WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Pfluger introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify the Biden Administration’s U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service final rule listing the dunes sagebrush lizard as “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Listing the sagebrush lizard under the ESA is an incredible threat to energy production developed in the Permian Basin. Rep.… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, RSC House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), and RSC Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK) released the following statement the Biden Administration announced plans to release 1 million barrels of gasoline from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a politically-motivated move: “The Biden administration has put Americans last with his failed… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, RSC House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), RSC Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK), and Rep. Pete Stauber (MN-08) released the following statement after the U.S. House passed H.R. 6285 – Alaska’s Right to Produce Act of 2023: “Since day one of his Administration, President Biden has waged a disastrous war on American energy production. Now… Read more »

Originally published by The Washington Times on April 18, 2024. OPINION: When energy security and economic prosperity hang in the balance, the importance of prioritizing American energy production cannot be overstated. That is why it is imperative to reverse President Biden’s ban on future liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, which threatens our nation’s energy independence and… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman August Pfluger joined Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and Tracey Mann (KS-01) in introducing a Congressional Review Act to overturn the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) efforts to further regulate oil and gas producers.   “One of the only promises President Biden has followed through on is his campaign vow to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — House Energy Action Team Chairman August Pfluger (TX-11) led 55 House Republicans in sending a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the EPA to revise implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act's so-called methane fee. In the letter, House Republicans said "The EPA's proposed rules blatantly violate Congressional… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Friday, Congressman August Pfluger's legislation to repeal the Natural Gas Tax included in the Inflation Reduction Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives as a part of H.R. 1023, the Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes Act. Congressman Pfluger spoke on the House Floor in advance of the vote. Watch here or read excerpts of his remarks as prepared below. "I rise in… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) proudly hosted House Speaker Mike Johnson (LA-04) in the Permian Basin for a rig tour with Diamondback Energy to kick off Energy Week in Congress. The U.S. House will vote on pro-energy legislation, including Rep. Pfluger's bill to repeal President Biden's harmful natural gas tax, this week as House Republicans work to restore American… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Thursday, the House of Representatives passed Rep. August Pfluger's legislation, H.R. 7176, the Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024. The bill will reverse President Biden’s liquified natural gas (LNG) export ban and unleash American LNG to lower energy costs while advancing U.S. energy security and the security of our allies. “President Biden has used every… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representative August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced H.R.7176, the Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act, which depoliticizes the export of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) by eliminating the requirement for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to authorize its export and instead giving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) sole authority over the approval… Read more »