Committee on Environment and Public Works. The Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not more than $67,264,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2022 through 2031.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. The Environment and Public Works Committee receives an instruction of $67 billion. • Clean Energy Technology Accelerator that would fund low-income solar and other climate-friendly technologies • Environmental justice investments in clean water affordability and access, healthy ports and climate equity • EPA climate and research programs • Federal investments in energy efficient buildings and green materials • Appalachian Regional Commission and Economic Development Administration economic development and transition programs • Investments in clean vehicles • Methane polluter fee to reduce carbon emissions The Finance Committee will receive an instruction that requires at least $1 billion in deficit reduction. This will provide the Committee with flexibility to make investment, revenue and offset decisions consistent with the policy recommendations. Please see Section II of this memo for more information about this instruction.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Com- mittee concluded a hearing to examine the economic benefits of highway infrastructure investment and ac- celerated project delivery, after receiving testimony from Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, New York City Department of Transportation, New York, New York; Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx, Missouri Department of Transportation and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, D.C.; and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Engineering Group Inc., Dallas, Texas, on behalf of the Business Roundtable Infrastructure Committee.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Com- mittee concluded a hearing to examine the nomina- tion of Xxxx X’Xxxxxxx, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Cardin, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Com- mittee concluded a hearing to examine the nomina- tion of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, of Wyoming, to be Assist- ant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Xxxx, testified and answered questions in his own be- half. Committee on Environment and Public Works: Sub- committee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety con- cluded a hearing to examine advanced nuclear tech- nology, focusing on protecting United States leader- ship and expanding opportunities for licensing new nuclear energy technologies, after receiving testi- mony from Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, XX, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Nuclear Energy Agency, Paris, France; Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, TerraPower, Bellevue, Washington; and Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, Arlington, Virginia. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- fairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine sensibly reforming the Chemical Facility Anti-Ter- rorism Standards Program, after receiving testimony from Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Assistant Director for Infrastruc- ture Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu- rity Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Na- than Xxxxxxxx, Acting Director, Government Ac- countability Office; Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Brenntag North America, Inc., Reading, Pennsylvania, on be- half of the National Association of Chemical Dis- tributors; Xxx X’Xxxxx, Detotec North America, Sterling, Connecticut; Xxxxxxx Xxxx, American Chemistry Council, and Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, United Food and Commerical Workers International Union International Chemical Workers Union Council, both of Washington, D.C.; and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, International Liquid Terminals Association, Xxxxxx- ton, Virginia. Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine fentanyl analogues and the expir- ing emergency scheduling order, after receiving tes- xxxxxx from Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Assistant Director of the National Opioids and Synthetics Coordination Group, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Ex- ecutive Office of the President; and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Director, Opioid Enforcement and Preven- tion Efforts, Office of the Deputy Attorney General, and Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Chief of Operations, Office of Global Enforcement, Drug Enforcement Administra- tion, both of the Department of Justice.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Com- mittee concluded a hearing to examine the nomina- tions of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, of New York, to be Dep- uty Administrator, who was introduced by Senator Xxxxxx, and Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, of Kansas, to be Assist- ant Administrator for Administration and Resources Management, both of the Environmental Protection Agency, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. April 13, business meeting to consider the nominations of Xxxx Xxxx, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xx., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, Major General Xxx X. Xxxxx, United States Army, to be a Member and President of the Mississippi River Commission, Brigadier General Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, United States Army, to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission, X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, of Arizona, and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, of Tennessee, each to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx Scholar- ship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, of Maryland, to be Ad- ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and pending legislation, 9:15 a.m., SD–406. Committee on Finance: April 13, to hold hearings to ex- amine The U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement, 10 a.m., SD–628.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Com- mittee concluded a hearing to examine opportunities to improve energy security and the environment through transportation policy, after receiving testi- mony from Xxxx X.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Sub- committee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nu- clear Safety, concluded oversight hearings to examine the licensing and regulatory responsibilities of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, after receiving from Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Chairman, and Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxx, Xxxxxx XxXxxxxxxx, Xx., and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, each a Commissioner, and Xx- xxxx X. Bell, Inspector General, all of the U.S. Nu- clear Regulatory Commission.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Com- mittee concluded a hearing to examine S. 3305, to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and S. 3461, to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for economic injury caused by the Deepwater Horizon incident, and to direct the Sec- retary of the Interior to renegotiate the terms of the lease known as ‘‘Mississippi Canyon 252’’ with re- spect to claims relating to the Deepwater Horizon June 9, 2010 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- fairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the Dis- trict of Columbia concluded a hearing to examine the National Security Personnel System and perform- ance management in the Federal government, after receiving testimony from Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx., Direc- Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Anti- trust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights con- cluded an oversight hearing to examine the enforce- ment of the antitrust laws, after receiving testimony from Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Assistant Attorney Gen- eral, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice; and Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Chairman, Federal Trade Commis- sion.
