Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, announced a hearing titled Help or Hindrance? The Impact of U.S. Environmental Laws on Critical Material Supply Chains, National Security, and Economic Growth. "This hearing will examine how we can modernize TSCA, the Clean Air Act, and other environmental laws to strengthen domestic supply chains, advance commonsense reforms, and keep American manufacturing competitive for generations to come." Subcommittee on Environment hearing titled Help or Hindrance? The impact of U.S. Environmental Laws on Critical Material Supply Chains, National Security, and Economic Growth WHAT: Subcommittee on Environment hearing on critical mineral supply chains DATE: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 TIME: 2:00 PM ET LOCATION: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building
As Subcommittee Chair, hold a public Environment Subcommittee hearing (April 22, 2026) to examine modernizing TSCA, the Clean Air Act, and other environmental laws to strengthen domestic critical material supply chains and American manufacturing.
Occurrences
Evidence
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House Committee on Energy and Commerce Committee Repository lists a Subcommittee on Environment hearing titled 'Help or Hindrance?' on April 22, 2026 (2:00 PM, 2123 Rayburn), with witness statements and a hearing memo posted.
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House Energy and Commerce press release (Apr 15, 2026) announcing the Subcommittee hearing on April 22, 2026, stating the hearing 'will examine how we can modernize TSCA, the Clean Air Act, and other environmental laws to strengthen domestic supply chains.'
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Official House Energy and Commerce press release announcing a Subcommittee on Environment hearing for April 22, 2026 and stating that it would examine how to modernize TSCA, the Clean Air Act, and other environmental laws to strengthen domestic supply chains.
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House committee repository entry lists the Environment Subcommittee hearing on April 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM in 2123 Rayburn and includes posted witness statements and a hearing memo.
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee reported that on April 22, 2026, Congressman Gary Palmer, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, led a hearing titled “Help or Hindrance? The Impact of U.S. Environmental Laws on Critical Material Supply Chains, National Security, and Economic Growth.”
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The House Committee Repository lists the Subcommittee on Environment hearing for Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in 2123 RHOB, with witnesses, support documents, member statements including Gary J. Palmer, hearing attendance, and a preliminary transcript added by May 5, 2026.
Assessments
The promised action was to hold a public Environment Subcommittee hearing on April 22, 2026 about modernizing TSCA, the Clean Air Act, and related environmental laws for critical material supply chains and manufacturing. The official committee notice announced that hearing, and the post-hearing committee materials and House repository record confirm that Palmer chaired/led the hearing and that it occurred on the stated date during his current House term. This satisfies the oversight promise directly.
The promise was to hold a public Environment Subcommittee hearing on April 22, 2026 about modernizing TSCA, the Clean Air Act, and related environmental laws to strengthen domestic critical material supply chains and manufacturing. Official House Energy and Commerce materials show Palmer, as Subcommittee Chair, publicly announced that exact hearing and the committee repository lists the April 22, 2026 event with hearing documents and witness materials, which is strong evidence the hearing occurred as promised during his current term.
Official House Energy and Commerce materials (joint press release from Chairs Guthrie and Palmer and the committee hearing repository) show a public Environment Subcommittee hearing held on April 22, 2026 titled to examine modernizing TSCA, the Clean Air Act, and related laws to strengthen critical material supply chains, with witness statements and hearing memo posted. This matches the claimed action by Palmer as Subcommittee Chair and confirms fulfillment in the same term.