HEARING

Legislative hearing on six bills: • H.R. 34 (Rep. Gosar), “Land and Social Security Optimization Act” or the “LASSO Act” • H.R. 1329 (Rep. Malliotakis), “Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act” • H.R. 3553 (Rep. Min), “Building Resiliency and Understanding of Shrublands to Halt Fires Act” or the “BRUSH Fires Act” • H.R. 5478 (Rep. Moore of UT), “Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act of 2025” • H.R. 5911 (Rep. Hurd), “Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act” • S. 282 (Sen. King), “Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act”

Federal LandsHouse119th Congress

Schedule

Date and time (ET)
February 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Location
Longworth House Office Building · 1324

Witnesses

Ms. Margaret Byfield
Executive Director · American Stewards of Liberty
The Honorable Paul Gosar
Member of Congress
The Honorable Jeff Hurd
Member of Congress
The Honorable Dave Min
Member of Congress
The Honorable Nicole Malliotakis
Member of Congress
The Honorable Blake Moore
Member of Congress
Dr. David Lytle
Acting Deputy Chief, Fire and Aviation Management · U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mr. Ronald Cortez
Under Secretary for Finance and Administration · The Smithsonian Institution
Ms. Michelle Metteer
City Administrator · City of Ouray
Mr. Darren Frandsen
City Manager · Fruit Heights City
Ms. Margaret Byfield
Executive Director · American Stewards of Liberty
The Honorable Paul Gosar
Member of Congress
The Honorable Jeff Hurd
Member of Congress
The Honorable Dave Min
Member of Congress
The Honorable Nicole Malliotakis
Member of Congress
Mr. Darren Frandsen
City Manager · Fruit Heights City
The Honorable Blake Moore
Member of Congress
Dr. David Lytle
Acting Deputy Chief, Fire and Aviation Management · U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mr. Ronald Cortez
Under Secretary for Finance and Administration · The Smithsonian Institution
Ms. Michelle Metteer
City Administrator · City of Ouray

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