119 HRES 57
Recognizing the benefits of natural gas to the United States economy and environment, and recognizing natural gas as an affordable and "green" energy.
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-01-23
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R · Pfluger, August (Texas)R · Tenney, Claudia (New York)R · Meuser, Daniel (Pennsylvania)R · Hudson, Richard (North Carolina)R · Weber, Randy K. Sr. (Texas)R · Fulcher, Russ (Idaho)R · Rulli, Michael A. (Ohio)R · Harrigan, Pat (North Carolina)Persona Takes on This Bill
Constituent Impact (Pressure Desk)
Hormuz friction is a household energy-cost event and a potential mortgage-rate event simultaneously; the CFPB rollbacks quietly remove fair-lending protections for the borrowers least able to self-advocate.
The legislative cluster on Iran matters to households in a way the vote-count frame undersells. The intel roundtable tells us what the bills are really about at ground level: if Iran moves from declaratory Hormuz interdiction to intermittent enforcement, the transmission mechanism is insurance and freight cost repricing on Gulf shipping — and that repricing flows directly into gasoline prices, home heating oil, diesel for freight, and LNG spot prices feeding European utilities. American households don't need to understand Hormuz geography to feel it at the pump. Analysts in the roundtable cite a 30-40% increase in shipping costs for Cape of Good Hope rerouting. That's not abstract — that's the difference between stable and spiking diesel costs for every small business owner running a delivery route. For renters and homeowners, the secondary channel is interest rates. If energy price spikes reignite inflation expectations, the Federal Reserve's rate path shifts, and mortgage rates respond. A household refinancing or buying in this environment faces compounding headwinds from a geopolitical standoff their representatives are producing resolutions about but cannot actually resolve legislatively. Rep. Slotkin's gas price tracker resolution (119hconres90) is politically shrewd precisely because it makes visible what consumers are already experiencing — but it is a thermometer, not a thermostat. On the CFPB front: the two disapproval resolutions (119hjres160, 119hjres161) are defending rules that directly protected borrowers from discriminatory lending and from predatory financial products. If those CFPB rule withdrawals are allowed to stand without congressional disapproval — which the math suggests they will be — the segments most exposed are first-time homebuyers, minority borrowers, and households with limited banking relationships who depend on CFPB oversight as their primary consumer protection backstop. The headline says 'regulatory reform.' The fine print says those borrowers lose a layer of protection with no replacement offered.
2026-05-13
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Reaffirming the United States’ Commitment to Humanitarian Assistance in our Hemisphere
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As we celebrate Victory Day for World War II –- we celebrate America’s monumental triumph over tyranny and evil in Europe, led by the might of our Armed Forces and those of our Allies. On May 8, 1945, the iron grip o
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Office of the Spokesperson United States Welcomes Paraguay’s Signing of the Artemis Accords Media Note May 7, 2026 The Department of State congratulates the Republic of Paraguay on joining the Artemis Accords. Paraguay is the 67th country to sign the Accords to date, pledging its
Read on state.gov →U.S. Sanctions Target Cuba’s Military Regime, Elites
Marco Rubio, Secretary of State U.S. Sanctions Target Cuba’s Military Regime, Elites Press Statement May 7, 2026 The Trump Administration is taking decisive action to protect U.S. national security and deprive Cuba’s communist regime and military of access to illicit assets. Toda
Read on state.gov →Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Holy See Secretary of State Parolin
Office of the Spokesperson Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Holy See Secretary of State Parolin Readout May 7, 2026 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tommy Pigott: Secretary of State Marco Rubio met today with His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the
Read on state.gov →Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Pope Leo XIV
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Read on state.gov →New Round of Economic Fury Sanctions Targets IRGC Oil Operations
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Read on state.gov →Regulators (rule-making and recall language)
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The United States set record energy production in 2025, again
Total energy production in the United States increased to a new record of 107 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2025, a 3.4% increase from the previous record set in 2024, according to new data in our Monthly Energy Review. Total production was driven by record-high pr
Read on eia.gov →One-fifth of U.S. renewable diesel and SAF production was exported in 2H25
The United States exported nearly 50,000 barrels per day (b/d) of renewable diesel and other biofuels—a category which includes sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)—in the second half of 2025 (2H25), about 20% of the combined production for those fuels. About half of these exports wen
Read on eia.gov →Independent oversight (CBO, GAO, Federal Register, Congress.gov)
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Environmental Liabilities: Naval Reactors’ Disposition Partnership on Track to Save Billions
What GAO Found The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Naval Reactors (Naval Reactors) is responsible for cleaning up contamination at four DOE-owned sites impacted by its operations: one each in Idaho and Pennsylvania, and two in New York. Cleanup involves decontamination and
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