Congressional Testimony | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

As part of the legislative process, the United States holds congressional hearings where congressional committees are able to analyze information and gain insights during the beginning stages of rulemaking. These hearings often include testimony given from relevant witnesses as well as a time for congress to ask the witness questions.

All archived testimony given by officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Department of the Interior on issues important to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can be found by using the search below.

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Witness	Subject	Committee	Date
Martha Williams	The Fish and Wildlife Service Gone Wild: Examining Operation Long Tail Liberation	House Committee On Natural Resources, Subcommittee On Oversight and Investigations	09/10/2024	Subject The Fish and Wildlife Service Gone Wild: Examining Operation Long Tail Liberation Witness Martha Williams Committee House Committee On Natural Resources, Subcommittee On Oversight and Investigations Date 09/10/2024
Stephen Guertin	Legislative Hearing on H.R. 6352, H.R. 8413, H.R. 8632, H.R. 8836 & Discussion Draft – To Require the Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service to establish a coastal protection and restoration grant program	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries	09/10/2024	Subject Legislative Hearing on H.R. 6352, H.R. 8413, H.R. 8632, H.R. 8836 & Discussion Draft – To Require the Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service to establish a coastal protection and restoration grant program Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Date 09/10/2024
Stephen Guertin	Legislative Hearing on H.R. 7544, H.R. 8308, H.R. 8811 & Discussion Draft of “ESA Amendments Act of 2024”	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries	07/09/2024	Subject Legislative Hearing on H.R. 7544, H.R. 8308, H.R. 8811 & Discussion Draft of “ESA Amendments Act of 2024” Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Date 07/09/2024
Martha Williams	The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works	06/12/2024	Subject The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Witness Martha Williams Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Date 06/12/2024
Martha Williams	Examining the President’s FY 2025 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Power Marketing Administrations	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries	05/16/2024	Subject Examining the President’s FY 2025 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Power Marketing Administrations Witness Martha Williams Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Date 05/16/2024
Stephen Guertin	The National Wildlife Refuge System at Risk: Impacts of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Proposed BIDEH Rule	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries	04/10/2024	Subject The National Wildlife Refuge System at Risk: Impacts of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Proposed BIDEH Rule Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Date 04/10/2024
Matthew Strickler	Legislative Hearing on H.R. 7408	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries	03/06/2024	Subject Legislative Hearing on H.R. 7408 Witness Matthew Strickler Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Date 03/06/2024
Stephen Guertin	Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3119, H.R. 6784, H.R. 6854, and H.R. 7157	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries	02/14/2024	Subject Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3119, H.R. 6784, H.R. 6854, and H.R. 7157 Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Date 02/14/2024
Martha Williams	IIJA Investments in Habitat and Ecosystem Restoration, Pollinators, and Wildlife Crossings	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works	12/06/2023	Subject IIJA Investments in Habitat and Ecosystem Restoration, Pollinators, and Wildlife Crossings Witness Martha Williams Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Date 12/06/2023
Gary Frazer	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries	10/25/2023	Subject House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Witness Gary Frazer Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Date 10/25/2023
Stephen Guertin	Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4389, H.R. 4770 and H.R. 5009	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries	10/18/2023	Subject Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4389, H.R. 4770 and H.R. 5009 Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Date 10/18/2023
Matthew Strickler	Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5490 and H.R. 2437	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries	09/28/2023	Subject Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5490 and H.R. 2437 Witness Matthew Strickler Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Date 09/28/2023
Stephen Guertin	Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1437, H.R. 1792, H.R. 2950, H.R. 2982, H.R. 4051, H.R. 4094, H.R. 4587 and H.R. 4596	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries	07/27/2023	Subject Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1437, H.R. 1792, H.R. 2950, H.R. 2982, H.R. 4051, H.R. 4094, H.R. 4587 and H.R. 4596 Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Date 07/27/2023
Martha Williams	ESA at 50: The Destructive Cost of the ESA	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries	07/18/2023	Subject ESA at 50: The Destructive Cost of the ESA Witness Martha Williams Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Date 07/18/2023
Martha Williams	Examining the President’s FY 2024 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Power Marketing Administrations	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries	05/23/2023	Subject Examining the President’s FY 2024 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Power Marketing Administrations Witness Martha Williams Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Date 05/23/2023
Martha Williams	The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Budget	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works	05/16/2023	Subject The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Witness Martha Williams Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Date 05/16/2023
Matthew Strickler	Legislative Hearing on H.R.524, H.R.615, H.R.2689, H.R.2872	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries	05/10/2023	Subject Legislative Hearing on H.R.524, H.R.615, H.R.2689, H.R.2872 Witness Matthew Strickler Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Date 05/10/2023
Stephen Guertin	Legislative Hearing on H.J. Res. 29, H.J. Res. 46, H.J. Res. 49, H.R. 1213	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries	04/18/2023	Subject Legislative Hearing on H.J. Res. 29, H.J. Res. 46, H.J. Res. 49, H.R. 1213 Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Date 04/18/2023
Stephen Guertin	Legislative Hearing on H.R. 746, H.R. 886, H.R. 1245, H.R. 1419	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries	03/23/2023	Subject Legislative Hearing on H.R. 746, H.R. 886, H.R. 1245, H.R. 1419 Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Date 03/23/2023
Stephen Guertin	A Legislative Hearing to Examine S. 2194, the Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2021, S. ____, the Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2022, S. 3069, the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Reauthorization Act, and S. 3767, the Delaware River	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works	06/15/2022	Subject A Legislative Hearing to Examine S. 2194, the Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2021, S. ____, the Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2022, S. 3069, the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Reauthorization Act, and S. 3767, the Delaware River Witness Stephen Guertin Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Date 06/15/2022
Stephen Guertin	Legislative Hearing on H.R. 6427, H.R. 6734, H.R. 7025	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife	03/29/2022	Subject Legislative Hearing on H.R. 6427, H.R. 6734, H.R. 7025 Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Date 03/29/2022
Stephen Guertin	Klamath River Basin Conditions and Opportunities	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subject: Klamath River Basin Conditions and Opportunities	03/08/2022	Subject Klamath River Basin Conditions and Opportunities Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subject: Klamath River Basin Conditions and Opportunities Date 03/08/2022
Stephen Guertin	Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4057, H.R. 4092, H.R. 4677, H.R. 4716, H.R. 5973, H.R. 6023, H.R. 1546	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife	01/20/2022	Subject Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4057, H.R. 4092, H.R. 4677, H.R. 4716, H.R. 5973, H.R. 6023, H.R. 1546 Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Date 01/20/2022
Stephen Guertin	Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1569, H.R. 1983, H.R. 2026, H.R. 2325, H.R. 2773, H.R. 2793, H.R. 2848, H.R. 2872, H.R. 3135	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife	07/29/2021	Subject Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1569, H.R. 1983, H.R. 2026, H.R. 2325, H.R. 2773, H.R. 2793, H.R. 2848, H.R. 2872, H.R. 3135 Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Date 07/29/2021
Stephen Guertin	Examining the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife	07/21/2021	Subject Examining the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Date 07/21/2021
Stephen Guertin	Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3764	House Committee on Natural Resources	06/22/2021	Subject Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3764 Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Natural Resources Date 06/22/2021
Stephen Guertin	Wildlife Trafficking and the Growing Online Marketplace	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife	04/27/2021	Subject Wildlife Trafficking and the Growing Online Marketplace Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Date 04/27/2021
Stephen Guertin	Legislative Hearing on S. 2891 – Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019	Senate Committee on Indian Affairs	03/04/2020	Subject Legislative Hearing on S. 2891 – Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019 Witness Stephen Guertin Committee Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Date 03/04/2020
Rob Wallace	Oversight of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works	02/05/2020	Subject Oversight of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Witness Rob Wallace Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Date 02/05/2020
Stephen Guertin	Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2795 – Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act and H.R. 3742 – Recovering America’s Wildlife Act	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife	10/17/2019	Subject Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2795 – Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act and H.R. 3742 – Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Date 10/17/2019
Stephen Guertin	Examining the Impacts of Disease on Wildlife Conservation and Management	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works	10/16/2019	Subject Examining the Impacts of Disease on Wildlife Conservation and Management Witness Stephen Guertin Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Date 10/16/2019
William Werkheiser	Chronic Wasting Disease	House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies	10/16/2019	Subject Chronic Wasting Disease Witness William Werkheiser Committee House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date 10/16/2019
Stephen Guertin	Legislative Hearing on H.R. 925, H.R. 1747, H.R. 2748, H.R. 2956, H.R. 2918, H.R. 3399, H.R.4340, H.R. 2854, H.R.4341, and H.R.4348	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife	09/24/2019	Subject Legislative Hearing on H.R. 925, H.R. 1747, H.R. 2748, H.R. 2956, H.R. 2918, H.R. 3399, H.R.4340, H.R. 2854, H.R.4341, and H.R.4348 Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Date 09/24/2019
Stephen Guertin	Marine Debris: Impacts on Ecosystems and Species	Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies	09/19/2019	Subject Marine Debris: Impacts on Ecosystems and Species Witness Stephen Guertin Committee Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date 09/19/2019
Aurelia Skipwith	Hearing on the nomination of Aurelia Skipwith to be Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Committee on Natural Resources	09/11/2019	Subject Hearing on the nomination of Aurelia Skipwith to be Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Witness Aurelia Skipwith Committee House Committee on Natural Resources Date 09/11/2019
Statement For the Record	Legislative Hearing on Discussion Draft – Migratory Bird Protection Act, H.R. 1446 – Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization, and H.R. 2685 – Wild Bird Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2019	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife	06/13/2019	Subject Legislative Hearing on Discussion Draft – Migratory Bird Protection Act, H.R. 1446 – Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization, and H.R. 2685 – Wild Bird Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2019 Witness Statement For the Record Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Date 06/13/2019
Margaret Everson	Examining the President’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Proposal for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife	05/21/2019	Subject Examining the President’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Proposal for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Witness Margaret Everson Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Date 05/21/2019
Margaret Everson	Fiscal Year 2020 Budget: National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey	House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies	04/03/2019	Subject Fiscal Year 2020 Budget: National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey Witness Margaret Everson Committee House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Date 04/03/2019
Gregg Renkes	Legislative Hearing on H.R. 6356, H.R. 6345, H.R. 6344, H.R. 6355, H.R. 6364, H.R. 6360, H.R. 6346, H.R. 6354, H.R. 3608	House Committee on Natural Resources	09/26/2018	Subject Legislative Hearing on H.R. 6356, H.R. 6345, H.R. 6344, H.R. 6355, H.R. 6364, H.R. 6360, H.R. 6346, H.R. 6354, H.R. 3608 Witness Gregg Renkes Committee House Committee on Natural Resources Date 09/26/2018
Allan Brown	Field Briefing: Protecting Our Waterways: Examining Federal Efforts to Control Asian Carp in Kentucky	House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy, and Environment	07/27/2018	Subject Field Briefing: Protecting Our Waterways: Examining Federal Efforts to Control Asian Carp in Kentucky Witness Allan Brown Committee House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy, and Environment Date 07/27/2018