SAMANTHA BARNETT

CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC · Washington, DC

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Background

Career

CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC

Washington, DC · current

Government experience

subcommittee staff director; Senate Energy and Natural Resources, Senior Legislative Assistant; Senator Pete Ricketts, Legislative Assistant; Congressman Barry Moore, Legislative Assistant.

Senate Environment and Public Works

Covered official positions, as disclosed on federal filings

The past 12 months

Clients

past 12 months

Filings

past 12 months

Agencies contacted

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESAgriculture, Dept of (USDA)SENATEInterior, Dept of (DOI)

Specific issues

H.R. 471, Fix Our Forests Act; S. 1462, Fix Our Forests Act; FY27 Interior and Environment Appropriations; Implementation of Executive Order 14308 Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response.

Natural Resources · 2026 Q1

S. 2221, Sawmill Act; H.R. 6277, Sawmill Act; Implementation of Executive Order 14225, Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production; S. 1462, Fix Our Forests Act; S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; Timber Production and Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program.

Natural Resources · 2026 Q1

Issues regarding wildfire policy. Funding opportunities for wildfire science. FY27 House Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill.

Budget/Appropriations · 2026 Q1

H.R. 956, Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025; S. 160, Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025; S. 902, Wildfire Response and Preparedness Act of 2025; FY27 Interior & Environment Appropriations; S. 1462, Fix Our Forests Act; H.R.836, Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025.

Aviation/Airlines/Airports · 2026 Q1

FY26 Interior & Environment Appropriations; Implementation of Executive Order 14308 Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response.

Natural Resources · 2026 Q1

H.R. 471, Fix Our Forests Act; S. 1462, Fix Our Forests Act; FY27 Interior & Environment Appropriations.

Natural Resources · 2026 Q1