Government Hearings and Testimonies

Scenes from formal committees or hearings, showing individuals sitting or speaking, with a focus on governance and public administration processes.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Lisa P. Jackson Confirmation , Environmental Protection Agency

Deputy Senate Sergeant at Arms Jim Morhard appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation as the nominee for Deputy Administrator of NASA on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Lisa P. Jackson Confirmation , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - Deputy Secretary Sampson Hearing

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, joined by Office of Budget Director Pamela Haze and Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, on Capitol Hill for testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, concerning the 2009 President's budget request for Interior

International Trade Administration - David Spooner and David Bohegan Confirmation Hearing

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - House Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Jeff Nulf Hearing

Office of Water - Confirmation Hearings for Stephen Owens and Peter Silva , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - PEC MEETING

Bureau of Industry and Security - Confirmation Hearing for McCormick, Jackson, Ambassador Lavin and Israel Hernandez

Office of the Secretary - TPCC HEARING

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine testifies before the US Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies during a budget review hearing, Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, joined by Office of Budget Director Pamela Haze and Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, on Capitol Hill for testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, concerning the 2009 President's budget request for Interior

Office of the Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - Deputy Secretary Sampson Hearing

Office of the Secretary - TPCC HEARING

Washington, DC, October 3, 2007 FEMA's Dennis Schrader, Deputy Administrator, National Preparedness, testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee's Subcommittee on Emergency Communication, Preparedness, and Response. Schrader described the NEP and its premier Tier 1, national level Top Officials (TOPOFF) exercise. TOPOFF 4 is scheduled for October 15-20 in Guam, Oregon, and Arizona. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

International Trade Administration - Confirmation Hearing Ambassador Lavin Senate Finance Committee

Office of the Secretary - House Financial Services

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens to opening statements from the leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on February 23, 2016, during an appearance on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to discuss the Obama Administration's 2017 federal budget request.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Stephen Owens and Peter Silva Confirmation Hearings , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE HEARING RE: MANUFACTURING

Acting NASA Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations, Ken Bowersox, takes notes during a Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee hearing titled, Developing Core Capabilities for Deep Space Exploration: An Update on NASA's SLS, Orion, and Exploration Ground Systems," Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.

Paul K. Martin, nominee for Inspector General at NASA, right, answers questions during his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. At left is Dr. Elizabeth M. Robinson, nominee for Chief Financial Officer for NASA.

Economic Development Administration - DR. DAVID SAMPSON HEARING

Bureau of Industry and Security - Senate Banking Committee Hearing for Chris Padilla Conference Hearing

Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson testifies about the role and responsibility of the Department of Homeland Security in response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa at a Senate Committee .

Office of Air and Radiation - EPA Stakeholder Listening Sesson (GHG Performance Standards for Power Plants and Refineries Under Clean Air Act Section 111) , Environmental Protection Agency

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine testifies during a Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness hearing titled, "Global Space Race: Ensuring the United States Remains the Leader in Space," Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TESTIFIES ON TPA

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Lisa Jackson's TestImony before the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. Oil Spill Commission (OSC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Energy and Commerce Committee with Secretary Gutierrez

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Senate Environment and Public Works Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - House Financial Services

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine testifies before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology during a hearing on the James Webb Space Telescope, Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.

Economic Development Administration - DR. DAVID SAMPSON HEARING

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Senate Hearing - Science Transparency , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Secretary - Jeff Nulf Hearing

Bureau of Industry and Security - Confirmation Hearing for McCormick, Jackson, Ambassador Lavin and Israel Hernandez

Office of the Secretary - Confirmation Hearing for Israel Hernandez and William Jeffrey

Economic Development Administration - DR. DAVID SAMPSON HEARING

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - House Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Supreme Court ruling

Office of the Inspector General - Post Katrina Relief and Recovery Hearing

Economic Development Administration - DR. DAVID SAMPSON TESTIFYING

Office of the Administrator - Waters of the United States Congressional Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Water - Confirmation Hearings for Stephen Owens and Peter Silva , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - House Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Meeting and press conference, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior, on inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with the Secretary joined by Alabama Governor Bob Riley, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, Florida Governor Charlie Crist, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and the Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lieutenant General Robert Van Antwerp

Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot testifies during a House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2018 budget request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Thursday, June 8, 2017 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TESTIFIES ON TPA

International Trade Administration - Confirmation Hearing Ambassador Lavin Senate Finance Committee

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TESTIFYIS TO SENATE ON TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, testifies before the Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies subcommittee during a budget hearing, Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington.

Office of Air and Radiation - Gina McCarthy Confirmation Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Robert Cabana, Director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, testifies during a House Subcommittee on Space hearing titled "60 Years of NASA Leadership in Human Space Exploration: Past, Present, and Future," Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.

Office of the Administrator - Committee on Environment and Public Works Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine testifies before the US Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies during a budget review hearing, Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine testifies during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2020 budget request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.

Bureau of Industry and Security - United States and China Review Commission Peter Lichtenbaum Testimony

Office of the Administrator - Senate Budget Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - Paul Anastas Testimony , Environmental Protection Agency

Pam Melroy, President Bidens nominee to be the next deputy administrator of NASA, center, Richard Spinrad to be under secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, left, and Carlos Monje, Jr. nominee to be the next under secretary of Transportation for Policy appear before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Thursday, May 20, 2021, at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington. Melroy is a former NASA astronaut.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TESTIFYIS TO SENATE ON TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY

Office of the Secretary - PEC RECEPTION

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TESTIFYIS TO SENATE ON TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY

Office of the Secretary - Press Conference Cameron Finley

Office of the Administrator - Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Astronaut Nicole Mann Downlink with Members of Congress. NASA astronaut Nicole Mann, Expedition 68 Flight Engineer, is seen from onboard the International Space Station (ISS) during a briefing with members of the House of Representatives, the Indian Affairs Committee, and the Senate Native American Affairs Committee, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington. Mann answered questions from members of the committees during a live downlink from the International Space Station.

Economic Development Administration - DR. DAVID SAMPSON HEARING

Office of Air and Radiation - Gina McCarthy Confirmation Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Capitol Hill testimony by Secretary Gale Norton before the House of Representatives Committee on Resources, concerning oil reserves in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - UNITED STATES CORAL REEF TASK FORCE MEETING (2/24/2004 TO 2/26/26)

Bureau of Industry and Security - Confirmation Hearing for McCormick, Jackson, Ambassador Lavin and Israel Hernandez

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Inspector General - Post Katrina Relief and Recovery Hearing

NASA Special Assistant to the Administrator Mark Sirangelo listens as NASA Associate Administrator, Human Exploration and Operations William Gerstenmaier testifies during the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics hearing titled "Keeping our sights on Mars: A Review of NASA's Deep Space Exploration Programs and Lunar Proposal", Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.

Office of the Secretary - HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE HEARING RE: MANUFACTURING

Office of the Inspector General - Post Katrina Relief and Recovery Hearing

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Confirmation Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Bureau of Industry and Security - Acting Under Secretary Peter Lichtenbaum Committee Hearing

Office of the Inspector General - Post Katrina Relief and Recovery Hearing

Office of Internal Affairs - Confirmation Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Bureau of Industry and Security - CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR COMMERCE NOMINEES JULIE MEYERS AND PETER LICHTENBAUM

Office of the Administrator - Listening Session , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Western Governors , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - PEC MEETING

Office of the Secretary - CONFIRMATION HEARINGS FOR BEN WU AND BRETT PALMER

International Trade Administration - Confirmation Hearing Ambassador Lavin Senate Finance Committee

Office of the Secretary - HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE HEARING RE: MANUFACTURING

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - House Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Senate Budget Hearing. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson testifies before the Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies subcommittee during a budget hearing, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington.

Capitol Hill testimony by Secretary Gale Norton before the House of Representatives Committee on Resources, concerning oil reserves in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Capitol Hill testimony by Secretary Gale Norton before the House of Representatives Committee on Resources, concerning oil reserves in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Office of the Secretary - Jeff Nulf Hearing

Office of Internal Affairs - Confirmation Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Confirmation Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, joined by Office of Budget Director Pamela Haze and Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, on Capitol Hill for testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, concerning the 2009 President's budget request for Interior

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH BANKING COMMITTEE

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