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The purpose of this hearing is to examine opportunities to counter the People’s Republic of China’s control of critical mineral supply chains through increased mining and processing in the United States as well as international engagement and trade.

Subcommittee hearing on plastics.

Witnesses:

• Susan Collins, President, Container Recycling Institute
• Jules Bailey, President & CEO, Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative
• Steve Alexander, President & CEO, Association of Plastic Recyclers

Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains hearing: “Energy Independence: How Burdensome Regulations are Crushing Small Offshore Energy Producers”

Chair: Wesley Hunt (R-Texas)

Oversight hearing on “Water as a Trust Resource: Examining Access in Native Communities”

Witnesses:

• Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
• Benjamin Smith, Deputy Director, Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Crystalyne Curley, Speaker, Navajo Nation Council, Window Rock, AZ
• Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson, President & CEO, Alaska Native Tribal Health
• Kali Watson, Chairman, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
• Professor Heather Tanana, Initiative Lead, Universal Access to Clean Water for Tribal Communities Project, San Clemente, CA

COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON SECURITIES, INSURANCE, AND INVESTMENT will meet in OPEN SESSION, HYBRID FORMAT to conduct a hearing on “The State of Flood Insurance in America.”

Witness:

• Douglas E. Quinn, Executive Director, American Policyholder Association

Full committee oversight hearing.

Committee memo

Witness:

• Gary Gensler, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission

Climate-Related Disclosures On March 21, 2022, the SEC proposed a 500-page climate disclosure rule that would require publicly traded firms to disclose detailed emissions data and climate risk management strategies. Among other details, the rule would also mandate certain publicly traded firms to disclose direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions emanating from their supply chains

The purpose of the business meeting is to consider the legislation on the agenda below.

1. S. 384, a bill to establish the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes. (Ms. Duckworth).
2. S. 432, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the Nulhegan River and Paul Stream in the State of Vermont for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes. (Mr. Welch).
3. S. 507, a bill to establish the Ralph David Abernathy, Sr., National Historic Site, and for other purposes. (Mr. Ossoff).
4. S. 594, a bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to prioritize the completion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes. (Mr. Heinrich).
5. S. 608, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes. (Mr. Markey).
6. S. 636, a bill to establish the Dolores River National Conservation Area and the Dolores River Special Management Area in the State of Colorado, to protect private water rights in the State, and for other purposes. (Mr. Bennet).
7. S. 912, a bill to require the Secretary of Energy to provide technology grants to strengthen domestic mining education, and for other purposes. (Mr. Barrasso).
8. S. 924, a bill to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission. (Mr. Cardin).
9. S. 961, a bill to redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem, Massachusetts, as the “Salem Maritime National Historical Park”, and for other purposes. (Mr. Markey).
10. S. 1015, a bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona. (Mr. Kelly).
11. S. 1059, a bill to adjust the boundary of Big Bend National Park in the State of Texas, and for other purposes. (Mr. Cornyn).
12. S. 1088, a bill to authorize the relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and minerals in the State of North Dakota, to restore land and minerals to Indian Tribes within the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes. (Mr. Hoeven).
13. S. 1097, a bill to establish the Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National Historical Park in the States of California and Arizona, and for other purposes. (Mr. Padilla).
14. S. 1254, a bill to designate and expand the wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes. (Mrs. Murray).
15. S. 1277, a bill to modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, and for other purposes. (Mr. McConnell).
16. S. 1405, a bill to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land and State land in the State of Utah. (Mr. Lee).
17. S. 1521, a bill to amend the Federal Power Act to modernize and improve the licensing of non-Federal hydropower projects, and for other purposes. (Mr. Daines).
18. S. 1634, a bill to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. (Mr. Bennet).
19. S. 1657, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes. (Ms. Sinema).
20. S. 1760, a bill to amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 to include the city of North Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association, and for other purposes. (Ms. Cortez Masto).
21. S. 2018, a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an assessment to identify locations in National Parks in which there is the greatest need for broadband internet access service and areas in National Parks in which there is the greatest need for cellular service, and for other purposes. (Mr. Barrasso).
22. S. 2020, a bill to amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the Deschutes River Conservancy Working Group, and for other purposes. (Mr. Merkley).
23. S. 2042, a bill to amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, and for other purposes. (Ms. Cortez Masto).
24. S. 2136, a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain Federal land to the State of Utah for inclusion in certain State parks, and for other purposes. (Mr. Lee).
25. S. 2149, a bill to sustain economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land in the State of Montana, to add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System, to designate new areas for recreation, and for other purposes. (Mr. Tester).
26. S. 2216, a bill to release from wilderness study area designation certain land in the State of Montana, to improve the management of that land, and for other purposes. (Mr. Daines).

At today’s Climate Forward Live event, The New York Times bringing together newsmakers — including Bill Gates, Al Gore, Michael Bloomberg and Ajay Banga — to share ideas, work through problems and answer tough questions about the threats presented by a rapidly warming planet.

The event is taking place at the Times Center at 242 W. 41st St.; New York, N.Y. 10036

In-person tickets are $350.

9 A.M. EASTERN

A Billion-Dollar War Against the Petrochemicals Industry

• Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies
• Gina McCarthy, former national White House climate adviser and administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
• Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., president and C.E.O. of the Hip Hop Caucus

9:30 A.M.

What’s Standing in the Way of Climate Progress?

• Al Gore, former vice president of the United States

10 A.M.

Living in the Age of Extreme Heat

• Eleni Myrivili, global chief heat officer, UN-Habitat and Arsht-Rock Resilience Center
• Reema Nanavaty, director of rural organizing and economic development at the Self-Employed Women’s Association

10:35 A.M.

Green Growth v. Conservation

• Jason Grumet, C.E.O. of the American Clean Power Association
• Ebony Twilley Martin, executive director of Greenpeace USA

11 A.M.

Food in a Time of Crisis

• José Andrés, chef and humanitarian

11:25 A.M.

Norway’s Paradox

• Jonas Gahr Store, prime minister of Norway

11:50 A.M.: BREAK

1:20 P.M.

Opinion: Paddling Against the Wind

• Robin Wall Kimmerer, author and scientist

1:35 P.M.

Greening the Grid

• Calvin Butler, president and C.E.O., Exelon
• Pedro J. Pizarro, president and C.E.O., Edison International

2 P.M.

A New Recipe for Food Systems

• Jim Andrew, executive vice president and chief sustainability officer of PepsiCo
• Anthony Myint, executive director, Zero Foodprint and co-founder, Mission Chinese Food

2:25 P.M.

New Technology and Smarter Policy

• Bill Gates, founder of Breakthrough Energy and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

2:55 P.M.

Carnivores and Climate Change

• Gilberto Tomazoni, global C.E.O. of JBS

3:35 P.M.

Can a Tidy House Save the World?

• Marie Kondo, tidying expert and founder of KonMari Media Inc.

4:15 P.M.

Financing a Just Transition

• Ajay Banga, 14th president of the World Bank Group
• Mia Mottley, prime minister of Barbados

4:45 P.M.

Africa’s Climate Potential

• William Ruto, president of Kenya

Sponsors:

• Pratt Industries
• Saint-Gobain
• L’Oréal
• MasterCard

Subcommittee hearing.

• Brian Bennon, Tribal Water Systems Program Manager, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
• Ken Norton, Director, Hoopa Valley Tribal Environmental Protection Agency, Chair, National Tribal Water Council (NTWC)
• Jola Wallowingbull, Director, Northern Arapaho Tribal Engineering Department

The purpose of this hearing is to examine drought impacts on drinking water access and water availability. Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

Witnesses:

• Michael Brian, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water & Science, U.S. Department of the Interior
• Kyle Jones, Policy & Legal Director, Community Water Center
• Jonathan W. Smith, Chairman, Tribal Council, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
• Albert P. Barker, Board Member, Idaho Water Resources Board