4121, a bill to designate the Kol Israel
Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio,
as a national memorial.
H.R. 268, an Act 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; and
H.R. 1931, an Act to provide competitive
grants for the promotion of Japanese American
confinement education as a means to understand the
importance of democratic principles, use and abuse of
power, and to raise awareness about the importance of
cultural tolerance toward Japanese Americans, and for
other purposes. S. Hrg. 117-297.
September 21, 2022
Legislative hearing on:
S.J. Res. 57, a joint resolution
redesignating the Robert E. Lee Memorial in Arlington
National Cemetery as the ``Arlington House National
Historic Site'';
S. 305, a bill to establish the Springfield
Race Riot National Monument in the State of Illinois,
and for other purposes;
S. 1211, a bill to establish the Cahokia
Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park
in Collinsville, Illinois, Monroe, Madison, and St.
Clair Counties, Illinois, and St. Louis City County,
Missouri, and for other purposes;
S. 3447, a bill to authorize the National
Service Animals Monument Corporation to establish a
commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its
environs, and for other purposes;