Charging Forward: Securing American Manufacturing and Our EV Future

Posted by Brad Johnson Tue, 08 Mar 2022 15:15:00 GMT

Hearing page

Hearing memorandum

Witnesses:
  • Bob Holycross, Vice President, Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, Ford Motor Company
  • Natalie King, Chief Executive Officer, Dunamis Clean Energy Partners, LLC
  • Cassandra Powers, Senior Managing Director, National Association of State Energy Officials
  • Thomas Pyle, President, Institute for Energy Research (Republican witness)

A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Rural Development

Posted by Brad Johnson Tue, 08 Mar 2022 15:00:00 GMT

Hearing page

Witness:
  • Xochitl Torres Small, Under Secretary for Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

State of the Union Address

Posted by Brad Johnson Wed, 02 Mar 2022 02:00:00 GMT

President Joseph Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol.

A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Commodity Group Perspectives on Title 1

Posted by Brad Johnson Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:00:00 GMT

Hearing page

Witnesses:
  • Brad Doyle, President, American Soybean Association, Weiner, AR,
  • Dr. Robert Johansson, Director of Economics and Policy Analysis, American Sugar Alliance, Alexandria, VA
  • Nicole Berg, Vice President, National Association of Wheat Growers, Paterson, WA
  • Chris Edgington, President, National Corn Growers Association, Saint Ansgar, IA
  • Jaclyn Ford, National Cotton Council, Alapaha, GA
  • Verity Ulibarri, National Sorghum Producers, Melrose, NM
  • Clark Coleman, National Sunflower Association, National Barley Growers Association, U.S. Canola Association, and the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council, Bismarck, ND
  • Jennifer James, USA Rice, Newport, AR
  • Meredith McNair Rogers, U.S. Peanut Federation, Camilla, GA

National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Legislation

Posted by Brad Johnson Tue, 01 Mar 2022 15:00:00 GMT

On Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (EST), the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands will hold a virtual, fully remote legislative hearing on the following bills:

  • H.R. 1638 (Rep. Dusty Johnson-R-SD) To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes. Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance Act.
  • H.R. 4178 (Rep. Jared Huffman, D-CA) To extend the authority to collect Shasta-Trinity Marina fees through fiscal year 2027. Shasta-Trinity Marina Fee Extension.
  • H.R. 5093 (Rep. Jaime Herrera Butler, R-WA) To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land in the State of Washington to Skamania County, Washington. Wind River Administrative Site Conveyance Act.
  • H.R. 5493 (Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez- D-NM) To provide for greater consultation between the Federal Government and the governing bodies and community users of land grant-mercedes in New Mexico, to provide for a process for recognition of the historic-traditional uses of land grant-mercedes, and for other purposes. Land Grant-Mercedes Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act.
  • H.R. 6366 (Rep. John Garamendi, D-CA) To modify the boundary of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to include certain Federal land in Lake County, California, and for other purposes. Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act.
  • Witnesses:

    Panel I
    • Rep. Dusty Johnson (H.R. 1638) South Dakota, At Large
    • Rep. Jared Huffman (H.R. 4178) California, 2nd District
    • Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (H.R. 5093) Washington, 3rd District
    • Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (H.R. 5493) New Mexico, 3rd District
    • Rep. John Garamendi (H.R. 6366) California, 3rd District
    Panel II
    • Greg Smith (All Bills), Director of Lands and Realty Management, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
    • Mark Lambrecht (H.R. 5493 & H.R. 6366), Assistant Director, National Landscape Conservation System Bureau of Land Management
    • Anthony Roberts (H.R. 6366), Tribal Chairman, Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation
    Panel III
    • Hunter Roberts (H.R. 1638), Secretary, South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
    • Paul Hauser (H.R. 4178), General Manager, Trinity Public Utility District
    • Tom Lannen (H.R. 5093), District 2 Commissioner, Skamania County, Washington
    • Arturo Archuleta (H.R. 5493), Program Manager, New Mexico Land Grant Council

    Federal Climate Funding Initiatives: What States Need to Know

    Posted by Brad Johnson Tue, 15 Feb 2022 20:00:00 GMT

    Join Climate Xchange’s webinar on federal climate funding initiatives.

    With the creation and continuing development of several new federal funding initiatives like the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Build Back Better, Justice40, and others, many are wondering how state-level climate action will be affected. States looking to secure funding for effective and equitable climate projects and programs must know how best to prepare for and implement these varying funding sources and guidelines, and we want to help you do just that.

    Joining us to discuss these federal funding developments and the implications for states are three experts in the space. Shannon Baker-Branstetter, Director of Domestic Climate and Energy Policy at the Center for American Progress, Joseph Kane, Fellow at Brookings Metro of the Brookings Institution, and Colleen Callahan, Deputy Director at UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation, will each provide insight into what states need to know about these funding initiatives and how they will affect state-level actors in securing a better, brighter future for the climate.

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    Great American Outdoors Act

    Posted by Brad Johnson Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:00:00 GMT

    The purpose of the hearing is to review the implementation of the Great American Outdoors Act.

    Witnesses:
    • Shannon Estenoz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Department of the Interior
    • Chris French, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, USDA Forest Service

    S. 2373, the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2021, and S. 1290, the STRANDED Act of 2021

    Posted by Brad Johnson Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:00:00 GMT

    Legislative hearing to consider S.2373, to reestablish United States global leadership in nuclear energy, revitalize domestic nuclear energy supply chain infrastructure, support the licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, and improve the regulation of nuclear energy, and S.1290, to assist communities affected by stranded nuclear waste.

    Witnesses:
    • David A. Knabel, City Administrator and Director of Accounts and Finance, City of Zion, Illinois
    • Armond Cohen, Executive Director, Clean Air Task Force
    • Maria Korsnick, President and Chief Financial Officer, Nuclear Energy Institute
    • Jeremy Harrell, Chief Strategy Officer, ClearPath Action

    Climate Policy Network National Call

    Posted by Brad Johnson Wed, 26 Jan 2022 20:00:00 GMT

    Want to learn about how climate policy campaigns are developing in states across the country – from Vermont to Nebraska to Montana to Hawaii? Have exciting climate policy developments to share with a network of like-minded individuals?

    Join us for our monthly State Climate Policy Network national call! This one-hour, once-a-month call is the perfect opportunity to learn about the different legislation and movements going on in states across the US. Legislators, advocates, and experts will join us and inform the network of what is going on in their state as it relates to climate policy, and what you might be able to do to help.

    For those of you joining us for the first time, the SCPN call is also an opportunity to simply listen to other states’ updates and challenges. We typically have campaign leaders and policymakers in 15-20 states calling in and providing updates, and dozens of people listening and asking questions on the line. The call is a great information-sharing and networking opportunity. Feel free to contact Kristen Soares, our SCPN Manager, at [email protected] with any questions, or if you are interested in speaking on an upcoming call.

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    Disaster Recovery Assistance - Authorization of the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery Program

    Posted by Brad Johnson Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:00:00 GMT

    THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS will meet in OPEN SESSION, HYBRID FORMAT to conduct a hearing entitled, “Disaster Recovery Assistance – Authorization of the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery Program.”

    Rescheduled from December 9th.

    Witnesses:
    • Michael A. Sprayberry, Senior Advisor For Emergency Management, Hagerty Consulting
    • Matt Mayer, President, Opportunity Ohio

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