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.

Congress

Witness

Witness	Subject	Committee	Date
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
Eileen Sobeck	H.R. 3210 and H.R. 4171 Related to Lacey Act	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	05/08/2012	Subject H.R. 3210 and H.R. 4171 Related to Lacey Act Witness Eileen Sobeck Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 05/08/2012
Dan Ashe	S. 357 Wildlife Disease Emergencies, S. 1249 Target Practice and Marksmanship Training, S. 2071 Electronic Duck Stamp, S. 2156 Migratory Bird Habitat , S. 2282 North American Wetlands, S. 1266 Delaware River Basin	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works	04/24/2012	Subject S. 357 Wildlife Disease Emergencies, S. 1249 Target Practice and Marksmanship Training, S. 2071 Electronic Duck Stamp, S. 2156 Migratory Bird Habitat , S. 2282 North American Wetlands, S. 1266 Delaware River Basin Witness Dan Ashe Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Date 04/24/2012
Alexandra Pitts	H.R. 4043 Military Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	04/19/2012	Subject H.R. 4043 Military Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation Witness Alexandra Pitts Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 04/19/2012
Jerome Ford	H.R. 1917 Joint Ventures for Bird Habitat Conservation, H.R. 1960 North American Wetlands Conservation and H.R. 3074 Cormorant Management	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	03/29/2012	Subject H.R. 1917 Joint Ventures for Bird Habitat Conservation, H.R. 1960 North American Wetlands Conservation and H.R. 3074 Cormorant Management Witness Jerome Ford Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 03/29/2012
Jim Kurth	H.R. 2984 Maine Coastal Islands Wilderness Act	House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests	03/29/2012	Subject H.R. 2984 Maine Coastal Islands Wilderness Act Witness Jim Kurth Committee House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests Date 03/29/2012
Dan Ashe	Fiscal Year 2013 Budget of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	03/06/2012	Subject Fiscal Year 2013 Budget of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Witness Dan Ashe Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 03/06/2012
Wendi Weber	Proposed Comprehensive Conservation Plan for the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans	02/17/2012	Subject Proposed Comprehensive Conservation Plan for the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Witness Wendi Weber Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Date 02/17/2012
Cynthia Dohner	Ownership Rights Concerning the Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and Insular Affairs	12/15/2011	Subject Ownership Rights Concerning the Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge Witness Cynthia Dohner Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and Insular Affairs Date 12/15/2011
Dan Ashe	The Endangered Species Act: How Litigation is Costing Jobs and Impeding True Recovery Efforts	House Committee on Natural Resources	12/06/2011	Subject The Endangered Species Act: How Litigation is Costing Jobs and Impeding True Recovery Efforts Witness Dan Ashe Committee House Committee on Natural Resources Date 12/06/2011
Rachel Jacobson	Oversight Hearing "Florida Everglades Restoration: What are the Priorities?"	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and Insular Affairs	11/03/2011	Subject Oversight Hearing "Florida Everglades Restoration: What are the Priorities?" Witness Rachel Jacobson Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and Insular Affairs Date 11/03/2011
George Phocas	The Safeguarding of Hawai’i’s Ecosystem and Agriculture against Invasive Species	House Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia	10/27/2011	Subject The Safeguarding of Hawai’i’s Ecosystem and Agriculture against Invasive Species Witness George Phocas Committee House Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Date 10/27/2011
Jim Kurth	H.R. 3009, 2236 and 2791 National Wildlife Refuge-related, H.R. 2027 and 2154 Coastal Barrier Resource-related, H.R. 2714 Marine Mammal Protection Act, H.R. 3117 Electronic Duck Stamp	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and Insular Affairs	10/25/2011	Subject H.R. 3009, 2236 and 2791 National Wildlife Refuge-related, H.R. 2027 and 2154 Coastal Barrier Resource-related, H.R. 2714 Marine Mammal Protection Act, H.R. 3117 Electronic Duck Stamp Witness Jim Kurth Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and Insular Affairs Date 10/25/2011
Ren Lohoefener	Questionable Fish Science and Environmental Lawsuits: Jobs and Water Supplies At Risk in The Inland Empire	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power	10/18/2011	Subject Questionable Fish Science and Environmental Lawsuits: Jobs and Water Supplies At Risk in The Inland Empire Witness Ren Lohoefener Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power Date 10/18/2011
Gary Frazer	ESA: Reviewing the Nexus of Science and Policy	House Committee on Science, Subcomittee on Investigations and Oversight	10/13/2011	Subject ESA: Reviewing the Nexus of Science and Policy Witness Gary Frazer Committee House Committee on Science, Subcomittee on Investigations and Oversight Date 10/13/2011
Cynthia Dohner	Progress on Assessing Natural Resource Damages and Early Restoration after the BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife	06/28/2011	Subject Progress on Assessing Natural Resource Damages and Early Restoration after the BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster Witness Cynthia Dohner Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife Date 06/28/2011
Teiko Saito	H.R. 50, Multinational Species Conservation Funds, H.R. 1760 Great Ape Conservation H.R. 1761 Marine Turtle Conservation	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and Insular Affairs	06/28/2011	Subject H.R. 50, Multinational Species Conservation Funds, H.R. 1760 Great Ape Conservation H.R. 1761 Marine Turtle Conservation Witness Teiko Saito Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and Insular Affairs Date 06/28/2011
Dr. Gabriela Chavarria	Why We Should Care About Bats: Devastating Impact White-Nose Syndrome is Having on One of Nature's Best Pest Controllers	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and Insular Affairs	06/24/2011	Subject Why We Should Care About Bats: Devastating Impact White-Nose Syndrome is Having on One of Nature's Best Pest Controllers Witness Dr. Gabriela Chavarria Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and Insular Affairs Date 06/24/2011
Jim Kurth	The National Wildlife Refuge System’s Operations Needs and Maintenance Backlog	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and Insular Affairs	05/26/2011	Subject The National Wildlife Refuge System’s Operations Needs and Maintenance Backlog Witness Jim Kurth Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and Insular Affairs Date 05/26/2011
Rowan Gould	H.R. 991 Marine Mammal Protection Act, H.R. 1160 and 670 McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery and Submerged Lands Conveyances, H.R. 1670 Sikes Act	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and Insular Affairs	05/12/2011	Subject H.R. 991 Marine Mammal Protection Act, H.R. 1160 and 670 McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery and Submerged Lands Conveyances, H.R. 1670 Sikes Act Witness Rowan Gould Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and Insular Affairs Date 05/12/2011
Rowan Gould	Joint Oversight Hearing "At Risk: American Jobs, Agriculture, Health and Species: the Costs of Federal Regulatory Dysfunction"	House Committees on Natural Resources and Agriculture	05/03/2011	Subject Joint Oversight Hearing "At Risk: American Jobs, Agriculture, Health and Species: the Costs of Federal Regulatory Dysfunction" Witness Rowan Gould Committee House Committees on Natural Resources and Agriculture Date 05/03/2011
Greg Siekaniec	H.R. 306 Wild Horse Protection, H.R. 588, S. 266, and H.R. 285 Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge Renaming	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and Insular Affairs	04/07/2011	Subject H.R. 306 Wild Horse Protection, H.R. 588, S. 266, and H.R. 285 Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge Renaming Witness Greg Siekaniec Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and Insular Affairs Date 04/07/2011
Rowan Gould	Fiscal Year 2012 Budget of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and Insular Affairs	03/02/2011	Subject Fiscal Year 2012 Budget of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Witness Rowan Gould Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and Insular Affairs Date 03/02/2011
Rowan Gould	Nomination of Daniel M. Ashe to be Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works	02/15/2011	Subject Nomination of Daniel M. Ashe to be Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Witness Rowan Gould Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Date 02/15/2011
Statement For the Record	Enbridge Pipeline Oil Spill	House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure	09/15/2010	Subject Enbridge Pipeline Oil Spill Witness Statement For the Record Committee House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Date 09/15/2010
Greg Siekaniec	H.R. 3850 Nutria Eradication and Control, H.R. 5331 John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, H.R. 5380 Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, H.R. 5482 Corolla Wild Horses Protection	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife	07/27/2010	Subject H.R. 3850 Nutria Eradication and Control, H.R. 5331 John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, H.R. 5380 Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, H.R. 5482 Corolla Wild Horses Protection Witness Greg Siekaniec Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Date 07/27/2010
Cynthia Dohner	Assessing Natural Resource Damages Resulting from the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife	07/27/2010	Subject Assessing Natural Resource Damages Resulting from the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Witness Cynthia Dohner Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife Date 07/27/2010
Leon Carl	Federal Response to the Discovery of Asian Carp in Lake Calumet	Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power	07/14/2010	Subject Federal Response to the Discovery of Asian Carp in Lake Calumet Witness Leon Carl Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power Date 07/14/2010
Jane Lyder	Our Natural Resources at Risk: the Short and Long Term Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife	06/10/2010	Subject Our Natural Resources at Risk: the Short and Long Term Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Witness Jane Lyder Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Date 06/10/2010
Dan Ashe	H.R. 5284 the Sikes Act Amendments Act	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife	05/25/2010	Subject H.R. 5284 the Sikes Act Amendments Act Witness Dan Ashe Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Date 05/25/2010
Paul Schmidt	H.R. 3805 Duck Stamp and H.R. 4973 National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Improvement Act	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife	05/06/2010	Subject H.R. 3805 Duck Stamp and H.R. 4973 National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Improvement Act Witness Paul Schmidt Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Date 05/06/2010
Gary Frazer	Collaborative Solutions to Wildlife and Habitat Management	Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife	04/27/2010	Subject Collaborative Solutions to Wildlife and Habitat Management Witness Gary Frazer Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife Date 04/27/2010
Herbert C. Frost	How to Manage Large Constrictor Snakes and Other Invasive Species	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forest and Public Lands and Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife	03/23/2010	Subject How to Manage Large Constrictor Snakes and Other Invasive Species Witness Herbert C. Frost Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forest and Public Lands and Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Date 03/23/2010
Rowan Gould	Fiscal Year 2011 Budget of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife	03/04/2010	Subject Fiscal Year 2011 Budget of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Witness Rowan Gould Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Date 03/04/2010
Eileen Sobeck	H.R. 3511 and 4493 Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Visitor Facility and Management Enhancement	House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife	02/25/2010	Subject H.R. 3511 and 4493 Marianas Trench Marine National Monument Visitor Facility and Management Enhancement Witness Eileen Sobeck Committee House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Date 02/25/2010