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Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

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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 

FY26 Outside Witness Testimony Instructions - American Indian and Alaska Native FY26 Outside Witness Testimony Instructions - All Groups FY26 Member Day Hearing Instructions 

 

Recent Activity

January 23, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee announced the Fiscal Year 2026 American Indian and Alaska Native public witness hearing dates and instructions for providing a written public testimony.

December 30, 2024
All good things must come to an end. As we reflect on our 12 subcommittees, this year’s Appropriations 101 program concludes with our final bill - detailed by Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID) himself! As Chairman of the Interior and Environment Subcommittee, he unveils the essential resources and all-of-the-above energy approach the legislation prioritizes.

November 22, 2024
ICYMI, the Interior and Environment Subcommittee held an oversight hearing on the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women. During the hearing, Tribal members conveyed the lack of manpower and infrastructure needed to investigate missing cases and homicides, all of which have been exacerbated by jurisdictional issues among state, federal, and Tribal entities.

November 22, 2024
Op-Eds
ICYMI, the Interior and Environment Subcommittee held an oversight hearing on the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women. During the hearing, Tribal members conveyed the lack of manpower and infrastructure needed to investigate missing cases and homicides, all of which have been exacerbated by jurisdictional issues among state, federal, and Tribal entities.

November 20, 2024
Remarks
Good morning everyone and thank you for being here. I would like to extend a special thanks to our Tribal witnesses who traveled here to share their experiences on this tragic issue.  I would also like to welcome the agency officials who will be joining us on the second panel.

November 20, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, led by Chairman Mike Simpson (R-ID), held an oversight hearing on the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women.

November 20, 2024
Remarks
As an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma and longest serving Native American in the House of Representatives, Tribal issues have always been at the forefront of the policy decisions I have made and advocated for as a Member of Congress and as a member of this important Committee.

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Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA

July 24, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives met to consider the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025. The measure was approved by a vote of 210 to 205.


July 23, 2024

Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Mike Simpson (R-ID) and Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) today remarked on the House floor in support of H.R.