Subcommittee on Energy
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Background
Jurisdiction of the Subcommittee includes oversight and legislative responsibilities for:
- nuclear, coal and synthetic fuels research and development
- nuclear and non-nuclear energy commercialization projects
- nuclear fuel cycle policy
- Department of Energy National Laboratories
- global climate change
- new technologies research and development
- nuclear facilities siting and insurance program
- commercialization of new technologies including, solar energy systems
- Federal energy conservation programs
- energy information
- liquefied natural gas projects
- oil and natural gas regulation
- refinery policy
- coal conversion
- utility policy
- strategic petroleum reserves
- regulation of Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and other oil and gas pipeline transportation systems within Alaska Artic research and energy development
- and oil, gas and coal production and distribution.
Key Offices
The Subcommittee on Energy is led by the following people
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Byron Dorgan (D) Chairman Serving in the House for North Dakota's At-Large District from 1981-92, Dorgan was elected to the Senate in 1992. As Chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee, he's a powerful Democratic Senator. He's a strong proponent of mended US-Cuban relations. |
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Lisa Murkowski (R) Ranking Member After serving in Alaska's House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002, Lisa was appointed by her Alaska Senator father to his unexpired seat which she renewed in 2004. With a pro-choice, pro-stem cell research beliefs, she's seen as a moderate in her party. |
Members of the Subcommittee on Energy
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Daniel Kahikina Akaka (D) | |
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Richard Burr (R) | |
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Maria Cantwell (D) | |
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Bob Corker (R) | |
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Larry Craig (R) | |
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Jim DeMint (R) | |
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Tim Johnson (D) | |
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Mary Landrieu (D) | |
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Mel Martinez (R) | |
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Bob Menendez (D) | |
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Bernie Sanders (I) | |
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Jeff Sessions (R) | |
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Jon Tester (D) | |
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Ron Wyden (D) |
Latest Updates
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