The Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security is a subcommittee within the
United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is one of the oldest standing committees of the United States House of Representatives. Established in 1795, it has operated continuously—with various name changes and jurisdictional changes—for more tha ...
. It was formed during the
112th Congress from the Energy and Environment Subcommittee when a new
Environment and Economy Subcommittee was created.
Until the
118th Congress
The 118th United States Congress is the next meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It is scheduled to meet in Washington ...
, it was named the Subcommittee on Energy. The committee also had responsibility for climate policy transferred to it from the
in the 118th Congress.
Jurisdiction
The Subcommittee's jurisdiction includes national energy policy generally; fossil energy, renewable energy resources and synthetic fuels; energy conservation; energy information; energy regulation and utilization; utility issues and regulation of nuclear facilities; interstate energy compacts; nuclear energy and waste; the
Clean Air Act; all laws, programs, and government activities affecting such matters; and Homeland security-related aspects of the foregoing.
Members, 118th Congress
Historical membership rosters
115th Congress
116th Congress
117th Congress
External links
Official homepage
References
Energy Energy and Air Quality
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