Policy Letters Archive

Chairman Bruce Westerman U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural ResourcesWashington, DC 20515 Ranking Member Jared Huffman U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources Washington, DC 20515 Chairman Harriet HagemanSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Committee on Natural ResourcesWashington, DC 20515 Ranking Member Cliff BentzSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Committee on Natural ResourcesWashington, DC 20515 Re: March 25, 2025 Legislative Hearing on H.R. 276, H.R. 845, H.R. 1897 & H.R. 1917 Dear Chairman Westerman, Ranking Member Huffman, Chair

April 4, 2025 Representative Michael SimpsonChairSubcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesCommittee on AppropriationsUnited States House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515 Representative Chellie PingreeRanking MemberSubcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesCommittee on AppropriationsUnited States House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515 Dear Chair Simpson and Ranking Member Pingree: Thank you for the opportunity to provide recommendations on federal appropriations for Fiscal Year 2026. Founded in 1870, The American Fisheries Society is the oldest and largest professional society of fisheries biologists, managers, and researchers

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