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Subcommittee hearing.

Subcommittee hearing entitled “The Curse of Socialism in Central America and the Caribbean”.

Witnesses

• Eric Jacobstein, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• Greg Howell, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International Development

Subcommittee hearing entitled “Solutions in Search of a Problem: Chair Gensler’s Equity Market Structure Reforms”.

Subcommittee hearing entitled “Sector Down: Ensuring Critical Infrastructure Resilience.”

On Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 10:15 a.m., in room 1334 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

• H.R. 390 (Rep. Stefanik), “Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Enhancement Act”;
• H.R. 3971 (Rep. Hill), “Flatside Wilderness Additions Act”;
• H.R. 6826 (Rep. Mfume), To designate the visitor and education center at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine as the Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center;
• H.R. 6843 (Rep. Scalise), To expand the boundaries of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area to include Lafourche Parish, Louisiana;
• H.R. 8206 (Rep. Franklin), To ensure that Big Cypress National Preserve may not be designated as wilderness or as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes; and
• H.R. 8219 (Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii), “Lahaina National Heritage Area Act”

Witnesses:

• Joy Beasley, Associate Director – Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. [H.R. 390, H.R. 6826, H.R. 6843, H.R. 8206, and H.R. 8219]
• Talbert Cypress, Chairman, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Miami, Florida [H.R. 8206]
• Sean Kelleher, Historian, Town of Saratoga, Saratoga, New York [H.R. 390]
• Katherine Andrews, Director – Office of Outdoor Recreation, Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, Little Rock, Arkansas [H.R. 3971]
• Justin Lemoine, Executive Director, Atchafalaya National Heritage Area, Baton Rouge, Louisiana [H.R. 6843]

Hearing memo

Subcommittee hearing entitled “The Role of the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank of the United States Amid Intensifying Economic Competition with China”.

This is a hearing of the full Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Witness:

• Pete Buttigieg, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation

The FY 2025 Budget requests $109.3 billion, including over $30 billion in highway maintenance and $14 billion in transit grants.

Open meeting

Commission meetings are held in Commission Meeting Room (Room 2C) at FERC Headquarters, 888 First St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426

FERC is set to decide on Venture Global LNG’s proposed CP2 LNG project in Louisiana.

Full committee markup of the following legislation:

Congressional Disapproval Resolutions of Climate Regulations

• H.J.Res. 163, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule” (Rep. Balderson)
• H.J.Res. 136, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles” (Rep. James)
• H.J.Res. 133, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3” (Rep. Fulcher)
• H.J.Res. 117, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter” (Rep. Allen)

Other bills:

• H.R. 7188, Shandra Eisenga Human Cell and Tissue Product Safety Act (Reps. Moolenaar and Dingell)
• H.R. 3433, Give Kids a Chance Act of 2024 (Reps. McCaul and Eshoo) H.R. 670, Think Differently Database Act (Reps. Molinaro and Sherrill)
• H.R. 7623, Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 (Reps. Carter and Blunt Rochester)
• H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 (Reps. Rodgers, Pallone, Bilirakis, and Schakowsky)
• H.R. 7891, Kids Online Safety Act (Reps. Bilirakis, Bucshon, Castor, Houchin, and Schrier)
• H.R. 8449, AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act (Reps. Bilirakis and Pallone)

On Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

• H.R. 6841 (Rep. Levin, D-Calif.), To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Resilience Program, and for other purposes;
• H.R. 7925 (Rep. D’Esposito), “Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act”, to provide for the standardization, publication, and accessibility of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways;
• H.R. 8704 (Rep. Carter of GA), To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species; and
• H.R. 8705 (Rep. Graves of LA), “Fisheries Data Modernization and Accuracy Act of 2024.”