Energy Infrastructure

WASHINGTON, DC – The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today advanced five bills to the full committee that ensure the Department of Energy has the tools it needs to execute its core energy security missions and to promote domestic energy infrastructure and capitalize on the nation’s energy abundance.

#SubEnergy advanced the following bills:

H.R. 5174, Energy Emergency Leadership Act, authored by committee members Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) and #SubEnergy Ranking Member Bobby Rush (D-IL), would:

Update the Department of Energy Organization Act to...

WASHINGTON, DC – House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement after the heads of several agencies, including EPA, DOE, and FERC, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to streamline the permitting process for infrastructure projects.

“With these signatures today, the administration has taken another important step to ensure we get important infrastructure projects built on time. Duplicative permitting processes and bureaucratic red tape are hindering economic growth, keeping people from work, and preventing us from capitalizing on our energy abundance. We will continue to...