Republican Bill Seeks to Boost Domestic Energy Production, Lower Costs for American Families

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) has announced a new reform package aimed at restoring America’s energy independence and protecting American families’ hard-earned dollars amid soaring energy costs.
H.R. 1, known as the Lower Energy Costs Act, includes a string of energy policy proposals aimed at streamlining and expediting energy infrastructure and exports, cutting red-tape regulations to open up pipelines, bolstering domestic energy production, and lowering energy prices across the board for Americans.
The package also aims to boost the domestic production and processing of critical materials that are used in advanced technologies like semiconductors and batteries used in electric vehicles, as well as renewable energy technologies….}