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Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

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Rep. Simpson

Chairman Mike Simpson

2007 Rayburn House Office Building

(202) 225-3081

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Mike Simpson – ChairChellie Pingree – Ranking Member
Mark Amodei Betty McCollum 
Guy Reschenthaler Josh Harder 
Michael CloudJames E. Clyburn 
Ryan Zinke  
Jake Ellzey  
Celeste Maloy – Vice Chair 

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Recent Activity

July 15, 2025
Remarks

Thank you, Chairman Simpson, and thank you to Ranking Member DeLauro, Ranking Member Pingree, and to all the members of the subcommittee for being with us this morning.

Today, we continue our work on the FY 2026 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill. 

The measure covers several agencies, including the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Environmental Protection Agency, that work to conserve and protect our nation’s natural, cultural, and environmental resources. 


July 14, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2026 bill for the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. The bill will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow, July 15th at 10:00 a.m.


Meeting Status:
Scheduled
Date:
Location:
Capitol Complex, 2358-C RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA

June 5, 2025
Remarks

Thank you, Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Pingree. Good morning, Acting Director Smith. Thank you for being here to discuss the Indian Health Service Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request. 


June 5, 2025
Remarks

Good afternoon, everyone.  I’d like to extend a warm welcome to Indian Health Service Acting Director Benjamin Smith.  Thank you for your leadership of the IHS, and for being with us today to discuss the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request.


Meeting Status:
Scheduled
Date:
Location:
Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA

May 20, 2025
Remarks
Thank you, Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Pingree, for holding this hearing. Secretary Burgum, welcome, and thank you for testifying before the subcommittee on the Trump Administration’s budget proposal for the Department of the Interior.

May 20, 2025
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The Committee will come to order. This morning I’d like to welcome the 55th Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum. Mr. Secretary, this is your first formal budget hearing before our subcommittee. While I am disappointed you didn’t arrive in a covered wagon, on behalf of our Members, I’d like to offer our congratulations on your confirmation.

May 16, 2025
Washington, D.C. – This week, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman Mike Simpson (R-ID) and Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) convened a hearing with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to examine the Trump Administration’s agenda to deliver clean air, land, and water for all Americans - while restoring common sense, accountability, and cooperative federalism to agency policy.

May 15, 2025
Remarks

Thank you, Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Pingree. 

Administrator Zeldin, welcome back to the House. It is great to have you testify before this subcommittee on the Environmental Protection Agency’s goals for the upcoming fiscal year. 

As you well know, I am proud to represent the Kerr Environmental Research Center in Ada, Oklahoma. 

For over 50 years, the Kerr Lab – which leads the U.S. in research and advancements on groundwater, aquifer recharge, and agriculture soil health – has established itself to be a premier EPA research center.