Hearing
Leg Hrg on 4 Bills: H.R. 5694 (Rep. Begich), “Alaska’s Right To Ivory Sales and Tradition Act” or the “ARTIST Act” H.R. 6893 (Rep. Scott of VA), “Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act” H.R. 7250 (Rep. Downing), To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000 H.R. 7889 (Rep. Wittman), “Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025” or the “AWRC Act of 2025”.
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- Title
- Leg Hrg on 4 Bills: H.R. 5694 (Rep. Begich), “Alaska’s Right To Ivory Sales and Tradition Act” or the “ARTIST Act” H.R. 6893 (Rep. Scott of VA), “Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act” H.R. 7250 (Rep. Downing), To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000 H.R. 7889 (Rep. Wittman), “Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025” or the “AWRC Act of 2025”
- Committee
- Committee on Natural Resources / Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
- Date line
- Thursday, March 26, 2026 (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
- Published
- March 19, 2026 at 10:51 AM
- Last updated
- April 13, 2026 at 09:14 AM
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Dr. Tim Petty
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DCDr. Kevin McGuire
Director, Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Blacksburg, VA
Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Blacksburg, VAMr. Rick Knick
Chairman, Board of Directors, Dry Prairie Rural Water, Culbertson, MT
Board of Directors, Dry Prairie Rural Water, Culbertson, MTMr. Joshua Kurtz
Secretary, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis, MD
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis, MDThe Honorable Megan Onders
Chief, King Island Native Community, Nome, AK
King Island Native Community, Nome, AKDocuments