The Committee on Banking will meet in open session, hybrid format to
conduct a
hearing
on “Perspectives on Challenges in the Property Insurance Market and the
Impact on Consumers.”
Witnesses:
Douglas Heller, Director of Insurance, Consumer Federation of America
Michelle Norris, Executive Vice President of External Affairs and
Strategic Partnerships, National Church Residences
Jerry Theodorou, Policy Director, Finance, Insurance and Trade, the R
Street Institute
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
The purpose of this
hearing
is to examine recent advances in artificial intelligence and the
Department of Energy’s role in ensuring U.S. competitiveness and
security in emerging technologies.
The Committee on Natural Resources will hold a field oversight
hearing
on “Conservation in a Crown Jewel: A Discussion About Wildfires and
Forest Health” on Friday, August 11, 2023, at 11:00 a.m.
PST at the Curry Village in Yosemite National
Park.
Brett Howard, Federal Coordinating Officer for Hurricane Ian, Federal
Emergency Management Agency
Thomas McCool, Federal Coordinating Officer for Hurricane Ian, Federal
Emergency Management Agency
Marion McFadden, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Community
Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Francisco Sánchez, Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster
Recovery & Resilience, Small Business Administration
Panel two
Kevin B. Anderson, Mayor, Fort Myers, Florida
Chauncey Goss, Chairman, South Florida Water Management District
Governing Board
Brian Hamman, Chairman and District 4 Commissioner, Lee County,
Florida
Lakes Regional Library, 15290 Bass Road, Fort Myers, Florida 33919
Hurricane Ian hit southwest Florida in September 2022, causing billions
of dollars in damage and claiming over 160 lives. While federal agencies
were quick to respond to Ian, the convoluted nature of the federal
disaster response regime complicated recovery efforts immediately after
the storm and since. While FEMA is technically
charged with coordinating federal efforts following a disaster, over 30
agencies are involved in emergency response efforts. These complex
interagency authorities, and the at times poor communication between
federal agencies and the public, leave many residents unaware of federal
benefits they may be entitled to following a hurricane. Southwest
Florida continues to rebuild from Ian’s devastating impact, and many
residents continue to struggle in their interactions with federal
disaster response agencies.
This hearing will examine the role federal agencies played in response
to Hurricane Ian, as well as southwest Florida’s efforts to rebuild from
the storm. Specifically, Members will be able to inquire about the
effectiveness of the federal response to Hurricane Ian, whether areas
for improvement exist in the federal disaster response regime, and the
nature and extent of Ian’s impact on communities in the region.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Subcommittee
On Thursday, July 27, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1324 Longworth House
Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on
Oversight and Investigations will hold an oversight hearing titled
“Examining Barriers to Access: Ongoing Visitor Experience Issues at
America’s National Parks.”
Charles F. Sams III, Director, National Park
Service, Washington, DC
Despite significant additional resources provided by Congress over the
last several years, the National Park Service (NPS) has failed to reduce
their deferred maintenance (DM) backlog and develop a strategy to
prevent increasing the DM backlog in the future.
Leaders from the environmental organizations Beyond Plastics, Beyond
Petrochemicals, River Valley Organizing, Hip Hop Caucus, Moms Clean Air
Force, Plastic Free Future, Greenpeace, and others, are delivering a
petition to
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C.,
calling for a ban on vinyl chloride before any more harm is done to
communities like East Palestine, Ohio.
Speakers:
Heather McTeer Toney, Beyond Petrochemicals
Daniel Winston, River Valley Organizing
Almeta Cooper, Moms Clean Air Force
Chris Walton, Hip Hop Caucus
Charlie Cray, Greenpeace
Judith Enck, Beyond Plastics
Jessica Conard
Location: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters at 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW
On Thursday, July 27, 2023, at 10:15 a.m. in room 1334 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.
1437
(Rep. Rose), “Black Vulture Relief Act of 2023”, to authorize
livestock producers and their employees to kill black vultures;
H.R.
2950
(Rep. Huffman), “Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023”;
H.R.
2982
(Rep. Tonko), “New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act”;
H.R.
4051
(Rep. Wittman), “SHARKED Act” (Supporting the Health of Aquatic
Systems through Research, Knowledge and Enhanced Dialogue Act), backed
by sportfishing
lobby;
H.R.
4094
(Rep. Curtis), “Great Salt Lake Stewardship Act”;
H.R.
4587
(Rep. Rutherford) “Red Snapper Act”, to provide that the Administrator
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue
an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South
Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery
Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study
is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the
stock assessment; and
H.R.
4596
(Rep. Boebert), ‘‘Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered
Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023’’, to reauthorize
the Bureau of Reclamation to provide cost-shared funding to implement
the endangered and threatened fish recovery programs for the Upper
Colorado and San Juan River Basins.
Rob Wittman, Representative from the First District of Virginia
Amata Radewagen, Representative from American Samoa
John Curtis, Representative from the Third District of Utah
Lauren Boebert, Representative from the Third District of Colorado
John Rutherford, Representative from the Fifth District of Florida
Paul Tonko, Representative from the Twentieth District of New York
John Rose, Representative from the Sixth District of Tennessee
Jared Huffman, Representative from the Second District of California
Panel II (Administration witnesses):
Dr. Kelly Kryc, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International
Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Washington, DC
Stephen Guertin, Deputy Director for Program Management and Policy,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC
Panel III (Advocates):
William Gibbons-Fly, Executive Director, American Tunaboat
Association, San Diego, CA [H.R.1792]
Jack Graham, Captain, Afishianado Charters, Nags Head, NC [H.R.
4051]
Jessica McCawley, Director of the Division of Marine Fisheries
Management, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission,
Tallahassee, FL [H.R. 4587]
Gene Shawcroft, General Manager of the Central Utah Water Conservancy
District, Orem, UT [H.R.4094]
Steve Wolff, General Manager, Southwestern Water Conservation
District, Durango, CO [H.R. 4596]
Charlie Besher, Property Rights and Environmental Management Committee
Chair, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Patton, MO [H.R. 1437]