Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans advanced 9 solutions during an Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee markup and 7 solutions during an Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee yesterday.
These Energy and Commerce bills unleash American energy, lower prices, and secure our supply chains. It’s just the beginning of our work on energy and climate solutions that reverse the damage done by President Biden’s agenda from day one to shut down our energy production and make us reliant on China.
The Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee took action on the following bills:
- The Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act (H.R. 1068) was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by with a 15-8 roll call vote. This bill, led by Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) strengthens America’s critical mineral supply by requiring the Department of Energy (DOE) to identify resources that are vulnerable to supply disruptions.
- The Protecting American Energy Production Act (H.R. 1121) was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a 16-8 roll call vote. The bill, led by Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) stops President Biden from issuing a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing so we flip the switch and unleash American energy production.
- The Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining (REFINER) Act (H.R. 1085) was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a 17-11 bipartisan roll call vote. The bill, led by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), will help lower gas prices by identifying ways to increase our refining capacity in the United States.
- The Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act (H.R. 1058) was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, as amended, by a 17-10 roll call vote. The bill, led by Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) increases North American energy security by reforming permitting for the construction of energy infrastructure projects across our borders.
- A resolution disapproving of President Biden canceling Keystone XL (H. Con. Res. 14) was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a 15-11 roll call vote. This resolution, led by Reps. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) expresses disapproval for President Biden’s canceling of the Keystone XL pipeline and shutting down a project that was estimated to provide approximately 11,000 American jobs.
- A resolution to Support America’s Energy Expansion (H. Con. Res. 17) was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a 14-10 roll call vote. The resolution, led by Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY), expresses the sense of Congress that the Federal government should not impose any restrictions on the export of crude oil or other petroleum products.
- The Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act (H.R. 1130) was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, as amended, by a 16-9 roll call vote. The bill, led by Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH), cuts red tape surrounding the natural gas export permitting process, protects American jobs, unleashes homegrown American energy, helps our allies, and reduces emissions.
- The Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act (H.R. 1115) was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, as amended, by a 13-8 roll call vote. The bill, led by Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX), streamlines the permitting process for America to build more natural gas pipelines, which will restore American energy independence and improve our ability to get affordable natural gas to the communities that need it most.
- The Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act (H.R. 1160), led by Reps. Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Kim Schrier (D-WA), was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a bipartisan voice vote.
The Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee took action on the following bills:
- A bill to streamline permitting for refining critical materials (H.R. 1070) was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, as amended, by a 13-6 roll call vote. The bill, led by Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) enhances America’s ability to develop critical energy resources by improving the hazardous waste permitting process at critical energy resource refining and processing facilities, which will help America develop its own supply of critical materials and ensure we aren’t relying on China for key energy resources.
- A bill to cut red tape for critical energy resource facilities (H.R. 1131)was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a 13-6 roll call vote. This bill, led by Rep. John Joyce (R-PA), helps eliminate China’s influence in America’s energy supply chains and strengthens our capacity to develop critical materials here at home by requiring the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting and cut red tape for operations at critical energy resource facilities.
- A bill to unlock critical energy materials (H.R. 1140) was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a roll call vote of 13-6. The bill, led by Rep. Greg Pence (R-IN), secures our energy supply chains and bolsters our national and energy security by authorizing the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive applications of certain requirements for processing and refining of critical energy materials.
- The Elimination of Future Technology Delays Act (H.R. 1158) was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a 13-6 roll call vote. The bill, led by Rep. John Curtis (R-UT), strengthens domestic production of critical materials and cuts our reliance on the Chinese Communist Party improving EPA review and determinations practices to encourage innovation in critical materials.
- The Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 1141) was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a 13-7 roll call vote. The bill, led by Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), repeals President Biden’s harmful natural gas tax that is hurting American families and increasing household energy bills across the country.
- A bill to repeal the Democrat’s climate bank (H.R. 1023) was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a 11-6 roll call vote. The bill, led by Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), rolls back a $27 billion “green bank”—a slush fund for the Democrat’s political allies that lacks any accountability to taxpayers. It’s the largest single grant program in the Democrats’ massive spending bill, the so-called Inflation Reduction Act.
- The Keeping America’s Refineries Act (H.R. 1155) was forwarded by the subcommittee to the full committee, without amendment, by a 10-6 roll call vote. The bill, led by Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), stops the Biden administration’s efforts to phase out gasoline and internal combustion engines, which makes energy more expensive and forces America to be dependent on dirty supply chains that are controlled by China.