Field Hearing Examining Gulf Coast Restoration and Offshore Drilling
On Friday, August 2, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. (CDT), the Committee on Natural Resources will hold an oversight hearing titled “Rigs to Restoration: Examining Gulf Coast Restoration through Energy Production and Permitting.” The hearing will examine Louisiana’s experience in coastal restoration, including the barriers encountered through the permitting process and the shared relationship between energy production and environmental protection.
This hearing will be held at Nicholls State University, 906 E 1st St., Thibodaux, Louisiana.
Witnesses and Testimony- Meg Bankston, Executive Director, Parishes Advocating for Coastal Endurance
- Kyle Graham, Former Executive Director, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
- Michael Hecht, President & CEO, Greater New Orleans, Inc.
Full Committee Markup of Energy and Water Development; Defense; Labor, Health, and Human Services; and Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Acts
Full committee hearing.
Agenda:- Markup of the “Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025.”
- Markup of the “Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025.”
- Markup of the “Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025.”
- Summary
- Markup of the “Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025.”
- Summary
Understanding the Potential Environmental Impacts of the Chemical 6PPD
Subcommittee hearing.
Witnesses:- Katrina Lassiter, Program Manager, Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program, Washington State Department of Ecology
- Tracey Norberg, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association
- David B. Fischer, MPH, Counsel, Keller and Heckman LLP
Markup of Lithium-Ion Battery Consumer Standards, Algal Bloom, Heat Illness, Wildfire Readiness, AI, and other legislation, and NOAA Corps nomination
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, will convene a full committee executive session on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 10 a.m. EDT to consider the following legislation and nominations: The following actions were taken during the Executive Session.
Approved:- S. 4178, the Future of Artificial Intelligence Innovation Act of 2024, as amended by: PASSED BY VOICE VOTE
- S. 4394, the National Science Foundation Artificial Intelligence Education Act of 2024, as amended by: PASSED BY VOICE VOTE
- The Cantwell-Moran Substitute, as amended by:
- S. 2714, the CREATE AI Act of 2023, as amended by: PASSED BY ROLL CALL 19-7
- The Young Substitute, as amended by:
- S. 4769, the Validation and Evaluation for the Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Act, as amended by: PASSED BY VOICE VOTE
- S. 3312, the Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2023, as amended by: PASSED BY VOICE VOTE
- S. 2238, PLAN for Broadband Act, as amended by: PASSED BY VOICE VOTE
- The Wicker Substitute as modified, as amended by:
- Schmitt 1 as modified
- Cantwell-Welch 1 as modified Passed by Roll Call Vote 14-12
- The Wicker Substitute as modified, as amended by:
- S. 1008. Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act PASSED BY VOICE VOTE
- S. 3348 Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2023, as amended by: PASSED BY VOICE VOTE
- S. 275, Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2023, as amended by:
- S. 690, Network Equipment Transparency Act, as amended by:
- S. 1570, Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act
- S. 1956, Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023, as amended by:
- S. 2086, Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Act of 2023, as amended by:
- S. 2233, Youth Poisoning Protection Act, as amended by:
- S. 2498, Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2023, as amended by:
- S. 2645, Preventing Heat Illnesses and Deaths Act of 2023, as amended by:
- The Markey Substitute as modified, as amended by:
- S. 3162, the TEST AI Act of 2023, as amended by:
- S. 3277, Marine Debris Program Reauthorization
- S. 3475, Strengthening the Commercial Driver’s License Information System Act
- S. 3606, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2024, as amended by:
- S. 3788, National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2024, as amended by:
- S. 3849, Promoting United State Leadership in Standards Act of 2024, as amended by:
- S. 3879, Illegal Red Snapper Enforcement Act, as amended by:
- S. 3943, Accelerating Networking Cybersecurity and Hardware for Oceanic Research (ANCHOR)
- S. 3959, Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act, as amended by:
- S. 4107, Think Differently Transportation Act, as amended by:
- S. 4212, American Music Tourism Act, as amended by:
- S. 4343, Fire Ready Nation Act, as amended by:
- S. 4487, Small Business AI Training Act, as amended by:
- S. 4569, Take It Down Act, as amended by:
- S. 4596, Artificial Intelligence Public Awareness and Education Campaign Act
- S. 4579, the NW Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act, as amended by:
- Nomination of Chad M. Cary to be Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps) and Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) (PN1580)
- Coast Guard Promotions (PN440-2, PN1803, PN1804, PN1116-2, PN1900, PN1901)
Long-Term Economic Benefits and Impacts from Federal Infrastructure and Public Transportation Investment
The full committee is meeting to conduct a hearing entitled, “Long-Term Economic Benefits and Impacts from Federal Infrastructure and Public Transportation Investment.”
Witnesses:- Christopher Coes, Acting Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, United States Department of Transportation
- Michael Knisley, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council
- Dr. R. Richard Geddes, Founding Director, Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy
The Future of Electric Vehicles
There will be a hearing of the Committee on the Budget to consider: “Charging Ahead: The Future of Electric Vehicles”.
- Chairman Whitehouse
- Ranking Member Grassley
- Dr. Jesse Jenkins, Assistant Professor and Macro-Scale Energy Systems Engineer, Department of Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering And The Andlinger Center For Energy and Environment, Princeton University
- Britta Gross, Director of Transportation, Electric Power Research Institute
- Maureen Hinman, Co-Founder and Chairwoman, Silverado Policy Accelerator
- Dave Schwietert, Chief Government Affairs and Policy Officer, Alliance For Automotive Innovation
- Jeff Davis, Senior Fellow, Eno Center For Transportation
CEO Shutdown: March to End Climate Destruction
The world is on fire. It’s so hot people are literally dying. Ecosystems are collapsing. Hundreds of thousands are being displaced from their homes. And Wall Street is to blame. Join the Summer of Heat on Saturday, July 27th for the CEO Shutdown: March to End Climate Destruction.
Citi HQ, 388 Greenwich St, New York, NY 10013
Full Committee Markup of the Commerce-Justice-Science, State and Foreign Operations, and Transportation-Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Acts
Full committee markup.
Agenda- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
Rules Committee Meeting on Nominating Procedure
The Democratic National Committee’s Rules Committee has scheduled a public meeting on July 24 to determine the nominating procedure for the Democratic presidential candidate. To be determined is whether the nomination will proceed by a virtual roll call on a date before the in-person Chicago convention August 19-22nd.
The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Budget
On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (ET) in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security will hold a hearing. The title of the hearing is “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Budget.” The hearing will examine the work of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to ensure affordable, reliable electricity and natural gas service throughout the country, as well as its adherence to its core mission of ensuring just and reasonable rates for energy services.
Witnesses:- Willie L. Phillips, Chairman
- Mark C. Christie, Commissioner
- David Rosner, Commissioner
- Lindsay S. See, Commissioner
- Judy W. Chang, Commissioner
Recent Supreme Court decisions in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy are likely to impact FERC. Loper overruled the 1984 Supreme Court case Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., which held that if a court concluded a federal statute was silent or ambiguous, the court must defer to an agency’s reasonable interpretation of the statute. Jarkesy affirmed the Fifth Circuit’s ruling that the Seventh Amendment right to a trial by jury “applies to suits at common law,” which includes statutory claims that are “legal in nature.” The Jarkesy decision is likely to impact the ability of federal agencies to pursue administrative adjudication to enforce civil penalties.