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.
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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.
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(Rep. Tiffany), “Trash Reduction And Suppressing Harm from
Environmental Degradation (TRASHED) at the Border Act”; and
Discussion draft of H.R.
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(Rep. Westerman), “Ensuring Border Access and Protection on Federal
Land Act”
Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC, Dunns Bridge Solar Center, LLC, Indiana Crossroads Wind Farm LLC, Meadow Lake Solar Park LLC, and Rosewater Wind Farm LLC
On Wednesday, October 18, 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 “Securing Our Border, Saving Our National Parks.”
House Republicans are advocating for policies to restrict the flow of
migrants crossing our southern border.