HearingCompleted

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”

Mar 26, 20262:00 PM1324, Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses · 9

1

The Honorable Troy Downing

Member of Congress

2

The Honorable Robert Scott

Member of Congress

3

Dr. Tim Petty

Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

4

Dr. Kevin McGuire

Director, Virginia Water Resources Research Center

5

Mr. Rick Knick

Chairman, Board of Directors, Dry Prairie Rural Water

6

Mr. Joshua Kurtz

Secretary, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

7

The Honorable Megan Onders

Chief, King Island Native Community

8

The Honorable Robert Wittman

Member of Congress

9

The Honorable Nicholas Begich

Member of Congress