Democrats:
Nick Lampson (Texas),
Chairman
Jerry F. Costello (Illinois)
Lynn Woolsey (California)
Daniel Lipinski (Illinois)
Gabrielle Giffords (Arizona), Vice Chairman
Jerry McNerney (California)
Mark Udall (Colorado)
Brian Baird (Washington)
Donna F. Edwards (Maryland)
Bart Gordon (Tennessee),
ex officio
Republicans:
Bob Inglis (South Carolina),
Ranking Member
Roscoe G. Bartlett (Maryland)
Judy Biggert (Illinois)
W. Todd Akin (Missouri)
Randy Neugebauer (Texas)
Michael T. McCaul (Texas)
Mario Diaz-Balart (Florida)
Ralph M. Hall (Texas),
ex officio
Subcommittee Analyzes FY09 DOE Budget Priorities
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Members reviewed the Department of Energy’s (DOE) FY09 budget for research and development programs at a subcommittee hearing on March 5. DOE currently allocates $7.7 billion for their civilian energy R&D programs in FY09, which is distributed among five offices.
"The obstacles we face in energy and sustainability are of unprecedented scale and complexity. The Senate and House are working on legislation to institute a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases. We are still heavily dependent upon non-renewable energy supplies that are located outside our borders,” Subcommittee Chairman Nick Lampson. “We will only meet these challenges through aggressive and sustained support of research and development."
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Recently, subcommittee Members have held two field hearings on topics aimed at easing energy concerns and the obstacles and opportunities of solar power.
Legislative jurisdiction and general oversight and investigative authority on all matters relating to energy research, development, and demonstration and projects therefor, commercial application of energy technology, and environmental research including:
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(September 10, 2008) Subcommittee Examines the Effectiveness of the DOE’s BES Program in Advancing Energy Technologies
(July 23, 2008) Subcommittee Reviews Draft Legislation on Water Initiative
Letters From:
(May 23, 2007) Department of Energy Officials Respond to Chairmen's Request Regarding SREL
Letters To:
(April 2, 2008) Lampson Letter to DOE Questioning Changes to FutureGen
(May 29, 2007) Lampson, Miller Press for More Information in Keeping SREL Open
(March 20, 2007) Remarks by Rep. Nick Lampson before the 45th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium
(October 25, 2007) Water-Use Efficiency and Conservation Research Act of 2007
(October 5, 2007) Energy Storage Technology Advancement Act of 2007
(March 24, 2008) Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Discusses the Opportunites and Obstacles of Solar Power on NPR's Science Friday
(December 6, 2007) Chairman Gordon Speaks on Behalf of Energy Bill
(March 17, 2008) Say No to Reneging on Energy Standards [Giffords]
(September 20, 2007) Watching Over Spending Is Our Job [Miller, Lampson]
(May 16, 2008) [GAO] ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES: Polar-orbiting Satellite Acquisition Faces Delays
(October 23, 2007) [GAO] GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES: Further Action Needs to Effectively Manage Risks