News from June 2023


Chair Rodgers to FERC: “Without Affordable and Reliable Energy, our Economic and National Security are at Risk”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee hearing titled “Oversight of FERC: Adhering to a Mission of Affordable and Reliable Energy for America."


Biden-Harris Administration Announces $13.5 Million Investment to Equitably Grow Solar Energy Workforce

Release: Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Will Support Creation of Quality, Clean Energy Careers, and Supercharge America’s Clean Energy Future


Energy Subcommittee Chair Duncan to FERC: “Prices Have Skyrocketed and Reliability has Degraded”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee hearing titled “Oversight of FERC: Adhering to a Mission of Affordable and Reliable Energy for America."


Energy Department discusses Hydro Technology, Inc; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment on June 13

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


LSP University Park, LLC; University Park Energy, LLC; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order discussed on June 13 by Energy Department

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


Chair Rodgers: America Must be Ready to Respond to All Public Health Threats

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Legislative Solutions to Bolster Preparedness and Response for All Hazards and Public Health Security Threats."


Energy Subcommittee Chair Duncan to FERC: “Prices Have Skyrocketed and Reliability has Degraded”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee hearing titled “Oversight of FERC: Adhering to a Mission of Affordable and Reliable Energy for America."


Combined Notice of Filings #1 discussed on June 13 by Energy Department

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


Public press releases: Senate Committee On Energy & Natural Resources publishes 25 in May

There were 25 press releases published by the Senate Committee On Energy & Natural Resources in May.


Chair Rodgers Urges Support for the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act

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. 1615, the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, a bill to prohibit the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from implementing a ban on gas stoves.


Savannah River Site Collaborates to Support U.S. Warfighters

News Release: CHARLESTON, S.C. - Leaders from the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic, DOE’s Savannah River Site (DOE-SR) and EM ’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) recently briefed stakeholders on efforts to collaborate in science and technology fields that may significantly enhance national security.


Chair Rodgers Urges Support for the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act

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. 1615, the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, a bill to prohibit the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from implementing a ban on gas stoves.


DOE-GFO offers new grant application process starting June 14

Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) "Fiscal Year 2023 Advancing U.S. Thin-Film Solar; grant opened on June 14.


Public press releases: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response publishes three in April

There were three press releases published by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response in April.


Chair Rodgers Urges House to Pass the Save Our Gas Stoves Act

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. 1640, the Save Our Gas Stoves Act, a bill to prohibit the Department of Energy (DOE) from implementing a ban on gas stoves.


Energy, Interior Departments Consult Tribes on Managing Rattlesnake Mountain

News Release: DOE is committed to improving the protection of tribal sacred sites - and access to those sites by tribes - through enhanced interdepartmental coordination, collaboration and action. Consistent with the 2021 Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Interagency Coordination and Collaboration for the Protection...


Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie, and Griffith Statement on NIH Plans to Update Subgrantee 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) issued the following statement after the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced...


Strengthening Cybersecurity Across the Liquified Natural Gas Lifecycle

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) released the. The LNG Cybersecurity Framework, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER), will help industry partners manage and reduce cyber risks at all stages of the LNG lifecycle, from the liquefaction process through distribution. It is an application of the broader within the LNG industry.



DOE Announces 6 Million Barrels for Strategic Petroleum Reserve Replenishment

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Petroleum Reserves announced that contracts have been awarded for the acquisition of 3 million barrels of U.S. produced crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). These contracts follow the Request for Proposal that was...