Friday Policy Wine Down - March 25, 2022
A snapshot of the past week in cyber, trade, and environmental policy news.
03/25/2022 | Silverado Policy Accelerator
Here’s what caught our eye this week:
KEY ADMINISTRATION ACTIONS
White House:
- Joint Statement between the United States and European Commission on European Energy Security
- FACT SHEET: United States and European Commission Announce Task Force to Reduce Europe’s Dependence on Russian Fossil Fuels
- G7 Leaders’ Statement
- Statement from President Biden on the Extraordinary NATO Summit
- FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration Announces New Humanitarian, Development, and Democracy Assistance to Ukraine and the Surrounding Region
- FACT SHEET: United States and its Allie and Partners Impose Additional Costs on Russia
- Statement by President Biden on our Nation’s Cybersecurity
- FACT SHEET: Act Now to Protect Against Potential Cyberattacks
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative:
- USTR Issues Determination of Reinstatement of Certain Exclusions from China Section 301 Tariffs
- Joint Statement on the U.S./UK Dialogues on the Future of Atlantic Trade
Department of Commerce:
- Raimondo, Tai Statements on 232 Tariff Agreement with United Kingdom
- Bipartisan National Security Experts Urge Congress to Pass Competitiveness Legislation to Boost Semiconductor Production and Domestic Manufacturing
Department of Treasury:
- U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia’s Defense-Industrial Base, the Russian Duma and Its Members, and Sberbank CEO
- Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on SEC Proposal to Enhance and Standardize Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors
Department of Homeland Security:
- Secretary Mayorkas Swears in New Members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council at First Meeting
- Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on Cybersecurity Preparedness
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Agency:
- CISA, FBI, and DOE Publish Advisory with Historical Cyber Activity Used by Indicted Russian State-Sponsored Actors
- Statement From CISA Director Easterly On Potential Russian Cyberattacks Against The United States
Department of Justice:
Department of Energy:
Department of State:
- Targeting Elites of the Russian Federation
- War Crimes by Russia’s Forces in Ukraine
- Inaugural Meeting of the Clean Energy Resources Advisory Committee
SEC:
CONGRESSIONAL ACTION
House Ways and Means Committee:
- Upcoming Hearing: Biden Administration’s 2022 Trade Policy Agenda
House Foreign Affairs Committee:
- Upcoming Hearing: Implications of the Ukraine Crisis for US Policy in the Indo Pacific
House Homeland Security Committee:
- Upcoming Hearing: Mobilizing our Cyber Defenses: Securing Critical Infrastructure Against Russian Cyber Threats
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:
Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee:
Senate Foreign Relations Committee:
- Upcoming Hearing: China’s Role in Latin America and the Carribean
Senate Finance Committee:
- Upcoming Hearing: The President’s 2022 Trade Policy Agenda
- Memorandum: Wyden Welcomes Agreement with UK to Resolve Steel and Aluminum Trade Dispute
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee:
- Upcoming Hearing: Made in America: The Future of Automotive Innovation and Semiconductor Chips
- Cantwell Continues Drumbeat Calling for Action on Innovation and Competition Legislation
- Hearing: Developing Next Generation Technology for Innovation
SILVERADO NEWS
- ECO²SEC: Measuring Carbon Across Borders by Silverado’s Meagan Reid
- GEOPOLITICS: Silverado’s Dmitri Alperovitch Joined MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell to discuss the evolving situation in Ukraine
- GEOPOLITICS: Event Recap: War in Ukraine
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