[Senate Report 116-25]
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116th Congress } { Report
SENATE
1st Session } { 116-25
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HISTORY, JURISDICTION, AND
A SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DURING THE 115TH CONGRESS
COMMITTEE ON
ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
UNITED STATES SENATE
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April 1, 2019.--Ordered to be printed
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COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
(116th Congress)
LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska, Chairman
JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia
JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho RON WYDEN, Oregon
MIKE LEE, Utah MARIA CANTWELL, Washington
STEVE DAINES, Montana BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont
BILL CASSIDY, Louisiana DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan
CORY GARDNER, Colorado MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico
CINDY HYDE-SMITH, Mississippi MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii
MARTHA McSALLY, Arizona ANGUS S. KING, Jr., Maine
LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO, Nevada
JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
(115th Congress)
LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska, Chairman
JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming MARIA CANTWELL, Washington
JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho RON WYDEN, Oregon
MIKE LEE, Utah BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont
JEFF FLAKE, Arizona DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan
STEVE DAINES, Montana JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia
CORY GARDNER, Colorado MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico
LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii
JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota ANGUS S. KING, Jr., Maine
BILL CASSIDY, Louisiana TAMMY DUCKWORTH, Illinois
ROB PORTMAN, Ohio CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO, Nevada
SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West TINA SMITH, Minnesota\2\
Virginia\1\
Brian Hughes, Staff Director\3\
Kellie Donnelly, Chief Counsel\4\
Lucy Murfitt, Deputy Chief Counsel\5\
Mary Louise Wagner, Democratic Staff Director\6\
Sam E. Fowler, Democratic Chief Counsel
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\1\Senator Capito filled a vacancy left by Senator Strange on January
9, 2018 (S. Res. 369). Senator Strange filled a vacancy left by Senator
Sessions on February 9, 2017 (S. Res. 57).
\2\Senator Smith filled a vacancy left by Senator Franken on January 9,
2018 (S. Res. 370).
\3\Brian Hughes became the Majority Staff Director on September 15,
2017. Colin Hayes was the Majority Staff Director and Brian Hughes was
the Deputy Staff Director until September 15, 2017.
\4\Kellie Donnelly became the Chief Counsel on August 2, 2018. Patrick
J. McCormick III was the Chief Counsel until July 23, 2018.
\5\Lucy Murfitt became Deputy Chief Counsel on August 2, 2018. Kellie
Donnelly was the Deputy Chief Counsel until August 2, 2018.
\6\Mary Louise Wagner became the Minority Staff Director on November
16, 2017. Angela Becker-Dippmann was the Minority Staff Director until
November 16, 2017.
MEMORANDUM OF THE CHAIRMAN
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To Members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
The enclosed report reviews the accomplishments of the
Committee in the 115th Congress. It will be submitted to the
Senate pursuant to section 8 of Senate Rule XXVI.
Lisa Murkowski, Chairman.
C O N T E N T S
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Memorandum of the Chairman....................................... III
Summary.......................................................... 1
Membership....................................................... 2
Jurisdiction..................................................... 2
Full Committee
Jurisdiction................................................. 3
Nominations.................................................. 3
Hearings..................................................... 8
Business meetings............................................ 15
Subcommittee on Energy
Jurisdiction................................................. 29
Hearings..................................................... 29
Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
Jurisdiction................................................. 33
Hearings..................................................... 33
Subcommittee on National Parks
Jurisdiction................................................. 37
Hearings..................................................... 37
Subcommittee on Water and Power
Jurisdiction................................................. 43
Hearings..................................................... 43
Measures enacted into law........................................ 45
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HISTORY, JURISDICTION, AND A SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON
ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES DURING THE 115TH CONGRESS
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April 1, 2019.--Ordered to be printed
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Ms. Murkowski, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,
submitted the following
SPECIAL REPORT ON COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
Summary
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources conducted an
extensive oversight and legislative program during the 115th
Congress. A total of 511 bills and resolutions, 40 nominations,
184 executive communications, and 55 petitions and memorials
were referred to the Committee for consideration.
The Committee and its four subcommittees held a total of 86
public hearings, including four field hearings, during the
115th Congress. These hearings included 48 oversight hearings,
17 legislative hearings, two joint legislative and oversight
hearings, and 15 nomination hearings. The Committee also held
15 business meetings.
Action was completed on a broad range of oversight,
legislative, and executive matters. A total of 158 bills and
one funding resolution were reported by the Committee.
Of the 159 bills and resolutions reported by the Committee,
50 were signed into law. In addition, approximately 19 other
measures considered by the Committee were enacted into law as
part of measures not otherwise under the Committee's
jurisdiction.
A total of 40 nominations of 36 individuals submitted by
President Trump were referred to the Committee during the 115th
Congress. Of the 40 nominations, 40 were reported by the
Committee, of which 27 were confirmed by the Senate.
The Committee filed 158 reports on measures it ordered
reported, and published 75 hearing records.
Membership
The Senate appointed majority and minority members of the
Committee for the 115th Congress with the adoption of S. Res.
369 (majority) and S. Res. 370 (minority) on January 9, 2018.
S. Res. 369 appointed Senator Murkowski as Chairman and S. Res
370 appointed Senator Cantwell as Ranking Member. The Senate
reconstituted the membership of the Committee with the adoption
of S. Res. 57 on February 9, 2017 to appoint Senator Strange to
the vacancy left by Senator Sessions. The Senate also adopted
S. Res. 370 on January 9, 2018 to appoint Senator Smith to the
Committee to fill the vacancy left by Senator Franken.
Jurisdiction
Rule XXV(1)(g)(1) of the Standing Rules of the Senate
provides the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with
jurisdiction over all proposed legislation, messages,
petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the
following subjects: matters relating to the following subjects:
1. Coal production, distribution, and utilization.
2. Energy policy.
3. Energy regulation and conservation.
4. Energy related aspects of deepwater ports.
5. Energy research and development.
6. Extraction of minerals from oceans and Outer
Continental Shelf lands.
7. Hydroelectric power, irrigation, and reclamation.
8. Mining education and research.
9. Mining, mineral lands, mining claims, and mineral
conservation.
10. National parks, recreation areas, wilderness
areas, wild and scenic rivers, historical sites,
military parks and battlefields, and on the public
domain, preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects
of interest.
11. Naval petroleum reserves in Alaska.
12. Nonmilitary development of nuclear energy.
13. Oil and gas production and distribution.
14. Public lands and forests, including farming and
grazing thereon, and mineral extraction therefrom.
15. Solar energy systems.
16. Territorial possessions of the United States,
including trusteeships.
FULL COMMITTEE
Lisa Murkowski, Chairman
JURISDICTION
During the 115th Congress, the Full Committee retained
jurisdiction, without reference to a subcommittee, over the
following matters: National Energy Policy, including
international energy affairs and emergency preparedness;
nuclear waste policy; privatization of federal assets;
territorial policy (including changes in status and issues
affecting Antarctica); Native Hawaiian matters; and ad hoc
issues. In addition, other issues are retained in the Full
Committee on an ad hoc basis. Generally, these are issues which
(1) require expeditious handling, or (2) substantially overlap
two or more subcommittee jurisdictions, or (3) are of
exceptional national significance in which all Members wished
to participate fully.
NOMINATIONS
Forty presidential nominations of 36 individuals (including
first and second nominations of the same individual) were
referred to the Committee during the 115th Congress.
Of the 23 nominations submitted during the first session,
18 were confirmed, one remained in status quo at the end of the
first session by unanimous consent, notwithstanding the
provisions of rule XXXI, paragraph six, of the Standing Rules
of the Senate, and four were returned to the President at the
end of the first session pursuant to rule XXXI, paragraph six
of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Of the 17 nominations submitted during the second session
(including the nomination that remained in status quo between
the first and second session and the four nominations
resubmitted after the original nominations were returned at the
end of the first session) eight were confirmed (including one
of the resubmitted nominations) two were withdrawn by the
President (both of which had been resubmitted after the
original nominations were returned at the end of the first
session), and seven of the nominations were returned to the
President at the end of the second session (including one that
had been resubmitted after having been returned at the end of
the first session) under the provisions of rule XXXI, paragraph
6, of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Nominations confirmed
The Committee held hearings on and favorably reported 27
nominations that were subsequently confirmed by the Senate.
These nominations were for:
Ryan Zinke, to be Secretary of the Interior. Received
January 20, 2017. Hearing held by the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources on January 17, 2017, prior to referral. S.
Hrg. 115-10. Reported January 31, 2017. Confirmed March 1,
2017, by a vote of 68-31.
James Richard Perry, to be Secretary of Energy. Received
January 20, 2017. Hearing held by the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources on January 19, 2017 prior to referral. S.
Hrg. 115-2. Reported January 31, 2017. Confirmed March 2, 2017,
by a vote of 62-37.
David Bernhardt, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior.
Received April 28, 2017. Hearing held by the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources on May 18, 2017. S. Hrg. 115-269.
Reported June 6, 2017. Confirmed July 24, 2017, by a vote of
53-43.
Neil Chatterjee, to be a Member of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission. Received on May 10, 2017. Hearing held
by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 25,
2017. S. Hrg. 115-256. Reported June 6, 2017. Confirmed August
3, 2017, by voice vote.
Robert F. Powelson, to be a Member of the Federal Energy
and Regulatory Commission. Received on May 10, 2017. Hearing
held by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May
25, 2017. S. Hrg. 115-256. Reported June 6, 2017. Confirmed
August 3, 2017, by voice vote.
Dan. R. Brouillette, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy.
Received on May 16, 2017. Hearing held by the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources on May 25, 2017. S. Hrg. 115-256.
Reported on June 6, 2017. Confirmed August 3, 2017, by a vote
of 79-17.
Douglas W. Domenech, to be an Assistant Secretary of the
Interior (Insular Affairs). Received June 29, 2017. Hearing
held by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July
20, 2017. S. Hrg. 115-481. Reported on August 3, 2017.
Confirmed September 13, 2017, by voice vote.
Bruce J. Walker, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability). Received
September 5, 2017. Hearing held by the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources on September 26, 2017. S. Hrg. 115-337.
Reported on October 4, 2017. Confirmed October 5, 2017, by
voice vote.
Paul Dabbar, to be an Under Secretary for Science,
Department of Energy. Received on July 11, 2017. Hearing held
by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 20,
2017. S. Hrg. 115-481. Reported on August 3, 2017. Confirmed
November 2, 2017, by voice vote.
Mark Wesley Menezes, to be Under Secretary of Energy.
Received July 11, 2017. Hearing held by the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources on July 20, 2017. S. Hrg. 115-481.
Reported August 3, 2017. Confirmed November 2, 2017, by voice
vote.
Richard Glick, to be a Member of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission. Received August 2, 2017. Hearing held by
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 7,
2017. S. Hrg. 115-285. Reported on September 19, 2017.
Confirmed November 2, 2017, by voice vote.
Kevin J. McIntyre, to be a Member of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, for the terms expiring June 30, 2018 and
June 30, 2023. Hearing held by the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources on September 19, 2017. S. Hrg. 115-285.
Reported on September 19, 2017. Confirmed November 2, 2017, by
voice vote.
Steven E. Winberg, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Fossil Energy). Received September 5, 2017. Hearing held by
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 26,
2017. S. Hrg. 115-337. Reported on October 4, 2017. Confirmed
November 2, 2017, by voice vote.
Brenda Burman, to be Commissioner of Reclamation. Received
June 29, 2017. Hearing held by the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources on July 20, 2017. S. Hrg. 115-481. Reported
on August 3, 2017. Confirmed November 16, 2017, by voice vote.
Joseph Balash, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior
(Land and Minerals Management). Received July 25, 2017. Hearing
held by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on
September 7, 2017. S. Hrg. 115-285. Reported on September 19,
2017. Confirmed December 7, 2017, by a vote of 61-38.
Timothy R. Petty, to be an Assistant Secretary of the
Interior (Water and Science). Received on November 14, 2017.
Hearing held by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
on December 5, 2017. S. Hrg. 115-338. Reported on December 12,
2017. Confirmed December 21, 2017, by voice vote.
Linda Capuano, to be Administrator of the Energy
Information Administration. Received on November 16, 2017.
Hearing held by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
on December 5, 2017. S. Hrg. 115-338. Reported on December 12,
2017. Confirmed December 21, 2017, by voice vote.
Melissa F. Burnison, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs). Received on
November 16, 2017. Remained in status quo at the end of the
first session by unanimous consent, notwithstanding the
provisions of rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules of
the Senate. Hearing held by the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources on January 18, 2018. S. Hrg. 115-497. Reported on
January 30, 2018. Confirmed February 15, 2018, by voice vote.
Anne Marie White, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Environmental Management). Received on January 8, 2018.
Hearing held by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
on January 18, 2018. S. Hrg. 115-497. Reported on January 30,
2018. Confirmed March 22, 2018, by voice vote.
James Reilly, to be Director of the United States
Geological Survey. Received on February 15. 2018. Hearing held
by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 6,
2018. S. Hrg. 115-507. The Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the
nomination on April 9, 2018, pursuant to the standing order of
June 28, 1990. Confirmed April 9, 2018, by voice vote.
Theodore J. Garrish, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy
(International Affairs). Received on February 27, 2018. Hearing
held by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March
15, 2018. S. Hrg. 115-509. The Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the
nomination on April 9, 2018, pursuant to the standing order of
June 28, 1990. Confirmed April 9, 2018, by voice vote.
James Edward Campos, to be Director of the Office of
Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy. Received on
March 6, 2018. Hearing held by the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources on March 15, 2018. S. Hrg. 115-509. The
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources was discharged from
further consideration of the nomination on April 9, 2018,
pursuant to the standing order of June 28, 1990. Confirmed
April 9, 2018, by voice vote.
Karen S. Evans, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response).
Received on June 18, 2018. Hearing held by the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources on June 26, 2018. S. Hrg. 115-520.
Reported on July 24, 2018. Confirmed August 28, 2018, by voice
vote.
Bernard L. McNamee, to be a Member of the Federal Energy
and Regulatory Commission. Received on October 5, 2018. Hearing
held by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on
November 15, 2018. S. Hrg. 115-533. Reported on November 27,
2018. Confirmed December 6, 2018, by a vote of 50-49.
Teri L. Donaldson, to be Inspector General of the
Department of Energy. Received June 11, 2018. Hearing held by
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 26, 2018.
S. Hrg. 115-520. Reported on July 24, 2018. Confirmed on
January 2, 2019, by voice vote.
Daniel Simmons, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy). Received June 11,
2018. Hearing held by the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources on June 18, 2018. S. Hrg. 115-520. Reported on July
24, 2018. Confirmed January 2, 2019, by voice vote.
Nominations withdrawn
Ryan Douglas Nelson, to be Solicitor of the Department of
the Interior. First nomination received August 2, 2017. Hearing
held by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on
September 7, 2017. S. Hrg. 115-285. Reported September 19,
2017. Returned to the President January 3, 2018. Second
nomination received January 8, 2018. Withdrawn by the President
May 10, 2018.
Steven Gardner, to be Director of the Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. First nomination received
October 30, 2017. Returned to the President January 3, 2018.
Second nomination received January 8, 2018. Withdrawn by the
President September 12, 2018.
Nominations returned under rule XXXI
Four nominations pending at the end of the first session of
the 115th Congress were returned to the President on January 3,
2017, pursuant to rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules
of the Senate. Those four nominations were:
David S. Jonas, to be General Counsel of the Department of
Energy. Received May 25, 2017. Hearing held by the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources on July 20, 2017. S. Hrg. 115-481.
Reported on September 19, 2017. Returned to the President under
the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the
Standing Rules of the Senate.
Susan Combs, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior
(Policy, Management and Budget). Received on July 11, 2017.
Hearing held by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
on July 20, 2017. S. Hrg. 115-481. Reported on August 3, 2017.
Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule
XXXI, paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Ryan Douglas Nelson, to be Solicitor of the Department of
the Interior. Received August 2, 2017. Hearing held by the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 7, 2017.
S. Hrg. 115-285. Reported September 19, 2017. Returned to the
President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph
6, of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Steven Gardner, to be Director of the Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. Received on October 30,
2017. Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate
Rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Seven nominations were returned to the President on January
3, 2019, at the end of the second session of the 115th
Congress, pursuant to rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the Standing
Rules of the Senate. The seven nominations were:
Susan Combs, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior
(Policy, Management and Budget). Received on January 8, 2018.
Reported on January 30, 2018. Returned to the President under
the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the
Standing Rules of the Senate.
Aimee Kathryn Jorjani, to be Chairman of the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation. Received on March 19, 2018.
Hearing held by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
on May 15, 2018. S. Hrg. 115-517. Reported on May 17, 2018.
Returned to the President under provisions of Senate Rule XXXI,
paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Christopher Fall, to be Director of the Office of Science,
Department of Energy. Received on May 24, 2018. Hearing held by
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 26, 2018.
S. Hrg. 115-520. Reported on July 24, 2018. Returned to the
President under provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of
the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Lane Genatowksi, to be Director of the Advanced Research
Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy. Received on July
18, 2018. Hearing held by the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources on August 16, 2018. S. Hrg. 115-369. Reported on
August 23, 2018. Returned to the President under provisions of
Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules of the
Senate.
William Cooper, to be General Counsel of the Department of
Energy. Received on July 31, 2018. Hearing held by the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on August 16, 2018.
S. Hrg. 115-369. Reported on August 23, 2018. Returned to the
President under provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of
the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Raymond David Vela, to be Director of the National Park
Service. Received on September 6, 2018. Hearing held by the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 15, 2018.
S. Hrg. 115-533. Reported on November 27, 2018. Returned to the
President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph
6, of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
Rita Baranwal, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy
(Nuclear Energy). Received on October 5, 2018. Hearing held by
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 15,
2018. S. Hrg. 115-533. Reported on November 27, 2018. Returned
to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI,
paragraph 6, of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
HEARINGS
The Full Committee held 63 hearings, including three
legislative hearings, 41 oversight hearings, one joint
legislative and oversight hearing, three field hearings, and 15
nomination hearings during the 115th Congress, as follows:
January 17, 2017
Hearing to consider the nomination of the Honorable Ryan
Zinke to be the Secretary of the Interior. S. Hrg. 115-10.
January 19, 2017
Hearing to consider the nomination of the Honorable Rick
Perry to be the Secretary of Energy. S. Hrg. 115-2.
March 14, 2017
Oversight hearing to consider opportunities to improve
American energy infrastructure. S. Hrg. 115-135.
March 21, 2017
Oversight hearing to consider opportunities to improve and
expand infrastructure important to federal lands, recreation,
water, and resources. S. Hrg. 115-350.
March 28, 2017
Oversight hearing to examine the United States' increasing
dependence on foreign sources of minerals and opportunities to
rebuild and improve the supply chain in the United States. S.
Hrg. 115-183.
March 30, 2017
Oversight hearing to consider the potential for
infrastructure improvements to create jobs and reduce the cost
of living through all-of-the-above energy and mineral
production in Alaska. S. Hrg. 115-78.
April 4, 2017
Oversight hearing to consider efforts to protect U.S.
energy delivery systems from cybersecurity threats. S. Hrg.
115-273.
April 27, 2017
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on H.R. 339, the
Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act. S. Hrg. 115-
252.
May 2, 2017
Oversight hearing to consider federal payments to local
governments provided through the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self Determination Act and the Payment in Lieu of
Taxes program. S. Hrg. 115-130.
May 4, 2017
Oversight hearing to examine the threat posed by
electromagnetic pulse and policy options to protect energy
infrastructure and to improve capabilities for adequate system
restoration. S. Hrg. 115-284.
May 18, 2017
Hearing to consider the nomination of Mr. David Bernhardt
of Virginia to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior. S. Hrg.
115-269.
May 25, 2017
Hearing to consider the nominations of:
Mr. Dan R. Brouillette to be Deputy
Secretary of Energy;
Mr. Neil Chatterjee to be a Member of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and
Mr. Robert F. Powelson to be a Member of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. S. Hrg. 115-256.
June 8, 2017
Oversight hearing to examine cost reductions in emerging
energy technologies with a specific focus on how recent trends
may affect today's energy landscape. S. Hrg. 115-36.
June 10, 2017
Oversight field hearing in Cordova, Alaska, to receive
testimony on microgrids and hybrid energy systems. S. Hrg. 115-
37.
June 15, 2017
Oversight hearing to examine the President's budget request
for the U.S. Forest Service for Fiscal Year 2018. S. Hrg. 115-
39.
June 20, 2017
Oversight hearing to examine the President's budget request
for the Department of the Interior for Fiscal Year 2018. S.
Hrg. 115-315.
June 21, 2017
Oversight hearing to examine collaborative initiatives:
restoring watersheds and large landscapes across boundaries
through state and federal partnerships. S. Hrg. 115-263.
June 22, 2017
Oversight hearing to examine the President's budget request
for the Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2018. S. Hrg. 115-
259.
July 18, 2017
Oversight hearing to examine the status and outlook for
U.S. and North American energy and resource security. S. Hrg.
115-353.
July 20, 2017
Hearing to consider the nominations of:
Ms. Brenda Burman to be Commissioner of
Reclamation of the Department of the Interior;
Ms. Susan Combs to be an Assistant Secretary
of the Interior (Policy, Management and Budget);
Mr. Paul Dabbar to be Under Secretary for
Science of the Department of Energy;
Mr. Douglas W. Domenech to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Interior (Insular Affairs);
Mr. David Jonas of Pennsylvania to be
General Counsel of the Department of Energy; and
Mr. Mark Wesley Menezes to be Under
Secretary of Energy. S. Hrg. 115-481.
August 3, 2017
Oversight hearing to examine federal and nonfederal
collaboration, including through the use of technology, to
reduce wildland fire risk to communities and enhance
firefighting safety and effectiveness. S. Hrg. 115-368.
September 7, 2017
Hearing to consider the nominations of:
Mr. Joseph Balash to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Interior (Lands and Minerals
Management);
Mr. Richard Glick to be a Member of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
Mr. Kevin McIntyre to be a Member of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and
Mr. Ryan Nelson to be Solicitor of the
Department of the Interior. S. Hrg. 115-285.
September 19, 2017
Oversight and legislative hearing to examine the vegetation
management requirements for electricity assets located on
federal lands and to receive testimony on:
Section 2310 of S. 1460, the Energy and
Natural Resources Act of 2017; and
H.R. 1873, the Electricity Reliability and
Forest Protection Act. S. Hrg. 115-485.
September 26, 2017
Hearing to consider the nominations of:
Mr. Bruce J. Walker to be Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability); and
Mr. Steven E. Winberg to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy). S. Hrg. 115-337.
October 3, 2017
Oversight hearing to examine the status of energy storage
technologies, reviewing today's technologies and understanding
innovation in tomorrow's technologies. S. Hrg. 115-487.
October 6, 2017
Oversight field hearing in Searsmont, Maine, to examine
efficient approaches to reducing industrial energy costs. S.
Hrg. 115-488.
October 26, 2017
Oversight hearing to receive testimony on advanced cyber
technologies that could be used to help protect electric grids
and other energy infrastructure from cyberattacks. S. Hrg. 115-
489.
October 31, 2017
Oversight hearing to consider new efficiency opportunities
provided by advanced building management and control systems.
S. Hrg. 115-490.
November 2, 2017
Oversight hearing to examine and receive testimony on the
potential for oil and gas exploration and development in the
non-wilderness portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,
known as the ``1002 Area'' or Coastal Plain, to raise
sufficient revenue pursuant to the Senate reconciliation
instructions included in H. Con. Res. 71. S. Hrg. 115-491.
November 14, 2017
Oversight hearing to examine hurricane recovery efforts in
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. S. Hrg. 115-492.
December 5, 2017
Hearing to consider the nominations of:
Dr. Timothy R. Petty to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Interior (Water and Science); and
Dr. Linda Capuano to be Administrator of the
Energy Information Administration. S. Hrg. 115-338.
December 12, 2017
Oversight hearing to examine the permitting processes at
the Department of the Interior and the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission for energy and resource infrastructure
projects, and opportunities to improve the efficiency,
transparency, and accountability of federal decisions for such
projects. S. Hrg. 115-494.
January 16, 2018
Oversight hearing to examine the domestic and global energy
outlook from the perspective of the International Energy
Agency. S. Hrg. 115-495.
January 18, 2018
Hearing to consider the nominations of:
Ms. Melissa F. Burnison to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Congressional and
Intergovernmental Affairs); and
Ms. Anne Marie White to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Environmental Management). S. Hrg.
115-497.
January 23, 2018
Oversight hearing to examine the performance of the
electric power system in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic during
recent winter weather events, including the bomb cyclone. S.
Hrg. 115-498.
January 25, 2018
Oversight field hearing to examine the opportunities and
challenges facing vehicle technologies, especially energy-
relevant technologies. S. Hrg. 115-499.
January 30, 2018
Oversight hearing to examine the role of the U.S.
Geological Survey and the U.S. Forest Service in preparing for
and responding to natural hazard events, as well as the current
status of mapping and monitoring systems. S. Hrg. 115-500.
February 6, 2018
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following
bills:
S. 2182, the Bikini Resettlement and
Relocation Act; and
S. 2325, the Northern Mariana Islands U.S.
Workforce Act. S. Hrg. 115-501.
February 8, 2018
Oversight hearing to examine the evolution of energy and
infrastructure in the United States and how lessons learned
from the past can inform future opportunities. S. Hrg. 115-503.
March 1, 2018
Oversight hearing to examine private sector and government
challenges and opportunities to promote the cybersecurity and
resiliency of our nation's critical energy infrastructure. S.
Hrg. 115-506.
March 6, 2018
Hearing to consider the nomination of Mr. James Reilly to
be Director of the U.S. Geological Survey. S. Hrg. 115-507.
March 13, 2018
Oversight hearing to examine the President's budget request
for the Department of the Interior for Fiscal Year 2019. S.
Hrg. 115-508.
March 15, 2018
Hearing to consider the nominations of:
Mr. Theodore Garrish to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (International Affairs); and
Mr. James Edward Campos to be Director of
the Office of Minority Economic Impact at the
Department of Energy. S. Hrg. 115-509.
March 20, 2018
Oversight hearing is to examine the President's budget
request for the Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2019. S.
Hrg. 115-510.
March 22, 2018
Legislative hearing to examine the 2018 western water
supply outlook and receive testimony on the following water
infrastructure and drought resiliency bills:
S. 2539, a bill to amend the Energy and
Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2015, to reauthorize certain projects to increase
Colorado River System water;
S. 2560, the Reclamation Title Transfer Act
of 2018; and
S. 2563, the Water Supply Infrastructure and
Drought Resilience Act of 2018. S. Hrg. 115-511.
April 17, 2018
Oversight hearing to examine deferred maintenance and
operational needs of the National Park Service. S. Hrg. 115-
512.
April 19, 2018
Oversight hearing to examine energy-related challenges and
opportunities in remote and rural areas of the United States.
S. Hrg. 115-513.
April 24, 2018
Oversight hearing to examine the President's budget request
for the U.S. Forest Service for Fiscal Year 2019. S. Hrg. 115-
514.
May 8, 2018
Oversight hearing to examine the current status of Puerto
Rico's electric grid and proposals for the future operation of
the grid. S. Hrg. 115-515.
May 15, 2018
Hearing to consider the nomination of Aimee Kathryn Jorjani
to be Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
S. Hrg. 115-517.
June 5, 2018
Oversight hearing to examine the 2018 Wildland Fire Outlook
and the Wildland Fire Management Programs at the Department of
the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service. S. Hrg. 115-346.
June 12, 2018
Oversight hearing to conduct oversight on the Federal
Energy and Regulatory Commission. S. Hrg. 115-518.
June 26, 2018
Hearing to consider the nominations of:
Ms. Teri L. Donaldson to be Inspector
General at the Department of Energy;
Dr. Christopher Fall to be Director of the
Office of Science, Department of Energy;
Ms. Karen S. Evans to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Cybersecurity, Energy Security and
Emergency Response); and
Mr. Daniel Simmons to be Assistant Secretary
of Energy (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy). S.
Hrg. 115-520.
July 12, 2018
Oversight hearing to consider the policy issues facing
interstate delivery networks for natural gas and electricity--
What are the primary challenges and opportunities for energy
delivery networks and their customers today? Will investment in
building or upgrading pipelines, electric transmission lines,
and other infrastructure keeps pace with energy needs? How are
federal regulators responding? S. Hrg. 115-522.
July 17, 2018
Oversight hearing to examine the Department of the
Interior's final list of critical minerals for 2018 and
opportunities to strengthen the United States' mineral
security. S. Hrg. 115-523.
July 19, 2018
Oversight hearing to examine Administration reorganization
and modernization proposals related to the Department of Energy
and the Department of the Interior. S. Hrg. 115-524.
July 24, 2018
Oversight hearing to examine factors that are impacting
global oil prices. S. Hrg. 115-525.
August 16, 2018
Hearing to consider the nominations of:
Mr. William Cooper to be General Counsel at
the Department of Energy; and
Mr. Lane Genatowski to be Director of the
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy at the
Department of Energy. S. Hrg. 115-369.
August 21, 2018
Oversight hearing to examine the energy efficiency of
blockchain and similar technologies and the cybersecurity
possibilities of such technologies for energy industry
application. In particular, should we expect electricity prices
to increase from rising electricity demand in blockchain
application? In addition, how can we evaluate whether
blockchain and similar approaches will soon improve the
cybersecurity of computing systems used to supply our energy?
S. Hrg. 115-527.
September 13, 2018
Oversight hearing to examine the role of U.S. liquefied
natural gas in meeting European energy demand. S. Hrg. 115-529.
September 25, 2018
Oversight hearing to examine the Department of Energy's
efforts in the field of quantum information science. S. Hrg.
115-530.
October 11, 2018
Oversight hearing to examine blackstart, which is the
process for returning energy to the power grid after a system-
wide blackout, and other system restoration plans in the
electric utility industry. S. Hrg. 115-531.
November 15, 2018
Hearing to consider the nominations of:
Dr. Rita Baranwal to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy);
Mr. Bernard L. McNamee to be a Member of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and
Mr. Raymond David Vela to be Director of the
National Park Service. S. Hrg. 115-533.
BUSINESS MEETINGS
The Committee held 15 business meetings, at which it
ordered reported 34 nominations and 159 bills and resolutions,
as follows:
January 31, 2017
The Committee approved subcommittee assignments and
jurisdictional listings for the 115th Congress and ordered
reported:
The nomination of Mr. Ryan Zinke to be
Secretary of the Interior;
The nomination of Mr. James Richard Perry to
be Secretary of Energy; and
An original resolution authorizing
expenditures by the Committee for the 115th Congress.
March 30, 2017
The Committee approved subcommittee assignments for Senator
Luther Strange and ordered reported:
S. 35, a bill to transfer administrative
jurisdiction over certain Bureau of Land Management
land from the Secretary of the Interior to the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the
Black Hills National Cemetery, and for other purposes.
S. Rept. 115-35;
S. 55, a bill to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to conduct a special resource study of
Fort Ontario in the State of New York. S. Rept. 115-
104;
S. 97, a bill to enable civilian research
and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies
by private and public institutions, to expand
theoretical and practical knowledge of nuclear physics,
chemistry, and materials science, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 115-115;
S. 99, a bill to require the Secretary of
the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility
of designating the President James K. Polk Home in
Columbia, Tennessee, as a unit of the National Park
System, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-36;
S. 117, a bill to designate a mountain peak
in the State of Montana as `Alex Diekmann Peak.' S.
Rept. 115-94;
S. 131, a bill to provide for the exchange
of certain National Forest System land and non-Federal
land in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. S.
Rept. 115-117;
S. 167, a bill to designate a National
Memorial to Fallen Educators at the National Teachers
Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas. S. Rept. 115-95;
S. 189, a bill to modify the boundary of the
Fort Scott National Historic Site in the State of
Kansas, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-37;
S. 190, a bill to provide for consideration
of the extension under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act of nonapplication of No-Load Mode
energy efficiency standards to certain security or life
safety alarms or surveillance systems, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 115-76;
S. 199, a bill to authorize the use of the
active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir. S. Rept.
115-96;
S. 213, a bill to designate the wilderness
within the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in the
State of Alaska as the Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area.
S. Rept. 115-108;
S. 214, a bill to authorize the expansion of
an existing hydroelectric project at Terror Lake in the
State of Alaska. S. Rept. 115-105;
S. 215, a bill to authorize the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order
continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the
Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the State of
Alaska, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-77;
S. 216, a bill to require the Secretary of
the Interior to submit to Congress a report on the
efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation to manage its
infrastructure assets. S. Rept. 115-97;
S. 217, a bill to amend the Denali National
Park Improvement Act to clarify certain provisions
relating to the natural gas pipeline authorized in the
Denali National Park and Preserve. S. Rept. 115-109;
S. 225, a bill to amend the Omnibus Public
Land Management Act of 2009 to modify provisions
relating to certain land exchanges in the Mt. Hood
Wilderness in the State of Oregon. S. Rept. 115-52;
S. 226, a bill to exclude power supply
circuits, drivers, and devices designed to be connected
to, and power, light-emitting diodes or organic light-
emitting diodes providing illumination or ceiling fans
using direct current motors from energy conservation
standards for external power supplies. S. Rept. 115-78;
S. 239, a bill to amend the National Energy
Conservation Policy Act to encourage the increased use
of performance contracting in Federal facilities, and
for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-79;
S. 267, a bill to provide for the correction
of a survey of certain land in the State of Alaska. S.
Rept. 115-98;
S. 280, a bill to authorize, direct,
expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in El Paso and
Teller Counties, Colorado, and for other purposes. S.
Rept. 115-45;
S. 285, a bill to ensure adequate use and
access to the existing Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch
segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle
County, Colorado, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-
53;
S. 286, a bill to require a land conveyance
involving the Elkhorn Ranch and the White River
National Forest in the State of Colorado, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 115-92;
S. 287, a bill to update the map of, and
modify the maximum acreage available for inclusion in,
the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. S. Rept.
115-38;
S. 289, a bill to adjust the boundary of the
Arapaho National Forest, Colorado, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 115-54;
S. 331, a bill to remove the use
restrictions on certain land transferred to Rockingham
County, Virginia, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-
39;
S. 346, a bill to provide for the
establishment of the National Volcano Early Warning and
Monitoring System. S. Rept. 115-113;
S. 363, a bill to revise the authorized
route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in
northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into
Vermont to connect with the Appalachian National Scenic
Trail, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-99;
S. 385, a bill to promote energy savings in
residential buildings and industry, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 115-60;
S. 392, a bill to establish the 400 Years of
African-American History Commission, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 115-63;
S. 432, a bill to designate the Cerro del
Yuta and Rio San Antonio Wilderness Areas in the State
of New Mexico, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-40;
S. 466, a bill to clarify the description of
certain Federal land under the Northern Arizona Land
Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005.
S. Rept. 115-41;
S. 490, a bill to reinstate and extend the
deadline for commencement of construction of a
hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam. S.
Rept. 115-100;
S. 491, a bill to reinstate and extend the
deadline for commencement of construction of a
hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam. S.
Rept. 115-101;
S. 501, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act to designate certain segments of East
Rosebud Creek in Carbon County, Montana, as components
of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. S. Rept. 115-42;
S. 502, a bill to modify the boundary of
Voyageurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, and
for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-64;
S. 508, a bill to provide for the conveyance
of certain Federal land in the State of Oregon, and for
other purposes. S. Rept. 115-65;
S. 513, a bill to designate the Frank and
Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area in
the State of Oregon. S. Rept. 115-66;
S. 566, a bill to withdraw certain land in
Okanogan County, Washington, to protect the land, and
for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-106;
S. 590, a bill to authorize the Secretary of
Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities
and structures for commercial recreation services at
Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes. S. Rept.
115-67;
S. 617, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the
Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of
Connecticut as components of the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. S. Rept.
115-55;
S. 644, a bill to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the
Medgar Evers House, located in Jackson, Mississippi,
and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-46;
S. 703, a bill to extend the authority of
the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the Equus
Beds Division of the Wichita Project. S. Rept. 115-102;
S. 710, a bill to reinstate and extend the
deadline for commencement of construction of a
hydroelectric project involving Jennings Randolph Dam.
S. Rept. 115-103;
S. 713, a bill to establish the Mountains to
Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in the State of
Washington and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-118;
S. 714, a bill to amend Public Law 103-434
to authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water
Basin Water Enhancement Project for the purposes of
improving water management in the Yakima River basin,
and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-107;
S. 723, a bill to reinstate and extend the
deadline for commencement of construction of a
hydroelectric project involving the W. Kerr Scott Dam.
S. Rept. 115-80;
S. 724, a bill to modernize authorizations
for necessary hydropower approvals. S. Rept. 115-81;
S. 729, a bill to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to acquire approximately 44 acres of land
in Martinez, California, for inclusion in the John Muir
National Historic Site, and for other purposes. S.
Rept. 115-47;
S. 730, a bill to reinstate and extend the
deadlines for commencement of construction of
hydroelectric projects involving the Gathright and
Flannagan Dams. S. Rept. 115-82;
S. 733, a bill to protect and enhance
opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and
shooting, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-116;
S. 734, a bill to reinstate and extend the
deadline for commencement of construction of a
hydroelectric project involving the Cannonsville Dam.
S. Rept. 115-83;
H.R. 46, an act to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of
Fort Ontario in the State of New York. S. Rept. 115-
110;
H.R. 88, an act to modify the boundary of
the Shiloh National Military Park located in Tennessee
and Mississippi, to establish Parker's Crossroads
Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park
System, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-48;
H.R. 267, an act to redesignate the Martin
Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site in the
State of Georgia, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-
49;
H.R. 381, an act to designate a mountain in
the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest
as ``Sky Point.'' S. Rept. 115-111;
H.R. 494, an act to expand the boundary of
Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of
Georgia, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-114;
H.R. 538, an act to redesignate Ocmulgee
National Monument in the State of Georgia and revise
its boundary, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-50;
H.R. 558, an act to adjust the boundary of
the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park to
include the Wallis House and Harriston Hill, and for
other purposes. S. Rept. 115-68;
H.R. 560, an act to amend the Delaware Water
Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to provide
access to certain vehicles serving residents of
municipalities. S. Rept. 115-51;
H.R. 618, an act to authorize, direct,
expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in El Paso and
Teller Counties, Colorado, and for other purposes. S.
Rept. 115-56;
H.R. 688, an act to adjust the boundary of
the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 115-57;
H.R. 689, an act to ensure adequate use and
access to the existing Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch
segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle
County, Colorado, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-
58;
H.R. 698, an act to require a land
conveyance involving the Elkhorn Ranch and the White
River National Forest in the State of Colorado, and for
other purposes. S. Rept. 115-69;
H.R. 699, an act to amend the Omnibus Public
Land Management Act of 2009 to modify provisions
relating to certain land exchanges in the Mt. Hood
Wilderness in the State of Oregon. S. Rept. 115-59; and
H.R. 863, an act to facilitate the addition
of park administration at the Coltsville National
Historical Park, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-
70.
June 6, 2017
The Committee ordered reported the nominations of:
Mr. David Bernhardt to be Deputy Secretary
of the Interior;
Mr. Dan Brouillette to be Deputy Secretary
of Energy;
Mr. Neil Chatterjee to be a Member of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and
Mr. Robert Powelson to be a Member of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
August 3, 2017
The Committee ordered reported the nominations of:
Ms. Brenda Burman to be Commissioner of
Reclamation, Department of the Interior;
Ms. Susan Combs to be an Assistant Secretary
of the Interior (Policy, Management and Budget);
Mr. Paul Dabbar to be Under Secretary for
Science, Department of Energy;
Mr. Douglas W. Domenech to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Interior (Insular Affairs); and
Mr. Mark Wesley Menezes to be Under
Secretary of Energy.
September 19, 2017
The Committee ordered reported the nominations of:
Mr. Joseph Balash to be Assistant Secretary
of the Interior (Land and Minerals Management);
Mr. Richard Glick to be a member of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
Mr. David Jonas to be General Counsel of the
Department of Energy;
Mr. Kevin McIntyre to be a Member of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and
Mr. Ryan Nelson to be Solicitor of the
Department of the Interior.
October 4, 2017
The Committee ordered reported the nominations of:
Mr. Bruce J. Walker to be Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability); and
Mr. Steven E. Winberg to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy).
November 15, 2017
The Committee ordered reported, pursuant to H. Con. Res.
71, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year
2018, reconciliation legislation to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to establish and administer a competitive oil and
gas program in the non-wilderness portion of the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge, known as the ``1002 Area'' or Coastal
Plain.
December 15, 2017
The Committee ordered reported the nominations of:
Dr. Linda Capuano to be Administrator of the
Energy Information Administration; and
Dr. Timothy R. Petty to be an Assistant
Secretary of the Interior (Water and Science).
January 30, 2018
The Committee approved subcommittee assignments and ordered
reported the following nominations:
Ms. Melissa Burnison to be Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Congressional and
Intergovernmental Affairs);
Ms. Susan Combs to be Assistant Secretary of
the Interior (Policy, Management, and Budget);
Mr. Ryan Nelson to be Solicitor for the
Department of the Interior; and
Ms. Anne White to be Assistant Secretary of
Energy (Environmental Management).
March 8, 2018
The Committee ordered reported:
S. 79, a bill to provide for the
establishment of a pilot program to identify security
vulnerabilities of certain entities in the energy
sector. S. Rept. 115-246;
S. 186, a bill to amend the Federal Power
Act to provide that any inaction by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission that allows a rate change to go
into effect shall be treated as an order by the
Commission for purposes of rehearing and court review.
S. Rept. 115-278;
S. 1059, a bill to extend the authorization
of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of
1978 relating to the disposal site in Mesa County,
Colorado. S. Rept. 115-247;
S. 1160, a bill to include Livingston
County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the
city of Freeport in Stephenson County, Illinois, to the
Lincoln National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.
S. Rept. 115-224;
S. 1181, a bill to direct the Secretary of
the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to expedite
access to certain Federal land under the administrative
jurisdiction of each Secretary for good Samaritan
search-and-recovery missions, and for other purposes.
S. Rept. 115-225;
S. 1260, a bill to authorize the exchange of
certain Federal land located in Gulf Islands National
Seashore for certain non-Federal land in Jackson
County, Mississippi, and for other purposes. S. Rept.
115-226;
S. 1335, a bill to establish the Ste.
Genevieve National Historic Site in the State of
Missouri, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-233;
S. 1336, a bill to amend the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production
incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement
incentives, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-250;
S. 1337, a bill to amend the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 to make certain strategic energy
infrastructure projects eligible for certain loan
guarantees, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-254;
S. 1446, a bill to reauthorize the
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic
Preservation program. S. Rept. 115-234;
S. 1457, a bill to amend the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy to carry
out demonstration projects relating to advanced nuclear
reactor technologies to support domestic energy needs.
S. Rept. 115-251;
S. 1563, a bill to authorize the Office of
Fossil Energy to develop advanced separation
technologies for the extraction and recovery of rare
earth elements and minerals from coal and coal
byproducts, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-255;
S. 1602, a bill to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the
suitability and feasibility of designating certain land
as the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area, and for
other purposes. S. Rept. 115-227;
S. 1692, a bill to authorize the National
Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to
establish a commemorative work in the District of
Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes. S.
Rept. 115-249;
S. 1799, a bill to amend the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 to facilitate the commercialization of
energy and related technologies developed at Department
of Energy facilities with promising commercial
potential. S. Rept. 115-252;
S. 1981, a bill to amend the Natural Gas Act
to expedite approval of exports of small volumes of
natural gas, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-248;
S. 2213, a bill to authorize Pacific
Historic Parks to establish a commemorative display to
honor members of the United States Armed Forces who
served in the Pacific Theater of World War II, and for
other purposes. S. Rept. 115-215;
S. 2325, a bill to incentivize the hiring of
United States workers in the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes. S.
Rept. 115-214;
S. 2503, a bill to establish Department of
Energy policy for science and energy research and
development programs, and reform National Laboratory
management and technology transfer programs, and for
other purposes. S. Rept. 115-241;
H.R. 589, an Act to establish Department of
Energy policy for science and energy research and
development programs, and reform National Laboratory
management and technology transfer programs, and for
other purposes. S. Rept. 115-242;
H.R. 648, an Act to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to amend the Definite Plan Report for
the Seedskadee Project to enable the use of the active
capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir. S. Rept. 115-235;
H.R. 1109, an Act to amend section 203 of
the Federal Power Act. S. Rept. 115-253;
H.R. 1135, an Act to reauthorize the
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic
Preservation program. S. Rept. 115-236;
H.R. 1397, an Act to authorize, direct,
facilitate, and expedite the transfer of administrative
jurisdiction of certain Federal land, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 115-257;
H.R. 1404, an Act to provide for the
conveyance of certain land inholdings owned by the
United States to the Tucson Unified School District and
to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona. S. Rept. 115-222;
H.R. 1500, an Act to redesignate the small
triangular property located in Washington, DC, and
designated by the National Park Service as reservation
302 as `Robert Emmet Park', and for other purposes. S.
Rept. 115-223;
H.R. 2615, an Act to authorize the exchange
of certain land located in Gulf Islands National
Seashore, Jackson County, Mississippi, between the
National Park Service and the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-228;
H.R. 2888, an Act to establish the Ste.
Genevieve National Historic Site in the State of
Missouri, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-237; and
H.R. 4300, an Act to authorize Pacific
Historic Parks to establish a commemorative display to
honor members of the United States Armed Forces who
served in the Pacific Theater of World War II, and for
other purposes. S. Rept. 115-216.
May 17, 2018
The Committee ordered reported:
S. 436, a bill to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to retire coal preference right lease
applications for which the Secretary has made an
affirmative commercial quantities determination, to
substitute certain land selections of the Navajo
Nation, to designate certain wilderness areas, and for
other purposes. S. Rept. 115-318;
S. 440, a bill to establish a procedure for
the conveyance of certain Federal property around the
Dickinson Reservoir in the State of North Dakota. S.
Rept. 115-313;
S. 612, a bill to provide for the
unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the
city of Tucson, Arizona, for purposes of economic
development by conveyance of the Federal reversionary
interest to the City. S. Rept. 115-306;
S. 930, a bill to require the Administrator
of the Western Area Power Administration to establish a
pilot project to provide increased transparency for
customers, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-309;
S. 1030, a bill to require the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission to submit to Congress a
report on certain hydropower projects. S. Rept. 115-
310;
S. 1142, a bill to extend the deadline for
commencement of construction of the J. Bennett Johnston
Watershed hydroelectric project. S. Rept. 115-311;
S. 1459, a bill to establish Fort Sumter and
Fort Moultrie National Park in the State of South
Carolina, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-295;
S. 1573, a bill to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to
place signage on Federal land along the trail known as
the ``American Discovery Trail,'' and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 115-301;
S. 1645, a bill to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of
P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, Maryland, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 115-302;
S. 1646, a bill to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of
President Station in Baltimore, Maryland, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 115-296;
S. 2074, a bill to establish a procedure for
the conveyance of certain Federal property around the
Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, and
for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-314;
S. 2102, a bill to clarify the boundary of
Acadia National Park, and for other purposes. S. Rept.
115-319;
S. 2857, a bill to designate the Nordic
Museum in Seattle, Washington, as the ``National Nordic
Museum,'' and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-303;
H.R. 497, an Act to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to convey certain Federal lands in San
Bernardino County, California, to the San Bernardino
Valley Water Conservation District, and to accept in
return certain exchanged non-Federal lands, and for
other purposes. S. Rept. 115-320;
H.R. 965, an Act to redesignate the Saint-
Gaudens National Historic Site as the `Saint-Gaudens
National Historical Park,' and for other purposes. S.
Rept. 115-299;
H.R. 995, a bill to direct the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to
modernize terms in certain regulations. S. Rept. 115-
300;
H.R. 1547, a bill to provide for the
unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the
city of Tucson, Arizona, for purposes of economic
development by conveyance of the Federal reversionary
interest to the City. S. Rept. 115-307;
H.R. 1900, an Act to designate the Veterans
Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio, as the National
Veterans Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes.
S. Rept. 115-304;
H.R. 2582, an Act to authorize the State of
Utah to select certain lands that are available for
disposal under the Pony Express Resource Management
Plan to be used for the support and benefit of State
institutions, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-312;
H.R. 2768, a bill to designate certain
mountain peaks in the State of Colorado as ``Fowler
Peak'' and ``Boskoff Peak.'' S. Rept. 115-321;
H.R. 2786, an Act to amend the Federal Power
Act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify
as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility. S. Rept.
115-297;
H.R. 2897, an Act to authorize the Mayor of
the District of Columbia and the Director of the
National Park Service to enter into cooperative
management agreements for the operation, maintenance,
and management of units of the National Park System in
the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. S.
Rept. 115-315; and
H.R. 4609, an Act to provide for the
conveyance of a Forest Service site in Dolores County,
Colorado, to be used for a fire station. S. Rept. 115-
316.
July 24, 2018
The Committee ordered reported the nominations of:
Ms. Teri L. Donaldson to be Inspector
General of the Department of Energy;
Ms. Karen S. Evans to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Cybersecurity, Energy Security and
Emergency Response);
Dr. Christopher Fall to be Director of the
Office of Science, Department of Energy; and
Mr. Daniel Simmons to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy).
August 23, 2018
The Committee ordered reported the nominations of:
Mr. William Cooper to be General Counsel at
the Department of the Energy; and
Mr. Lane Genatowski to be Director of the
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy at the
Department of Energy.
October 2, 2018
The Committee ordered reported:
S. 32, a bill to provide for conservation,
enhanced recreation opportunities, and development of
renewable energy in the California Desert Conservation
Area, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-421;
S. 90, a bill to survey the gradient
boundary along the Red River in the States of Oklahoma
and Texas, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-426;
S. 414, a bill to promote conservation,
improve public land management, and provide for
sensible development in Pershing County, Nevada, and
for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-409;
S. 441, a bill to designate the Organ
Mountains and other public land as components of the
National Wilderness Preservation System in the State of
New Mexico, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-427;
S. 569, a bill to amend title 54, United
States Code, to provide consistent and reliable
authority for, and for the funding of, the Land and
Water Conservation Fund to maximize the effectiveness
of the Fund for future generations, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 115-428;
S. 685, a bill to authorize the Dry-Redwater
Regional Water Authority System and the Musselshell-
Judith Rural Water System in the States of Montana and
North Dakota, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-373;
S. 785, a bill to amend the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act to provide for equitable
allotment of land to Alaska Native veterans. S. Rept.
115-451;
S. 884, a bill to amend the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993 to require the Bureau of
Land Management to provide a claimant of a small miner
waiver from claim maintenance fees with a period of 60
days after written receipt of 1 or more defects is
provided to the claimant by registered mail to cure the
1 or more defects or pay the claim maintenance fee, and
for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-364;
S. 941, a bill to withdraw certain National
Forest System land in the Emigrant Crevice area located
in the Custer Gallatin National Forest, Park County,
Montana, from the mining and mineral leasing laws of
the United States, and for other purposes. S. Rept.
115-402;
S. 1012, a bill to provide for drought
preparedness measures in the State of New Mexico, and
for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-358;
S. 1149, a bill to amend the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act to repeal a provision limiting
the export of timber harvested from land conveyed to
the Kake Tribal Corporation under that Act. S. Rept.
115-393;
S. 1219, a bill to provide for stability of
title to certain land in the State of Louisiana, and
for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-403;
S. 1403, a bill to amend the Public Lands
Corps Act of 1993 to establish the 21st Century
Conservation Service Corps to place youth and veterans
in national service positions to conserve, restore, and
enhance the great outdoors of the United States, and
for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-420;
S. 1548, a bill to designate certain land
administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the
Forest Service in the State of Oregon as wilderness and
national recreation areas and to make additional wild
and scenic river designations in the State of Oregon,
and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-439;
S. 1787, a bill to reauthorize the National
Geologic Mapping Act of 1992. S. Rept. 115-404;
S. 2062, a bill to require the Secretary of
Agriculture to covey at market value certain National
Forest System land in the State of Arizona. S. Rept.
115-366;
S. 2160, a bill to establish a pilot program
under which the Chief of the Forest Service may use
alternative dispute resolution in lieu of judicial
review for certain projects. S. Rept. 115-429;
S. 2166, a bill to maintain annual base
funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish
recovery programs through fiscal year 2023, to require
a report on the implementation of those programs, and
for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-374;
S. 2249, a bill to reauthorize the Rio
Puerco Management Committee and the Rio Puerco
Watershed Management Program. S. Rept. 115-405;
S. 2290, a bill to improve wildfire
management operations and the safety of firefighters
and communities with the best available technology. S.
Rept. 115-441;
S. 2297, a bill to direct the Secretary of
Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System
land to Custer County, South Dakota. S. Rept. 115-367;
S. 2560, a bill to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to establish a program to facilitate
the transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate
reclamation projects or facilities, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 115-395;
S. 2809, a bill to establish the Sun Rafael
Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National
Conservation Area in the State of Utah, to designate
wilderness areas in the State, to provide for certain
land conveyances, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-
440;
S. 2831, a bill to redesignate Golden Spike
National Historic Site and to establish the
Transcontinental Railroad Network. S. Rept. 115-368;
S. 2870, a bill to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of
the site known as ``Amache'' in the State of Colorado.
S. Rept. 115-375;
S. 2876, a bill to amend the National Trails
System Act to provide for the study of the Pike
National Historic Trail. S. Rept. 115-371;
S. 3001, a bill to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to convey certain land and facilities
of the Central Valley Project. S. Rept. 115-359;
S. 3172, a bill to amend title 54, United
States Code, to establish, fund, and provide for the
use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy System
Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of
the National Park Service, and for other purposes. S.
Rept. 115-423;
S. 3245, a bill to require the Secretary of
Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System
land in the State of Texas. S. Rept. 115-376;
H.R. 132, an Act to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to convey certain land and
appurtenances of the Arbuckle Project, Oklahoma, to the
Arbuckle Master Conservancy District, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 115-369;
H.R. 857, an Act to provide for conservation
and enhanced recreation activities in the California
Desert Conservation Area, and for other purposes. S.
Rept. 115-416;
H.R. 1967, an Act to amend the Reclamation
Project Act of 1939 to authorize pump storage
hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of
Reclamation reservoirs. S. Rept. 115-377;
H.R. 2075, an Act to adjust the eastern
boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls and
Deschutes Canyon Wilderness Study Areas in the State of
Oregon to facilitate fire prevention and response
activities to protect private property, and for other
purposes. S. Rept. 115-417;
H.R. 2630, an Act to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to convey certain land to the La Paz
County, Arizona, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-
365;
H.R. 3186, an Act to establish an Every Kid
Outdoors Program, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-
394;
H.R. 3279, an Act to amend the Mineral
Leasing Act to provide that extraction of helium from
gas produced under a Federal mineral lease shall
maintain the lease as if the helium, were oil and gas.
S. Rept. 115-391;
H.R. 4446, an Act to amend the Virgin
Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act
to extend the expiration date of the Commission, and
for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-361;
H.R. 4895, an Act to establish the Medgar
Evers Home National Monument in the State of
Mississippi, and for other purposes. S. Rept. 115-370;
H.R. 5979, an Act to establish the Mill
Springs Battlefield National Monument in the State of
Kentucky as unit of the National Park System, and for
other purposes. S. Rept. 115-378; and
H.R. 6040, an Act to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to convey certain land and facilities
of the Central Valley Project. S. Rept. 115-378.
November 27, 2018
The Committee ordered reports the nominations of:
Dr. Rita Baranwal to be an Assistant
Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy):
Mr. Bernard McNamee to be a Member of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and
Mr. Raymond David Vella to be Director of
the National Park Service.
Subcommittee on Energy
CORY GARDNER, Colorado, Chairman
JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia
JEFF FLAKE, Arizona RON WYDEN, Oregon
STEVE DAINES, Montana BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont
LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico
JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota ANGUS S. KING Jr., Maine
BILL CASSIDY, Louisiana TAMMY DUCKWORTH, Illinois
ROB PORTMAN, Ohio TINA SMITH, Minnesota*
SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West
Virginia**
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*Appointed January 30, 2018. Senator Franken served on the Subcommittee
until January 2, 2018.
**Appointed January 30, 2018. Senator Strange served on the
Subcommittee until January 3, 2018.
Note that Senator Strange filled a vacancy left by Senator Sessions on
February 9, 2017 (S. Res. 57) and that Senator Cortez Masto served on
the subcommittee until January 30, 2019.
JURISDICTION
The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and
legislative responsibilities for: nuclear, coal and synthetic
fuels research and development; nuclear and non-nuclear energy
commercialization projects; nuclear fuel cycle policy;
Department of Energy National Laboratories; global climate
change; new technologies research and development; nuclear
facilities siting and insurance program; commercialization of
new technologies, including solar energy systems; Federal
energy conservation programs; energy information; liquefied
natural gas projects; oil and natural gas regulation; refinery
policy; coal conversion; utility policy; strategic petroleum
reserves; regulation of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and
other oil and gas pipeline transportation systems within Alaska
Arctic research and energy development; and oil, gas and coal
production and distribution.
HEARINGS
The Subcommittee on Energy held three legislative hearings,
one oversight hearing, and one joint legislative and oversight
hearing during the 115th Congress.
March 28, 2017
Oversight and legislative hearing to examine the
cybersecurity threats to the U.S. electric grid and technology
advancements to minimize such threats and to receive testimony
on S. 79, the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act. S. Hrg. 115-
262.
September 12, 2017
Oversight hearing to examine the contributions of the
Department of Energy's National Laboratories in fostering
innovation. S. Hrg. 115-484.
October 3, 2017
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following
bills:
S. 186, a bill to amend the Federal Power
Act to provide that any inaction by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission that allows a rate change to go
into effect shall be treated as an order by the
Commission for purposes of rehearing and court review;
S. 1059, a bill to extend the authorization
of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of
1978 relating to the disposal site in Mesa County,
Colorado;
S. 1337, a bill to amend the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 to make certain strategic energy
infrastructure projects eligible for certain loan
guarantees, and for other purposes;
S. 1457, a bill to amend the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy to carry
out demonstration projects relating to advanced nuclear
reactor technologies to support domestic energy needs;
S. 1799, a bill to amend the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 to facilitate the commercialization of
energy and related technologies developed at Department
of Energy facilities with promising commercial
potential;
S. 1860, a bill to amend section 203 of the
Federal Power Act; and
H.R. 1109, a bill to amend section 203 of
the Federal Power Act. S. Hrg. 115-318.
December 5, 2017
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following
bills:
S. 1336, a bill to amend the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production
incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement
incentives, and for other purposes;
S. 1455, a bill to amend the United States
Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 to direct
the Secretary of Energy to establish new goals for the
Department of Energy relating to energy storage and to
carry out certain demonstration projects relating to
energy storage;
S. 1563, a bill to authorize the Office of
Fossil Energy to develop advanced separation
technologies for the extraction and recovery of rare
earth elements and minerals from coal and coal
byproducts, and for other purposes;
S. 1851, a bill to require the Secretary of
Energy to establish an energy storage research program,
demonstration and deployment program, and technical
assistance and grant program, and for other purposes;
S. 1876, a bill to direct the Secretary of
Energy to establish a program to advance energy storage
deployment by reducing the cost of energy storage
through research, development, and demonstration, and
for other purposes;
S. 1981, a bill to amend the Natural Gas Act
to expedite approval of exports of small volumes of
natural gas, and for other purposes; and
S. 2030, a bill to deem the compliance date
for amended energy conservation standards for ceiling
light kits to be January 21, 2020, and for other
purposes. S. Hrg. 115-493.
November 29, 2018
Legislative hearing to receive testimony on the following
bills:
S. 1089, a bill to require the Secretary of
Energy to review and update a report on the energy and
environmental benefits of the re-refining of used
lubricating oil;
S. 1713, a bill to require certain financial
assistance under the State energy program and the
Weatherization Assistance Program to be distributed
without undue delay to support State and local high-
impact energy efficiency and renewable energy
initiatives;
S. 1875, a bill to move the United States
toward greater energy independence and security, to
increase the flexibility, efficiency, and reliability
of the electric grid, to increase the competitiveness
of the United States economy, to protect consumers, and
to improve the energy performance of the Federal
Government, and for other purposes;
S. 2257, a bill to establish the IMPACT for
Energy Foundation;
S. 2803, a bill to amend the Energy Policy
Act of 2015 to improve the conversion, use, and storage
of carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels, and for
other purposes;
S. 2968, a bill to amend the Energy
Reorganization Act of 1974 to clarify whistleblower
rights and protections, and for other purposes;
S. 3088, a bill to amend the Energy and
Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy
to establish a program to prepare veterans for careers
in the energy industry, including the solar, wind,
cybersecurity, and other low-carbon emissions sector or
zero-emissions sectors of the energy industry, and for
other purposes;
S. 3295, a bill to improve energy
performance in Federal buildings, and for other
purposes;
S. 3376, a bill to require the Secretary to
establish an energy storage research program, a
demonstration and deployment program, and a technical
assistance and grant program, and for other purposes;
S. 3422, a bill to direct the Secretary of
Energy to establish advanced nuclear goals, provide for
a versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source, make
available high-assay, low-enriched uranium for
research, development and demonstration of advanced
nuclear reactor concepts, and for other purposes;