News from 2023


Chairs Rodgers, Bilirakis Announce Hearing on Protecting NIL Rights for College Athletes

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) today announced a subcommittee hearing on Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) titled “Taking the Buzzer Beater to the Bank: Protecting College Athletes’ NIL Dealmaking Rights."



Manchin Announces $1.27M Contract Award to Plug Abandoned Gas Well at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that a $1.27 million contract has been awarded to a Morgantown, West Virginia-based contractor to plug one abandoned gas well at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve-America’s ...



Rodgers Joins Scalise in Introducing H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) joined House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), Natural Resources Committee Chair Bruce Westerman (R-AR), and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Sam Graves (R-MO), in introducing H.R. 1, ...


E&C Republicans Condemn Granholm for Pro-CCP Comments, Demand She Testify Immediately

News Release: Washington, D.C. - In response to U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s recent pro-China comments, House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Environment, Manufacturing, & ...


Desert Southwest Region Ancillary Services-Rate Order No. WAPA-208 discussed on March 14 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a six page notice on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings on March 14

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


E&C Committee Presses NIH for Information into Misallocated Funds and Grants that May Harm Agency Regulations

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today, in a letter to Dr. Lawrence Tabak, the senior official who is performing...


Notice published on March 13 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.




Biden-Harris Administration Announces $750 Million to Advance Clean Hydrogen Technologies

Release: Funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Advance Electrolysis Technology, Reduce the Cost of Clean Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, and Provide Long-term Support for Hydrogen Hubs



Energy Department discusses Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Consumer Boilers on March 13

The US Energy Department published a four page rule on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Combined Notice of Filings #1 discussed on March 14 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Chair Rodgers Demands EPA Reverse Its Effort to Shut Down American Power Plants

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement following the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcing its “Good Neighbor" final rule, which compromises our grid reliability and threatens American energy security.