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Congress Back in Full Swing
Congress is back in full swing this week, with both the House and Senate in session.
The House will likely focus its attention on several financial service related bills. The House will also consider
H.R. 3586
, the
Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act, sponsored by Rep. Candice S Miller (MI). The bill, which will need a two-thirds majority to pass the House under the suspension of the rules, seeks to
improve border and maritime security coordination within the Department of Homeland Security.
On Wednesday, the House Appropriations' Subcommittees on Energy & Water
and Agriculture
plan to mark up their FY2017 appropriations bills. Additionally, the full Committee will likely approve its FY2017 302(b) allocations, which provide each Subcommittee with their allotment from the total $1.070 trillion in annual discretionary funds.
The Senate will continue to work on amendments to a bill that would reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration through September 30, 2017.
Some regionally-relevant events this week are listed below.
Tuesday
- Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the status of innovative technologies in advanced manufacturing, 10:00 AM, 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
-
Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee
hearing on
Waste, Superfund and Oversight Management hearing on "
American Small Businesses' Perspectives on Environmental Protection Agency Regulatory Actions," 2:30 PM, 4
06 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Wednesday
Thursday
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April Edition of Great Lakes Hill Happenings Now Available
The April edition of the Great Lakes Washington Program's Hill Happenings is now available to view
here
. Included in this month's issue are updates on:
- The United Nation's World Water Day
- The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act
- The FY2017 Appropriations Process
- Congressional Safe Drinking Water Proposals
- The Reauthorization of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration
- The Federal Response to Harmful Algal Bloom
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NEMWI to Host Briefing on Water Data and Shale Gas Development, April 20
Following the release of its
study
on water quality monitoring in the Susquehanna River Basin, NEMWI will host a Capitol Hill briefing on April 20 to provide an overview of the study's findings and recommendations for improving water quality monitoring in the Basin. Improved, strategic water quality monitoring is essential to support transparent shale gas development and water resource protection in the Susquehanna River Basin and beyond. Appropriate monitoring will be key to evaluating overall water quality and emerging water quality trends. A lack of information on water quality before and after development has fueled worries about contamination of surface water and groundwater that could result from shale gas development. At this briefing, participants will learn about the water data currently available and changes needed to improve detection of water quality trends.
When: April 20, 2016, 1 PM
Where: Capitol Visitor Center, Congressional Meeting Room North
Speakers:
- Ms. Elin Betanzo, Sr. Policy Analyst, Northeast-Midwest Institute
- Dr. Michael Goff, President & CEO, Northeast-Midwest Institute
- Dr. Susan Brantley, Distinguished Professor of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University
- Mr. Andrew Gavin, Deputy Executive Director, Susquehanna River Basin Commission
*Additional Participants to Come
For more information or to RSVP, contact
Matthew McKenna, Director of the Great Lakes Washington Program at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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HUD Announces Upcoming Funding Opportunities
The Office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is soliciting applications for the Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants program, the
Lead Based Paint Hazard Program, and the Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Program.
Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants support the implementation of comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plans that are expected to achieve housing and youth opportunity goals. Th
e maximum grant award is $30 million; a
pplications are due on June 28, 2016.
The Lead Based Paint Hazard Program ($43 million total funding) and the Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Program ($45 million total funding)
are intended to protect young children from lead poisoning and provide an opportunity for states and local communities to establish programs to control health and safety hazards by assessing and remediating lead-based paint and other housing related health hazards.
Applications are due on April 28, 2016.
For more information, contact Colleen Cain
, Sr. Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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NEMWI: Strengthening the Region that Sustains the Nation
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