Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs
Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) will hold a
hearing
titled “Driving Bad Policy: Examining EPA’s
Tailpipe Emissions Rules and the Realities of a Rapid Electric Vehicle
Transition.” The subcommittee hearing will examine the Environmental
Protection Agency’s (EPA) new proposed vehicle emissions standards
rules.
Witnesses:
Steve Bradbury, Heritage Foundation
Doug Kantor, General Counsel, National Association of Convenience
Stores
“The Biden Administration’s pursuit of radical Green New Deal policies
has continued in the form of the EPA’s new
vehicle emissions standards rules. The impact this would have on
American consumers cannot be overstated. This is the largest attempt at
green regulation of U.S. cars, trucks, and locomotives that we’ve ever
seen and could require that 67 percent of all new cars sold are EVs by
2032. The EPA has even declined to appear
before the subcommittee to defend the Biden Administration’s policies on
this issue. A shift of this magnitude towards the progressive utopia of
exclusively electric vehicles could have untold national security
implications as well as trigger nationwide blackouts if fossil fuel
power plants are taken offline before the grid is stabilized. As long as
the Biden Administration continues pursuing radical green regulations
that will drive up costs on American consumers and create turmoil in the
U.S. energy sector, Committee Republicans will swiftly push back and
exercise forceful oversight,” said Subcommittee Chairman Fallon.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee
This is a
hearing
on FEMA’s strategic
plan,
of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and
Emergency Management, chaired by Scott Perry (R-Pa.), ranking member
Dina Titus (D-Nev.).
Witness list:
Erik Hooks, Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Chris Currie, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government
Accountability Office (GAO)
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
H.Con.Res.
34
(Rep. Stauber), Expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the
Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National
Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties,
Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and
geothermal leasing laws;
H.R.
200
(Rep. Rosendale), “Forest Information Reform Act” or the “FIR Act”
(Amendments to H.R. 200 must be drafted to the amendment in the nature
of a substitute, which will be circulated on Monday, May 15), to
reverse the Cottonwood decision requiring the U.S. Forest Service to
reinitiate Endangered Species Act consultation on completed forest
plans when a new species is listed, when critical habitat is
designated, or when new information is brought forward.
H.R. 1586 (Rep. LaMalfa), “Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter
Safety Act of 2023” (Amendments to H.R. 1586 must be drafted to the
amendment in the nature of a
substitute);
H.R. 3195 (Rep. Stauber), “Superior National Forest Restoration Act”
(Amendments to H.R. 3195 must be drafted to the amendment in the
nature of a
substitute).
Testimony
from Forest Watch on the Save Our Sequoias [sic] Act: “Prescribed fire
can be used successfully in giant sequoia groves without the need for
mechanical tree removal beforehand, rendering the Save Our Sequoias Act
misguided and unnecessary.”
Bills expected to move by unanimous consent:
H.R. 359 (Rep. Gonzalez-Colon), “Fort San Gerónimo Preservation Act”;
H.R. 663 (Rep. Gallego), “Native American Child Protection Act”;
H.R. 886 (Rep. Bonamici), “Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act”
Subcommittee
hearing
to examine perspectives on new and existing US Army Corps of Engineers
authorities to respond to water management issues including drought and
water conservation.
Witnesses:
Stephen Roe Lewis, Governor, Gila River Indian Community
Leslie A Meyers P.E., Chief Water Executive & Associate General
Manager of Water Resources, Salt River Project
A subcommittee
hearing
to discuss each agencies’ expertise in protecting critical
infrastructure from cyberattacks.
Witnesses:
Puesh Kumar, Director, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and
Emergency Response, Department of Energy
David Travers, Director, Water Infrastructure and Cyber Resilience
Division, Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water, Office of Water,
Environmental Protection Agency
Brian Mazanec, PhD, Deputy Director, Office of Preparedness,
Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, Department of
Health and Human Services
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)
and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith
(R-VA) released the following statement:
“Cyberattacks pose a growing threat to the health, safety, and energy
security of the American people. As we work to secure critical
infrastructure, like pipelines, the grid, telecommunications, and
hospital systems, it’s crucial to understand how each agency leverages
its unique expertise for cyber preparedness in specific sectors. We look
forward to having this discussion with experts from several agencies on
how to prevent bad actors and adversaries from undermining our national
security, our economy, and our way of life.”
On Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House
Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on
Federal Lands will hold an oversight
hearing
titled “Examining the Challenges Facing Forest Management, Wildfire
Suppression, and Wildland Firefighters Ahead of the 2023 Wildfire Year.”
A
hearing
to examine the nominations of the following ambassadorial nominees.
Nominees:
Ana A. Escrogima, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign
Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Sultanate of
Oman
Lisa A. Johnson, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Lebanese
Republic
Ervin Jose Massinga, of Washington, a Career Member of the Senior
Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to
the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Bryan David Hunt, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of
Sierra Leone
William W. Popp, of Missouri, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign
Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of
Uganda
On Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 10:15 a.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House
Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on
Energy and Mineral Resources will hold an oversight
hearing
titled “Examining the President’s FY 2024
Budget for the Bureau of Land Management and the Office of Surface
Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement.”
Witnesses:
Tracy Stone-Manning, Director, Bureau of Land Management
Glenda Owens, Deputy Director, Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation
and Enforcement, Washington, DC
The fiscal year (FY) 2024 President’s Budget requested $1.7 billion for
the BLM to promote its multiple use and
sustained yield mandate. The proposed budget is an increase of $140.5
million above FY 2023 enacted funding. The
budget requests $304 million for the Land Resources account, which
provides for integrated management of public land resources, including
forestry, range, and cultural resources, as well as wild horses and
burro management. The budget requests $230 million for Energy and
Minerals Management ($4 million less than FY
2023 enacted funding) which provides for oil and gas management
and inspection activities, coal management, other mineral resource
management and renewable energy.
The BLM’s budget request includes $72.5
million for the Renewable Energy Management program and an increase of
almost $32 million from FY 2023 enacted.
According to the BLM’s budget justification,
the increase will support siting, leasing, processing rights-ofway
applications, and oversight of renewable energy projects and
transmission lines connecting to renewable energy projects. The money
would also be used to hire 81 full time employees in
BLM headquarters, state and field offices, and
the Renewable Energy Coordination Offices.
The DOI budget requests $1.93 billion for the
Wildland Fire Management Program, a 9.5 percent increase compared to
FY 2023 enacted levels of $1.86 billion. The
majority of this funding is for Preparedness and Suppression Operations
(including the Wildfire Suppression Operations Reserve Fund), which
totals $1.33 billion. Of this, $72 million is identified for a
legislative proposal to provide a permanent increase in pay for wildland
firefighters.