The purpose of this
hearing
is to examine the implementation of federal coal mine land reclamation
and abandoned coal mine land economic revitalization programs.
Witnesses:
Glenda H.
Owens,
Deputy Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
U.S. Department of the Interior
Rob
Rice,
Deputy Cabinet Secretary and Director, Division of Land Restoration,
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Don
Newton,
Administrator, Abandoned Mine Land Division, Wyoming Department of
Environmental Quality
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On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth
House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold a
mark-up
on the following bills:
H.R.
1121
(Rep. Duncan), “Protecting American Energy Production Act”, to
prohibit the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of
hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes the moratorium. The
bill also expresses the sense of Congress that states should maintain
primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural
gas production on state and private lands;
H.R.
4385
(Rep. Neguse), “Drought Preparedness Act”, to extend authorization of
Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act to 2028;
H.R.
6008
(Rep. Graves of Louisiana), To prohibit the limitation of Gulf of
Mexico oil and gas lease sales to protect the endangered Rice’s whale
until the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Marine
Fisheries Service issues a new biological opinion relating to the
Rice’s whale; and
H.J. Res.
96
(Rep. Westerman), “Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of
2023.”
Full committee
markup
of various bills, including:
H.Res.
683,
expressing support for the diplomatic relations required to encourage
the Government of Mexico to fulfill its water deliveries on an annual
basis to the United States under the treaty between the United States
and Mexico regarding the utilization of the Colorado and Tijuana
Rivers and of the Rio Grande, because farmers in south Texas are
experiencing water shortages
U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Tourism,
Trade and Export Promotion, will convene a subcommittee
hearing
titled “Sustainable Tourism for a Thriving Economy” on Tuesday, November
7, 2023, at 10:00 AM ET.
Fostering resilient and sustainable travel and tourism is a primary goal
of the Department of Commerce’s 2022 National Travel and Tourism
Strategy, as well as the main recommendation from the Travel and Tourism
Advisory Board. This hearing will examine how to build a sustainable
travel and tourism sector that integrates protecting natural resources,
supporting the tourism economy and ensuring reasonable development.
Additionally, the hearing will focus on how to balance the needs of
businesses, visitors and local communities to support sustainable
tourism, including businesses centered around outdoor recreation.
On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 2128 of the Rayburn
House Office Building, the Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions and Monetary Policy will hold a
hearing
titled “The Tangled Web of Global Governance: How the Biden
Administration is Ceding Authority Over American Financial Regulation.”
Witnesses:
Thomas
Hoenig,
Distinguished Senior Fellow, Mercatus Center, George Mason University
Christina Parajon
Skinner,
Assistant Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics, Wharton
School, University of Pennsylvania
Bryan
Bashur,
Director of Financial Policy, Americans for Tax Reform
Renita
Marcellin,
Advocacy and Legislative Director, Americans for Financial Reform
On July 27, 2023, the Federal Reserve, FDIC,
and OCC jointly issued a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking
that would implement the so-called Basel III
Endgame
recommendations of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS).
Those federal banking agencies also issued proposed
principles
for financial institutions’ management of exposures to climate-related
financial risks, following recommendations of the Network of Central
Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial
System (NGFS), recommendations of the
Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), and an Executive Order by
President Biden.
House Financial Services Committee
Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee
