Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) joined Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland during her visit to Houston at sites where abandoned oil and gas wells are being cleaned up and for a meeting with the Texas Railroad Commission to discuss implementation of the program made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which included Congresswoman… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act. “I agree that it is time for Congress to work not only to lower energy costs but also to strengthen our energy security, ensure and enable domestic energy production of all kinds, and secure our energy future,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher.  “But the bill before the House,… Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led her colleagues in a letter to House Appropriations Committee leadership advocating for the highest amount of funding possible for Fiscal Year 2024 to support programs at the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce emissions and improve sustainability in the energy sector.  The letter urges… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) reintroduced the American Gas for Allies Act to allow U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to receive expedited approval from the Department of Energy to export LNG from the U.S. to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries.  Currently, under the Natural Gas Act, countries that have free trade agreements with the… Read more »

E&E DAILY | A bipartisan group of members from both chambers on Thursday reintroduced legislation that would establish a revenue-sharing system for offshore renewable energy development. It marks the latest attempt by congressional lawmakers from coastal states and districts to ease existing restrictions on how much revenue they can recoup from the dollars that are generated off… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) reintroduced the bipartisan Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Actalong with Congressman Don Davis (NC-01), Congressman Randy Weber (TX-14) Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01), and Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (VA-07).  This legislation, which Congresswoman Fletcher… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) was re-appointed to serve on the House Committee on Energy & Commerce in the 118th Congress.  The Committee has wide jurisdiction over issues important to Texas’ Seventh Congressional District, including health care and energy.  Congresswoman Fletcher will serve on the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security as well… Read more »

By: Jennah Durant and Joe Robledo  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that six Texas organizations will receive $3,050,010 from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and American Rescue Plan to enhance air quality monitoring in marginalized communities. The project is focused on communities that are underserved, historically marginalized, and overburdened by… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congressman Tom Rice (SC-07), Congressman Randy Weber (TX-14), and Congresswoman Elaine Luria (VA-02) introduced the bipartisan Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act.  This legislation would help protect coastal communities by creating a new stream of funding for coastal infrastructure and flood… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) led ten of their colleagues in the Texas Delegation in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, making the case for the Department to select Houston as a location for a hydrogen hub under the program created in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which… Read more »