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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) today announced a hearing titled “Oversight of FERC: Adhering to a Mission of Affordable and Reliable Energy for America."

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $45 Million to Improve Energy Efficiency for Nonprofit Buildings

Release: President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Supports Nonprofit Organizations by Improving Building Efficiency to Reduce Carbon Emissions, Cut Costs and Energy Use

Chairs Rodgers, Duncan Announce Hearing on Ensuring, Efficient and Predictable Nuclear Safety Regulation

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) today announced a hearing titled “Oversight of NRC: Ensuring Efficient and Predictable Nuclear Safety Regulation for a Prosperous America."

E&C Republicans Lead Passage of Bipartisan HALT Fentanyl on House Floor

News Release: Bills Gives Law Enforcement Permanent Tools to Crack Down on Illicit Fentanyl-Related Substances

DOE Launches New Energy Earthshot to Decarbonize Transportation and Industrial Sectors

Release: The Clean Fuels & Products ShotTM Will Reduce Emissions and Develop Cost-Effective Fuels and Products for Aviation, Marine, and Other Hard-to-Decarbonize Sector

E&C Advances Five Bills to Secure America’s Energy Future and Freedom

News Release: In a Full Committee markup today, the Energy and Commerce Committee passed solutions that will secure our critical energy infrastructure, strengthen America’s nuclear energy industry, and protect people’s freedom of choice when it comes to their home appliances.

Chair Rodgers on the House Floor: “The HALT Fentanyl Act Will Save Lives”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 467, the HALT Fentanyl Act, in order to save lives and make communities safer.

Chair Rodgers on the House Floor: “The HALT Fentanyl Act Will Save Lives”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 467, the HALT Fentanyl Act, in order to save lives and make communities safer.

E&C Advances Seven Bills to Close the Digital Divide and Improve American Leadership in Wireless Communications

News Release: In a Full Committee markup today, the Energy and Commerce Committee passed solutions that will streamline broadband permitting to expedite deployment and reauthorize the Federal Communications Commission’s Spectrum Auction Authority.

Chair Rodgers Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of 19 Bills

News Release: LOWERING HEALTH CARE COSTS & INCREASING TRANSPARENCY

Chair Rodgers Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of 19 Bills

News Release: LOWERING HEALTH CARE COSTS & INCREASING TRANSPARENCY

E&C GOP Lead to Stop Biden’s Plan to Jack up Prices on Everything Transported by Truck

News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans spoke in favor of S.J. Res. 11, a resolution to disapprove of the EPA’s final rule, “Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards." It passed the House Tuesday by a vote of 221-203.

E&C Advances Six Bills to Lower Health Care Costs and Increase Price Transparency Out of Committee

News Release: Key bill-the PATIENT Act-clears committee unanimously

DOE Prepares for Hurricane Season, and So Can You

News Release: June 1 marks the first day of hurricane season in the U.S., which runs until November 30. Prediction models forecast an active hurricane season in 2023, with around 2-3 hurricanes expected to reach Category 3 status. However, preparation and resilience efforts for storms like these begin before hurricane...

Biden-Harris Administration Invests $50 Million in States and Tribal Nations to Modernize America’s Electric Grid

Release: Four States and Two Tribal Nations Receive First Round of Investments to Strengthen Grid Resilience, Enhance Ability to Deliver Cheaper, Cleaner Energy to Communities Across the Country

DOE Announces $45 Million for Carbon Capture, Transport, and Storage to Reduce Carbon Pollution

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced up to $45.5 million in funding available to advance carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technologies and help establish the foundation for a successful carbon transport and storage industry...

Claflin University Students Find Potential Careers at Savannah River Site

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Students from Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, recently toured the DOE Office of Environmental Management’s (EM ) Savannah River Site (SRS) to learn about the array of occupations and operations across the 310-square-mile environmental reservation.

Energy Department discusses Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization on May 23

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Microvast Grant Application Rejected by Department of Energy

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) commented on the announcement that the Department of Energy will not award a $200 million grant to the company Microvast.

Roundhouse Renewable Energy II, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization discussed on May 23 by Energy Department