Both the House and Senate are back this week, and once again busy. Environmental votes are quite possible as part of House NDAA consideration, and Peter Wright is up for a confirmation vote in the Senate.

House Floor Activity

The House convenes at 2 PM on Tuesday, with the usual collection of suspension bills.
The rest of the week will be spent on the House NDAA bill.

The Rules committee will be meeting Tuesday evening to go through the hundreds of amendments submitted.

Last votes will be Friday afternoon.

House Committee Activity

On Wednesday at 10 AM the National Parks subcommittee of Natural Resources is holding a legislative hearing on several public lands bills.
On Wednesday at 1:40 PM, the Water subcommittee of Transportation & Infrastructure is holding a hearing on "Water Resources Development Acts: Status of Implementation and Assessing Future Needs."
On Wednesday at 2 PM the Investor Protection subcommittee of Financial Services is holding a hearing on "Building a Sustainable and Competitive Economy: An Examination of Proposals to Improve Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosures."
On Thursday at 10 AM the Science committee is holding a hearing on "Earth's Thermometers: Glacial and Ice Sheet Melt in a Changing Climate."
On Thursday at 10 AM the Energy subcommittee of Natural Resources is holding a hearing on "The Future of the Federal Coal Program."
On Thursday at 10:15 AM the Workforce Protections subcommittee of Education & Labor is holding a hearing on "From the Fields to the Factories: Preventing Workplace Injury and Death from Excessive Heat."

Senate Floor Activity

The Senate convenes at 3 PM on Monday, with a 5:30 PM cloture vote on another judicial nominee (Daniel A. Bress for the 9th Circuit).
Sen. McConnell has filed cloture on 6 nominees so far for this week, including Peter Wright for Solid Waste at EPA.
Additional nominees are possible this week, but things remain unclear.

Senate Committee Activity

On Tuesday at 10 AM the Energy subcommittee of Energy & Natural Resources is holding a legislative hearing on numerous energy bills, including several on energy storage.
On Wednesday at 10 AM the Environment & Public Works committee is holding a hearing on "Investing in America's Transportation Infrastructure: The Need for a Multi-Year Reauthorization Bill."
On Thursday at 10 AM the Energy & Natural Resources committee is holding a hearing on "the Important Role of U.S. LNG in Evolving Global Markets."

As always, let me know if you have any questions, additions, corrections, etc.,

SEAN ALCORN

Legislative Analyst
Climate & Clean Energy Program

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