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Reporters covering the Senate today heard Chairman Bingaman decry the “secret holds” that one or more Republican senators have placed on a highly regarded nominee for the top legal job…
Wisely, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issued a directive requiring the Forest Service not to implement, without prior approval from his office, any projects in roadless areas within our…
v On Tuesday, May 19, the full committee will mark-up energy legislation on nuclear waste issues, cybersecurity, and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. This business meeting is open to the…
The Department of Energy today announced that $2.4 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be used to expand and accelerate the commercial deployment of carbon capture, transportation…
Today, Sen. Bingaman chaired a hearing on S. 1013, the Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Sequestration Program Amendments Act of 2009. This bipartisan bill was introduced with Sens. Barrasso,…
On Tuesday, May 12, the full committee will consider S. 967, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2009, and S. 283, a bill to amend the Energy Policy and…
As part of the energy legislation that Senate Energy Committee is developing, Chairman Bingaman has introduced S. 967, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2009 to create a refined…
Consistent with providing the press/public with the very latest on the bipartisan energy legislation that Senate Energy is developing, we draw your attention to two new drafts posted to our…
v On Tuesday, May 5, the full committee will consider the nominations of Daniel Poneman to be Deputy Secretary of Energy, David Sandalow to be Assistant Secretary of Energy…
Large-scale deployment of innovative technologies is essential to advancing a new, sustainable and affordable energy and industrial regime. Investments in the deployment of these new energy technologies have lagged far…
At tomorrow’s mark-up, members of Senate Energy plan to “walk-through” draft legislation related to the siting, planning and cost allocations of electricity transmission. “Walk through” is a legislative term which…
This morning, Chairman Jeff Bingaman and Ranking Republican Lisa Murkowski led a full committee hearing on the “21st Century Energy Technology Deployment Act,” legislation designed to increase the availability of…
v On Tuesday, April 28, the full committee will consider legislation to improve the availability of financing for deployment of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies and to enhance…
The Energy and Natural Resources Committee has been working toward producing a bipartisan, comprehensive energy bill since the beginning of this Congress. By the end of this week, we will…
The Senate Energy Committee today reviewed the pros and cons of requiring utility companies and others to implement programs to reduce consumer energy demand through a national energy efficiency resource…
Today, the Committee posted to its website a joint discussion draft and summary for the “21st Century Energy Technology Deployment Act.” This proposal, put forward by the bipartisan Committee staff,…
On Wednesday, April 22, the full committee will hear testimony on energy efficiency resource standards, including S. 548, a bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978…
It’s not every day that you see six chairmen on the same page – literally – when it comes to forest policy and funding priorities. But the newly enacted Forest…
In a lopsided 36-61 vote, the Senate today rejected a proposal to further expand offshore oil and gas revenue sharing with a small number of coastal States. The oil and…
Today, Chairman Jeff Bingaman introduced S. 796, the “Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009” – legislation that will modernize an old and antiquated law, the Mining Law of 1872….
This afternoon, President Obama will enact into law legislation that Chairman Bingaman considers an outstanding achievement for our national public lands. H.R. 146, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of…
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has been working to produce a bipartisan, comprehensive energy bill since the beginning of this Congress. As of last week, we have held 13…
On Tuesday, March 31, the full committee will hold a business meeting to consider energy legislation. Committee members also will consider the nomination of Thomas L. Strickland to be Assistant…
Today’s hearing on S.661 examines legislation aimed at helping America’s manufacturing base create more jobs, use less energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and drive the technologies that will enable the…
Today’s hearing focuses on draft legislation to strengthen the oversight and transparency of energy markets to curb excess speculation. Committee members will consider two proposals — the Energy Market Transparency…