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 »

WASHINGTON, DC – Friday, RSC House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) and RSC Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK) released the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s moratorium on approvals for new U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects: “President Biden’s move to stall LNG exports is only a win for our adversaries and dirty global polluters… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) joined U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Representative Tim Walberg (R-Michigan) along with a bicameral group of 121 lawmakers in sending a letter to U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Deputy Administrator Sophie Shulman calling for the withdrawal of the Biden Administration’s… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) proudly invited Mike Oestmann, the President and CEO of Tall City Exploration, to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee about the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) regulatory overreach. Oestmann provided a poignant testimony about how detrimental EPA regulations are to small producers. "I am extremely proud that… Read more »

Originally posted by the Daily Caller on October 30, 2023. Several dozen Republican lawmakers wrote to the newly-elected Speaker of the House asking him to repeal an emissions reduction program from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), according to a copy of the letter obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Rep. August Pfluger of Texas wrote the letter, which… Read more »

Pfluger Urges Biden Official to Visit Permian Basin Where Admin Wants to Curb Drilling to ‘Save a Lizard’ WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) sent a letter to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams urging the Director to hold a public hearing in the Permian Basin to fully understand the consequences that the Biden Administration’s decision to list… Read more »

Originally Published by the Daily Caller on August 31, 2023 Republican Rep. August Pfluger of Texas has requested that members of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) come to Texas to hold a hearing about a decision that could drastically impact U.S. energy production, according to a letter obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Pfluger requested that the… Read more »

Article linked here. As Americans “spring forward” having spent more of their winter paychecks to heat their homes and fill their tanks, they are rightly wondering when relief will come.    Last summer, the average price of a gallon of gas exceeded $5. Americans of every walk of life need assurance that reliable and affordable energy will be readily available to them… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Thursday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement following House passage of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, which includes Pfluger’s provisions to strike President Biden’s natural gas and implement timelines for the EPA’s evaluation of states’ Class VI wells primacy applications:   Rep. August Pfluger: “House Republicans committed to making… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – RSC House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), RSC Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK), and HEAT Vice Chairman Mike Carey (R-OH) released a statement following House Passage of H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, which tackles the energy crisis caused by President Biden’s disastrous policies:   "Passing H.R. 1 is a win for American families… Read more »