United States House Science Subcommittee on Energy

The Science Subcommittee on Energy is one of six subcommittees of the United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

In 2007, the subcommittee held the first Congressional hearing on global climate change for the 110th Congress. The Hearing on the State of Climate Change Science 2007: The Findings of the Fourth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Working Group I Report, included four climate scientists who authored the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment report and Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Jurisdiction

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:

Department of Energy research, development, and demonstration programs;
Department of Energy laboratories;
Department of Energy science activities;
energy supply activities;
nuclear, solar and renewable energy, and other advanced energy technologies;
uranium supply and enrichment, and Department of Energy waste management and environment, safety, and health activities as appropriate;
fossil energy research and development;
clean coal technology;
energy conservation research and development;
energy aspects of climate change;
pipeline research, development, and demonstration projects;
energy and environmental standards;
energy conservation including building performance, alternate fuels for and improved efficiency of vehicles, distributed power systems, and industrial process improvements;
Environmental Protection Agency research and development programs;
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including all activities related to weather, weather services, climate, and the atmosphere, and marine fisheries, and oceanic research;
risk assessment activities; and
scientific issues related to environmental policy, including climate change.

History

Chairs of the subcommittee:

Randy Weber, Texas, 2015–present
Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming, 2013–2015
Andy Harris, Maryland, 2011–2013
Brian Baird, Washington, 2009–2011
Nick Lampson, Texas, 2007–2009
Judy Biggert, Illinois, 2005–2007

Members, 114th Congress

Majority	Minority
Randy Weber, Texas, Chairman Steve Knight, California, Vice Chair Dana Rohrabacher, California Randy Neugebauer, Texas Mo Brooks, Alabama Randy Hultgren, Illinois Thomas Massie, Kentucky Barbara Comstock, Virginia Barry Loudermilk, Georgia	Alan Grayson, Florida, Ranking Member Eric Swalwell, California Marc Veasey, Texas Dan Lipinski, Illinois Katherine Clark, Massachusetts Ed Perlmutter, Colorado

External links

Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, official website
Republican Subcommittee website
Democratic Subcommittee website

Current United States House Science and Technology Subcommittees

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