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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) spoke on the House floor opposing the partisan 1,815-page COVID-19 bill.


Pallone Floor Remarks on The Heroes Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 6800, the Heroes Act...


Murkowski Welcomes Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program

News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, welcomed the Department of Energy’s (DOE) launch of an Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) within its Office of Nuclear Energy. The ARDP will partner with private industry to help demonstrate advanced nuclear reactors in the United States.


News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) issued the following statement on the partisan proxy-voting proposal put forth by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.


Walden Says Pelosi’s COVID-19 Package “Fails” American People

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after the House passed the partisan Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, a bill Walden says “fails" the American people.


News Release: The environmental liability of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) was estimated at $7.35 billion in fiscal year 2019 and is expected to grow as the office acquires dozens more sites in the coming decades.


Walden, McMorris Rodgers React to Partisan Privacy Proposal

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) react to the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act introduced by House and Senate Democrats.


LM and Strategic Partner Recognize Veterans on Armed Forces Day

News Release: Leadership, honor, loyalty, service, sacrifice. These elements form a common thread running through the conversations with 18 U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM) and Legacy Management Strategic Partner (LMSP) personnel who served in the Armed Forces.


U.S. Department of Energy Launches $230 Million Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the launch of the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) within the Office of Nuclear Energy (NE). ARDP is designed to help domestic private industry demonstrate advanced nuclear reactors in the United States.


Programmatic Environmental Assessment Grazing Activities

News Release: Based on DOE EA 2113, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management issued a finding of no significant impact for the proposed grazing activities at some of its sites.


News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded the Tank Closure Contract (TCC) that will provide a variety of services at the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington, to Hanford Works Restoration, LLC, located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The Hanford Works Restoration members are BWXT Technical...


Never Again Education Act En Route to the President’s Desk

News Release: Senate Unanimously Passes Holocaust Education Bill


Pallone Opening Remarks at Health Subcommittee Hearing on Protecting Scientific Integrity in the COVID-19 Response

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing on “Protecting Scientific Integrity in the COVID-19 Response:"


U.S. Department of Energy Launches $230 Million Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the launch of the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) within the Office of Nuclear Energy (NE). ARDP is designed to help domestic private industry demonstrate advanced nuclear reactors in the United States.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a teleconference forum on Tuesday, May 19, at 12 pm (EDT) with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai to discuss critical consumer protection, broadband and spectrum issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced that the Subcommittee will hold a teleconference forum on Tuesday, May 19, at 12 pm (EDT) with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai to discuss critical consumer protection, broadband and spectrum issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.


Department of Energy Announces $30 Million for Innovation in Critical Materials Processing Technologies

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $30 million in funding for research and development that focuses on field validation and demonstration, as well as next-generation extraction, separation, and processing technologies for critical materials.


DOE Acts on President Trump's Order to Purchase Oil for the SPR: Releases RFP Announcing Crude Oil Purchase to Test the Market

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to purchase up to one million barrels of sweet crude oil to test the oil market. The oil is for delivery to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) during July with early deliveries accepted in June.


Walden Remarks at Health Hearing with Dr. Bright

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Protecting Scientific Integrity in the COVID-19 Response."


Department of Energy Announces $30 Million for Innovation in Critical Materials Processing Technologies

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $30 million in funding for research and development that focuses on field validation and demonstration, as well as next-generation extraction, separation, and processing technologies for critical materials.