Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today announced a subcommittee markup on seven bills.
“President Biden’s war on American energy is forcing the U.S. into a dangerous future where we are dependent on Chinese supply chains for critical minerals needed for batteries and advanced energy technologies. If the U.S. is to expand its energy portfolio to include more of these kinds of technologies, it is critical for our energy security that we secure our critical mineral supply chains and reduce our reliance on China. That starts by unleashing our own critical mineral supply right here at home, which we can while continuing to reduce emissions and maintaining some of the highest environmental standards in the world.
“Several of these bills also aim to lower energy prices for American families and businesses. By repealing the costly natural gas tax and protecting American refining capacity, these bills will work to bring down the skyrocketing prices Americans have seen at the pump and in the electricity bills in the last two years.
“We look forward to marking up these bills in the Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee to ensure the U.S. continues to lead in both environmental protection and energy production and innovation, and also lower energy costs for Americans."
WHAT: Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials markup of seven bills.
DATE: Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023
TIME: 1:00 PM ET (or 30 minutes following the conclusion of the Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Markup, whichever is later)
LOCATION: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building
This notice is at the direction of the Chair. The hearing will be open to the public and press, and will be livestreamed online at https://energycommerce.house.gov/. If you have any questions concerning the hearing, please contact Kaitlyn Peterson with the Committee staff at Kaitlyn.Peterson@mail.house.gov.
Legislation to be considered:
* H.R. 1070, a bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) to treat the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility as having been issued an interim permit for the treatment, storage, and disposal, of hazardous waste, and for other purposes.
* H.R. 1131, a bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities, and for other purposes.
* H.R. 1140, a bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining of a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes.
* H.R. 1158, the Elimination of Future Technology Delays Act.
* H.R. 1141, Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act.
* H.R. 1023, a bill to repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fund.
* H.R. 1155, Keeping America’s Refineries Act.
