Western Caucus Commends Passage of Houchin's Affordable HOMES Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Erin Houchin (IN-09) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed her legislation, H.R. 5184, the Affordable Housing Over Mandating Efficiency Standards (HOMES) Act, on a bipartisan vote of 263-147. “As demand for affordable homes has surged, so have unnecessary costs, making the dream of…

Western Caucus Celebrates Passage of FY26 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Energy and Water Development Appropriations Chairman Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), and Interior and Environment Appropriations Chairman Mike Simpson (ID-02) released the following statements after today's 397-28 vote in the House of Representatives to pass H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and…

LaMalfa, Westerman Commend Bipartisan Passage of SPEED Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Westerman (AR-04) released the following statements after today's 221-196 vote in the House of Representatives to pass  H.R. 4776, the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act. "Every year there are…

LaMalfa, Griffith Commend Passage of Power Plant Reliability Act in House

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) released the following statements after H.R. 3632, the Power Plant Reliability Act passed the House by a vote of 222-202. "Under the previous Administration, cheap and reliable baseload power like natural gas and hydropower was rushed off the grid.…

Chairman LaMalfa Commends Passage of Electricity Reliability Legislation

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed three separate bills to improve the reliability of the nation's energy generation system, H.R. 3628, the State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act, H.R. 3638, the Electric Supply Chain Act, and H.R.…

Chairman LaMalfa Supports Proposed Changes to Fuel Economy Standards

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Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statement after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published its "Freedom Means Affordable Cars" proposal, a significant reset to the agency's corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards. “For years our national fuel economy standards have done nothing more than fail…

LaMalfa, Pfluger Praise House Passage of Domestic LNG Legislation

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Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) and Representative August Pfluger (TX11) released the following statements after H.R. 1949, the Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act passed the House of Representatives on a vote of 217-188.   "Today, the House took a major step to unleash America’s LNG potential,” said Chairman LaMalfa. "For too long,…

House Passes Caucus Members' Legislation to Roll Back Biden-Era Energy Roadblocks

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Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Vice Chair Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) and Representative Nick Begich (AK-AL) released statements celebrating House passage of resolutions to disapprove and rollback three Biden-era energy policies that served as roadblocks to American energy production.  “This week the House voted to roll back three more Biden-era roadblocks…

Fedorchak Bill to Secure American Energy Dominance Passes House

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Today, Representative Julie Fedorchak (ND-AL) and Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statements following passage of H.R. 3062, the Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Fedorchak, passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 224-203.   “The Keystone XL pipeline should have never been cancelled.…

Balderson Legislation to Bolster Grid Reliability Passes House

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Today, Representative Troy Balderson (OH-12) and Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statements following passage of H.R. 1047, the Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable (GRID) Power Act. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Balderson, passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 216-206.   “With American power demand…

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