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U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01) voted last night in support ofH.R. 2577, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2016. The measure passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 216 to 210. Whitfield released the following statement upon passage.

The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), yesterday held a hearing on the “Quadrennial Energy Review and Related Discussion Drafts.” Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz touched on the findings of the administration’s Quadrennial Energy Review (QER), which highlighted the need to modernize our nation’s energy transmission, storage, and distribution infrastructure.

U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield (KY-01), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power, is pleased to announce grants to three area airports from the Federal Aviation Administration through the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Green River Correctional Complex, (GRCC) in Central City, received a near-perfect audit score on its recent re-accreditation audit with the American Correctional Association (ACA). The prison received a total score of 99.8 percent. GRCC received its initial accreditation in 1997 and this audit marks the seventh accreditation in the history of the institution

Under a settlement reached with the Kentucky Office of Attorney General and approved by the PSC, the electric distribution cooperative will be allowed to increase annual revenue by about $1.4 million, or 1.24 percent. That is 57 percent of the $2.45 million increase (2.17 percent) requested by Blue Grass Energy

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it plans to award four recipients in Kentucky with brownfields grants for new investments to provide communities with funding necessary to clean and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies and create jobs while protecting human health

U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01) voted last night in support of H.R. 880, the American Research and Competitiveness Act, and H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act. Both measures passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 274 to 145 and 217 to 205, respectively. Whitfield released the following statement upon passage

The Kentucky Oral History Commission (KOHC), an agency of the Kentucky Historical Society, has awarded $29,202 in new grants to support oral history projects. These projects range from Appalshop in the Appalachian Mountains to a New Deal agricultural program in western Kentucky, and integration of Eastern Kentucky University to Kentucky Derby winners

“The Correlation between Fair Housing and Education Achievement Gaps” is the theme for a free fair housing and education forum set for June 11 at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, 1701 West Muhammad Ali Blvd., Louisville, Ky., 40203

The Energy and Power Subcommittee today continued its work to build the Architecture of Abundance with review of a discussion draft that seeks to improve energy reliability and security. Innovation and advancements in technology have offered new opportunities to improve our nation’s electric system for the better; however, changes in market dynamics and new environmental regulations have created new challenges for our electric grid. This section of the bill works to update our nation’s electricity infrastructure and ensure it is secure, resilient, and reliable

U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power, met in his Washington office yesterday with representatives of the Delta Regional Authority.

U.S. Rep. Harold 'Hal' Rogers (KY-05) cosponsored and voted for the Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 (H.R. 1732) as the bill passed the full House on Tuesday, May 12. The bill reverses a rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in April 2014 to redefine the "Waters of the United States" through the Clean Water Act, expanding the agency's jurisdiction to include dry beds and other areas that are "seasonal or rain-dependent."

The Subcommittee on Energy and Power today continued work on its Architecture of Abundance energy legislation with a review of “Discussion Drafts Addressing Hydropower Regulatory Modernization and FERC Process Coordination under the Natural Gas Act.”

U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power, spoke in Washington today to representatives of the Kentucky Association of Realtors

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) announced it will invest more than $1.24 million to support the Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) initiative to improve the economy and quality of life in Eastern Kentucky.