Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Mike Lee sent letters to the Directors of Oak Ridge, Los Alamos, and Argonne National Laboratories regarding reports that researchers at all three labs have engaged in research collaborations leveraging PRC-based supercomputers—including those linked to the PRC’s military—for federally funded research in sensitive fields.
Mike Lee (R,UT)
Chairman
Chair's News
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Advances Four Key Trump Nominees at Interior & DOE
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Lee and Ranking Member Heinrich Announce Upcoming Committee Schedule
- Chairman Lee Introduces Bill to End Biden Era Lightbulb Ban
- Lee & Curtis Introduce Legislation to Preserve University of Utah’s Research Park
Martin Heinrich (D, NM)
Ranking Member
Ranking News
- Heinrich Questions Trump Nominee on the Interior Department’s Failure to Unfreeze Federal Funding & Adhere to Court Rulings, Complying with the Law, and Permitting Reform
- Heinrich Opening Statement on Hearing to Advance Nominations for Department of Energy
- Heinrich Demands Answers on DOGE Staffer’s Unchecked Authority Over Department of the Interior
- Heinrich, Top Committee Leaders Press Energy Secretary for Answers on Detrimental Policies and Unlawful Funding Freeze
Featured
Committee Updates
Today, U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, issued the following statement after the Senate’s bipartisan vote to confirm Mr. Chris Wright, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Energy (DOE).
Today, U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, issued the following statement after the Senate’s bipartisan vote to confirm North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of the Interior (DOI).
Today, U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Senator John Curtis (R-Utah), introduced the Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act to reform the Antiquities Act of 1906 and end the executive branch’s abuse of its monument designation authority.
Energy & Natural Resources
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