Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and HEAT members Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) led a joint letter to the U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General William Barr in support of the Department’s opposition to nationwide injunctions and the Department’s effort to challenge the District Court for the District of Montana’s nationwide injunction of Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP 12) issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ... Read more

Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and HEAT leaders Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) led a joint letter to President Trump signed by 41 members in support of policy strategies that would provide America’s energy producers and workers with much-needed relief during this time of economic uncertainty. "Oil and gas producers, and the jobs they support, face unique threats that extend beyond the global pandemic,” the letter ... Read more

House Energy Action Team co-chairs Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) joined House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) to applaud President Trump's action to make 30 million barrels of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve's oil storage capacity available to struggling U.S. oil producers. “We applaud President Trump for announcing today that his Administration will take decisive action to make part of the SPR’s storage capacity available to struggling U.S. oil producers," ... Read more

House Energy Action Team co-chairs Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) joined House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) to applaud the Trump Administration's decision to modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process. "I applaud the Trump Administration’s update to the NEPA review process, which will cut down on bureaucratic red-tape hindering national and local projects. Through a more efficient and less complex permitting process, we can more ... Read more

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) and Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) introduced H.R. 5089, the Alternative Fuel Tax Credit (AFTC) Extension Act of 2019, which extends the $0.50 per gallon excise tax credit on alternative fuel used as motor fuel, including compressed, liquefied, and renewable natural gas. “Natural gas is abundant in our country and natural gas vehicles produce 30 percent less emissions than gasoline,” said Mullin. “The AFTC helps encourage consumers to choose cleaner-bu... Read more

House Energy Action Team co-chairs Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) joined House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) to applaud President Trump for beginning the process to formally withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. “I applaud President Trump for putting American families and workers first by officially withdrawing from the unworkable and reckless United Nations Paris Climate Accord. The unrealistic, liberal policies that make up this agr... Read more

Today, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) introduced the Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy (EASE) Act, bipartisan legislation to promote the adoption of energy storage technologies for rural electric cooperatives. “Energy storage technology is increasingly being lauded as a solution to increasing energy efficiency, limiting carbon emissions, and saving money for consumers,” said Rep. O’Halleran. “However, as our energy market continues to evolve, it is important that the needs of our rural ... Read more

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (R-Ok.), Co-Chair of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT), joined House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Rob Bishop (R-Ut.), HEAT Co-Chair Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Western Caucus Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) yesterday to introduce The American Energy First Act, an all-of-the-above American energy reform bill. This legislation will expand domestic energy production on federal lands,... Read more

House Energy Action Team co-chairs Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) joined House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) to oppose three energy-related bills on the House floor this week. HEAT is committed to the development, deployment, and efficient use of all-of-the-above energy resources. Three natural resource bills on the floor this week, H.R. 205, H.R. 1941, and H.R. 1146, are misguided attempts to restrict energy development throughout federal lands and off our coasts. O... Read more

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) offered three amendments to the spending bills the House of Representatives voted on this week, H.R. 2740 and H.R. 3055. All of the amendments, Amendment #89, Amendment #147 and Amendment #148, would prohibit funding for Obama-era, job-killing regulations. “The Obama Administration continuously used social cost of carbon models, which can easily be manipulated, in order to attempt to justify new job-killing regulations,” said Mullin, during debate on Amendmen... Read more