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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Congressman Mike Levin (CA-49) introduced the bipartisan Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2024, which would modernize our country’s nuclear waste management program by establishing an independent Nuclear Waste Administration to manage the country’s nuclear waste. In line with recommendations from the Blue Ribbon… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman August Pfluger (TX-11) recently joined Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and the House Energy Export Caucus in demanding the Biden-Harris administration authorize liquified natural gas (LNG) export permits after a federal judge blocked the administration’s ban on new permits.   Congressman Pfluger said, "Since before… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) proudly announces the introduction of the Show the Data Act of 2024, a critical piece of legislation aimed at protecting the Permian Basin from regulations brought down by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) based on out-of-state monitors. This bill builds on the Energy & Commerce Committee's National Ambient… 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 after a federal judge blocked President Biden's ban on new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals: "We are glad that the courts agree that the Biden Administration violated the Natural Gas Act with a politically… Read more »

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 »