Brett Guthrie

Mr. GUTHRIE

Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Warren County Judge-Executive Mike Buchanon, who is leaving office after serving 28 years of public service. Judge Buchanon not only helped Warren County grow to the 5th largest county in Kentucky, but has also worked to make Warren County a great place to live and work. Judge Buchanon led the efforts to establish a new industrial park that is now home to over 19 companies that are on track to employ over 5,000 people by 2025, and he also changed workforce regulations to make Warren County more attractive to employers and more favorable for employees. Another legacy of Judge Buchanon's tenure is the amazing parks and recreation facilities that he has developed over the past 28 years. The seven major parks and robust programming for sports add to the many reasons that Warren County is a wonderful place to call home. Like other strong leaders, Judge Buchanon is leaving the county well- positioned for the future with very capable leadership to succeed him. I offer my deepest congratulations and appreciation to Judge Mike Buchanon; his wife, Ellen; and the members of the Warren Fiscal Court over the past 28 years. It's been my pleasure to call him my friend and serve Warren County with him.

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Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I urge the passage of 8163, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my support for H.R. 8163, the Improving Trauma Systems and Emergency Care Act of 2022, which is sponsored by my Energy and Commerce Committee colleague, Representative Tom O'Halleran. This legislation renews a program in the Public Health Service Act that authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to improve local trauma care readiness and emergency medical services. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC, trauma is a leading cause of death for children and adults under the age of 44. Ensuring access to trauma care requires many crucial components, and the window of opportunity for a chance at survival is narrow for a severely injured patient; a prompt response is truly a matter of life and death. However, in many rural parts of the United States, accident victims and others suffering life-threatening injuries may not be able to receive needed trauma care within an hour, or even many hours, following an incident. H.R. 8163 will help ensure seriously injured patients have the best possible chance for survival by supporting States to coordinate and improve regional emergency medical services and trauma care, and by supporting trauma centers to improve their emergency system situational awareness and access. The bill also authorizes grants for carrying out research and demonstration projects to support the improvement of emergency medical services and trauma care in rural areas. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chair Pallone and Chair Eshoo for working with us to make sure the State match is maintained. Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4081, the Informing Consumers About Smart Devices Act, introduced by Representative Curtis. In the past few years, we have seen a tremendous advancement in the development of technologies in consumer products. While many of these technologies make everyday life more convenient, they also have the ability to collect data from their users without their knowledge. While it may be apparent to users that a laptop has the ability to record conversations, it certainly may not be clear that other devices like televisions, refrigerators, even toasters, have the same capabilities. This bipartisan legislation would simply require manufacturers of the internet-connected devices that contain a microphone or a camera, and that do not market themselves as such consumer electronics, to disclose to consumers that such a component is part of the device, either pre- or post-sale. We owe it to our constituents to ensure these types of devices are not recording them without their consent and collecting data when their users are not aware. I thank Representatives Curtis and Moulton for their bipartisan work on H.R. 4018. Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to support this legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. We wish Jerry Godspeed and thank him for the good work. I know sometimes when our staff leaves, it is bittersweet. We hate to see them go but know they are going to different opportunities. The hard work that both your side and our side of the aisle do together, sometimes when we are working on things together, sometimes negotiating together, it is always good work. We are well served. The American people, more than anything, are well served by the people who work here on Capitol Hill. I thank and congratulate Jerry. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to close. Mr. Speaker, we have the greatest country in the world. I love when people want to come see the beauty of our great land and meet our great people. We have a wonderful opportunity for people to come see our country. The tourism industry is a great industry, as are the people who serve in it. Mr. Speaker, I urge the passage of this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 6965, the Visit America Act. The bill along with H.R. 7820, the Travel and Tourism Act, from Representative Dunn, and H.R. 4594, the Restoring Brand USA Act, from Representative Bilirakis, have represented bipartisan efforts to assist our tourism sector with economic recovery post-COVID-19. Representative Bilirakis is not here speaking about this bill. He is home in Tampa, Florida, and represents the Tampa Bay area, as all of us know. Mr. Speaker, our thoughts and prayers are with his community in Florida and the other States that have to deal with the remnants of the rain. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. Back to the bill, while I am pleased that Representative Bilirakis' Brand USA legislation was signed into law this year, more work and bipartisan efforts are needed to build upon Representative Bilirakis' efforts to increase tourism. Without question, the COVID-19 pandemic was difficult for all industries, but the travel and tourism industry was hit especially hard. According to testimony by the U.S. Travel Association before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, at the end of 2021, international travel spending was 78 percent below prepandemic levels. This bipartisan legislation can support the U.S. travel and tourism industry and address the declining percentage of international visitors to the United States. The Visit America Act will help by directing the Department of Commerce to develop a 10-year travel and tourism strategy with annual goals for the number of international visitors to the United States. Again, I thank the sponsors and cosponsors of all of these bills that we have considered at the Committee on Energy and Commerce. I would like to give special recognition to our colleague, Representative Bilirakis, the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and co-chair of the Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus, who, as I noted, is back home, duly focusing on the hurricane response and serving his constituents. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, this is an important piece of legislation. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes,'' and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 958, the Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment, or the MOBILE Health Care Act. Federally Qualified Health Centers, or FQHCs, are an integral part of the healthcare system. They provide much-needed healthcare services to some of our most vulnerable populations, the uninsured, pregnant women, children, those suffering from homelessness, and veterans, as well as Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. It can be difficult for patients to access care at FQHCs in rural and underserved areas due to transportation constraints. One way to help improve healthcare delivery is for FQHCs to meet patients where they are by deploying mobile units. The MOBILE Health Care Act will allow existing FQHCs to use their New Access Point grants to establish mobile health units without also creating new brick-and-mortar sites and without authorizing any new grant programs or funding. Further, it allows new applicants to use these grants to purchase mobile health units if they also use a portion of the grant to establish a permanent, full-time site. This bill will help increase access to affordable primary care services across the country, especially in rural areas, like my district. I thank the bill's sponsors, Representatives Hudson, Herrera Beutler, Lee, and Ruiz for introducing this important legislation. I urge my colleagues to support the underlying bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Carter), my Energy and Commerce Committee colleague.

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Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor my legislative staffer, Nick Wooldridge, for his service to Kentucky's Second District. Nick is a native of Kentucky's capital, Frankfort, which helped inspire his interest in politics. In high school, he served as a page in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Nick's interest in American politics continued through his years at Princeton University where he graduated with a degree in history, While in college, Nick interned for both U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito and U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. In November 2021, Nick joined my congressional D.C. office as a staff assistant. Nick's initiative, strong work ethic, and extensive knowledge of Kentucky made him an excellent addition to my staff, and he quickly worked his way up in my office to a legislative correspondent. In this role, Nick does in-depth research on legislation, helps me effectively communicate complex legislative policy to constituents, and responds to constituent inquiries in a timely manner. On Nick's last week in my office, I want to thank him for his work serving Kentucky's Second District and wish him the best in the next chapter of his career.

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Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to this bill. Make no mistake, this bill is a Trojan horse to advance the radical defund the police movement and will hurt people who need help the most. This bill would not only keep our dedicated law enforcement officers off the streets at a time when crime is rising and illicit drugs are flooding communities but, also, could significantly reduce access to care for individuals with severe mental illness or substance use disorder. This bill would penalize organizations that have higher rates of institutionalization. To be clear, we need to promote access to all types of behavioral healthcare and substance use disorder services. However, this bill does not take into account that sometimes these organizations provide the safest, most effective care for individuals with serious mental illness. If Democrats' goal is to provide effective care for individuals with disabilities, severe mental illness, and substance use disorder, then we already have legislative solutions which this very body overwhelmingly passed in June of this year. In June of this year, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well- Being Act was passed, and it would bolster behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment and recovery services for millions of Americans, most notably our children. Democrats need to work with Republicans on addressing some of the root causes of crime, such as our border crisis that the Vice President insists is secure despite record numbers of border encounters and illicit drugs being trafficked into our country. We have a solution in the Energy and Commerce Committee to provide law enforcement officers the tools they need to get drugs off our streets and break the cycle of addiction. The HALT Fentanyl Act would permanently schedule fentanyl-related substances as schedule I drugs. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to work with Republicans on passing this legislation.

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Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the retirement of Senator C.B. Embry, Jr. from the Kentucky General Assembly after over 50 years of service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. From the youngest elected Mayor of Beaver Dam in 1970 to the oldest member of the Kentucky State Senate in 2022, Senator Embry has earned the trust of his constituents to hold numerous offices, including Kentucky State Representative for District 17 and Ohio County Judge- Executive. A testament to his skills as a legislator, Senator Embry has the distinction of five Kentucky Governors signing his sponsored legislation into law. This includes a bill he proudly championed to give hope to terminally ill patients, who had exhausted all other options, by allowing them to try experimental forms of medication with at least one round of clinical studies. Being renowned for his tireless work, Senator Embry was recognized with several accolades, including AARP Kentucky's ``Champion of the 50+'' lifetime legislative leadership award, the National Guard Association of the United States' Patrick Henry Award, and the Kentucky Education Association's Friend of Education Award. Earlier in his career, he was awarded the Outstanding Young Republican in the Nation award by George H.W. Bush in 1975. C.B. Embry and his wife Wanda celebrated 60 years of marriage this year and together they have 3 children, 4 grandchildren, and 2 great- grandchildren. Congratulations to Senator Embry on his retirement and I thank him for his decades of service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to wish James L. Wimsatt a happy 104th birthday. James is a World War II veteran and fixture in the Owensboro community for his work to build up Kentucky through his artwork. James Wimsatt was born in Ohio County on September 18, 1918, to Thomas and Iva Wimsatt. Due to not being able to afford books, James took up painting and drawing and was considered gifted with art at a young age. Before leaving to serve during World War II, James proposed to Gertrude ``Trudy'' Mitchell. She would not accept at the time but told him she would wait for him. They were married in 1945 and had 77 years of marriage together when she passed away on July 28, 2022. A member of James' family said James and Trudy were one of the greatest love stories. Following his military service, James worked at Kroger and then GE until his retirement. He also wanted to showcase the beauty of our Commonwealth, so he used his artistic talents to paint scenes of Kentucky, reminding us Kentuckians of the deep pride we have for our home. I join the Owensboro community and James' family and friends in wishing James a happy 104th birthday and thank him for all he has done to serve our country and make Kentucky shine through his artwork.

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Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Carter).

Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Balderson).

Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record a Bloomberg News story reporting how power costs are already forcing U.S. factories to shut down, featuring an aluminum mill in my district, in Hawesville, Kentucky. This underscores the risk to our Nation's competitiveness that these policies bring about, and this bill will not do what those on the floor say that it will do. [From Bloomberg News, July 7, 2022] The US Industrial Complex Is Starting To Buckle From High Power Costs (By Joe Deaux and Naureen S Malik) It was only a matter of time, really. Europe's fertilizer plants, steel mills, and chemical manufacturers were the first to succumb. Massive paper mills, soybean processors, and electronics factories in Asia went dark. Now soaring natural gas and electricity prices are starting to hit the US industrial complex. On June 22, 600 workers at the second-largest aluminum mill in America, accounting for 20 percent of US supply, learned they were losing their jobs because the plant can't afford an electricity tab that's tripled in a matter of months. Century Aluminum Co. says it'll idle the Hawesville, Kentucky, mill for as long as a year, taking out the biggest of its three US sites. A shutdown like this can take a month as workers carefully swirl the molten metal into storage so it doesn't solidify in pipes and vessels and turn the entire facility into a useless brick. Restarting takes another six to nine months. For this reason, owners don't halt operations unless they've exhausted all other options. It's the most poignant signal yet of what's to come-but not the only one. At least two steel mills have begun suspending some operations to cut energy costs, according to one industry executive, who asked not to be identified because the information isn't public. In May, a group of factories across the US Midwest warned federal energy regulators that some were on the verge of closing for the summer or longer because of what they described as ``unjust and unreasonable'' electricity costs. They asked to be wholly absolved of some power fees-a request that, if granted, would be unprecedented. It's no wonder. By the beginning of June, natural gas prices had tripled what they were a year earlier, threatening households and businesses alike with some of the biggest utility bills they've ever seen. This summer, electricity rates for industrial customers are set to hit their highest levels ever, based on US government forecasts. Because US plants and factories depend on both electricity and gas, this could very well be the moment the rug's pulled out from under American industry. Manufacturing overtime hours have already declined for three straight months, the longest downward stretch since 2015, and a measure of US manufacturing activity weakened in June to a two-year low as new orders contracted. A week after Century's announcement, the nation's largest aluminum producer Alcoa Corp. said it's closing a third of its production at a mill in Indiana because of ``operational challenges.'' These headwinds could eventually threaten what some see as a longer-term boom in US manufacturing as corporations look to reduce their dependence on China. Executives are highlighting plans to relocate production at a greater clip this year than they even did in the first six months of the pandemic, but energy and labor costs will pose challenges for any company looking to build a new operation in the US. Manufacturing isn't the bellwether of the US economy it once was. The plants that 70 years ago employed more than a third of the nation's labor force now account for about 8 percent of nonfarm workers. An industrial downturn on its own won't tip us into a recession, but it could if combined with weakness in other sectors. While the might of American industry has significantly weakened over the years, it still accounts for more than a tenth of US gross domestic product- and for that reason holds an outsize place in the hearts of politicians whose factory visits are a perennial staple of campaigns. Plants will try to operate more efficiently to lower their utility bills, but there are limits to how much they can save. In a lot of regions, industrial users aren't just paying for the power they use; they're also paying for what's known as capacity, essentially an insurance policy that keeps enough power on the grid for the most extreme of demand days. (Think hot summer days when everyone's air conditioners are blasting.) And with wholesale energy prices near the highest levels since 2008 and aging power plants shutting, those insurance premiums are growing exponentially, particularly in the middle of the country where much of the country's industrial operations lie. One potential bright spot, or an indication of how desperate industrial companies are becoming: Some are partnering with startups to explore alternative energy sources: Nature Energy says it expects to start building facilities this year to collect and convert cow dung and crop waste into renewable natural gas. Power Edison, which is proposing to stack massive batteries on barges that can be shipped around to customers in need, is attracting more attention. As Katie Coleman, an attorney for Texas Association of Manufacturers, puts it, her members have three big cost drivers: taxes, electricity, and labor. Those three vary in proportion over time, she says, ``but right now, electricity is an even larger factor than normal.'' Some companies with multiple factories are trying to decide which plants to keep running this summer based on how cheap they can get their electricity, she says, and some may decide which to permanently close. Such is the case for Century, which will keep operations running in Iceland where power is incredibly cheap because of local renewable energy resources. There is a lot to blame for this year's surge in US energy prices: Russia's invasion of Ukraine; the ensuing surge in US natural gas exports to markets overseas; extreme weather brought on by climate change; aging fossil-fuel-fired power plants retiring at a record pace. They're all coinciding with a sharp rebound in post-pandemic demand. One group of manufacturers will say they told us so. The Industrial Energy Consumers of America has been calling on the Biden administration for months to limit the amount of gas US energy suppliers send overseas, warning that exports would eventually lead to supply shortages at home. But a measure like that would set a dangerous precedent and threaten the billions of dollar of investments in liquefied natural gas terminals along US shores. Shipments overseas have so far remained unfettered. How severe of an industrial downturn we're heading into depends on a lot of variables -chief among them being how long energy prices remain high. Milder weather, fewer power plant disruptions, and more solar and wind farm deployments could shift the natural gas market back into an era of lower prices and improve the fortunes of manufacturers. Today, we are far from that. Michael Harris, whose firm Unified Energy Services LLC buys fuel for industrial clients, says costs have risen so high that some are having to put millions of dollars of credit on the line to secure power and gas contracts. ``That can be devastating for a corporation,'' he says. ``I don't see any scenario, absent explosions at US LNG facilities'' that trap supplies at home, in which gas prices are headed lower in the long term.

Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Pfluger).

Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This bill drives a massive build-out of unreliable wind and solar power, not nuclear, not natural gas, and not baseload power. I include in the Record a report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, the authority on electric reliability, which underscores the risk of blackouts from the oversupply of weather- dependent energy. [From North American Electric Reliability Corporation, May 2022] 2022 Summer Reliability Assessment Key Findings NERC's annual SRA covers the upcoming four-month (June- September) summer period. This assessment provides an evaluation of generation resource and transmission system adequacy and energy sufficiency to meet projected summer peak demands and operating reserves This assessment identifies potential reliability issues of interest and regional topics of concern. While the scope of this seasonal assessment is focused on the upcoming summer, the key findings are consistent with risks and issues that NERC has highlighted in the 2021 Long-Term Reliability Assessment and other earlier reliability assessments and reports. The following findings are NERC and the ERO Enterprise's independent evaluation of electricity generation and transmission capacity and potential operational concerns that may need to be addressed for the 2022 summer. Summer Resource Adequacy Assessment and Energy Risk Analysis Midcontinent ISO (MISO) faces a capacity shortfall in its North and Central areas, resulting in high risk of energy emergencies during peak summer conditions. Capacity shortfall projections reported in the 2021 LTRA and as far back as the 2018 LTRA have continued Load serving entities in 4 of 11 zones entered the annual planning resource auction (PRA) in April 2022 without enough owned or contracted capacity to cover their requirements. Across MISO, peak demand projections have increased by 1.7 percent since last summer due in part to a return to normal demand patterns that have been altered in prior years by the pandemic. However, more impactful is the drop in capacity in the most recent PRA: MISO will have 3,200 MW (2.3 percent) less generation capacity than in the summer of 2021. System operators in MISO are more likely to need operating mitigations, such as load modifying resources or non-firm imports, to meet reserve requirements under normal peak summer conditions. More extreme temperatures, higher generation outages, or low wind conditions expose the MISO North and Central areas to higher risk of temporary operator-initiated load shedding to maintain system reliability. At the start of the summer, a key transmission line connecting MISO's northern and southern areas will be out of service. Restoration continues on a 4-mile section of 500 kV transmission line that was damaged by a tornado during severe storms on December 10, 2021. The transmission outage affects 1,000 MW of firm transfers between the Midwestern and Southern MISO system that includes parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The transmission line is expected to be restored at the end of June 2022. Anticipated resource capacity in Saskatchewan will be strained to meet peak demand projections, which have risen by over 7.5 percent since 2021. SaskPower is projected to remain above their planning reserve margin threshold and have sufficient operating reserves for normal peak conditions. However, external assistance is expected to be needed in extreme conditions that cause above-normal generator outages or demand. Drought conditions create heightened reliability risk for the summer. Drought exists or threatens wide areas of North America, resulting in unique challenges to area electricity supplies and potential impacts on demand: Energy output from hydro generators throughout most of the Western United States is being affected by widespread drought and below-normal snowpack. Dry hydrological conditions threaten the availability of hydroelectricity for transfers throughout the Western Interconnection. Some assessment areas, including WECC's California-Mexico (CA/MX) and Southwest Reserve Sharing Group (SRSG), depend on substantial electricity imports to meet demand on hot summer evenings and other times when variable energy resource (e.g., wind, solar) output is diminishing. In the event of wide-area extreme heat event, all U.S. assessment areas in the Western Interconnection are at risk of energy emergencies due to the limited supply of electricity available for transfer. Extreme drought across much of Texas can produce weather conditions that are favorable to prolonged, wide-area heat events and extreme peak electricity demand. Resource additions to the ERCOT system in recent years-predominantly solar and some wind--have raised Anticipated Reserve Margins above Reference Margin Levels and ease concerns of capacity shortfalls for normal peak demand. However, extreme heat increases peak demand and can be accompanied by weather patterns that lead to increased forced outages or reduced energy output from resources of all types. A combination of extreme peak demand, low wind, and high outage rates from thermal generators could require system operators to use emergency procedures, up to and including temporary manual load shedding. As drought conditions continue over the Missouri River Basin, output from thermal generators that use the Missouri River for cooling in Southwest Power Pool (SPP) may be affected in summer months. Low water levels in the river can impact generators with once-through cooling and lead to reduced output capacity. Energy output from hydro generators on the river can also be affected by drought conservation measures implemented in the reservoir system. Outages and reduced output from thermal and hydro generation could lead to energy shortfalls at peak demand. Periods of above normal wind generator output may give some relief, however, this energy is not assured. System operators could require emergency procedures to meet peak demand during periods of high generator unavailability. All other areas have sufficient resources to manage normal summer peak demand and are at low risk of energy shortfalls from more extreme demand or generation outage conditions. Anticipated Reserve Margins meet or surpass the Reference Margin Level, indicating that planned resources in these areas are adequate to manage the risk of a capacity deficiency under normal conditions. Furthermore, based on risk scenario analysis in these areas, resources and energy appear adequate. Other Reliability Issues for Summer Supply chain issues and commissioning challenges on new resource and transmission projects are a concern in areas where completion is needed for reliability during summer peak periods. Assessment areas report that some generation and transmission projects are being impacted by product unavailability, shipping delays, and labor shortages. At the time of this assessment publication, WECC-CA/MX, and WECC- SRSG have sizeable amounts of generation capacity in development and included in their resource projections for summer. In Texas (ERCOT), transmission expansion projects are underway to alleviate transmission constraints and maintain system stability as the BPS is adapted to rapid growth in new generation; delays or cancellations of transmission projects can cause transmission system congestion during peak conditions and affect the ability to serve load in localized areas. Should project delays emerge, affected Generator Owners (GOs) and Transmission Owners must communicate changes to Balancing Authorities (BAs), Transmission Operators, and Reliability Coordinators, so that impacts are understood and steps are taken to reduce risks of capacity deficiencies or energy shortfalls. Coal-fired GOs are having difficulty obtaining fuel and non-fuel consumables as supply chains are stressed. No specific BPS reliability impacts are currently foreseen; however, coal stockpiles at power plants are relatively low compared to historical levels. Some owners and operators report challenges in arranging replenishment due to mine closures, rail shipping limitations, and increased coal exports. Some GOs have implemented controls to maintain sufficient stocks for peak months while BAs and Reliability Coordinators are continuing to conduct fuel surveys and monitoring the situation. The electricity and other critical infrastructure sectors face cyber security threats from Russia and other potential actors amid heightened geopolitical tensions in addition to ongoing cyber risks. Russian attackers may be planning or attempting malicious cyber activity to gain access and disrupt the electric grid in North America in retaliation for support to Ukraine. The Electricity Infrastructure Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC) continues to exchange information with its members and has posted communications and guidance from government partners and other advisories on its Portal. E-ISAC members are encouraged to check in regularly to receive updates and to actively share information regarding threats and other malicious activities with the E-ISAC to enable broader communication with other sector participants and government partners. Unexpected tripping of solar photovoltaic (PV) resources during grid disturbances continues to be a reliability concern. In May and June 2021, the Texas Interconnection experienced widespread solar PV loss events like those previously observed in the California area. Similarly, four additional solar PV loss events occurred between June and August 2021 in California.

Mr. GUTHRIE. This bill will not do what those on the floor today have said it will do. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Iowa (Mrs. Miller-Meeks).