Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies (115th Congress)
Membership
- Marcy Kaptur, Ranking Member
- Pete Visclosky
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Pete Aguilar
- José Serrano
Jurisdiction
- Department of Energy
- Department of Defense-Civil; Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers-Civil
- Department of the Interior; Bureau of Reclamation; Central Utah Project
- Related Agencies
- Appalachian Regional Commission
- Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
- Delta Regional Authority
- Denali Commission
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
- Tennessee Valley Authority
Recent Activity
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Unfortunately, despite a healthy allocation the Majority has gone out of its way to cut Democratic priorities and add poison pill riders, a step backward from the omnibus. DOE initiatives that drive innovation and safeguard our national security, such as energy efficiency and renewable energy, nuclear nonproliferation, and ARPA-E are cut from the 2018 enacted level.
Thank you Chairman Simpson and all Members of this great subcommittee that consistently endeavors to work on a bipartisan basis to produce bills that meet our nation's priorities in energy, water, and nuclear capabilities for domestic needs as well as security. As always, we applaud that our subcommittee bill is among the first out of the starting gate for 2019. This does not happen by chance and I am grateful for the excellent working relationship we and our Members have, Mr. Chairman. This is an achievement worthy of emulation in this Congress.
The fiscal year 2018 omnibus was an important step toward addressing the water infrastructure backlog in our country, and made significant investments in science and technology that will grow the economy, create jobs and ensure our security. This bill continues on that path with a significant increase for the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation.
An inadequate nondefense allocation results in a bill with damaging cuts to critical investments in clean energy, advanced energy research, and nuclear nonproliferation; as well as several divisive policy riders.