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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2022-11-17” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the in the Daily Digest section section on pages D1122-D1123 on Nov. 16.
The Department oversees energy policies and is involved in how the US handles nuclear programs. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department's misguided energy regulations have caused large losses to consumers for decades.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of David Crane, of New Jersey, to be Under Secretary, Jeffrey Matthew Marootian, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy), and Gene Rodrigues, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary (Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability), all of the Department of Energy, 11 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Stephen A. Owens, of Arizona, to be Chairperson, and Catherine J.K. Sandoval, of California, to be a Member, both of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine threats to the homeland, 10:15 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 2773, to amend the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to address satellite offices of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the nominations of Anthony Devos Johnstone, of Montana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Maria Araujo Kahn, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, Julie Rikelman, of Massachusetts, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, Daniel J. Calabretta, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California, Matthew L. Garcia, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico, Margaret R. Guzman, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, Jeffery Paul Hopkins, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, Lindsay C. Jenkins, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, Araceli Martinez-Olguin, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, Adrienne C. Nelson, to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon, Jamar K. Walker, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jamal N. Whitehead, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington, and McLain J. Schneider, to be United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota, David C. Davis, of Illinois, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Illinois, Peter D. Leary, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, and Leigha Simonton, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, all of the Department of Justice, 9 a.m., SH-216.
House
Committee on Education and Labor, Full Committee, business meeting to approve new subcommittee assignments, 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn and Zoom.
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``Unsafe and Untenable: Examining Workplace Protections for Warehouse Workers'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Assessing the Biden Administration's U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-
Saharan Africa'', 10 a.m., HVC-210 and Webex.
Committee on Natural Resources, Office of Insular Affairs Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Puerto Rico's Post-Disaster Reconstruction and Power Grid Development'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth and Webex.
Committee on Oversight and Reform, Full Committee, business meeting on H.R. 1283, the ``CONTRACT Act of 2021''; H.R. 1307, the
``Vote by Mail Tracking Act''; H. Res. 1412, of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the projected inflationary impact of the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Build Back Better Act, and the Infrastructure and Jobs Act in conjunction with the Build Back Better Act; and several postal naming measures, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``Accessible Air Travel: Addressing Challenges for Passengers with Disabilities'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, Full Committee, business meeting on proposed recommendations, 11 a.m., 2359 Rayburn and Zoom.
* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no accompanying report. A total of 138 written reports have been filed in the Senate, 325 reports have been filed in the House.
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