Here’s what caught our eye this week:

KEY ADMINISTRATION ACTIONS

White House:

• A Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States
• Memorandum on Finding of a Severe Energy Supply Disruption
• Memorandum on Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended
• Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
• Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the Senate Vote to Move Forward the Bipartisan Innovation Act

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative:

• USTR Releases 2022 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers

Department of Commerce:

• Joint Statement – Inaugural Australia-U.S. Strategic Commercial Dialogue (AUSSCD)
• Statement By Commerce Secretary Raimondo on the Senate’s Vote to Move the Bipartisan Innovation Act One Step Closer to Conference
• ​​​​​​​U.S. Commerce Department Releases Strategic Plan to Boost America’s Competitiveness

Department of Defense:

• The Department of Defense Releases the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Budget

Department of Treasury:

• Treasury Targets Sanctions Evasion Networks and Russian Technology Companies Enabling Putin’s War

Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Agency:

• Readout from CISA’s Second Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Meeting

Department of State:

• Additional Sanctions on Russia’s Technology Companies and Cyber Actors

CONGRESSIONAL ACTION

House Ways and Means Committee:

• Hearing: Biden Administration’s 2022 Trade Policy Agenda

House Foreign Affairs Committee:

• Upcoming Hearing: Restoring Leadership in the Indo-Pacific
• Meeks, McCaul Introduce Russia Cryptocurrency Transparency Act

House Homeland Security Committee:

• Upcoming Hearing: Mobilizing Our Cyber Defenses: Maturing Public-Private Partnerships to Secure U.S. Critical Infrastructure

House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis:

• Hearing: America’s Natural Solutions: The Climate Benefits of Investing in Healthy Ecosystems

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission:

• Issue Brief: Women in China’s Leadership

Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee:

• Peters & Cornyn Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Commercial Satellites from Cybersecurity Threats Advances in Senate

Senate Finance Committee:

• Hearing: The President’s 2022 Trade Policy Agenda

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee:

• Senate Overwhelmingly Approves Innovation and Competition Legislation, Setting Stage for Conference Committee
• Hearing: Made in America: The Future of Automotive Innovation and Semiconductor Chips

SILVERADO NEWS

• TRADE & INDUSTRIAL SECURITY: Silverado Comments on Supporting a Strong Domestic Semiconductor Industry
• GEOPOLITICS: Event Recap: War in Ukraine