Hearing on "Ready for Reuse: Legislative Proposals to Unleash the Potential of America’s Brownfields Sites"

The Subcommittee on Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. (EST) in the John D. Dingell Hearing Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled "Ready for Reuse: Legislative Proposals to Unleash the Potential of America's Brownfields Sites."

Key Documents 

Opening Statement from Full Committee Ranking Member Pallone as prepared for delivery 

Opening Statement from Subcommittee Ranking Member Tonko as prepared for delivery 

Livestream

Legislation 

• H.R. ____, the Brownfields Revitalization for a Better Tomorrow Act
• H.R. ____, the Brownfields Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act
• H.R. ____, the Brownfields Inventory and Permitting Efficiency Act
• H.R. ____, the Brownfields Reauthorization for an Affordable and Revitalized America Act

Witnesses

Gerald L. Pouncey, Jr.

Senior Counsel

Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Testimony 

David W. Robinson

Executive Vice President of Strategic Development

Aligned Data Centers

Testimony 

Hon. Alan Tomson

Mayor, Town of Davis, West Virginia

National Brownfields Coalition

Testimony 

Chris Wells

Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

President, Environmental Council of the States

Testimony