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The purpose of the business meeting is to consider the nomination of Tommy P. Beaudreau to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior.

The business meeting will be followed immediately by a this hearing to examine offshore energy development in federal waters and leasing under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.

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Witnesses

• Polly Trottenberg, Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation
• Elizabeth Repko, Acting Director, Physical Infrastructure, Government Accountability Office
• Edwin H Sniffen, Deputy Director, Hawaii Department of Transportation
• Dr. Habib Dagher, Executive Director, Advanced Structures And Composites Center University of Maine

Legislation

• H.R. 166, the “Fair Lending for All Act.” An amendment in the nature of a substitute, no. 1, offered by Mr. Green.
• H.R. 1188, the “Greater Accountability in Pay Act.” An amendment in the nature of a substitute, no. 2, offered by Ms. Velázquez.
• H.R. 1443, the “LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act.” An amendment in the nature of a substitute, no. 3, offered by Mr. Torres.
• H.R. 2570, the “Climate Risk Disclosure Act.” An amendment in the nature of a substitute, no. 4, offered by Mr. Casten.
• H.R. 3007, the “Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act.” An amendment in the nature of a substitute, no. 5, offered by Ms. Axne.
• H.R. 3009, the “Improving Language Access in Mortgage Servicing Act.” An amendment in the nature of a substitute, no. 6, offered by Ms. Garcia (TX).

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Nominees:

• Shannon Estenoz, Interior Assistant Secretary of Fish and Wildlife and Parks
• Radhika Fox, EPA Assistant Administrator for Water
• Michal Freedhoff, EPA Assistant Administrator for Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention

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Witnesses;

• Toks Omishakin, Director, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
• Veronica Davis, Director, Transportation and Drainage Operations, City of Houston
• Bill Panos, Director, North Dakota Department of Transportation
• Steven Polzin Ph.D., Senior Consultant, former Senior Advisor for Research and Technology, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, USDOT

Witness:

• Jennifer Granholm, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

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• John Porcari, Managing Partner, 3P Enterprises, former deputy secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
• Rachel Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
• Phillip Washington, Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles County, California
• Danielle Eckert, International Representative, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO
• Carbett Duhon, Director, Texans Against High Speed Rail; Director, Gulf Coast Rail District
• Andy Kunz, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. High Speed Rail Association

Panel II

• Carlos Augilar, President and Chief Executive Officer, Texas Central High Speed Rail
• William Flynn, Chief Executive Officer, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
• Josh Giegel, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Virgin Hyperloop
• Andrés De León, Chief Executive Officer, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies
• Michael Reininger, Chief Executive Officer, Brightline Trains
• Wayne Rogers, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Northeast Maglev

Scheduled speakers:

• Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)
• Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif.)
• Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)
• Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.)
• Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.)
• Rep. David G. Valadao (D-Calif.)
• Rep. John Rutherford (R-Fla.)
• Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.)
• Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas)

The domestic electric vehicles (EV) market, including hybrid and battery electric models, is projected to reach nearly seven million unit sales by 2025, up from 1.4 million in 2020.

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Legislation

• H.R. 1512, the “Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s Future Act” or the “CLEAN Future Act”
• H.R. 2852, the “NO EXHAUST Act”
• H.R. 1221, the “Electric Vehicles for Underserved Communities Act of 2021”
• H.R. 2308, the “Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Future Act of 2021” or the “ATVM Future Act”

Witnesses

• Dr. Amol Phadke, Staff Scientist and Deputy Department Head, International Energy Analysis Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Joe Britton, Executive Director, Zero Emissions Transportation Association
• Josh Nassar, Legislative Director, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW)
• David Jankowsky, Founder and President, Francis Energy

Republican (fossil-fuel industry) witnesses

• Michelle Michot Foss, Ph.D., Fellow in Energy & Minerals, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Center for Energy Studies, Rice University
• AJ Siccardi, President, Metroplex Energy, on behalf the National Association Of Convenience Stores, the National Association Of Truckstop Operators, and the Society Of Independent Gasoline Marketers Of America