Nominations of Beth Geer, Robert Klein, and L. Michelle Moore to be Members of the Board of Directors, of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Ben Wagner to be Inspector General, of the Tennessee Valley Authority
The nominations were announced nearly a year ago, April 20, 2021.
Nominees to be Members of the Board of Directors, of the Tennessee Valley Authority- Beth Geer
- Robert Klein
- L. Michelle Moore
- Ben Wagner
Advancing Public Transportation in Small Cities and Rural Places under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
- Ryan Daniel, Chief Executive Officer, St. Cloud Metro Bus
- Scott Bogren, Executive Director, Community Transportation Association of America
- Baruch Feigenbaum, Senior Managing Director, Transportation Policy, Reason Foundation
Kigali Amendment and other treaties
The Kigali Amendment aims for the phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by cutting their production and consumption. Given their zero impact on the depletion of the ozone layer, HFCs are currently used as replacements of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs); however they are powerful greenhouse gases.
Treaties- Amendments to the Treaty on Fisheries between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America (Treaty Doc. 115-3)
- Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Croatia comprising the instrument as contemplated by Article 3(2) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union, signed June 25, 2003, as to the Application of the Treaty on Extradition signed on October 25, 1901 (the “U.S.-Croatia Extradition Agreement”), and the Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of Croatia comprising the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3(3) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union signed at Washington on June 25, 2003 (the “U.S.-Croatia Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement”), both signed at Washington on December 10, 2019 (Treaty Doc. 116-2)
- Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (the “Montreal Protocol”), adopted at Kigali on October 15, 2016, by the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (the “Kigali Amendment”) (Treaty Doc. 117-1)
Witnesses
PANEL I
- Major General Vaughn Ary (ret.), Director of the Office of International Affairs, Department of Justice
- Richard Visek, Acting Legal Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State
- Dr. John Thompson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Jim Sousa, President of the American Tunaboat Association, Director at GS Fisheries
- Stephen Yurek, President and CEO, Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)
FY2023 Regional Tribal Organizations Public Witness Day
- Harold Frazier, Chairman, Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Association
- Francis Kirk, President, United South and Eastern Tribes
- Julie Kitka, President, Alaska Federation of Natives
- Serrell Smokey, President, Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, Inc.
Gouged at the Gas Station: Big Oil and America's Pain at the Pump
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, chaired by Rep. Diane DeGette (D-Colo.), will hold a hybrid hearing that includes both in-person and remote attendance on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at 10:30 a.m.
Witnesses- David Lawler, Chairman and President, bp America, Inc.
- Michael K. Wirth, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Chevron Corporation
- Richard E. Muncrief, President and Chief Executive Officer, Devon Energy Corporation
- Darren W. Woods, Chief Executive Officer, ExxonMobil Corporation
- Scott D. Sheffield, Chief Executive Officer, Pioneer Natural Resources Company
- Gretchen Watkins, President, Shell USA, Inc.
- H.R. McMaster (U.S. Army, retired), Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization
The purpose of this hearing is for Members to hear from the NTSB regarding their reauthorization proposal and related transportation safety issues.
The NTSB includes the Office of Railroad, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Investigations, which investigates all pipeline accidents in which there is a fatality, substantial property damage, or significant environmental impact.
A Review of the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Submission for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation
- Michael Connor, Assistant Secretary Of The Army (Civil Works)
- Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon, Chief Of Engineers And Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- David Palumbo, Deputy Commissioner Of Operations, Bureau of Reclamation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Proposed 2023 Budget
The FY 2023 President’s Budget request for the EPA totals $11.881 billion with 16,204.1 FTE to advance Agency efforts to protect the environment and human health. This budget request, a $2.644 billion increase above the FY 2022 Annualized Continuing Resolution (ACR), will support EPA efforts to tackle the climate crisis, advance environmental justice, clean up air, land, and water pollution, fund scientific research, and position the Agency with the workforce and capacity required to address emerging and ongoing challenges. Additionally, the Budget includes more than $900 million in new resources to fully fund all of the water programs authorized in the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act (DWWIA).
Witness- Michael S Regan, Adminstrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Markup of Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act and other legislation
The full Committee, led by Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), will hold a markup on the following bills:
- H.R. 920 (Clyburn), To amend the Act entitled “Act to provide for the establishment of the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in the State of Kansas, and for other purposes” to provide for inclusion of additional related sites in the National Park System, and for other purposes. Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site Expansion Act.
- H.R. 1638 (Johnson), To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes. Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance Act.
- H.R. 2626 (Robin Kelly), To redesignate the Pullman National Monument in the State of Illinois as the Pullman National Historical Park, and for other purposes. Pullman National Historical Park Act.
- H.R. 5093 (Beutler), To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land in the State of Washington to Skamania County, Washington. Wind River Administrative Site Conveyance Act.
- H.R. 6651 (Young) To establish an Alaska Salmon Research Task Force. Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Act.