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an event in Washington, D.C. exploring how policymakers, companies and
consumers can work together to encourage the long-term, safe uptake of
more energy efficient products.
Getting consumers on board to make the switch to more energy efficient
products and transportation methods has proven to be challenging and
expensive despite government incentives aiming to encourage consumer
adoption.
Sponsored by UL (formerly Underwriters Laboratories).
7:30 am ET | Doors open
7:30 am – 8:00 am ET | Breakfast available
8:00 am – 9:00 am ET | Mainstage conversations
Axios Senior Climate Reporter Andrew Freedman and National Politics
Reporter Sophia Cai will host one-on-one conversations with:
Ritchie Torres, U.S. Representative, New York’s 15th Congressional
District, Member, House Committee on Financial Services and House
Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party
Tom Steyer, Co-Executive Chair, Galvanize Climate Solutions
Justina Gallegos, Deputy Director for Industrial Innovation, Office of
Science and Technology Policy, Biden-Harris Administration
Axios will host a View from the Top segment with:
Dr. David Steel, Executive Director, UL Standards & Engagement
If you are a federal government employee please join us for a morning
bike
ride
as we show our support for safe routes to commute to work.
The morning bike ride and rally will also showcase our support for
“bringing downtown back” by building a world class transportation system
for workers to come back to.
During the rally we will have speakers talk about ways federal workers
can support in efforts to build safe routes to commute to work.
This event is in partnership with Ward 3 Bikes.
DETAILS:
Event Date: Wednesday, October 25th
Route: Meet at Cleveland Park Metro Station and Finish At Dupont Circle
On Tuesday, October 24 at 2:00 p.m., in Room 2128 of the Rayburn House
Office Building, the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance will hold a
hearing
entitled, “Factors Influencing the High Cost of Insurance for
Consumers.”
H.R.
5535,
the “Insurance Data Protection Act”, to prohibit the Federal Insurance
Office of the Department of the Treasury and other financial
regulators from collecting data directly from an insurance company
H.R.
2933,
the “Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act”
H. Res.
___,
Expressing the continued support of Congress for the McCarran-Ferguson
Act and its State-based regulatory system for the business of
insurance
Witnesses:
Robert
Gordon,
Senior Vice President, American Property and Casualty Insurance
Association (APCIA)
Frank
Nutter,
President, Reinsurance Association of America (RAA)
Grace
Arnold,
Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce, on behalf of National
Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 11:30 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth
House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold a
mark-up.
The hearing was originally scheduled for 10:15 am.
Rescheduled
to Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at 10 a.m.
H.R. 3415 (Rep. Hageman), “Pilot Butte Power Plant Conveyance Act”;
H.R. 4770 (Rep. Sarbanes), “Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and
Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2023”;
H.R. 5009 (Rep. Joyce of Ohio), “Wildlife Innovation and Longevity
Driver reauthorization Act” or the “WILD Act”.
Expected to move by regular order:
H.R.
5283
(Rep. Malliotakis), “Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure
the Border Act of 2023”, which would prohibit the use of federal funds
to provide housing for illegal immigrants on federal lands, and would
revoke the lease signed by the Department of the Interior and the City
of New York to house illegal immigrants at Floyd Bennett Field
H.R.
5616
(Rep. Graves of Louisiana), “Bringing Reliable Investment into
Domestic Gulf Energy Production Act of 2023” or the “BRIDGE Production
Act of 2023”, which would require the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM) to hold two offshore lease sales in the Gulf of
Mexico in 2024 and 2025.
H.R.
4587
(Rep. Rutherford), “Red Snapper Act”, which would prevent
NOAA from implementing area closures in the
South Atlantic until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study
is complete and the findings are integrated into the fishery’s stock
assessment.
Subcommittee
hearing.
Convened and adjourned without taking up the subject matter or receiving
any testimony. The topic will be revisited at a later date.
Witnesses:
Michael L. Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works,
United States Department of the Army
Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon, Commanding General and Chief of
Engineers, United States Army Corps of Engineers
The purpose of this
hearing
is to examine the Department of Energy’s due diligence process for
awarding competitive grants and loans funded through the Inflation
Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Department’s
overall innovation investment strategy.
Witnesses:
David W. Crane, Under Secretary for Infrastructure, U.S. Department of
Energy
Jigar H. Shah, Director, Loan Programs Office, U.S. Department of
Energy
Teri L. Donaldson, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Energy
Richard H. Riley
IV,
of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of
Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Somalia
Mark
Toner,
of Pennsylvania, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class
of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of
Liberia
David E. White, Jr., of New York, to be Deputy Director of the Peace
Corps
Herro Mustafa
Garg,
of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of
Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the United States of America to the Arab Republic of Egypt
Paul K. Martin, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, United States
Agency for International Development
On Thursday, October 19, 2023, 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.
1727
(Rep. Trone), “Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Commission Extension Act”
H.R.
5283
(Rep. Malliotakis), “Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure
the Border Act of 2023”
Discussion draft of H.R.
___
(Rep. Tiffany), “Trash Reduction And Suppressing Harm from
Environmental Degradation (TRASHED) at the Border Act”; and
Discussion draft of H.R.
___
(Rep. Westerman), “Ensuring Border Access and Protection on Federal
Land Act”
Join Axios for
an event in Washington, D.C. exploring how policymakers, companies and
consumers can work together to encourage the long-term, safe uptake of
more energy efficient products.