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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.

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Witness

Witness	Subject	Committee	Date
Wendi Weber	Legislative Hearing On H.R. 564, H.R. 1772, H.R. 2168	U.S. House Of Representatives Committee On Natural Resources, Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans	07/23/2015	Subject Legislative Hearing On H.R. 564, H.R. 1772, H.R. 2168 Witness Wendi Weber Committee U.S. House Of Representatives Committee On Natural Resources, Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans Date 07/23/2015
Luis Santiago	Operation Something Bruin	U.S. House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform, Subcommittee On Government Operations	06/19/2015	Subject Operation Something Bruin Witness Luis Santiago Committee U.S. House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform, Subcommittee On Government Operations Date 06/19/2015
Dan Ashe	The President’s FY2016 Budget Request For The Fish And Wildlife Service And Legislative Hearing On Endangered Species Bills	The Senate Committee On Environment And Public Works	05/06/2015	Subject The President’s FY2016 Budget Request For The Fish And Wildlife Service And Legislative Hearing On Endangered Species Bills Witness Dan Ashe Committee The Senate Committee On Environment And Public Works Date 05/06/2015
Robert Dreher	Poaching And Terrorism: A National Security Challenge	U.S. House Of Representatives, Committee On Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee On Terrorism, Nonproliferation, And Trade	04/22/2015	Subject Poaching And Terrorism: A National Security Challenge Witness Robert Dreher Committee U.S. House Of Representatives, Committee On Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee On Terrorism, Nonproliferation, And Trade Date 04/22/2015
Dan Ashe	Examining The Spending Priorities And Missions Of The U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service And The National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration In The President's FY 2016 Budget Proposal	U.S. House Of Representatives Natural Resources Subcommittee On Federal Lands And Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans	03/19/2015	Subject Examining The Spending Priorities And Missions Of The U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service And The National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration In The President's FY 2016 Budget Proposal Witness Dan Ashe Committee U.S. House Of Representatives Natural Resources Subcommittee On Federal Lands And Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans Date 03/19/2015
Dan Ashe	Oversight Hearing on The Service's Response to Subpoenas and Concerns on Agency Transparency	House Natural Resources Committee	09/10/2014	Subject Oversight Hearing on The Service's Response to Subpoenas and Concerns on Agency Transparency Witness Dan Ashe Committee House Natural Resources Committee Date 09/10/2014
Gary Frazer	Legislative Hearing on Bills Pertaining to the Endangered Species Act	House Natural Resources Committee	09/09/2014	Subject Legislative Hearing on Bills Pertaining to the Endangered Species Act Witness Gary Frazer Committee House Natural Resources Committee Date 09/09/2014
Stephen Guertin	Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 3109 (Young of AK), to Assist Alaskan Native Handicrafts, H.R. 3409 (Fincher), the National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Limitation Act, H.R. 5026 (Gosar), the Fish Hatchery Protection Act, and H.R. 5069 (Fleming)	House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs	07/23/2014	Subject Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 3109 (Young of AK), to Assist Alaskan Native Handicrafts, H.R. 3409 (Fincher), the National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Limitation Act, H.R. 5026 (Gosar), the Fish Hatchery Protection Act, and H.R. 5069 (Fleming) Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Date 07/23/2014
Stephen Guertin	Legislative Hearing on: S. 571, Great Lakes Water Protection Act, S. 1153, Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act, S. 1175, Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013, S. 1202, SAFE Act, S. 1232	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife	07/16/2014	Subject Legislative Hearing on: S. 571, Great Lakes Water Protection Act, S. 1153, Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act, S. 1175, Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2013, S. 1202, SAFE Act, S. 1232 Witness Stephen Guertin Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife Date 07/16/2014
Robert Dreher	Oversight Hearing on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Plan to Implement a Virtual Ban on the Commercial Trade in Elephant Ivory and the Consequences of that Policy	House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs	06/24/2014	Subject Oversight Hearing on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Plan to Implement a Virtual Ban on the Commercial Trade in Elephant Ivory and the Consequences of that Policy Witness Robert Dreher Committee House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs Date 06/24/2014
Dan Ashe	Oversight Hearing on Farming, Fishing, Forestry, and Hunting in the Era of Changing Climate	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy	06/03/2014	Subject Oversight Hearing on Farming, Fishing, Forestry, and Hunting in the Era of Changing Climate Witness Dan Ashe Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy Date 06/03/2014
Dan Ashe	Oversight Hearing on The Escalating International Wildlife Trafficking Crisis: Ecological, Economic And National Security Issues	Senate Committee On Foreign Relations, Subcommittee On African Affairs And Subcommittee On East Asian And Pacific Affairs	05/21/2014	Subject Oversight Hearing on The Escalating International Wildlife Trafficking Crisis: Ecological, Economic And National Security Issues Witness Dan Ashe Committee Senate Committee On Foreign Relations, Subcommittee On African Affairs And Subcommittee On East Asian And Pacific Affairs Date 05/21/2014
Stephen Guertin	Oversight Hearing on Oil and Gas Activities within the National Wildlife Refuge System	House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs	05/20/2014	Subject Oversight Hearing on Oil and Gas Activities within the National Wildlife Refuge System Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Date 05/20/2014
Cynthia Dohner	Oversight Hearing on Protecting The Rights Of Property Owners: Proposed Federal Critical Habitat Designations Gone Wild	House Committee on Natural Resources	05/14/2014	Subject Oversight Hearing on Protecting The Rights Of Property Owners: Proposed Federal Critical Habitat Designations Gone Wild Witness Cynthia Dohner Committee House Committee on Natural Resources Date 05/14/2014
Genevieve Larouche	Oversight Hearing Conowingo Dam	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife	05/05/2014	Subject Oversight Hearing Conowingo Dam Witness Genevieve Larouche Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife Date 05/05/2014
Jim Kurth	Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4402, the Guam Military Training and Readiness Act of 2014	Committee On Natural Resources, Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans And Insular Affairs	04/29/2014	Subject Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4402, the Guam Military Training and Readiness Act of 2014 Witness Jim Kurth Committee Committee On Natural Resources, Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans And Insular Affairs Date 04/29/2014
Michael Bean	Legislative Hearing on the Endangered Species Act	House Natural Resources Committee	04/08/2014	Subject Legislative Hearing on the Endangered Species Act Witness Michael Bean Committee House Natural Resources Committee Date 04/08/2014
Gary Frazer	Legislative Hearing on the Coastal Barrier Resources Act	House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs	04/08/2014	Subject Legislative Hearing on the Coastal Barrier Resources Act Witness Gary Frazer Committee House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs Date 04/08/2014
Dan Ashe	Oversight Hearing on the Obama Administration's Enforcement Approach for America's Widlife Laws and Its Impact on Domestic Energy	House Natural Resources Committee	03/26/2014	Subject Oversight Hearing on the Obama Administration's Enforcement Approach for America's Widlife Laws and Its Impact on Domestic Energy Witness Dan Ashe Committee House Natural Resources Committee Date 03/26/2014
David Hoskins	Oversight Hearing on the National Fish Hatchery System: Strategic Hatchery and Workforce Planning Report	House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs	03/04/2014	Subject Oversight Hearing on the National Fish Hatchery System: Strategic Hatchery and Workforce Planning Report Witness David Hoskins Committee House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs Date 03/04/2014
William Woody	Regarding H.R. 3105, Aquaculture Risk Reduction Act; H.R. 3280, Lacey Act Clarifying Amendments Act of 2013; H.R. 3324, Lacey Act Paperwork Reduction Act; and H.R. 4032, North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act	House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs	02/27/2014	Subject Regarding H.R. 3105, Aquaculture Risk Reduction Act; H.R. 3280, Lacey Act Clarifying Amendments Act of 2013; H.R. 3324, Lacey Act Paperwork Reduction Act; and H.R. 4032, North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act Witness William Woody Committee House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs Date 02/27/2014
Michael Bean	Examining the Endangered Species Act	House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care, and Entitlements	02/27/2014	Subject Examining the Endangered Species Act Witness Michael Bean Committee House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care, and Entitlements Date 02/27/2014
Dan Ashe	Oversight Hearing on International Wildlife Trafficking Threats to Conservation and National Security	House Committee on Foreign Affairs	02/26/2014	Subject Oversight Hearing on International Wildlife Trafficking Threats to Conservation and National Security Witness Dan Ashe Committee House Committee on Foreign Affairs Date 02/26/2014
Dan Ashe	Natural Resources Conservation: Protecting Ecosystems and the Economy	Senate Committee on Enviornment and Public Works	02/25/2014	Subject Natural Resources Conservation: Protecting Ecosystems and the Economy Witness Dan Ashe Committee Senate Committee on Enviornment and Public Works Date 02/25/2014
Dan Ashe	Review of the President's Climate Action Plan	Senate Committee on Enviornment and Public Works	01/16/2014	Subject Review of the President's Climate Action Plan Witness Dan Ashe Committee Senate Committee on Enviornment and Public Works Date 01/16/2014
David Hoskins	The Department of the Interior’s Proposal to Use a Categorical Exclusion Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for Adding Species to the Lacey Act’s List of Injurious Wildlife	Committee On Natural Resources, Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans And Insular Affairs	09/20/2013	Subject The Department of the Interior’s Proposal to Use a Categorical Exclusion Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for Adding Species to the Lacey Act’s List of Injurious Wildlife Witness David Hoskins Committee Committee On Natural Resources, Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans And Insular Affairs Date 09/20/2013
Gene Peltola	Examining Wildlife Management Authority Within the State of Alaska Under the Alaska National Interest Lands Act and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act	Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources	09/19/2013	Subject Examining Wildlife Management Authority Within the State of Alaska Under the Alaska National Interest Lands Act and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Witness Gene Peltola Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Date 09/19/2013
Dan Ashe	Implementing MAP-21's Provisions to Accelerate Project Delivery	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works	09/18/2013	Subject Implementing MAP-21's Provisions to Accelerate Project Delivery Witness Dan Ashe Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Date 09/18/2013
Stephen Guertin	Regarding H.R. 2208, The North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act; H.R. 2799, The Sportsmen’s Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act; And H.R. 2798, To Amend P.l. 106-206	Committee On Natural Resources, Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans And Insular Affairs	08/02/2013	Subject Regarding H.R. 2208, The North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act; H.R. 2799, The Sportsmen’s Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act; And H.R. 2798, To Amend P.l. 106-206 Witness Stephen Guertin Committee Committee On Natural Resources, Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans And Insular Affairs Date 08/02/2013
Dan Ashe	“Transparency and Sound Science Gone Extinct?: The Impacts of the Obama Administration's Closed-Door Settlements on Endangered Species and People”	House Natural Resources Committee	08/01/2013	Subject “Transparency and Sound Science Gone Extinct?: The Impacts of the Obama Administration's Closed-Door Settlements on Endangered Species and People” Witness Dan Ashe Committee House Natural Resources Committee Date 08/01/2013
Stephen Guertin	Regarding H.R. 358, Strategic Response To Asian Carp Invasion Act; H.R. 709, Upper Mississippi Conservation And River Protection Act Of 2013; H.R. 1818, Polar Bear Conservation And Fairness Act Of 2013; H.R. 2158	Committee On Natural Resources, Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans And Insular Affairs	07/25/2013	Subject Regarding H.R. 358, Strategic Response To Asian Carp Invasion Act; H.R. 709, Upper Mississippi Conservation And River Protection Act Of 2013; H.R. 1818, Polar Bear Conservation And Fairness Act Of 2013; H.R. 2158 Witness Stephen Guertin Committee Committee On Natural Resources, Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans And Insular Affairs Date 07/25/2013
Dan Ashe	The Draft Land Protection Plan and Draft Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Expansion of Chickasaw and Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuges	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs	06/20/2013	Subject The Draft Land Protection Plan and Draft Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Expansion of Chickasaw and Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuges Witness Dan Ashe Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Date 06/20/2013
Stephen Guertin	Oversight hearing on "The 2008 Lacey Act Amendments".	Committee On Natural Resources, Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans And Insular Affairs	05/15/2013	Subject Oversight hearing on "The 2008 Lacey Act Amendments". Witness Stephen Guertin Committee Committee On Natural Resources, Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans And Insular Affairs Date 05/15/2013
Jim Kurth	H.R. 638, The National Wildlife Refuge Review Act, H.R. 1300, to Reauthorize the National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community Partnership Enhancement Act, and H.R. 1384, The Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act.	House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs	04/25/2013	Subject H.R. 638, The National Wildlife Refuge Review Act, H.R. 1300, to Reauthorize the National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community Partnership Enhancement Act, and H.R. 1384, The Wildlife Refuge System Conservation Semipostal Stamp Act. Witness Jim Kurth Committee House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs Date 04/25/2013
Stephen Guertin	Fiscal Year 2014 Budget of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Committee on Appropriations, Interior Subcommittee	04/18/2013	Subject Fiscal Year 2014 Budget of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Witness Stephen Guertin Committee House Committee on Appropriations, Interior Subcommittee Date 04/18/2013
Stephen Guertin	Legislative Hearing H.R. 910, To Reauthorize the Sikes Act. “Sikes Act Reauthorization Act of 2013.” and H.R. 1080, To amend the Sikes Act to promote the use of cooperative agreements under such an Act for land management related to Department of Defense	Committee On Natural Resources, Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans And Insular Affairs	03/21/2013	Subject Legislative Hearing H.R. 910, To Reauthorize the Sikes Act. “Sikes Act Reauthorization Act of 2013.” and H.R. 1080, To amend the Sikes Act to promote the use of cooperative agreements under such an Act for land management related to Department of Defense Witness Stephen Guertin Committee Committee On Natural Resources, Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans And Insular Affairs Date 03/21/2013
Statement For the Record	H.R. 511 Prohibit Importation of Various Injurious Species of Constrictor Snakes	House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs	11/29/2012	Subject H.R. 511 Prohibit Importation of Various Injurious Species of Constrictor Snakes Witness Statement For the Record Committee House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Date 11/29/2012
Tom Melius	Regarding H.R. 6007, North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012	House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs	07/19/2012	Subject Regarding H.R. 6007, North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012 Witness Tom Melius Committee House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs Date 07/19/2012
Dan Ashe	The Science of How Hunting Assists Species Conservation and Management	Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight	06/19/2012	Subject The Science of How Hunting Assists Species Conservation and Management Witness Dan Ashe Committee Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight Date 06/19/2012
Statement For the Record	H.R. 3065, S. 1249 Target Practice and Marksmanship Training	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	05/17/2012	Subject H.R. 3065, S. 1249 Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Witness Statement For the Record Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 05/17/2012

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