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• Rules for the 118th Congress

• Authorization and Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress

02/08/2023 at 10:00AM

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.

• Redline to 117th Rules
• En Bloc Amendment to 117th Rules
• 118th Congress Authorization and Oversight Plan for the Committee on Agriculture
• Agenda
• Bipartisan Staff List for Organization

02/08/2023 at 09:30AM

The purpose of this meeting is to consider the Committee Authorization and Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress.

02/07/2023 at 10:15AM

The purpose of this hearing is to examine the Department of Energy’s implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Witness:

• David M. Turk, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

02/02/2023 at 10:00AM

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

02/02/2023 at 10:00AM

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.

Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) offered the proposed Committee Rules for the 118th Congress. The following amendments were offered to the proposed Rules:

• 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.

02/01/2023 at 10:15AM

A hearing focusing on the trade and horticulture titles of the Farm Bill.

Witnesses

• Alexis Taylor, Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Jenny Lester Moffitt, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Sarah Charles, Assistant to the Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development

The Committee will hold a number of additional hearings in the coming weeks and months with administration officials, including:

• February 9 – Commodity Programs, Crop Insurance and Credit
• February 16 – Nutrition Programs
• March 1 – Conservation and Forestry Programs All hearings are scheduled to be held on the Committee’s hearing room.

02/01/2023 at 10:00AM

Business meeting agenda:

• Committee budget resolution
• Committee rules

02/01/2023 at 10:00AM

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
• Roger Guenther, Executive Director, Port Houston
• Greg Regan, President, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO

02/01/2023 at 09:30AM

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.

Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Time: 6:00PM – 8:00PM (Eastern time)

Register Here

Read the proposed rule and an accompanying fact sheet. EPA will take public comment on the proposed updates through Feb. 27, 2023.

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.

01/31/2023 at 06:00PM