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There was activity on five bills related to the Energy and Commerce Committee on Sept. 13.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about President Biden’s inflation rally at the White House. On President Biden’s watch, inflation remains at a 40-year high, oil and natural gas prices surpassed historical records, grocery prices surged 13.5 percent this month, and people’s wages can’t keep up with rising costs.


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

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



Notice published by Energy Department on Sept. 13

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


Combined Notice of Filings discussed on Sept. 13 by Energy Department

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


Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC; Notice Granting Interventions discussed on Sept. 13 by Energy Department

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


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


DOE Announces $178 Million to Advance Bioenergy Technology

Release: 38 Projects Will Develop New Technologies That Engineer Plants and Microbes into Bioenergy and Improve Carbon Storage


DOE-ARPAE offers new grant application process starting Sept. 13

Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0002784: Exploratory Topics grant opened on Sept. 13.


New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum; Supplemental Notice of New England Winter Gas-Electric Forum discussed on Sept. 12 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a showing that hundreds of U.S. coal power plant sites could convert to nuclear power plant sites, adding new jobs, increasing economic benefit, and significantly improving environmental conditions. This coal-to-nuclear transition could add a substantial amount of clean electricity to the grid, helping the U.S. reach its net-zero emissions goals by 2050.


Waste Treatment Plant Welcomes New Class of Engineers at Hanford

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) recently welcomed a new class of engineers to support the needs of the WTP Plant Engineering Department.


DOE-ARPAE grant application closes on Nov. 15

Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number DE-FOA-0002785: Exploratory Topics (SBIR/STTR) grant opened on Sept. 13.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced almost $4.7 million in funding for six projects to advance the development of ceramic-based materials to improve the efficiency of hydrogen-fueled turbines that may one day be...


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


E&C Announces Health Subcommittee Markup

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a markup on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


Chief Engineer Encouraged by Idaho Site Waste Treatment Plant Performance

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Following a record-breaking simulant run at EM ’s Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU ) earlier this summer, engineers are inspecting reaction vessels and other equipment of the liquid waste treatment facility before initiating radiological operations at the DOE Idaho National Laboratory Site, scheduled for this fall.


Hanford Site Connects Veterans and Resources

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Hanford Site contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) recently hosted an event for local veterans in partnership with the Columbia Basin Veterans Center to launch a new Veterans Advocacy for Learning, Opportunities and Resources (VALOR) Program. The VALOR program provides...