Chairman's Press
Washington, D.C. – Senate Energy and Natural Resrouces Chairman Pete Domenici and Ranking Member Jeff Bingaman announced that they have reached an agreement with Senators Ted Kennedy and Ted Stevens…
Who: Water & Power Subcommittee When: Wednesday, June 28 at 2:30 p.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony on S. 1812, to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and…
Who: Full Committee When: Tuesday, June 27 at 10:00 a.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony relating to implementation of the Energy Policy Act provisions on enhancing oil and…
Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold two full committee hearings, three subcommittee hearings and one business meeting next week. The full committee will hold…
Who: Full Committee When: Thursday, June 22 at 10:00 a.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony on S. 2747, a bill to enhance energy efficiency and conserve oil and natural…
Washington, D.C. – Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete Domenici commended Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for his astute assessment of the global and U.S. energy situation in remarks…
Washington, D.C. – The Energy Policy Act of 2005 has brought tangible prosperity to rural America since the bill was signed into law in August. The price of corn has…
Who: Public Lands & Forests Subcommittee When: Wednesday, June 21 at 2:30 p.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To review the Government Accountability Office report entitled “Wildland Fire Suppression…
Who: National Parks Subcommittee When: Thursday, June 22 at 2:30 p.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony on the following bills: S. 574, a bill to amend the Quinebaug and…
Who: Full Committee When: Monday, June 19 at 2:30 p.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony regarding implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard in the 2005 Energy Bill and…
Due to scheduling conflicts, the hearing previously scheduled before the subcommittee on national parks for Thursday, June 15 at 2:30 PM has been rescheduled for Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at…
Washington, D.C. – Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici today predicts that the Next Generation Nuclear Plant, when built, could revolutionize global hydrogen production, making fertilizers and…
Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold one full committee hearing and one subcommittee hearing next week. The full committee will hold a hearing on…
Who: National Parks Subcommittee When: Thursday, June 15 at 2:30 p.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony on the National Park Service’s Revised Draft Management Policies, including potential…
CORRECTED VERSION GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee Chairman Pete Domenici today said he believes new technologies can help the United States tap into vast resources of oil…
Washington, D.C. – Pete Domenici, Chairman of the Energy & Natural Resources Committee, will lead a congressional delegation on a two-day tour of oil shale facilities in Colorado and Utah…
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate this afternoon confirmed by unanimous consent the nominations of the director for the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management and the Under Secretary for…
Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee will hold one full committee field hearing next week. The full committee will hold a hearing on Thursday, June 1…
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today confirmed by voice vote the nomination of Dirk Kempthorne to be Secretary of the Interior. The voice vote occurred immediately following an 85-8…
Who: Full Committee When: Monday, June 12 at 2:30 p.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To receive testimony regarding the implementation of Sections 641 through 645 of the Energy…
Who: Full Committee When: Thursday, June 8 at 10:00 a.m. Where: SD-366 Why: To consider the nominations of Philip D. Moeller, of Washington, to be a Member…
Washington, D.C. – Representatives of the United States today joined representatives from the European Union, India, Japan, China, Korea and Russia to craft an agreement to build ITER, an international…
Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee today approved nineteen bills in a 10:00 a.m. business meeting. All seventeen bills were approved en bloc by unanimous consent…
Washington, D.C. – Chairman Domenici today received notice from the Department of Energy of its intent to transfer $2.7 million dollars of appropriated FY06 funds for the creation of the…
Washington, D.C. – Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici today voiced his intention to monitor the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s goal of changing management and organizational practices…