[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 24, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1060]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RELIABLE HOME HEATING ACT

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                               speech of

                           HON. BILL SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 23, 2014

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following exchange of letters:

                                         House of Representatives,


                             Committee on Energy and Commerce,

                                    Washington, DC, June 20, 2014.
     Hon. Bill Shuster,
     Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Shuster: I write concerning S. 2086, the 
     ``Reliable Home Heating Act,'' which passed the Senate on May 
     21, 2014. I wanted to notify you that the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce will forgo action on the bill so that it may 
     proceed expeditiously to the House floor for consideration.
       This is being done with the understanding that the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce is not waiving any of its 
     jurisdiction, and the Committee will not be prejudiced with 
     respect to the appointment of conferees or its jurisdictional 
     prerogatives on this or similar legislation.
       I would appreciate your response to this letter, confirming 
     this understanding, and ask that a copy of our exchange of 
     letters on this matter be included in the Congressional 
     Record during consideration of S. 2086 on the House floor.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Fred Upton,
     Chairman.
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         House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and 
           Infrastructure,
                                    Washington, DC, June 20, 2014.
     Hon. Fred Upton,
     Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding S. 
     2086, the Reliable Home Heating Act, which passed the Senate 
     on May 21, 2014. I appreciate your willingness to support 
     expediting the consideration of this legislation on the House 
     floor.
       I acknowledge that by forgoing action on this legislation, 
     the Committee on Energy and Commerce is not waiving any of 
     its jurisdiction and will not be prejudiced with respect to 
     the appointment of conferees or its jurisdictional 
     prerogatives on this or similar legislation.
       I appreciate your cooperation regarding this legislation 
     and I will include our letters on S. 2086 in the 
     Congressional Record during consideration of this measure on 
     the House floor.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Bill Shuster,
     Chairman.

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