Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) today announced a legislative hearing titled “Keeping the Lights On: Enhancing Reliability and Efficiency to Power American Homes.”

The Chairs released the following statement:

“A top priority for Energy and Commerce this Congress is ensuring American families have access to reliable, affordable, and efficient energy sources and home appliances. This requires, in part, an electric grid that is secure from vulnerabilities — including overreaching federal regulations — which can lead to life threatening outages and other service interruptions. An unreliable grid has consequences across our lives and the entire economy, from creating unpredictable food supplies and medical care, to unreliable public services, transportation, and communication systems. We look forward to discussing solutions that will help promote the reliability of our grid, reduce supply chain risks and equipment shortages, and make sure people are able to continue using home appliances that are both energy efficient and affordable.”

Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, & Grid Security legislative hearing titled “Keeping the Lights On: Enhancing Reliability and Efficiency to Power American Homes.”

WHAT: Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee legislative hearing on strengthening energy reliability and efficiency.

DATE: Wednesday, September 13, 2023

TIME: 10:00 AM

LOCATION: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building

This notice is at the direction of the Chair. The hearing will be open to the public and press and will be live streamed online at https://energycommerce.house.gov/. If you have any questions concerning the hearing, please contact Kaitlyn Peterson at Kaitlyn.Peterson@mail.house.gov. If you have any press-related questions, please contact Sean Kelly at Sean.Kelly@mail.house.gov.    

Legislation to be discussed: 

H.R. 4167, Protecting America’s Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act (Rep. Richard Hudson)

H.R. ___, DOE Appliance and Equipment Standards Reform and Consumer Protection Act

H.R. ___, GRID Act