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Here’s what caught our eye this week:

KEY ADMINISTRATION ACTIONS

White House:

• FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Launches New Federal-State Offshore Wind Partnership to Grow American-Made Clean Energy
• Readout of U.S.-EU Task Force on European Energy Security Meeting
• Readout of the June National Climate Task Force Meeting
• Chair’s Summary of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate Held by President Joe Biden

Office of the United States Trade Representative:

• USTR, Department of Commerce, and Small Business Administration Convene the 5th United States- United Kingdom Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprise Dialogue in Boston

Department of Commerce:

• Secretary Raimondo Statement on Implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act — and the Newly-Released Strategy to Combat the Use of Forced Labor in Supply Chains

Department of Defense:

• $450 Million in Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine

Department of Energy:

• DOE Joins New Federal-state Partnership to Grow Domestic Offshore Wind Supply Chain

Department of State:

• Implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

CONGRESSIONAL ACTION

Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee:

• Three Peters Bills to Strengthen State and Local Cybersecurity, Bolster Cyber Workforce, and Secure Federal Supply Chains Signed into Law
• Portman, Peters Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ensure Federal Government is Prepared for Catastrophic Risks to National Security

House Homeland Security Committee:

• Hearing: Securing the Future: Harnessing the Potential of Emerging Technologies While Mitigating Security Risks

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations:

• Hearing: NATO Enlargement: Examining the Proposed Accession of Sweden and Finland

House Committee on Energy & Commerce:

• Hearing: Legislative Hearing to Strengthen Energy Infrastructure, Efficiency, and Financing

House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis:

• Hearing: Cutting Methane Pollution: Safeguarding Health, Creating Jobs, and Protecting our Climate

House Committee on Science, Space, & Technology:

• Hearing: Assessing Federal Programs for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks

House Armed Services Committee:

• Chairman Smith on the Armed Services Committee’s Passage of the FY2023 NDAA
• Markup: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023