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Senate Returns from Recess; Committees to Hold Hearings on Water Infrastructure and More
The Senate returns to Washington from a two-week recess and will take up the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, a bill that expands the ability of civil litigation in cases involving the theft of international trade secrets. The Senate could also take up a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) re-authorization bill this week, which would extend the FAA's funding through September 2017. Congress approved a short-term FAA authorization earlier this year, extending the FAA's authorization through mid-July. Additionally, t
he Senate Appropriations Committee will host a
handful
of budget hearings.
Some regionally-relevant events this week include:
Wednesday
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry's Subcommittee on Rural Development Energy hearing on "USDA Rural Development Programs and their Economic Impact Across America," 10:00 AM, 328A Russell Senate Office Building
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing titled "Transportation Security: Protecting Passengers and Freight," 10:00 AM, 253 Russell Senate Office Building
Thursday
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing entitled, "The Federal Role in Keeping Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Affordable," 10:00 AM, 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building
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NEMWI to Host Briefing on Water Data and Shale Gas Development in the Susquehanna River Basin, April 20
NEMWI will host a briefing on "Water Data to Answer Urgent Water Policy Questions: Shale Gas Development in the Susquehanna River Basin" on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. The briefing will take place in the Capitol Visitor Center's Congressional Meeting Room North from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM. NEMWI will share findings from its recently-released
Susquehanna River Basin Shale Gas Development Study
and related policy perspectives.
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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NEMWI: Strengthening the Region that Sustains the Nation
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