What is House Committee on Energy and Commerce working on?

Recent hearings

• Nuclear Permitting Reform: Legislation to Advance Efficient Licensing

  Jun 9, 2026

  Meeting

• Wires, Rates, and States: Permitting Transmission for Reliable and Affordable Power

  May 13, 2026

  Hearing

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

  Sep 3, 2026

  Meeting

• “Oversight of FERC: Advancing Affordable and Reliable Energy for All Americans.”

  Feb 3, 2026

  Hearing

• SAT Streamlining Act: Modernizing Satellite Licensing for the Final Frontier

  Apr 21, 2026

  Hearing

As of Oct 16, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

• HR 4950: Data BRIDGE Act

  Erin Houchin (R-IN-9) · Aug 12, 2025

  Voted out of committee
• HR 2805: PLAN for Broadband Act

  Tim Walberg (R-MI-5) · Apr 9, 2025

  Voted out of committee
• HR 6152: Foreign Robocall Elimination Act

  Addison McDowell (R-NC-6) · Nov 19, 2025

  Voted out of committee
• HR 7294: AI for Secure Networks Act

  Robert Menendez (D-NJ-8) · Jan 30, 2026

  Voted out of committee
• HR 5967: Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention Act

  Robert Menendez (D-NJ-8) · Nov 7, 2025

  Voted out of committee
• HR 2713: MAIN Event Ticketing Act

  Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1) · Apr 8, 2025

  Voted out of committee
• HR 7945: Nitrous Oxide Safety Act of 2026

  Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15) · Mar 16, 2026

  Voted out of committee
• HR 6207: Chip EQUIP Act

  Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18) · Nov 20, 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.