Unleashing America's Energy and Mineral Potential

On Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold an oversight hearing titled “Unleashing America’s Energy and Mineral Potential”.

Hearing memo

The Energy Information Administration predicts a 50 percent increase in global energy consumption by 2050, with petroleum and other liquid fuels remaining the largest energy source, and natural gas consumption increases expected as well.

Witnesses:

Panel I

  • Kathleen Sgamma, President, Western Energy Alliance, Denver, CO
  • Erik Milito, President, National Ocean Industries Association, Washington, DC
  • JC Sandberg, Chief Advocacy Officer, American Clean Power, Washington, DC
  • Dana Johnson, Senior Director of Strategy and Federal Policy, WE ACT for Environmental Justice

Panel II

  • Brian Somers, President, Utah Mining Association, Salt Lake City, UT
  • Michael Holloman II, Commercial Director and Member of the Board, U.S. Strategic Metals, St. Louis, MO
  • Matthew Adams, Vice President and Senior Tax Counsel, Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC), Broomfield, CO
  • Reno Franklin, Chairman, Kashia Band of Pomo Indians & Member, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Santa Rosa, CA
House Natural Resources Committee
1324 Longworth

02/08/2023 at 10:00AM

Organizational Meeting

Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, announced the Committee Organizational Meeting for the 118th Congress.

A meeting to consider organizational matters of the Committee on Agriculture for the 118th Congress and the Oversight Plan for the Committee on Agriculture for the 118th Congress.

House Agriculture Committee
1300 Longworth

02/08/2023 at 09:30AM

Organizational business meeting to consider committee rules and an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee for the 118th Congress

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, will convene an Executive Session on Thursday, February 2, 2023, at 10 a.m. ET to consider the following:

Agenda:

  • Rules Governing the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
  • Budget Resolution for the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
253 Russell

02/02/2023 at 10:00AM

Full Committee Organizational Meeting

The Committee on Natural Resources will hold its organizational meeting on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 10:15 a.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building.

Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) offered the proposed Committee Rules for the 118th Congress. The following amendments were offered to the proposed Rules:

  • Representative Matt Rosendale (R-MT) offered an amendment designated Rosendale #1 to compel witnesses to stay until excused by the chair. The amendment was agreed to by a roll call vote of 26 to 12.
  • Ranking Member Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) offered an amendment designated Grijalva #1 to require consultation with the ranking member on subpoenas. The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 14 to 24.
  • Ranking Member Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) offered an amendment designated Grijalva #2 to allow remote witnesses from islands and tribes. The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 13 to 25.
  • Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA) offered an amendment designated Huffman to ban the carrying of firearms in the committee rooms. The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 14 to 25.

The Committee Rules for the 118th Congress, as amended, were adopted by a roll call vote of 25 to 14.

Chairman Bruce Westerman offered the Staff Resolution for the 118th Congress.

  • The Staff Resolution listing the committee staff was agreed to by unanimous consent.
House Natural Resources Committee
1324 Longworth

02/01/2023 at 10:15AM

Farm Bill 2023: Trade and Horticulture

A hearing focusing on the trade and horticulture titles of the Farm Bill.

Witnesses

  • Alexis Taylor, Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Jenny Lester Moffitt, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Sarah Charles, Assistant to the Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development

The Committee will hold a number of additional hearings in the coming weeks and months with administration officials, including:

  • February 9 – Commodity Programs, Crop Insurance and Credit
  • February 16 – Nutrition Programs
  • March 1 – Conservation and Forestry Programs All hearings are scheduled to be held on the Committee’s hearing room.
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee
328A Russell

02/01/2023 at 10:00AM

The State of Transportation Infrastructure and Supply Chain Challenges

This is the organizational meeting of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the 118th Congress.

Immediately following the organizational meeting, the full Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold its first hearing of the 118th Congress on “The State of Transportation Infrastructure and Supply Chain Challenges.”

Hearing Witness List:

  • Chris Spear, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Trucking Associations
  • Ian Jefferies, President and Chief Executive Officer, Association of American Railroads
  • Jeff Firth, Vice President, Hamilton Construction, on behalf of Associated General Contractors of America
  • Roger Guenther, Executive Director, Port Houston
  • Greg Regan, President, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
2167 Rayburn

02/01/2023 at 09:30AM