What is House Committee on Energy and Commerce working on?

Recent hearings

• Ten Pieces of Legislation

  Sep 2, 2026

  Markup

• Reliable Water in the Digital Age: Examining Legislation to Strengthen Drinking Water Systems and Protect Ratepayers.

  Sep 3, 2026

  Meeting

• Subcommittee Markup of 6 Bills

  Sep 1, 2026

  Markup

• Markup of Twelve Pieces of Legislation

  Sep 1, 2026

  Meeting

• Full Committee Markup of Twenty-Nine Pieces of Legislation

  Jul 20, 2026

  Markup

As of Sep 1, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

• HR 741: Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2025

  Greg Stanton (D-AZ-4) · Jan 28, 2025

  On calendar
• HR 7994: HERO Act

  Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25) · Mar 19, 2026

  Voted out of committee
• HR 1561: ALERT Communities Act

  Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30) · Feb 25, 2025

  Voted out of committee
• HR 2004: Tyler’s Law

  Ted Lieu (D-CA-36) · Mar 10, 2025

  Voted out of committee
• HR 6529: Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act

  Greg Landsman (D-OH-1) · Dec 9, 2025

  Voted out of committee
• HR 8005: Stop Pills That Kill Act

  Gabe Evans (R-CO-8) · Mar 19, 2026

  Voted out of committee
• HR 7970: STOP Nitazenes Act

  Robert Latta (R-OH-5) · Mar 18, 2026

  Voted out of committee
• HR 1266: Combating Illicit Xylazine Act

  Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) · Feb 12, 2025

  Voted out of committee

Status reflects the bill’s latest action on Congress.gov, which may be past this committee (e.g. a bill “Passed House, in Senate” has cleared this committee and chamber).

Jurisdiction

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has one of the broadest jurisdictions of any congressional committee, covering: Interstate and foreign commerce generally; National energy policy generally; Exploration, production, storage, supply, marketing, pricing, and regulation of energy resources; Conservation of energy resources; Energy information generally; Generation and marketing of power; Reliability and interstate transmission of electricity; Public health and quarantine; Hospital construction; Biomedical research and development; Health information technology, privacy, and cybersecurity; Consumer affairs and consumer protection; Interstate and foreign communications; Travel and tourism; Motor vehicle safety.