With comprehensive tax reform winning passage in the Republican-controlled Senate on Saturday, lawmakers in the House, where the GOP also holds sway, are preparing to hold conference committee talks to iron out differences, including on energy issues, between bills passed in the House and Senate.
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Chatterjee Sworn In At FERC, Bringing Quorum Within Reach
New FERC Commissioner Neil Chatterjee officially was sworn in Tuesday, less than a week after his nomination was confirmed by the Senate.
August 8, 2017
Pennsylvania Senate Passes NatGas Tax; Industry on Defense
Pennsylvania’s GOP-controlled Senate on Thursday put the natural gas industry on the defensive as it passed a revenue package to fund the state budget that includes a volumetric fee on production designed to generate an estimated $100 million annually.
July 27, 2017
Senate Appropriations to Debate $38.4 Energy, Water Bill Thursday
The Senate Committee on Appropriations has scheduled a hearing Thursday to consider a $38.4 billion measure to fund the Department of Energy (DOE) and Army Corps of Engineers, which would be a significant increase from the Trump administration’sfunding request.
July 19, 2017
Possible Quorum Emerges for FERC; President Names Democrat Glick
President Trump late Wednesday announced his intent to nominate a Democrat, Richard Glick, currently general counsel for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, to be a commissioner of FERC, a move that may give it a quorum by advancing the previous nominations of two Republicans through the Senate.
June 29, 2017
White House Names Democrat Richard Glick As FERC Nominee
President Trump late Wednesday announced his intent to nominate a Democrat, Richard Glick, currently general counsel for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, to be a commissioner of FERC, a move that may give it a quorum by advancing the previous nominations of two Republicans through the Senate.
June 29, 2017
Energy Groups Urge Senate Leaders to Vote on FERC Nominations
Thirty trade associations, including several representing the natural gas and oil industry, are urging Senate leaders to act quickly on President Trump’s nominations to FERC.
June 20, 2017
Industry Groups Urge Senate Leaders to Vote on FERC Nominations
Thirty trade associations, including several representing the natural gas and oil industry, are urging Senate leaders to act quickly on President Trump’s nominations to FERC.
June 20, 2017
Trump’s FERC, DOE Nominees Welcomed by Senate Committee
There was little controversy and plenty of goodwill for a trio of Trump administration nominees to FERC and the Department of Energy (DOE) Thursday when they appeared at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 25, 2017
Senate Committee Welcomes Trump’s FERC, DOE Nominees
There was little controversy and plenty of goodwill for a trio of Trump administration nominees to FERC and the Department of Energy (DOE) Thursday when they appeared at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 25, 2017
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