Witnesses:

The Honorable Mark Menezes, Former United States Deputy Secretary of Energy, Former Chief Counsel, Energy and Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce

Witness Testimony

The Honorable Bernard McNamee, Former Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Witness Testimony

Jeffrey Eshelman, II, President and Chief Executive Officer Independent Petroleum Association of America

Witness Testimony

Katie Sweeney, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer National Mining Association

Witness Testimony

Raul Garcia, Legislative Director for Healthy Communities, Earthjustice

Witness Testimony

Tyson Slocum, Director of the Energy Program, Public Citizen

Witness Testimony

Legislation for Discussion:

• H.R. 150, the “Protecting American Energy Production Act.” 
• H.R. 484, the “Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act.” 
• H.R.__, the “Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act.” 
• H.Con.Res.__, Expressing disapproval of the revocation by President Biden of the Presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. 
• H.R.__, the “Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act.” 
• H.R. 647, the “Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023.” 
• H.R. __, the “Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act.” 
• H.R. __, the “Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act.” 
• H.R. __, To require the Secretary of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to issue a report with respect to petrochemical refineries in the United States, and for other purposes. 
• H.R.__, To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the phase out of gasoline and prevent higher prices for consumers and for other purposes. 
• H.Con.Res. __, Expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should not impose any restrictions on the export of crude oil or other petroleum products. 
• H.R. __, To repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fund. 
• H.R. __, To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements, sanctions, or fees, with respect to processing or refining of critical energy resources at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes. 
• H.R. __, To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act with respect to critical energy resources, and for other purposes. 
• H.R. __, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to treat the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility as having been issued an interim permit for the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste, and for other purposes. 
• H.R. __, To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities, and for other purposes. 
• H.R. __, To prohibit the importation into the United States of unirradiated low-enriched uranium that is produced in the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.