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December 14, 1795

30

Members

6

specialized subcommittees

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Jun 22, 2026

Energy

Chairmen Guthrie and Latta Announce Energy Subcommittee Markup of Eight Bills on Electricity and Pipeline Safety

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, announced a subcommittee markup of eight bills.

WHAT: Subcommittee on Energy markup of eight bills.

DATE: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

TIME: 2:00 PM ET

LOCATION: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building

Items to be considered:

H.R. 9332, Load Forecasting Enhancement Act (Reps. Balderson and Menendez)
H.R. 9339, Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act (Rep. Harshbarger and Mullin)
H.R. 9335, Advanced Transmission to Reduce Rates Act (Rep. Goldman)
H.R. 9340, Ratepayer Protection Act (Reps. Evans (CO) and Castor)
H.R. 6633, High-Capacity Grid Act (Rep. Fedorchak)
H.R. 6529, Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act (Rep. Landsman)
H.R. 2986, Expediting Generator Interconnection Procedures Act of 2025 (Rep. Castor)
H.R. 9338, Pipeline Safety Authorization Act of 2026 (Rep. Weber)

This notice is at the direction of the Chairman. The markup will be open to the public and press and will be livestreamed online at energycommerce.house.gov. If you have any questions concerning this hearing, please contact Seth Ricketts with the Committee staff at Seth.Ricketts@mail.house.gov If you have any press-related questions, please contact Ben Mullany at Ben.Mullany@mail.house.gov.

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Jun 22, 2026

Press Release

Chairman Guthrie and Ranking Member Pallone Announce Agreement on Bipartisan Kids’ Safety Package

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, issued the following statement:

“Coming into this Congress, we knew that protecting children and teens online would be one of the most significant challenges this committee would have to address. In the tradition of the Energy and Commerce Committee, we worked across the aisle for many months and have now found common ground on policies to significantly improve the digital environment for kids,” said Chairman Guthrie and Ranking Member Pallone. “Through empowering parents, establishing safety as a default, strengthening privacy for children and teens, increasing transparency around data brokers, and holding Big Tech accountable, the KIDS Act delivers the 21st century protections parents have demanded and our kids deserve.”

BACKGROUND:

The committee leaders have reached an agreement on the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act.
The bill includes portions of:
o The SCREEN Act
o The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)
o The Safe Messaging for Kids Act
o The SPY KIDS Act
o The Safer GAMING Act
o The SAFE Bots Act
o The Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0)
o Data Broker Disclosures
o The Safe Social Media Act
o The No Fentanyl on Social Media Act
o The Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act
o The Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act
o The AWARE Act
o The Kids Internet and Safety Partnership Act

Jun 22, 2026

Press Release

Chairman Guthrie, Ranking Member Pallone Release Revised KIDS Act Text

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released legislative text of the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act.

“Last year, Ranking Member Pallone and I first expressed our deep desire for a bipartisan kids’ safety package that would deliver lasting, effective, and enforceable protections for children and teens online. I’m proud to say that our continued negotiations, since that initial agreement and then following our full committee markup in March, have led to a bipartisan agreement that would establish the strongest protections to date,” said Chairman Guthrie. “The bipartisan KIDS Act addresses the proven harms from online platforms ranging from social media to gaming to artificial intelligence and pornography, establishes new privacy protections for children and teens, and gives parents the necessary tools to fight back against Big Tech. I want to thank Ranking Member Pallone for our ongoing work together, and I am hopeful that this consensus legislation can soon be considered by the full House.”

“Big Tech has had a free pass for far too long while kids and teens face real harm online, including predatory design features, dangerous chatbots, and data brokers profiting off their personal information,” said Ranking Member Pallone. “This agreement proves Congress can come together to deliver real online protections for our nation’s young people. I'm proud of the work the House Energy and Commerce Committee has done on a bipartisan basis, and I look forward to working with Chairman Guthrie to bring this package to the House floor for a vote soon.”

CLICK HERE to view the KIDS Act text.

Jun 18, 2026

Press Release

Chairman Guthrie, Chairman Latta, and Rep. Evans on the Introduction of the Ratepayer Protection Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, applauded the introduction of the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act by Congressman Gabe Evans (CO-08) and Congresswoman Kathy Castor (FL-14), which aims to ensure American families are not left footing the bill for the grid upgrades and electricity demand that building out AI infrastructure requires.

“Winning the race to AI dominance is essential to securing America’s future global leadership, and that means expeditiously building the power infrastructure needed to support new technologies, while doing so in a responsible way,” said Chairman Guthrie. “Families and small businesses across the country shouldn’t be left to foot the bill for this new development, though the benefits of these innovations will be felt by all of society. The Ratepayer Protection Act is a bipartisan effort which would ensure that the costs of grid upgrades are appropriately paid for according to demand. Thank you to Congressman Evans for his leadership on this commonsense bill.”

“As the Chairman of the Energy Subcommittee, I am supportive of the Ratepayer Protection Act,” said Chairman Latta. “This legislation would create a baseline standard so that Americans are protected from large rate increases due to data centers and other large load operations. I thank my colleague, Rep. Gabe Evans, for leading this timely legislation.”

“As America races to lead the world in AI, we must build the energy infrastructure needed to support this innovation, and stay ahead of competitors like Communist China,” said Rep. Evans. “However, Colorado families, farmers, and small businesses should not be forced to cover the costs of new power generation driven by these developments. I’m proud to introduce the Ratepayer Protection Act, which is a bipartisan, commonsense solution that protects everyday Americans and ensures our nation can continue to win the AI race.”

BACKGROUND:

Codifies the principles underpinning the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, a commitment by Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI to cover their own data center energy costs.
When a major new customer like a data center comes onto the grid, new power generation, transmission lines, and local upgrades are often required to meet its energy demands. The companies that require these new upgrades should be the ones to pay for them, not families and small businesses in local communities.
The bipartisan legislation amends Section 111 (d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to require state regulatory authorities to consider creating a large-load standard, which would ensure that any company looking to build a data center would be required to pay for the related costs of building new power generation, transmission lines, and other upgrades, in effect preserving local decision making while modernizing electricity policy to meet the demands of innovation.

CLICK HERE to read the legislation.

Trending Subcommittees

Full Committee

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Energy

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National Energy Policy, energy infrastructure and security, energy related Agencies and Commissions, all laws, programs, and government activities affecting energy matters. National Energy Policy focuses on fossil energy; renewable energy; nuclear energy; energy conservation, utility issues, including but not limited to interstate energy compacts; energy generation, marketing, reliability, transmission, siting, exploration, production, efficiency, cybersecurity, and ratemaking for all generated power. Energy infrastructure and security focuses on pipelines, the strategic petroleum reserve, nuclear facilities, and cybersecurity for our nation’s grid. Our jurisdiction also includes all aspects of the above-referenced jurisdiction related to the Department of Homeland Security. Agencies and Commissions in our jurisdiction include: The US Department of Energy, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

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Interstate and foreign commerce, including all trade matters within the jurisdiction of the full committee; consumer protection, including privacy matters generally; data security; motor vehicle safety; regulation of commercial practices (the Federal Trade Commission), including sports-related matters; consumer product safety (the Consumer Product Safety Commission); product liability; and regulation of travel, tourism, and time. The Subcommittee’s jurisdiction can be directly traced to Congress’ constitutional authority “to regulate Commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.”

Communications & Technology

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Electronic communications, both Interstate and foreign, including voice, video, audio and data, whether transmitted by wire or wirelessly, and whether transmitted by telecommunications, commercial or private mobile service, broadcast, cable, satellite, microwave, or other mode; technology generally; emergency and public safety communications; cybersecurity, privacy, and data security; the Federal Communications Commission, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Office of Emergency Communications in the Department of Homeland Security; and all aspects of the above-referenced jurisdiction related to the Department of Homeland Security.

Environment

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All matters related to soil, air, noise and water contamination; emergency environmental response, both physical and cybersecurity. In particular, the subcommittee has jurisdiction over The Nuclear Waste Policy Act, The Clean Air Act, The Safe Drinking Water Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act – including Superfund and the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, The Solid Waste Disposal Act, The Toxic Substance Control Act and The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program. Under the Clean Air Act, this subcommittee deals with National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for criteria pollutants; National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Standards; New Source Performance Standards (NSPS); Mobile Source Standards for vehicles, aircraft, fuels and fuel additives, including the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles. The subcommittee focuses on the regulation of solid, hazardous, and nuclear wastes, including mining, nuclear, oil, gas, and coal combustion waste.

Health

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The health sector broadly, including private and public health insurance (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP); biomedical research and development; hospital construction; mental health; health information technology, privacy, and cybersecurity; medical malpractice and medical malpractice insurance; the 340B drug discount program; the regulation of food, drugs, and cosmetics; drug abuse; the Department of Health and Human Services; the National Institutes of Health; the Centers for Disease Control; Indian Health Service; and all aspects of the above-referenced jurisdiction related to the Department of Homeland Security.

Oversight & Investigations

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Responsible for conducting oversight and investigations of any matter related to the jurisdiction of the full committee.

Recent Letters

Jun 22, 2026

Press Release

Chairman Guthrie and Ranking Member Pallone Announce Agreement on Bipartisan Kids’ Safety Package

BACKGROUND:

The committee leaders have reached an agreement on the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act.
The bill includes portions of:
o The SCREEN Act
o The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)
o The Safe Messaging for Kids Act
o The SPY KIDS Act
o The Safer GAMING Act
o The SAFE Bots Act
o The Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0)
o Data Broker Disclosures
o The Safe Social Media Act
o The No Fentanyl on Social Media Act
o The Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act
o The Promoting a Safe Internet for Minors Act
o The AWARE Act
o The Kids Internet and Safety Partnership Act

Jun 22, 2026

Press Release

Chairman Guthrie, Ranking Member Pallone Release Revised KIDS Act Text

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released legislative text of the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act.

CLICK HERE to view the KIDS Act text.

Jun 18, 2026

Press Release

Chairman Guthrie, Chairman Latta, and Rep. Evans on the Introduction of the Ratepayer Protection Act

BACKGROUND:

Codifies the principles underpinning the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, a commitment by Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI to cover their own data center energy costs.
When a major new customer like a data center comes onto the grid, new power generation, transmission lines, and local upgrades are often required to meet its energy demands. The companies that require these new upgrades should be the ones to pay for them, not families and small businesses in local communities.
The bipartisan legislation amends Section 111 (d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to require state regulatory authorities to consider creating a large-load standard, which would ensure that any company looking to build a data center would be required to pay for the related costs of building new power generation, transmission lines, and other upgrades, in effect preserving local decision making while modernizing electricity policy to meet the demands of innovation.

CLICK HERE to read the legislation.