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Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1727, H.R. 5283, H.R. ___(Rep. Tiffany), “Trash Reduction And Suppressing Harm from Environmental Degradation (TRASHED) at the Border Act and H.R. ___ (Rep. Westerman),“Ensuring Border Access and Protection on Federal Land Act” | Federal Lands Subcommittee

Thursday, October 19, 2023 | 10:00 AM

On Thursday, October 19, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

  1. H.R. 1727 (Rep. Trone), “Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission Extension Act”;
  2. H.R. 5283 (Rep. Malliotakis), “Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023”;
  3. Discussion draft of H.R. ____ (Rep. Tiffany), “Trash Reduction And Suppressing Harm from Environmental Degradation (TRASHED) at the Border Act”; and
  4. Discussion draft of H.R. ____ (Rep. Westerman), “Ensuring Border Access and Protection on Federal Land Act”.

Witnesses and Testimony

Panel I

(Members of Congress) 
To Be Announced

Panel II (Administration Officials)

Mr. Troy Heithecker
 Associate Deputy Chief
U.S. Forest Service
Washington, D.C. [All bills] 

The Honorable Deb Haaland
Secretary, Department of the Interior
[note: the Department has declined the opportunity to testify at the hearing]

Panel III (Outside Experts): 

The Honorable Joann Ariola
 Council Member (R – 32nd District)
New York City Council
New York City, NY [H.R. 5283] 

Mr. Simon Hankinson
 Senior Research Fellow
Border Security and Immigration Center
The Heritage Foundation
Washington, D.C. [Both Discussion Drafts] 

Dr. George Lewis
 Chair
C&O Canal National Historical Park Federal Advisory Commission
Jefferson, MD [H.R. 1727] [Minority Witness] 

Additional witnesses to be announced