Here’s what caught our eye this week:

KEY ADMINISTRATION ACTIONS

White House:

• Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets
• Statement by Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger on President Biden’s Cyber Executive Order
• Remarks by President Biden Announcing U.S. Ban on Imports of Russian Oil, Liquified Natural Gas, and Coal
• Executive Order on Prohibiting Certain Imports and New Investments With Respect to Continued Russian Federation Efforts to Undermine the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine
• United States, European Union, and G7 to Announce Further Economic Costs on Russia

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative:

• Statement from Ambassador Katherine Tai on María L. Pagán's Confirmation as Deputy United States Trade Representative (Geneva Office)
• Request for Comments on the Proposed Fair and Resilient Trade Pillar of an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

Department of Commerce:

• U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Statement on “Ensuring the Responsible Development of Digital Assets” Executive Order
• Joint Statement on the Republic of Korea’s Partnership on Export Controls for Russia
• Request for Comments on the Proposed Fair and Resilient Trade Pillar of an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, in Coordination with USTR

Department of Treasury:

• Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on President Biden’s Executive Order on Digital Assets
• U.S. Treasury Guidance on President Biden’s Executive Order

Department of Justice:

• Sodinokibi/REvil Ransomware Defendant Extradited to the United States and Arraigned in Texas

Department of Energy:

• U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm Hosts the First Net-Zero Producers Forum Ministerial in Houston

Department of State:

• Ensuring the Responsible Development of Digital Assets

CONGRESSIONAL ACTION

U.S. -China Economic and Security Review Commission

• Upcoming Hearing: China’s Energy Plans and Practices

House Ways and Means Committee

• Neal Supports House Passage of Trade Legislation to Hold Russia Accountable
• Chairman Neal Floor Remarks on the Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act

House Homeland Security Committee

• Thompson, Katko, Clarke, Garbarino Laud Cyber Incident Reporting Passage

House Select Committee on Intelligence

• Open Annual Worldwide Threats Hearing

House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis

• Hearing: Confronting Climate Impacts: Federal Strategies for Equitable Adaptation and Resilience

Senate Foreign Relations Committee:

• Hearing: Examining U.S. Security Cooperation and Assistance
• Hearing: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Assessing the U.S. and International Response

Senate Finance Committee

• Finance Committee to Convene Hearing on the Promise and Challenge of Strategic Trade Engagement in the Indo-Pacific Region
• Crapo, Wyden Introduce Bill to Respond to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

• Open Hearing Worldwide Threats

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

• ICYMI: Cantwell, POTUS Agree “We Can’t Wait” on Passing USICA Legislation

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

• Senators Introduce Bipartisan Critical Minerals Legislation

SILVERADO NEWS

• ECO²SEC: Circular Economy: How is it Defined and How Should it be Defined? By Silverado’s Deputy Executive Director Adina Renee Adler
• STATECRAFT: Event Transcript: War in Ukraine, Current State and What’s Next for the RU Mil moderated by Silverado Co-Founder Dmitri Alperovitch