The purpose of this
hearing
is to examine the opportunities, risks, and challenges associated with
growth in demand for electric power in the United States.
Witnesses:
Benjamin G.S. Fowke III, Interim
CEO and President, American Electric Power
Company
Karen Onaran, President and CEO, Electricity
Consumers Resource Council
Scott Gatzemeier, Corporate Vice President, Front End US Expansion,
Micron Technology
Mark Mills, Executive Director, National Center for Energy Analytics
On Thursday, May 16, 2024, at 2:30 p.m., in Room 1334 Longworth House
Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will hold an oversight budget
hearing
titled “Examining the President’s FY 2025
Budget Proposal for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and
the Power Marketing Administrations”.
Camille Touton, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the
Interior
Martha Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department
of the Interior
Richard Spinrad, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
& National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator,
Department of Commerce
John Hairston, Administrator and CEO,
Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy
Tracey LeBeau, Administrator and CEO,
Western Area Power Administration, Department of Energy
Mike Wech, Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration,
Department of Energy
Virgil Hobbs, Administrator and CEO,
Southeastern Power Administration, Department of Energy
The home insurance industry is collapsing and failing communities across
the United States. Its collapse is due in part to the impacts of the
climate crisis, but also speaks to more systemic problems of the
industry–it focuses more on profit than providing safe and dignified
homes to people. Meanwhile, policymakers commonly focus on saving the
insurance industry through de-risking instead of interrogating the
deeper root causes of housing instability in a climate-impacted United
States.
This webinar brings together CCP fellows and
allies in a conversation about the contours of the current and future
home insurance crisis and collective visions for policy changes that
will make housing safer and more affordable for all.
Panelists:
Rebecca Elliott, Associate Professor, London School of Economics and
Political Science
Paula Jarzabkowski, Professor, Bayes Business School, University of
London MacKenzie Marcelin, Climate Justice Director, Florida Rising
Seana O’Shaughnessy, CEO, California Housing
Improvement Program
Zac J. Taylor, Assistant Professor, Delft University of Technology
Jordan Haedtler, Climate Finance Strategist, Climate Cabinet
Moderator:
Moira Birss, Fellow, Climate and Community Project
On Thursday, May 16, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House
Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold an
oversight
hearing
titled “Examining the Council on Environmental Quality Fiscal Year 2025
Budget Request and Related Policy Matters.”
Witness:
Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality
The budget
request
for the White House Council on Environmental Quality is $4,676,000,
supporting an FTE level of 22. This represents
no change from the FY 2024 annualized
continuing resolution level.
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science and Transportation, will convene a full committee
executive
session
on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at 10:00 AM EDT to
consider the following legislation and nomination:
Agenda:
S. 275, Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2023
S. 690, Network Equipment Transparency Act
S. 1570, Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act
S. 1956, Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023
S.
2086,
Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Act of 2023 (Markey)
S. 2233, Youth Poisoning Protection Act
S. 2498, Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2023
S.
3277,
Marine Debris Program Reauthorization (Sullivan, R-Alaska)
S. 3475, Strengthening the Commercial Driver’s License Information
System Act
S.
3788,
National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2024
(Murkowski)
S.
3879,
Illegal Red Snapper Enforcement Act (Cruz)
S. 4207, Spectrum and National Security Act
S. 4213, The Kids Off Social Media Act
Nomination of Samuel Slater to be a Member of the Board of Directors
of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (PN112,
PN113)
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
The purpose of this
hearing
is to examine the President’s budget request for the U.S. Forest Service
for Fiscal Year 2025. The budget request is $8.9
billion;
$6.5 billion for base programs and $2.39 billion for the wildfire
suppression cap adjustment in the Wildfire Suppression Operations
Reserve Fund.
Witnesses:
Randy Moore, Chief, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture
Accompanied by:
Mark Lichtenstein, Director of Strategic Planning, Budget &
Accountability, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
The request includes:
$58 million for recreation, heritage and wilderness (+$18M from 2024)
$33 million for vegetation and watershed management (+$3M from 2024)
$207 million for hazardous fuels reduction (+$31.55M from 2024)
$315.6 million for forest and rangeland research (+$15.6M from 2024)
$25 million to address the urgent need for maintenance of employee
housing.
Subcommittee
hearing.
The President’s FY 2025 budget request to
Congress includes $10.183
billion for
NSF, an increase of 3.1% over the
FY 2023 total budget.
Witnesses:
Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, National Science Foundation
Dr. Dan Reed, Former Chair, National Science Board
