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  • Energy Tops Congressional Agenda in Dash to Adjournment; Senate Bi-partisan Agreement under Discussion

    Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) brought H.R. 6899, the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act, to the House floor for consideration.  There will be limited debate and no amendments allowed; however, Republicans will be permitted to offer a "motion to recommit" (i.e. one chance to ...
    Posted to NEPPA (Weblog) by Staff on September 16, 2008
  • House Holds Hearing on Cybersecurity Draft Bill; Action Unclear

    Thursday, September 11, the House Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee held a hearing on "Protecting the Electric Grid from Cyber Security Threats."   At the hearing, Members heard testimony from government officials and industry representatives on draft legislation which reflected efforts by a coalition of electric ...
    Posted to NEPPA (Weblog) by Staff on September 16, 2008
  • House Ways and Means Committee to Hold Climate Hearing

    House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) announced the committee will hold a hearing focused on tax policy options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions on Sept. 18.   A number of proposals have been referred to the Ways and Means Committee in the 110th Congress (e.g., H.R. 2069 - The Save Our Climate Act ...
    Posted to NEPPA (Weblog) by Staff on September 16, 2008
  • 48 Senators Request Emergency LIHEAP Funding

    On September 12, Sens. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME), along with 46 other Senators, sent a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee requesting at least $2.5 billion in emergency funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in the expected Continuing ...
    Posted to NEPPA (Weblog) by Staff on September 16, 2008
  • Boucher and Carper Reach Agreement on CAIR Fix; Action Possible

    Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), chairman of the Senate Clean Air and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee and Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA), chairman of the House Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee, have been working behind the scenes to see if they can reach an agreement on a targeted bill to reinstate all or part of the U.S. Environmental Protection ...
    Posted to NEPPA (Weblog) by Staff on September 16, 2008
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