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. 

WitnessSubjectCommittee
Ralph MorgenweckImplementation of the Endangered Species ActHouse Committee on Natural ResourcesSubject

Implementation of the Endangered Species Act

Witness

Ralph Morgenweck

Committee

House Committee on Natural Resources

Date

07/24/1999

Dr. John G. RogersFederal Aid ProgramHouse Committee on Natural ResourcesSubject

Federal Aid Program

Witness

Dr. John G. Rogers

Committee

House Committee on Natural Resources

Date

07/20/1999

Donald J. BarryThe Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)House Committee on Natural ResourcesSubject

The Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)

Witness

Donald J. Barry

Committee

House Committee on Natural Resources

Date

07/13/1999

Mike SpearImplementation of the Endangered Species ActHouse Committee on Natural ResourcesSubject

Implementation of the Endangered Species Act

Witness

Mike Spear

Committee

House Committee on Natural Resources

Date

07/09/1999

Marshall JonesImplementation of the 1994 Amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection ActHouse Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and OceansSubject

Implementation of the 1994 Amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act

Witness

Marshall Jones

Committee

House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans

Date

06/29/1999

Cynthia U. BarryImplementation of the Northwest Forest PlanHouse Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and ForestrySubject

Implementation of the Northwest Forest Plan

Witness

Cynthia U. Barry

Committee

House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry

Date

06/21/1999

Marshall JonesH.R. 1934 Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act of 1999 and comment on trophy permit included in H.R. 529House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and OceansSubject

H.R. 1934 Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act of 1999 and comment on trophy permit included in H.R. 529

Witness

Marshall Jones

Committee

House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans

Date

06/10/1999

Jamie Rappaport ClarkS. 1100 Endangered Species Act Critical HabitatSenate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Drinking WaterSubject

S. 1100 Endangered Species Act Critical Habitat

Witness

Jamie Rappaport Clark

Committee

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Drinking Water

Date

05/27/1999

Jamie Rappaport ClarkImplementation of the Endangered Species ActHouse Committee on Natural ResourcesSubject

Implementation of the Endangered Species Act

Witness

Jamie Rappaport Clark

Committee

House Committee on Natural Resources

Date

05/26/1999

Gary FrazerCoastal Barrier Resources SystemHouse Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and OceansSubject

Coastal Barrier Resources System

Witness

Gary Frazer

Committee

House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans

Date

05/06/1999

Dr. John G. RogersEcological Problems Associated with Overabundant White Goose PopulationsHouse Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and OceansSubject

Ecological Problems Associated with Overabundant White Goose Populations

Witness

Dr. John G. Rogers

Committee

House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans

Date

04/15/1999

Jamie Rappaport ClarkH.R. 1142 the Landowners Equal Treatment ActHouse Committee on Natural ResourcesSubject

H.R. 1142 the Landowners Equal Treatment Act

Witness

Jamie Rappaport Clark

Committee

House Committee on Natural Resources

Date

04/14/1999

Thomas DwyerPuget Sound Salmon RecoveryCongressional Field Hearing Hosted by Senator Slade Gorton and Representative Norm DicksSubject

Puget Sound Salmon Recovery

Witness

Thomas Dwyer

Committee

Congressional Field Hearing Hosted by Senator Slade Gorton and Representative Norm Dicks

Date

04/07/1999

Rowan GouldReauthorization of the Yukon River Salmon ActHouse Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and OceansSubject

Reauthorization of the Yukon River Salmon Act

Witness

Rowan Gould

Committee

House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans

Date

03/11/1999

Jamie Rappaport ClarkFiscal Year 2000 Budget Request of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceHouse Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and OceansSubject

Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Request of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Witness

Jamie Rappaport Clark

Committee

House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans

Date

03/04/1999

Dr. John G. RogersH.R. 39 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation ActHouse Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and OceansSubject

H.R. 39 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act

Witness

Dr. John G. Rogers

Committee

House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans

Date

02/11/1999

Dan AsheMinnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Expansion ProjectHouse Committee on Natural ResourcesSubject

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Expansion Project

Witness

Dan Ashe

Committee

House Committee on Natural Resources

Date

02/03/1999