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There was activity on seven bills related to the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 23.


News Release: Over the past two years, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Securing Energy Infrastructure Executive Task Force (SEI ETF) has partnered with Energy Sector Industrial Base stakeholders to develop a body of work that is advancing the state of the practice for industrial control system cybersecurity. Now...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered remarks in support of H.R. 5585, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health (ARPA-H) Act.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), issued the following statement regarding President Biden’s call for a gas tax holiday.


Pallone Floor Statement on Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Legislation

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks as prepared for delivery today on the House Floor during consideration of H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022...


How politicians on Energy and Commerce Committee dealt with bills on June 22

There was activity on 10 bills related to the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 22.


Pallone & Eshoo Applaud House Passage of Bill to Authorize President Biden’s Groundbreaking ARPA-H Initiative

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed the H.R. 5585, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health Act to establish ARPA-H, an independent agency to accelerate biomedical innovation. The legislation, which was introduced by Eshoo, passed the House by a vote of 336-85.


DOE Joins New Federal-state Partnership to Grow Domestic Offshore Wind Supply Chain

News Release: The landmark investments from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law include $2.5 billion to DOE to expand and update the nation’s transmission network, including potential connections to offshore wind. The transformative law also invests $8 billion for hydrogen hubs, which could use offshore wind energy to produce hydrogen or hydrogen-derived fuels. Developers of infrastructure for the offshore wind energy industry are through DOE’s Loan Programs Office.


STEM with LM Celebrates Women in Engineering Day with Darina Castillo

News Release: As a young woman, Darina Castillo decided that becoming an engineer would give her an opportunity to make a difference in her community and the world.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced a legislative hearing for Wednesday, June 29, at 11 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Investing in Public Health: Legislation to Support Patients, Workers, and Research."


Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the bills it addressed on June 22

There was activity on one bill related to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on June 22.


Pallone Floor Statement on Legislation Authorizing ARPA-H

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor as prepared for delivery today during consideration of H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health Act...


Energy Subcommittee Leader Upton Opening Remarks on Securing Critical Minerals Legislation

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) delivered opening remarks at today’s Energy Subcommittee legislative hearing on several bills and urged the committee to work to lower surging energy costs on American families.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022. The legislation, which was introduced by Pallone and full Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), passed the House by a vote of 402-20.


Pallone Opening Remarks at Legislative Hearing on Bills to Improve Energy Infrastructure, Efficiency, and Financing

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing titled, “Legislative Hearing to Strengthen Energy Infrastructure, Efficiency, and Financing:"


News Release: Over the past two years, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Securing Energy Infrastructure Executive Task Force (SEI ETF) has partnered with Energy Sector Industrial Base stakeholders to develop a body of work that is advancing the state of the practice for industrial control system cybersecurity. Now...


Rodgers and Guthrie Floor Remarks on Solution to Combat Mental Health and Overdose Crises

News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered remarks in support of H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act.


DOE-GFO offers new grant application process starting June 23

Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Industrial Decarbonization through Electrification of Process Heating grant opened on June 23.


Leader Rodgers on Biden’s Gas Tax Gimmick

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on President Biden’s expected announcement about a federal gas tax delay on Wednesday.


News Release: Washington, D.C.-Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5855, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health (ARPA-H) Act.