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OFFICIAL COMMITTEE VIDEO · 2:26:25Why this hearing
On the record: 4 witnesses, including 2 from advocacy groups and think tanks.
Witnesses represent Golden Together, the R Street Institute, the Wildland-Urban Interface FIRE Institute, and the California Policy Center.
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The subcommittee
16 members · 9 Republicans, 7 Democrats
- Scott FitzgeraldR-WI-5 · CHAIR
- Michael BaumgartnerR-WA-5
- Ben ClineR-VA-6
- Lance GoodenR-TX-5
- Harriet M. HagemanR-WY-AL
- Mark HarrisR-NC-8
- Darrell IssaR-CA-48
- Derek SchmidtR-KS-2
- Jim JordanR-OH-4 · EX OFFICIO
- Jerrold NadlerD-NY-12 · RANKING
- Becca BalintD-VT-AL
- J. Luis CorreaD-CA-46
- Chuy GarcíaD-IL-4
- Hank JohnsonD-GA-4
- Zoe LofgrenD-CA-18
- Jamie RaskinD-MD-8 · EX OFFICIO
Witnesses
- Steve HiltonFounder, Golden TogetherTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Steven GreenhutResident Senior Fellow & Western Region Director of State Affairs, R Street InstituteTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Frank FrievaltDirector, Wildland-Urban Interface FIRE InstituteTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
- Edward RingDirector of Water and Energy Policy, California Policy CenterTHIS CONGRESSFirst appearanceNO STATEMENT POSTED
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Timeline & documents
- Hearing noticed (done)
- Held (done)FEB 6, 2025 · 10:00 AM – 12:17 PM
- Video posted (done)FEB 6, 2025 · 12:17 PM
- Written testimony posted (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Questions for the record (not yet)NOT POSTED YET
- Printed transcript (done)PUBLISHED APR 7, 2025
- Written testimonyPENDING
- Questions for the recordPENDING
- Printed transcriptPDF (opens the committee’s file)
Written follow-up questions from members, answered after the hearing. aren’t posted yet. The printed transcript is out.

