The Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the Committee on
Energy and Commerce will hold a legislative
hearing
on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at 11:30 a.m via Cisco Webex.
Legislation
H.R.
8059,
the “Recycling and Composting Accountability Act”
H.R.
8183,
the “Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022”
H.R.
1512,
the “Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nations’s
Future Act” or the “CLEAN Future Act”
H.R.
2238,
the “Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021”
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education, and Related Agencies approved by voice vote its
fiscal year 2023 bill.
For 2023, the bill provides $242.1 billion, an increase of $28.5 billion
– 13 percent – above 2022.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and
Urban Development, and Related Agencies approved by voice vote its
fiscal year 2023 funding bill.
For 2023, the bill provides funding of $90.9 billion, an increase of
$9.9 billion – more than 12 percent – above 2022. This includes an
increase of $8.9 billion for the Department of Housing and Urban
Development and $837 million for the Department of Transportation. In
total, the bill provides $168.5 billion in total budgetary resources, an
increase of $11.5 billion above 2022.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies approved by voice vote its fiscal year 2023 funding
bill.
In total, the bill includes $44.8 billion in regular appropriations, an
increase of $6.8 billion – 18 percent – above the FY
2022 enacted level. There is also an additional $2.55 billion of
funding provided under the fire suppression cap adjustment.
The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis will hold a
hearing
titled “Cutting Methane Pollution: Safeguarding Health, Creating Jobs,
and Protecting Our Climate” on Friday, June 24, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. ET.
The hearing will take place in Room 210 of the Cannon House Office
Building and via Zoom video conferencing.
This hearing will review community perspectives on the public health,
climate, jobs, and economic benefits of cutting methane pollution from
oil and gas infrastructure.
Witnesses:
Patrice Tomcik, Senior National Field Manager, Moms Clean Air Force.
Tomcik’s advocacy and policy work focus on equitable solutions to
protect children’s health from air pollution and climate change. A
resident of Pennsylvania, she first became involved with Moms Clean
Air Force as a volunteer, joining other local parents to push for
clean air safeguards after fracking was permitted at gas wells near
her children’s schools.
Sarah Ann Smith, Chief of Programs, Clean Air Task Force. A member of
Clean Air Task Force’s senior leadership team, Smith led the growth of
the organization’s methane emissions reduction program, building up a
small team into a substantial global operation on four continents.