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Congress

Witness

Witness	Subject	Committee	Date
Dr. Benjamin Tuggle	H.R. 3552 Reauthorize the Coastal Barrier Resources Act	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans	11/08/2005	Subject H.R. 3552 Reauthorize the Coastal Barrier Resources Act Witness Dr. Benjamin Tuggle Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans Date 11/08/2005
Everett Wilson	Asian Carp in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Systems	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans	11/03/2005	Subject Asian Carp in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Systems Witness Everett Wilson Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans Date 11/03/2005
Matt Hogan	S. 260, H.R. 2018, and the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcomittee on Fisheries and Oceans	09/23/2005	Subject S. 260, H.R. 2018, and the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Witness Matt Hogan Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcomittee on Fisheries and Oceans Date 09/23/2005
H. Dale Hall	Statement of H. Dale Hall, Nominated to the Position of Director	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works	09/22/2005	Subject Statement of H. Dale Hall, Nominated to the Position of Director Witness H. Dale Hall Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Date 09/22/2005
Craig Manson	H.R. 3824 Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act	House Committee on Natural Resources	09/21/2005	Subject H.R. 3824 Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act Witness Craig Manson Committee House Committee on Natural Resources Date 09/21/2005
Paul Schmidt	H.R. 1494 Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2005 and 3179 Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans	07/21/2005	Subject H.R. 1494 Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2005 and 3179 Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act Witness Paul Schmidt Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans Date 07/21/2005
Tom Melius	Improving Information Quality in the Federal Government	House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs	07/20/2005	Subject Improving Information Quality in the Federal Government Witness Tom Melius Committee House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs Date 07/20/2005
Donald Henne	H.R. 307 Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans	06/27/2005	Subject H.R. 307 Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative Witness Donald Henne Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans Date 06/27/2005
Marshall Jones	H.R. 2693 Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization Act, H.R. 518 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Improvement Act	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans	06/23/2005	Subject H.R. 2693 Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization Act, H.R. 518 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Improvement Act Witness Marshall Jones Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans Date 06/23/2005
William Hartwig	Public access to units of the National Wildlife Refuge System	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans	05/26/2005	Subject Public access to units of the National Wildlife Refuge System Witness William Hartwig Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans Date 05/26/2005
Dr. Mamie Parker	National Fish Hatchery System	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans	05/24/2005	Subject National Fish Hatchery System Witness Dr. Mamie Parker Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans Date 05/24/2005
Craig Manson	Oversight of the Endangered Species Act	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water	05/19/2005	Subject Oversight of the Endangered Species Act Witness Craig Manson Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water Date 05/19/2005
Matt Hogan	The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans	04/26/2005	Subject The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act Witness Matt Hogan Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans Date 04/26/2005
H. Dale Hall	Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works	04/22/2005	Subject Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Witness H. Dale Hall Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Date 04/22/2005
Craig Manson	Preparations for the Thirteenth Meeting of the COP to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans	09/23/2004	Subject Preparations for the Thirteenth Meeting of the COP to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Witness Craig Manson Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans Date 09/23/2004
H. Dale Hall	National Forest Management and the Endangered Species Act	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health	09/20/2004	Subject National Forest Management and the Endangered Species Act Witness H. Dale Hall Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Date 09/20/2004
Julie MacDonald	Examining Impacts of the Endangered Species Act on Southern California's Inland Empire	House Committee on Natural Resources	09/10/2004	Subject Examining Impacts of the Endangered Species Act on Southern California's Inland Empire Witness Julie MacDonald Committee House Committee on Natural Resources Date 09/10/2004
Julie MacDonald	The Endangered Species Act	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water	08/23/2004	Subject The Endangered Species Act Witness Julie MacDonald Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water Date 08/23/2004
Dr. Benjamin Tuggle	Upper Mississippi Illinois Waterway System Navigation Feasibility Study	House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment	06/24/2004	Subject Upper Mississippi Illinois Waterway System Navigation Feasibility Study Witness Dr. Benjamin Tuggle Committee House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment Date 06/24/2004
Matt Hogan	H.R. 3320 American Aquaculture and Fishery Resources Protection Act	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	06/24/2004	Subject H.R. 3320 American Aquaculture and Fishery Resources Protection Act Witness Matt Hogan Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 06/24/2004
Robyn Thorson	Great Lakes Water Quality Improvement and Ecosystem Restoration	House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure	05/20/2004	Subject Great Lakes Water Quality Improvement and Ecosystem Restoration Witness Robyn Thorson Committee House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Date 05/20/2004
Kenneth Stansell	The International Aspects on Fish and Wildlife Conservation	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	04/29/2004	Subject The International Aspects on Fish and Wildlife Conservation Witness Kenneth Stansell Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 04/29/2004
Craig Manson	H.R. 2933 The Critical Habitat Reform Act	House Committee on Natural Resources	04/28/2004	Subject H.R. 2933 The Critical Habitat Reform Act Witness Craig Manson Committee House Committee on Natural Resources Date 04/28/2004
Marshall Jones	H.R. 3378 The Marine Turtle Conservation Act	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	04/25/2004	Subject H.R. 3378 The Marine Turtle Conservation Act Witness Marshall Jones Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 04/25/2004
Steven A. Williams	Fiscal Year 2005 Budget of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	04/11/2004	Subject Fiscal Year 2005 Budget of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Witness Steven A. Williams Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 04/11/2004
Steve Thompson	Sierra Nevada Forest Plan	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health	02/28/2004	Subject Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Witness Steve Thompson Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Date 02/28/2004
H. Dale Hall	Endangered Species Impact	House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Rural Enterprise, Agriculture and Technology	02/23/2004	Subject Endangered Species Impact Witness H. Dale Hall Committee House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Rural Enterprise, Agriculture and Technology Date 02/23/2004
Marshall Jones	H.R. 3378, The Marine Turtle Conservation Act	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	02/23/2004	Subject H.R. 3378, The Marine Turtle Conservation Act Witness Marshall Jones Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 02/23/2004
Matt Hogan	Exotic Bird Species and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	12/16/2003	Subject Exotic Bird Species and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Witness Matt Hogan Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 12/16/2003
Dr. Benjamin Tuggle	John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	11/20/2003	Subject John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Witness Dr. Benjamin Tuggle Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 11/20/2003
David P. Smith	GAO Report "National Wildlife Refuges: Opportunities to Improve the Management and Oversight of Oil and Gas Activities on Federal Lands"	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	10/30/2003	Subject GAO Report "National Wildlife Refuges: Opportunities to Improve the Management and Oversight of Oil and Gas Activities on Federal Lands" Witness David P. Smith Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 10/30/2003
Clint Riley	H.R. 154, 2501 and 2619 John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, H.R. 2623 and 3056 Kilauea Point and Cahaba National Wildlife Refuges	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	09/25/2003	Subject H.R. 154, 2501 and 2619 John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, H.R. 2623 and 3056 Kilauea Point and Cahaba National Wildlife Refuges Witness Clint Riley Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 09/25/2003
David Allen	Cooperation with States on Bull Trout Recovery under the Endangered Species Act	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water	08/26/2003	Subject Cooperation with States on Bull Trout Recovery under the Endangered Species Act Witness David Allen Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water Date 08/26/2003
Steve Thompson	The Desert Tortoise Recovery Plan	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands	08/18/2003	Subject The Desert Tortoise Recovery Plan Witness Steve Thompson Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands Date 08/18/2003
Marshall Jones	H.R. 2693 Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	07/24/2003	Subject H.R. 2693 Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments Witness Marshall Jones Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 07/24/2003
Craig Manson	The Endangered Species Act	House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Rural Enterprise, Agriculture and Technology	07/17/2003	Subject The Endangered Species Act Witness Craig Manson Committee House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Rural Enterprise, Agriculture and Technology Date 07/17/2003
Marshall Jones	The Importation of Exotic Species and the Impact on Public Health and Safety	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works	07/17/2003	Subject The Importation of Exotic Species and the Impact on Public Health and Safety Witness Marshall Jones Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Date 07/17/2003
Robyn Thorson	Great Lakes Restoration and Management	Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia	07/16/2003	Subject Great Lakes Restoration and Management Witness Robyn Thorson Committee Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia Date 07/16/2003
Marshall Jones	The Implementation and the Reauthorization of the Marine Mammal Protection Act	Senate Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries and Coast Guard	07/16/2003	Subject The Implementation and the Reauthorization of the Marine Mammal Protection Act Witness Marshall Jones Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries and Coast Guard Date 07/16/2003
Marshall Jones	H.R. 1204 National Wildlife Refuge System Concessions Policy and 2408 National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer Act	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	06/26/2003	Subject H.R. 1204 National Wildlife Refuge System Concessions Policy and 2408 National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer Act Witness Marshall Jones Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 06/26/2003
Matt Hogan	S. 525, the "National Aquatic Invasive Species Act"	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water	06/17/2003	Subject S. 525, the "National Aquatic Invasive Species Act" Witness Matt Hogan Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water Date 06/17/2003
Matt Hogan	H.R. 1006 Captive Wildlife Safety Act and 1472 Don’t Feed the Bears Act	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	06/12/2003	Subject H.R. 1006 Captive Wildlife Safety Act and 1472 Don’t Feed the Bears Act Witness Matt Hogan Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 06/12/2003
Hannibal Bolton	Impacts on Tribal Fish and Wildlife Management Programs in the Pacific Northwest	Senate Committee on Indian Affairs	06/04/2003	Subject Impacts on Tribal Fish and Wildlife Management Programs in the Pacific Northwest Witness Hannibal Bolton Committee Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Date 06/04/2003
Marshall Jones	H.R. 2048 catch shares and conservation measures for Canadian-origin salmon and the US-Russia Polar Bear Treaty	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	05/22/2003	Subject H.R. 2048 catch shares and conservation measures for Canadian-origin salmon and the US-Russia Polar Bear Treaty Witness Marshall Jones Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 05/22/2003
Craig Manson	The Designation of Critical Habitat Under the Endangered Species Act	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water	04/10/2003	Subject The Designation of Critical Habitat Under the Endangered Species Act Witness Craig Manson Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water Date 04/10/2003
Craig Manson	Implementation of Environmental and Natural Resource Laws and Military Readiness	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works	04/02/2003	Subject Implementation of Environmental and Natural Resource Laws and Military Readiness Witness Craig Manson Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Date 04/02/2003
Julie MacDonald	Implementation of Environmental and Natural Resource Laws and Military Readiness	Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support	04/01/2003	Subject Implementation of Environmental and Natural Resource Laws and Military Readiness Witness Julie MacDonald Committee Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support Date 04/01/2003
Steven A. Williams	Fiscal Year 2004 Budget of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	03/19/2003	Subject Fiscal Year 2004 Budget of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Witness Steven A. Williams Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 03/19/2003
Steven A. Williams	Fiscal Year 2004 Budget of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water	03/18/2003	Subject Fiscal Year 2004 Budget of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Witness Steven A. Williams Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water Date 03/18/2003
Matt Hogan	H.R. 289, 274 and 417 Related to Ottawa and Detroit River, Blackwater, Cibola National Wildlife Refuges, H.R. 273 Nutria Eradication and Control	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	03/06/2003	Subject H.R. 289, 274 and 417 Related to Ottawa and Detroit River, Blackwater, Cibola National Wildlife Refuges, H.R. 273 Nutria Eradication and Control Witness Matt Hogan Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 03/06/2003

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