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.
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
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.
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.
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
The Environmental Protection Agency will host a training on January 31,
2023 to provide an overview of the proposed rule to update the Agency’s
regulations governing the timelines and other requirements for state
plans to limit pollution from existing sources under section 111(d) of
the Clean Air Act. It will also provide information on how to
effectively engage in the regulatory process and an opportunity to ask
clarifying questions. Although this training is open to the public, it
will include information tailored to specific groups: communities with
environmental justice concerns, tribal nations, tribal environmental
professionals, and small business stakeholders. This virtual
event
is FREE and open to the public. The event will
be held using Zoom, and a toll-free call-in number will be available.
Background: On December 14, 2022, the EPA
Administrator signed the proposed updates to the Agency’s regulations
governing the timelines and other requirements for state plans to limit
pollution from existing sources under section 111(d) of the Clean Air
Act. EPA’s “Implementing Regulations” apply to
states that must submit plans for existing sources of pollution covered
by Emissions Guidelines and to eligible Tribal Nations that choose to
develop their own plans. The proposed updates would revise several
timing requirements for state plans, including the allowed time for
states to submit plans and for EPA to review
them, among others. The proposal also would provide states clear
guidance on when they can apply a less-stringent standard to a facility
or class of facilities. In addition, it would require states and
EPA to conduct meaningful engagement as part
of state plan and federal plan development, including with communities
and Tribal Nations most affected by, and vulnerable to, the plans’
impacts.
Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Chairman Jeff
Duncan
(R-SC)
Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials
Chairman Bill
Johnson
(R-OH)
Witnesses:
Paul
Dabbar,
Former Under Secretary of Energy; Distinguished Visiting Fellow,
Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University;
CEO, Bohr Quantum Technology