Republican and Democratic leaders on the powerful House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee, which is expected to see plenty of legislative activity over the course of the incoming Trump administration, have released rosters for all six subcommittees in the 115th Congress.
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Senators Tell CFTC, FERC to Get Along and Regulate
Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), chairwoman of the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee, Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, have called on FERC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to execute more robust memorandums of understanding (MOU) to resolve their jurisdictional disputes, which the lawmakers said are hampering oversight of the nation’s energy markets.
Subcommittee Warned Fear Could Hurt Shale Gas Industry
A researcher with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) cautioned the U.S. Secretary of Energy Advisory Board’s (SEAB) Natural Gas Subcommittee that regulation and enforcement of shale gas was of paramount importance if the industry’s full potential is to become a reality.
Researcher Warns Fear Could Hurt Shale Gas Industry
A researcher with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) cautioned the U.S. Secretary of Energy Advisory Board’s (SEAB) Natural Gas Subcommittee that regulation and enforcement of shale gas was of paramount importance if the industry’s full potential is to become a reality.
House Dems Try to Derail Obama’s Plan to Cut LIHEAP
Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) and other lawmakers are asking all 435 House members to sign a joint letter to an appropriations subcommittee seeking assurance that “at least” $5.1 billion will be allocated for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in fiscal year (FY) 2011, as well as nearly $600 million in additional emergency funds. The requested funding is significantly more than what the Obama administration has proposed for FY 2011.
House Dems Try to Derail Obama’s Plan to Cut LIHEAP
Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) and other lawmakers are asking all 435 House members to sign a joint letter to an appropriations subcommittee seeking assurance that “at least” $5.1 billion will be allocated for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in fiscal year (FY) 2011, as well as nearly $600 million in additional emergency funds. The requested funding is significantly more than what the Obama administration has proposed for FY 2011.
Federal Designation Would Put River Off Limits to Weaver’s Cove
Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) appeared before a House Natural Resources subcommittee Tuesday to urge adoption of his bill (HR 415) that would designate the Taunton River in Massachusetts as a Wild and Scenic River, putting another crimp in Weaver’s Cove Energy’s plans to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Fall River, MA.
Senate Subcommittee Chairman Says Stand-Alone Gas Bill Still Being Considered
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee, last Wednesday said a stand-alone natural gas measure aimed at bolstering supply and roping in prices is still a possibility in the new Congress.
Senate Subcommittee Chairman Says Stand-Alone Gas Bill Still Being Considered
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee, on Wednesday said a stand-alone natural gas measure aimed at bolstering supply and roping in prices is still a possibility in the new Congress.