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Witness:

• Marty Walsh, Secretary, Department of Labor

The FY 2023 request for the Department of Labor (DOL or Department) is $14.6 billion in discretionary budget authority and 16,922 full-time equivalent employees (FTE), with additional mandatory funding and FTE.

The Budget requests a $100 million investment for DOL’s role in the new multi-agency POWER+ Initiative, which aims to assist displaced workers and transform communities transitioning away from fossil fuel production to new, sustainable industries. Furthering the Administration’s emphasis on addressing climate change by creating opportunities for workers in America, the Budget requests $20 million to pilot the Civilian Climate Corps, in partnership other Federal agencies, which will fund paid work experiences, preapprenticeship programs, and RA programs for youth in industries and jobs related to climate resilience and mitigation.

The request also provides the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) $10 million for a new program, developed in collaboration with VETS and the Department of Veterans Affairs, focused on helping veterans shift to careers in clean energy, which would help combat climate change while preparing veterans for good-paying jobs.

The request also includes an increase of nearly $44 million for the Mine Safety and Health Administration focused on restoring its capabilities in enforcement and mine plan and equipment reviews. This increased funding will help ensure miners’ health and safety amid a projected increase in workload stemming from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).

05/17/2022 at 09:00AM

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Witness:

• Bill Nelson, Administrator, NASA

I am pleased to have this opportunity to discuss the President’s $26 billion budget request for NASA for Fiscal Year 2023. This budget will keep us at the forefront of exploration and discovery through daring and challenging missions like Artemis, which includes returning American astronauts to the Moon as early as 2025. This budget will help our Nation – and the world – address climate change.

This request is the largest request for science funding in NASA history at nearly $8.0 billion.

This Budget provides $2.41 billion for NASA’s Earth science portfolio and expands NASA’s role as a leading provider of satellite Earth observations and other data scientists need to understand the climate crisis.

With this Budget, NASA increases funding for Aeronautics to $972 million. To meet aggressive climate goals, the Sustainable Flight National Partnership (SFNP) with U.S. industry envisions innovative next generation single-aisle transports with game-changing, ultra-efficient, and lowcarbon emitting designs at least 25 percent more fuel-efficient than today’s airliners. Under the SFNP, NASA will demonstrate the first-ever high-power hybrid electric propulsion for large transport aircraft and ultra-high efficiency long and slender wings, as well as advanced composite structures produced four to six times faster than current state-of-the-art advanced engine technologies. The centerpiece of SFNP will be a full-scale technology demonstrator X-plane to test and validate integrated systems and theirbenefits.

05/17/2022 at 09:00AM

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Agenda (all times are Central)

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ACP Offshore Wind Council Meeting

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ACP Federal Legislative Affairs Committee Meeting

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Networking Coffee Break

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Welcome & General Session

Speakers

• Heather Zichal – American Clean Power Association
• Tommy Beaudreau – U.S. Department of the Interior
• Chairman Richard Glick – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

11:15 AM – 11:40 AM Challenges and Advantages of Standalone Energy Storage Project Development

Speaker: *Michael Jungreis – ORMAT

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Building the Clean Energy Economy: Industry Executive Panel Discussion

Moderator: Craig Cornelius – Clearway Energy Group

Speakers:

• Pat Byrne – GE Renewable Onshore Wind
• Theresa Eaton – WECS Renewables
• Alicia Knapp – Berkshire Hathaway Renewables
• Leo Moreno – AES Clean Energy
• John Zahurancik – Fluence

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Transition to Offshore Wind

Moderator: Joshua Kaplowitz – ACP

• Andrew Burke – Shell Renewables & Energy Solutions
• Michael Celata – BOEM
• Paula Major – Mainstream Renewable Power
• Robert Miner – bp

11:45 AM – 12:10 PM Independent Cell Vetting for a Stronger Storage Market

Speaker: Logan Weber – Powin

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lunch

Speakers:

• Elizabeth Laine – Clearway Energy Group
• Heather Zichal – American Clean Power Association

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Headwinds & Tailwinds of Energy Storage Market Growth

Moderator: Jason Burwen – American Clean Power Association (ACP)

Speakers:

• Michael Arndt – Recurrent Energy
• Jeff Bishop – Key Capture Energy
• Sara Graziano – SER Capital Partners
• Mateo Jaramillo – Form Energy

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Texas-sized opportunities and challenges for renewables in the Lone Star State

Moderator: Jeff Clark – Advanced Power Alliance

Speakers:

• Russell Gold – Texas Monthly
• Michael Jewell – Jewell and Associates, PLLC
• Collin Meehan – Bird Dog Energy
• Jean Ryall – Advanced Power Alliance

2:00 PM – 2:25 PM Enabling a Net Zero Vision by Proactively Developing Power Grids

Speaker: Fabio Fracaroli – Hitachi Energy

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Ensuring Clean Power Resilience

Moderator: Jacqueline DeRosa – Ameresco

Speakers:

• Balki Iyer – Eos
• Hans Jacob – Duke Energy
• Roger Lueken, Ph.D. – Fluence
• Reem Bashlaty – DNV

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Transmission Policy and Buildout

Moderator: Michael Garland – Pattern Energy

Speakers:

• Caroline Golin – Google
• Chris Hansen – Colorado General Assembly
• Elliot Mainzer – California Independent System Operator

3:00 PM – 3:25 PM Fire safety: Battery manufacturer’s assessment

Speaker: Neil Bradshaw – Sungrow

05/17/2022 at 09:00AM

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Chair Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio)

Witnesses

• Dr. Kathleen Hogan, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Infrastructure, U.S. Department of Energy
• Dr. Geraldine Richmond, Under Secretary for Science and Innovation, U.S. Department of Energy

The DOE budget request includes $7.8 billion for the Office of Science, $4 billion for energy efficiency and renewable energy, $893 million for fossil energy and carbon management, $1.7 billion for nuclear energy, and $297 million for electricity.

05/12/2022 at 02:30PM

On Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. ET, in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building and via Cisco WebEx, the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife will hold a hybrid legislative hearing on the following bills:

• H.R. 263 (Rep. Mike Quigley, D-IL) To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes. Big Cat Public Safety Act.
• H.R. 3081 (Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-ND) To make certain irrigation districts eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 5880 (Rep. Tom O’Halleran, D-AZ) To amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 6238 (Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-NM) To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase Tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants, and for other purposes. WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act.
• H.R. 7612 (Rep. Mike Levin, D-CA) To advance desalination research and technological innovation, and for other purposes. Desalination Research Advancement Act.
• H.R. 7632 (Rep. Joe Neguse, D-CO) To provide access to reliable, clean, and drinkable water on Tribal lands, and for other purposes. Tribal Access to Clean Water Act.
• H.R. 7633 (Rep. Tom O’Halleran, D-AZ) To approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Hualapai Tribe and certain allottees in the State of Arizona, to authorize construction of a water project relating to those water rights claims, and for other purposes. Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022.

05/12/2022 at 02:00PM

Make no mistake, now is NOT the time to give up on climate action in Congress. In fact, there has never been a more critical time to be fighting for climate action in our nation’s capital. Join us on this webinar to hear what is happening and why – and what we can accomplish together.

Join the Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund, West Virginia Rivers and Evergreen Action for a webinar delivering insight on the state of play of climate legislation in Congress, Sen. Manchin, and what justice demands legislators do.

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05/12/2022 at 02:00PM

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If you have any questions, please contact Lino Peña-Martinez with the Committee staff at [email protected].

05/12/2022 at 10:30AM

On Thursday, May 12, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. EDT, in room 1324 Longworth Hearing Room and online via Cisco Webex, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold a hybrid legislative hearing titled, “Reforming the Mining Law of 1872” and will consider the following legislation:

• H.R. 7580 (Grijalva): The Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act

05/12/2022 at 10:00AM

The purpose of this hearing is to hear from members of the Surface Transportation Board on their ideas to improve the efficiency and authority of the Board to better resolve freight rail conflicts.

05/12/2022 at 10:00AM

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FTX US is requesting the ability to use a new kind of ‘non-intermediated’ model of crypto derivatives trading, meaning there is no intermediary used to hold customer’s funds. FTX intends to offer its products to retail participants, and its financial and operational requirements for participants only require that the participant be able to post the margin required for a given position.

The proposal was a topic of discussion at the March 31st CFTC hearing.

Witnesses

• Terrence A. Duffy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago, IL
• Sam Bankman-Fried, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, FTX US Derivatives, Chicago, IL
• Walt Lukken, President and Chief Executive Officer, Futures Industry Association, Washington, D.C.
• Christopher Edmonds, Chief Development Officer, Intercontinental Exchange, Atlanta, GA
• Christopher Perkins, President, CoinFund, New York, NY

05/12/2022 at 10:00AM