Nomination of Geoffrey Pyatt to be Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources, Elizabeth Shortino to be U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, and others
- Elizabeth Shortino of the District of Columbia, to be United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund for a term of two years
- David Pressman of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Hungary
- Geoffrey R. Pyatt of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Energy Resources)
- Robert A. Wood of New York, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during his tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations
Pyatt was ambassador to Ukraine for most of President Obama’s second term, then served as ambassador to Greece until May 2022.
Fiscal Year 2023 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
The Commerce Department budget requests $11.7 billion in discretionary funding to support key Commerce Department priorities, including $372 million for the National Institutes of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) manufacturing programs, more than $150 million in new funding to the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to create jobs and drive growth in economically distressed communities, $110 million to increase services for minority-owned enterprises at the Minority Business Development Agency, and nearly $7 billion in funding for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA to catalyze wind energy, restore habitats, protect the oceans and coasts, and improve NOAA’s ability to predict extreme weather associated with climate change).
Examining FEMA’s Strategic Priorities and Disaster Preparedness
- Deanne B. Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Legislation to Strengthen Energy Infrastructure, Efficiency, and Financing
The Subcommittee on Energy of the Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a hybrid legislative hearing that includes both in-person and remote attendance on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. This hearing will take place in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building, as well as remotely using Cisco Webex online video conferencing. The hearing is entitled, “Legislative Hearing to Strengthen Energy Infrastructure, Efficiency, and Financing.”
Legislation:- H.R. 1599, the “Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act”
- H.R. 5292, the “Energy Accountability Act”
- H.R. 7947, the “Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act of 2022”
- H.R. 7962, “To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify the definition of water heater under energy conservation standards and for other purposes”
- H.R. 8053, the “Guaranteeing Resilient Installations for Defense Act” or the “GRID Act”
- H.R. 8068, the “Tribal Energy Investment Act of 2022”
Full Committee Markup: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
The Department of Defense $773 billion budget request includes $56.5 billion for air power platforms and systems; more than $40.8 billion for sea power, to include nine more battle force ships, and nearly $12.6 billion to modernize Army and Marine Corps fighting vehicles; more than $130.1 billion for research and development; and more than $3 billion to address the effects of climate change, bolstering our installation resiliency and adaptation to climate challenges.
The FY 2023 DoD Budget request of $773.0 billion is a $30.7 billion, or 4.1% increase, from the FY 2022 enacted amount.
Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY 2023, Defense, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Bills
Heat Illness, Ocean Pollution, and Other Legislation, and Nominations of Michael Morgan to be Assistant Secretary for Environmental Observation and Prediction at NOAA, and others
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene an Executive Session at 10 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, to consider several pieces of legislation and nominations.
AGENDA:
- S. 2333, Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2021
- S. 2510, Preventing HEAT Illness and Death Act of 2021
- S. 4293, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022
- S. 4321, Save Our Seas 2.0
- S. 4357, MARAD
- Nomination of Ms. Robin Meredith Cohn Hutcheson, of Utah, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (PN1944)
- Nomination of Mr. Sean Burton, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (PN1535)
- Nomination of Dr. Michael Cottman Morgan, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Environmental Observation and Prediction, NOAA (PN1674)
- Coast Guard Promotions (PN1852 and PN2083)
Dr. Michael Morgan is a professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and associate chair of its undergraduate program. He served on the American Meteorological Society’s (AMS) Board on Women and Minorities and on the AMS Scientific and Technological Activities Commission. Dr. Morgan has served on the World Meteorological Organization World Weather Research Program’s Science Steering Committee and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Physics. Dr. Morgan was an AMS/UCAR Congressional Science Fellow in Senator Ben Cardin’s office working as a senior legislative aid on energy and environment issues. Previously, Dr. Morgan was Division Director for the Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences at the National Science Foundation.
Toxic Substances Control Act Amendments Implementation
- Michal Freedhoff Ph.D., Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Table of Milestones under the Amended Toxic Substances Control Act
Investigating the Nature of Matter, Energy, Space, and Time
- Dr. Asmeret Berhe, Director of the Office of Science, Department of Energy
- Dr. Brian Greene, Director of the Center for Theoretical Physics, Columbia University
- Dr. Lia Merminga, Director, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- Jim Yeck, Associate Laboratory Director and Project Director for the Electron-Ion Collider, Brookhaven National Laboratory
- Michael Guastella, Executive Director, The Council on Radionuclides and Radiopharmaceuticals