WASHINGTON, D.C. — As first reported in The Daily Caller, Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) and Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced bicameral legislation to slash red tape and remove burdensome energy export restrictions imposed by former President Biden. The Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act depoliticizes the export of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) by eliminating the requirement… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) led a letter urging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to expedite the review of the Texas Railroad Commission’s (RRC) application for primary enforcement responsibility (“primacy”) of Class VI underground injection control wells. These wells are integral to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate passed Congressman August Pfluger's (TX-11) Congressional Review Act (CRA) to reverse Biden's ill-conceived natural gas tax after it passed through the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday. The CRA now awaits the President's signature to be signed into law. In response to his legislation's passage in the Senate, Rep. Pfluger said, “I… Read more »

The Daily Caller | Op-Ed Rep. August Pfluger | February 26, 2025 In the waning days of the Biden administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) doubled down on Joe Biden’s disastrous energy policies, imposing a burdensome and harmful tax on oil and natural gas facilities — called the Waste Emissions Charge (WEC), also commonly referred to as the “natural… Read more »

Originally Posted in the Daily Caller on February 7, 2025 Republican Texas Rep. August Pfluger’s bill that would prohibit the president from banning fracking without the consent of Congress passed the House Friday morning 226 to 188. Pfluger’s bill, known as the Protecting American Energy Production Act, would prohibit a federal moratorium on the use of fracking. Just 16… Read more »

Originally posted in Energy and Environment News by Politico  Hill Republicans are seeking to roll back a key Inflation Reduction Act program regulating methane emissions from domestic natural gas producers. GOP lawmakers say they'll introduce companion resolutions Tuesday in the House and Senate targeting EPA's rule requiring energy producers to report methane emissions. As… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement commending President Trump for his energy focused executive orders. “On day one, President Trump has already upheld several promises he made to the American people through decisive executive actions, including several actions to unleash American energy. As the representative of the most prolific oil and… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced his first piece of legislation of the 119th Congress. The Protecting American Energy Production Act would prohibit any federal moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing—a threat heard many times over the last four years.  “The Biden Administration has spent the last four years attacking the American energy industry,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) introduced a bicameral Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to block implementation of the Biden Administration’s Natural Gas Tax, which… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its final study aimed at shutting down U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports: "Today’s study released by the Biden-Harris White House regarding liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports is politicized and reckless. Almost a year ago, the… Read more »