News from May 2023


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...



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.


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 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 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 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.


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 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


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."


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 Returning FERC to its Core Mission of Securing Reliable and Affordable Energy

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."


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."


Energy Department discusses Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerated Bottled or Canned Beverage Vending Machines on May 25

The US Energy Department published a six page proposed rule on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Energy Announces $34 Million to Deploy Clean Energy Technologies in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

Release: New Funding For 18 Clean Energy Projects Will Lower Energy Costs and Increase Security For American Indian and Alaska Native Communities


Chairs Rodgers, Duncan Announce Hearing on Returning FERC to its Core Mission of Securing Reliable and Affordable Energy

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."


DOE Launches New Energy Earthshot to Decarbonize Transportation and Industrial Sectors

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the launch of the Clean Fuels & Products ShotTM, a new initiative that aims to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from carbon-based fuels and products critical to our way of life. This is the seventh DOE Energy Earthshot...


Manchin Joins Groundbreaking of Form Energy Factory in Weirton, WV, Made Possible by Inflation Reduction Act

News Release: Weirton, WV - Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined Form Energy Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mateo Jaramillo, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, West Virginia Economic Development Secretary Mitch Carmichael and other Form Energy and West Virginia leaders at the groundbreaking for Form Energy’s new iron-air battery manufacturing plant in Weirton, West Virginia.