The Energy Act features consensus provisions from the Senate’s American Energy Innovation Act (S. 2657) and the House’s Clean Economy Innovation and Jobs Act (H.R. 4447). Signed into law on December 27 as Divizion Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, it is the first comprehensive modernization of our nation’s energy policies in 13 years.
Joe Manchin (D, WV)
Chairman
Democratic News
- Manchin: Innovation At DOE And The National Labs Is Critical To Economic Revitalization, National Security, And Maintaining Competitive Advantages
- Manchin Announces Over $1.3 Million In Secure Rural Schools Payments In West Virginia
- Manchin Introduces Carbon Capture Legislation
- Manchin Urges Energy Department To Uphold Critical Energy Sector Cybersecurity Role
John Barrasso (R, WY)
Ranking Member
Republican News
- Barrasso: The Biden Administration Continues to Betray America’s Energy Workers
- Barrasso: Radically Expanding Another Federal Agency to Compete with the Dept. of Energy is Not the Answer
- Barrasso: The Secretary’s Claim that Our Oil & Gas Leasing Program is “Fundamentally Broken” is Fundamentally Wrong
- Barrasso: Proposals that Impose a Cost on Carbon will Hurt American Families
Featured
Committee Updates
A quick sampling of what members, stakeholders, and the media have said in the past week about the Energy Act
Signed into law as Division Z of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Learn more here.
The Energy Act prioritizes research, development, and demonstration of next-generation technologies that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector, industry, and buildings while keeping American energy affordable and globally competitive.
Energy & Natural Resources
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