Markup of Energy Diplomacy Act and Other Measures

House Foreign Affairs Committee
2172 Rayburn

30/09/2021 at 01:00PM

Markup of:

  • H.R. 1456, Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2021
  • H.R. 4133, Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act
  • H.R. 1311, Energy Diplomacy Act
  • H.R. 3485, Global Respect Act
  • H.R. 3344, Transatlantic Telecommunications Security Act
  • H.Con.Res.45, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the execution-style murders of United States citizens Ylli Agron and Mehmet Bytyqi in the Republic of Serbia in July 1999
  • H.R. 2748, Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021
  • H.R. 4785, Uyghur Policy Act of 2021
  • H.Res. 336, Calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to provide evidence or to release United States citizen Paul Whelan

The Energy Diplomacy Act, introduced by Rep. August Pfluger II (R-TX) and Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), would create a new position in the State Department to promote the development and export of fossil fuels. Before this markup, it passed the House as an amendment to the NDAA.