Both chambers are back from recess, with a mostly light schedule outside of certain issues commanding attention.

House Floor Activity

The House convenes at 2 PM on Tuesday, with the usual collection of suspension bills.
There are two bills under a rule this week, both of which are on financial/business issues.

House Committee Activity

On Tuesday at 10 AM the Investigations subcommittee of Oversight is holding a field hearing on “Addressing the Lead Crisis through Innovation and Technology.” The hearing is being held in Bloomfield, NJ.
On Thursday at 9 AM the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis is holding a hearing on “Cleaner, Stronger Buildings.”
On Thursday at 10:00 AM (or 2:22 PM, two different times are listed) the Energy subcommittee of Natural Resources is holding a hearing on “The Case for Climate Optimism: Realistic Pathways to Achieving Net-Zero Emissions.”
On Thursday at 2 PM the WOW subcommittee of Natural Resources is holding a legislative hearing on a pair of wildlife conservation bills.

Senate Floor Activity

The Senate convenes at 3 PM on Tuesday, with a 5:30 PM cloture vote on the Secretary of the Air Force.
A collection of district court judges are slotted for consideration over the course of the week.
Last week Sen. Schumer announced that Democrats will be forcing a vote this week on a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution formally disapproving of the EPA’s “Affordable Clean Energy” rule (ACE), it action rolling back the Clean Power Plan.

The vote could hypothetically be as early as Tuesday, but more likely will on Wednesday or Thursday.
Sen. Schumer further announced that there will be further CRA votes in the weeks to come.

Senate Committee Activity

On Wednesday at 10 AM the Environment & Public Works committee is holding a hearing on “Examining the Impacts of Diseases on Wildlife Conservation and Management.”
On Wednesday at 10 AM the Commerce, Science and Transportation committee is holding a hearing on “Feeding America: Making Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture a Reality.”

[The committee seems to have written the link in error, so if this doesn’t work in the future that just means they corrected it.]

On Thursday at 10 AM the Clean Air subcommittee of Environment & Public Works is holding a hearing on “Reducing Emissions While Driving Economic Growth: Industry-Led Initiatives.”

This subcommittee chair here, Sen. Braun, recently formed a Senate climate caucus with Sen. Coons.

On Thursday at 10:30 AM the Energy & Natural Resources committee is holding a hearing on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

SEAN ALCORN

Legislative Analyst
Climate & Clean Energy Program

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