Energy Choice Act Clears Final Hurdle Before Heading to House Floor
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) announced today that his legislation, the Energy Choice Act, has passed out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, clearing the final hurdle for the bill to come before the full U.S. House of Representatives. The bill passed out of the Energy Subcommittee last week and support has grown to 140 bipartisan co-sponsors from across the country.
The Energy Choice Act (H.R.3699) prohibits states and local governments from banning an energy service’s connection, reconnection, modification, installation, or expansion based on the type or source of energy to be delivered. Congressman Langworthy, who serves as a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and as a member of the Energy and Environment subcommittees, has made protecting Americans’ energy options a top priority.
Congressman Langworthy has been traveling across New York’s 23rd Congressional District to meet with homeowners and businesses about Governor Hochul’s looming statewide natural gas and propane ban, and the disastrous effect it will have on energy costs, access, and reliability.
The Energy Choice Act has been gaining significant momentum across the state of New York, with more than 200 local governments passing resolutions in support of the legislation. It has also garnered the support of dozens of industry stakeholders. The companion bill is being carried by U.S. Senator Jim Justice of West Virginia.
“Today marks a huge step forward in my fight to protect New Yorkers’ access to affordable, reliable energy options,” said Congressman Nick Langworthy. “Advancing this bill out of committee means we can bring this bill before the full House where it has bipartisan support from both Republicans and common-sense Democrats. Albany’s war on natural gas is an illogical, dangerous infringement on your rights, your pocketbooks, and your safety. I’m proud to lead this fight and I won’t stop until we get this bill on the President’s desk for his signature.”
Noting Hochul’s move to delay implementation until next year, Congressman Langworthy concluded, “Kathy Hochul is simply trying to buy time to avoid the political fallout that will come from her disastrous law, but make no mistake: if we don’t stop her at the federal level, this will soon be every New Yorker’s nightmare.”
Supporting Organizations:
- American Exploration and Production Council (AXPC)
- American Gas Association (AGA)
- American Petroleum Institute (API)
- American Public Gas Association (APGA)
- Americans for Prosperity (AFP)
- Concerned Veterans for America (CVA)
- Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA)
- Energy Marketers of America (EMA)
- GPA Midstream Association
- GPSA Midstream Suppliers, Hearth
- Patio & Barbecue Association (HPBA)
- Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA)
- The LIBRE Initiative
- National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
- National Association of Oil and Energy Service Professionals (OESP)
- National Energy and Fuels Institute (NEFI)
- National Hispanic Energy Council
- National Propane Gas Association (NPGA)
- Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors – National Association (PHCC)
- Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA)
- National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA)
- Energy Workforce and Technology Council
- Pellet Fuel Institute
- Atmos Energy
- American Supply Association (ASA)
- America First Policy Institute (AFPI)
- Fertilizer Institute
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB)
- Institute for Legislative Analysis
- Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA)
- Clean Fuels Alliance
- Baker Commodities
- Digital Energy Council
- American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers
- Independent Petroleum Association of America
- National Gas Supply Association
