Oil and Gas

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Rep. Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) introduced the Gas Prices Relief Act alongside several Western Caucus Members. A companion bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senate Western Caucus Member Roger Marshall (KS). The legislation aims to protect Americans from President Biden’s anti-energy agenda. "Since the… Read more »

American producers deserve certainty in the permitting process By Rep. Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) American energy independence is unobtainable without functioning pipelines. Pipelines are vital infrastructure for transporting crude oil and natural gas across the nation. They are safer than trucks, barges, and rail, all while emitting less greenhouse gas. To ensure we have a strong… Read more »

To modernize infrastructure, start with NEPA reform By Rep. David Schweikert (AZ-05 Arizonans have felt the burden of America’s fraying energy infrastructure for decades. As a state located in the desert southwest, the highly variable environment places an emphasis on the need for modernized infrastructure and energy innovation. Heat waves often cause blackouts here at home, and in… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Vice Chair and House Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (AR-04), and House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) led 64 Members in sending a letter U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Director Amanda Lefton to urge the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As President Biden visits Texas following his announcement that the U.S. will ban Russian imports of oil – amidst rising gas prices, an international energy crisis, and the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston – Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and Congressional Western Caucus Members from Texas are calling on him to unleash American energy potential… Read more »