Dependence on Foreign Adversaries: America’s Critical Minerals Crisis (U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations)
Hearing Dependence on Foreign Adversaries: America’s Critical Minerals Crisis Committee U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Date February 9, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: The U.S.’s Dependence on Foreign Countries for Critical Minerals and Materials: The hearing largely focused on the U.S.’s dependence on foreign countries (including adversarial countries) for its […]
Crypto Crash: Why Financial System Safeguards are Needed for Digital Assets (U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)
Hearing Crypto Crash: Why Financial System Safeguards are Needed for Digital Assets Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Date February 14, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: Cryptocurrency Concerns: Committee Members and the hearing’s witnesses used the hearing to raise several concerns over the state of the cryptocurrency space and the policies that […]
The Future of Low Carbon Transportation Fuels and Considerations for a National Clean Fuels Program (U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works)
Hearing The Future of Low Carbon Transportation Fuels and Considerations for a National Clean Fuels Program Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Date February 15, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: Clean Fuels Programs: The hearing largely considered whether the U.S. should pursue a national clean fuels program, such as a low carbon fuel […]
Air, Climate, and Environmental Impacts of Crypto-Asset Mining: Legislative Hearing on S___, The Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2023 (U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety)
Hearing Air, Climate, and Environmental Impacts of Crypto-Asset Mining: Legislative Hearing on S___, The Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2023 Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety Date March 7, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: Cryptocurrency Mining: The hearing focused on the growth of cryptocurrency mining, […]
Hearing to Examine the Nuclear Fuel Cycle (U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources)
Hearing Hearing to Examine the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Date March 9, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: Federal Efforts to Promote Nuclear Energy Technologies: The hearing largely considered federal efforts to promote nuclear energy technologies. Committee Members and the hearing’s witnesses stated that nuclear energy provides the U.S. […]
Coincidence or Coordinated? The Administration’s Attack on the Digital Asset Ecosystem (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion)
Hearing Coincidence or Coordinated? The Administration’s Attack on the Digital Asset Ecosystem Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion Date March 9, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: Merits and Concerns Regarding Digital Assets: The hearing included several debates regarding whether the U.S. should further pursue digital assets. Subcommittee […]
Expanding the Abraham Accords (U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia)
Hearing Expanding the Abraham Accords Committee U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia Date March 9, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: The Abraham Accords: The hearing focused on the Abraham Accords, which refer to a series of joint-normalization statements and agreements between Israel, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates […]
Defending America’s Wireless Leadership (U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology)
Hearing Defending America’s Wireless Leadership Committee U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Date March 10, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: Spectrum Availability: The hearing focused on federal efforts to improve spectrum availability in order to support the further development and deployment of wireless technologies. Subcommittee Members and the hearing’s witnesses […]
Taking the Buzzer Beater to the Bank: Protecting College Athletes’ NIL Dealmaking Rights (U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce)
Hearing Taking the Buzzer Beater to the Bank: Protecting College Athletes’ NIL Dealmaking Rights Committee U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Date March 29, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: The Current College Student Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Compensation Landscape: The hearing largely considered the current state of […]
American Nuclear Energy Expansion: Powering a Clean and Secure Future (U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security)
Hearing American Nuclear Energy Expansion: Powering a Clean and Secure Future Committee U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Date April 18, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: Domestic Deployment of Nuclear Energy: Subcommittee Members and the hearing’s witnesses expressed interest in working to promote the domestic deployment of nuclear […]
Cleaner Vehicles: Good for Consumers and Public Health (U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety)
Hearing Cleaner Vehicles: Good for Consumers and Public Health Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety Date April 18, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: Government Policies to Promote Electric Vehicles (EV) Adoption and Reduce Vehicle Emissions: The hearing largely focused on how laws and regulations are […]
Understanding Stablecoins’ Role in Payments and the Need for Legislation (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion)
Hearing Understanding Stablecoins’ Role in Payments and the Need for Legislation Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion Date April 19, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: Development of Stablecoin Legislation: Subcommittee Chairman French Hill (R-AR) stated that the hearing’s purpose was to resume the Committee’s efforts to develop […]