Impact of Wildfires on Electric Grid
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the impacts of wildfires on electric grid resiliency. Lawmakers asked about wildfire mitigation technology, forest…
1,168 viewsThe Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the impacts of wildfires on electric grid resiliency. Lawmakers asked about wildfire mitigation technology, forest…
1,168 viewsDavid Hale, the undersecretary of state for political affairs, and Christopher Ford, assistant secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation, testified on U.S. policy to…
5,787 viewsThe Senate met for legislative business. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-SD) gave his maiden floor speech.
View in Congressional Chronicle372 viewsThe Senate worked on judicial nominations and an over-the-counter drug regulations bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,803 viewsThe Senate confirmed Lawrence Vandyke’s judicial nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and also voted to limit debate on three other nominations: John Sullivan, amba…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,402 viewsThe Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court nominations: Richard Myers for Eastern North Carolina and Sherri Lydon for South Carolina. Members also confirmed Robert Duncan’s appointment as …
View in Congressional Chronicle5,719 viewsThe Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to consider several legislative proposals related to outdoor recreational use of federal lands. Among the witnesses testifyin…
538 viewsThe Senate confirmed two nominations: Barbara Lagoa to be a U.S. Court of Appeals judge for the Eleventh Circuit, and Adrian Zuckerman to be U.S. ambassador to Romania.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,576 viewsThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Trump’s nominees to be the U.S. ambassadors to the European Union, Belgium, Zimbabwe, and the United Nations'…
4,727 viewsThe Senate confirmed Steven Menashi’s nomination to be a circuit court judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,129 viewsThe Senate Banking Committee held a hearing to examine the banking challenges cannabis store owners and sellers face in states where marijuana has been legalized. Industry stakeholders who t…
2,221 viewsThe Senate continued work on fiscal year 2020 domestic spending, including the Departments of Agriculture, Justice, Commerce, Science, Interior, Environment, and Housing and Urban Developmen…
View in Congressional Chronicle549 viewsThe Senate took up a resolution to repeal a Treasury Department rule that puts caps on state and local income tax deductions. The chamber also continued work on fiscal year 2020 domestic spe…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,100 viewsThe Senate confirmed three nominations: Brian McGuire’s for deputy treasury undersecretary for legislative affairs; Joseph Cella to be U.S. ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tu…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,430 viewsThe Senate voted to advance the nomination of Kelly Craft to be U.S. representative to the United Nations General Assembly.
View in Congressional Chronicle940 viewsFour federal transportation policy officials testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on safety issues and proposed legislation extending national surface t…
682 viewsThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on international defense cooperation and the Arms Export Control Act. R. Clarke Cooper, the assistant secretary of state for political-m…
546 viewsThe Senate confirmed Kelly Craft to the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Members also confirmed seven district judge nominations: Brantley Starr and Mark Pittman for the Northern Distr…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,940 viewsA Senate Energy and Natural Resources subcommittee held a hearing to examine ways to increase water storage and conservation, specifically in Western states. Among the witnesses testifying w…
339 viewsThe Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the role of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports in the global markets. Witnesses discussed the recent growth of U.S. natur…
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