Energy and Power

Chairman:  Ed Whitfield (KY-01)
Jurisdiction: 
National energy policy; fossil energy; renewable energy; nuclear energy; nuclear facilities; the Department of Energy; the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; synthetic and alternative fuels; energy conservation; energy information; utility issues; interstate energy compacts; energy generation, marketing, reliability, transmission, siting, exploration, production, efficiency, cybersecurity, and ratemaking for all generated power; pipelines; the Clean Air Act and air emissions; all laws, programs, and government activities affecting energy matters, including all aspects of the above-referenced jurisdiction related to the Department of Homeland Security.

Members

Republicans

Ed Whitfield (KY), Chair
John Sullivan (OK), Vice Chair
John Shimkus (IL)
Greg Walden (OR)
Lee Terry (NE)
Michael Burgess (TX)
Brian Bilbray (CA)
Steve Scalise (LA)
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA)
Pete Olson (TX)
David McKinley (WV)
Cory Gardner (CO)
Mike Pompeo (KS)
Morgan Griffith (VA)
Joe Barton (TX)
Fred Upton (MI)

Democrats

Bobby L. Rush (IL), Ranking Member
Kathy Castor (FL)
John Sarbanes (MD)
John D. Dingell (MI)
Edward J. Markey (MA)
Eliot L. Engel (NY)
Gene Green (TX)
Lois Capps (CA)
Michael F. Doyle (PA)
Charles A. Gonzalez (TX)
Henry A. Waxman (CA)

November 29, 2012 | Event

Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, has scheduled a third, bipartisan Clean Air Act forum for Thursday, November 29, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

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November 5, 2012 | Letter

To read the letter, click here.

To read the committee's October 11, 2012 letter to FERC, click here.

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October 26, 2012 | Blog Post

WASHINGTON, DC – Throughout the 112th Congress, House Republicans have fought for pro-growth policies to create jobs emphasizing an “all of the above” energy policy. Sound energy policy is critical to economic growth.

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October 23, 2012 | Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Office of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor released a new report entitled The Imperial Presidency to highlight the Obama administration’s massive regulatory overreach and disregard for the legislative process.

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October 22, 2012 | Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, has scheduled a third, bipartisan Clean Air Act forum for Thursday, November 29, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

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