Hill Heat

Field hearing.

Location: Lahaina Civic Center, Social Hall, 1840 HI-30, Lahaina, HI 96761

Witnesses:

• Bob Fenton, Regional Administrator (Region 9), Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Col. Eric Swenson, Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Francisco Sánchez, Jr., Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience, Small Business Administration
• Cheree Peterson, Deputy Regional Administrator (Region 9), Environmental Protection Agency
• Richard Bissen, Mayor, Maui County
• Lauren Nahme, Hawaii Community Foundation, SVP of the Maui Recovery Office
• Sne Patel, LahainaTown Action Committee
• Ke’eaumoku Kapu, President & CEO, Na Aikane O Maui
• Major General Kenneth Hara, Adjutant General of Hawaii

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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 hearing.

Agenda:

• Markup of the “Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025.”
  • Summary
  • Bill text
  • Senate report
  • Adopted amendments
  • Earmarks
• Markup of the “Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025.”
  • Summary
  • Bill text
  • Senate report
  • Adopted amendments
• Markup of the “Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025.”
• Summary
  • Bill text
  • Senate report
  • Adopted amendments
  • Earmarks
• Markup of the “Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025.”
• Summary
  • Bill text
  • Senate report
  • Adopted amendments
  • Earmarks

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

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
  • The Cantwell-Young Substitute, as amended by:
    • Budd 1
    • Budd 2 as modified
    • Budd 3
    • Cruz 4
    • Cruz 5
    • Schatz_3
    • Schatz 4 as modified
    • Schatz 6
    • Young-Hickenlooper 1
• 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:
    • Budd 1
    • Budd 2
    • Cruz 4 as modified
    • Peters-Schmitt 1
• S. 2714, the CREATE AI Act of 2023, as amended by: PASSED BY ROLL CALL 19-7
  • The Young Substitute, as amended by:
    • Cruz 6
• S. 4769, the Validation and Evaluation for the Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Act, as amended by: PASSED BY VOICE VOTE
  • Cruz 1
  • Cruz 3
  • Cruz 4
  • Cruz_6
  • Hickenlooper-Capito 1
  • Hickenlooper-Capito 2
  • Hickenlooper-Capito 3
• S. 3312, the Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2023, as amended by: PASSED BY VOICE VOTE
  • The Thune-Klobuchar Substitute
• 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
• 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
  • The Sullivan Substitute

The following block passed by voice vote:  

• S. 275, Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2023, as amended by:
  • The Capito Substitute
• S. 690, Network Equipment Transparency Act, as amended by:
  • The Hickenlooper Substitute
• S. 1570, Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act
• S. 1956, Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023, as amended by:
  • The Baldwin Substitute
• S. 2086, Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Act of 2023, as amended by:
  • The Markey Substitute
• S. 2233, Youth Poisoning Protection Act, as amended by:
  • The Duckworth Substitute
• S. 2498, Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2023, as amended by:
  • The Klobuchar-Moran Substitute
• S. 2645, Preventing Heat Illnesses and Deaths Act of 2023, as amended by:
  • The Markey Substitute as modified, as amended by:
    • Cruz 2
    • Cruz 3
    • Cruz 4 as modified
    • Schatz 1
    • Sullivan 1
• S. 3162, the TEST AI Act of 2023, as amended by:
  • The Lujan-Thune Substitute
    • Cruz 4 as modified
• 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:
  • The Tester Substitute
• S. 3788, National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2024, as amended by:
  • The Cantwell Substitute
• S. 3849, Promoting United State Leadership in Standards Act of 2024, as amended by:
  • The Blackburn Substitute as modified
• S. 3879, Illegal Red Snapper Enforcement Act, as amended by:
  • The Cruz Substitute
    • Cantwell 1
    • Schatz 3 as modified
• S. 3943, Accelerating Networking Cybersecurity and Hardware for Oceanic Research (ANCHOR)
• S. 3959, Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act, as amended by:
  • The Wicker-Tester Substitute as modified
• S.  4107, Think Differently Transportation Act, as amended by:
  • The Duckworth-Capito Substitute
• S. 4212, American Music Tourism Act, as amended by:
  • The Blackburn Substitute
• S. 4343, Fire Ready Nation Act, as amended by:
  • The Cantwell Substitute,
    • Schatz 2 as modified
    • Schatz 3 as modified
    • Schatz 4 as modified
• S. 4487, Small Business AI Training Act, as amended by:
  • The Cantwell-Moran Substitute
    • Cruz 3 as modified
• S. 4569, Take It Down Act, as amended by:
  • The Cruz-Klobuchar Substitute
• S. 4596, Artificial Intelligence Public Awareness and Education Campaign Act
• S. 4579, the NW Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act, as amended by:
  • Cruz 1
  • Sullivan 1 

• 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)

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

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

Witnesses:

• 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

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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