Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt Edward (Scott) Scott PruittJuan Williams: Swamp creature at the White House Science protections must be enforceable Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention MORE will head to Capitol Hill twice in the coming two months to testify at a hearing on the agency’s agenda.

The first hearing announced Wednesday will be with the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s environment subpanel Dec. 7. It will be Pruitt’s first congressional oversight hearing since he took the helm at the agency in February, though he has testified at appropriations hearings.

Later Wednesday, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee announced a Jan. 31 hearing featuring Pruitt.

The announcements come amid bipartisan pressure for Pruitt to come to Capitol Hill, nine months into his tenure.

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“We’re looking forward to receiving a much-needed update from Mr. Pruitt on his priorities for the agency, including his stated policy of getting EPA ‘back to the basics’ and its impact on the agency’s activity going forward,” Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.), the environment subpanel’s chairman, said in a statement announcing the Dec. 7 event.

“Following EPA’s controversial and expansive interpretation of its authorities during the past administration, it is past time for EPA to refocus on pursuing its important public health and environmental missions as Congress originally intended,” he said.

“It is important that EPA Administrator Pruitt testifies before the committee,” Sen. John Barrasso John Anthony BarrassoOVERNIGHT ENERGY: Democrats push resolution to battle climate change, sluggish economy and racial injustice | Senators reach compromise on greenhouse gas amendment stalling energy bill | Trump courts Florida voters with offshore drilling moratorium Senators reach compromise on greenhouse gas amendment stalling bipartisan energy bill The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by National Industries for the Blind - Trump, Biden battle over vaccine, economy; Congress returns MORE (R-Wyo.), chairman of the Environment Committee, said a statement about his panel's hearing. “It will give senators the chance to hear about the important work being done at the agency to protect America’s air, land, and water.”

Democrats have been especially critical of Pruitt’s lack of hearing appearances.

“I must once again note my concern that Administrator Pruitt has yet to appear before this committee to testify on the EPA budget request, more than a month after the start of the fiscal year,” Sen. Tom Carper Thomas (Tom) Richard CarperDemocrat asks for probe of EPA's use of politically appointed lawyers Overnight Energy: Study links coronavirus mortality to air pollution exposure | Low-income, minority households pay more for utilities: report OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Democrats push resolution to battle climate change, sluggish economy and racial injustice | Senators reach compromise on greenhouse gas amendment stalling energy bill | Trump courts Florida voters with offshore drilling moratorium MORE (Del.), top Democrat on the Environment Committee, said at a recent hearing on EPA nominees.

This story was updated at 3:50 p.m.