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There will be a hearing of the Committee on the Budget to consider: “Charging Ahead: The Future of Electric Vehicles”.

• Chairman Whitehouse
• Ranking Member Grassley

Witnesses:

• Dr. Jesse Jenkins, Assistant Professor and Macro-Scale Energy Systems Engineer, Department of Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering And The Andlinger Center For Energy and Environment, Princeton University
• Britta Gross, Director of Transportation, Electric Power Research Institute
• Maureen Hinman, Co-Founder and Chairwoman, Silverado Policy Accelerator
• Dave Schwietert, Chief Government Affairs and Policy Officer, Alliance For Automotive Innovation
• Jeff Davis, Senior Fellow, Eno Center For Transportation

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Full committee markup.

Agenda

• Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
• Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
• State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025
• Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

The Democratic National Committee’s Rules Committee has scheduled a public meeting on July 24 to determine the nominating procedure for the Democratic presidential candidate. To be determined is whether the nomination will proceed by a virtual roll call on a date before the in-person Chicago convention August 19-22nd.

On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (ET) in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security will hold a hearing. The title of the hearing is “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Budget.” The hearing will examine the work of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to ensure affordable, reliable electricity and natural gas service throughout the country, as well as its adherence to its core mission of ensuring just and reasonable rates for energy services.

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

• Willie L. Phillips, Chairman
• Mark C. Christie, Commissioner
• David Rosner, Commissioner
• Lindsay S. See, Commissioner
• Judy W. Chang, Commissioner

Recent Supreme Court decisions in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy are likely to impact FERC. Loper overruled the 1984 Supreme Court case Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., which held that if a court concluded a federal statute was silent or ambiguous, the court must defer to an agency’s reasonable interpretation of the statute. Jarkesy affirmed the Fifth Circuit’s ruling that the Seventh Amendment right to a trial by jury “applies to suits at common law,” which includes statutory claims that are “legal in nature.” The Jarkesy decision is likely to impact the ability of federal agencies to pursue administrative adjudication to enforce civil penalties.

Subcommittee hearing entitled “Latin America Forgotten: A Look at President Biden’s FY 2025 Budget Priorities.”

Witnesses:

• Brian Nichols, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• Julieta Valls Noyes, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State
• Michael Camilleri, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International Development

On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

• H.R. ___ (Rep. Tiffany), “Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act”;
• H.R. 2405 (Rep. Armstrong), “North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2023”;
• H.R. 3293 (Rep. Duncan), “Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act”;
• H.R. 6210 (Rep. Wexton), To designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes;
• H.R. 8403 (Rep. Cohen), “Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2024”; and
• H.R. 8603 (Rep. Collins), “Recreation and Outdoor Access Membership Act” or the “ROAM Act”.

Witnesses:

• Frank Lands, Deputy Director for Operations, National Park Service, Washington, D.C. [“Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act,” H.R. 2405, H.R. 3293, H.R. 6210, H.R. 8603]
• The Honorable Romaine Quinn, Senator, Wisconsin Senate, Rice Lake, Wisconsin [“Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act”]
• Eric Keber, Vice President of Government Affairs, WTA – Advocates for Rural Broadband, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 3293]
• Joseph Heringer, Commissioner of University and Lands, State of North Dakota, Bismark, North Dakota [H.R. 2405]
• Ken Cissna, Former President, Benton MacKaye Trail Association, Morganton, Georgia [H.R. 8403] [Minority Witness]
• Randy Minchew, Board Member, George C. Marshall International Center, Leesburg, Virginia [H.R. 6210] [Minority Witness]

This is a hearing of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Witnesses:

• Tim Duit, President, Duit Construction Co., Inc.; on behalf of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)
• Philip K. Bell, CAE, President, Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA)
• William “Lewie” Pugh, Executive Vice President, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA)
• Beth Osborne, Director, Transportation for America (T4A)

The Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce has scheduled a hearing on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. (ET) or 30 minutes following the conclusion of the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security hearing in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The title of the hearing is “The Fiscal Year 2025 Consumer Product Safety Commission Budget.”

Hearing memo

Related legislation includes H.R. 1615, Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, and H.R. 1797, Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act.

Witnesses:

• Alexander Hoehn-Saric, Chair, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Peter A. Feldman, Commissioner, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Richard L Trumka Jr., Commissioner, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Mary T. Boyle, Commissioner, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Douglas Dziak, Commissioner, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

This is a hearing of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Witnesses:

Panel I

• Michael Rulli, 6th District of Ohio

Panel II

• Jennifer Homendy, Chair, National Transportation Safety Board
• Amit Bose, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration
• Tristan Brown, Deputy Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
• Jeff Sloan, Senior Director for Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, American Chemistry Council
• David Arouca, National Legislative Director, Transportation Communications Union (TCU)
• Gregory Hynes, National Legislative Director, International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Works (SMART-TD)