{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://newhouse.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/newhouse-lesko-budd-introduce-legislation-simplify-federal-hydrogen", "Newhouse, Lesko, Budd Introduce Legislation to Simplify Federal Hydrogen Permitting Process", "2022-06-16", "2022", "2022-06", "Republican", "House", "WA", "Dan Newhouse", "N000189", "newhouse.house.gov", "newhouse", "https://newhouse.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), and Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the Hydrogen Permitting Simplification Act to streamline the hydrogen permitting process for federal hydrogen programs if the programs utilize zero-carbon emission sources.\n\n\u201cCentral Washington is blessed to have the resources to pursue an \"all-of-the-above\" energy strategy. And hydrogen, while new to the mix, is already playing an integral role in helping supplement our energy industry while reducing our carbon emissions,\u201d said Rep. Newhouse. \u201cAmidst soaring energy costs, ensuring we utilize all of the resources available to us is imperative. I am a strong supporter of hydrogen energy technologies and am proud to introduce this legislation which will remove regulatory roadblocks and help us deploy these technologies more efficiently, more affordably, and more responsibly than ever before.\u201d\n\n\u201cCompanies that produce hydrogen from zero-carbon emission sources currently face burdensome, costly, and lengthy environmental regulations even though they have no effect on the environment,\u201d said Rep. Lesko. \u201cI am proud to introduce this legislation to remove these regulatory barriers that hinder American companies from leading on hydrogen production.\u201d\n\nClick here to view the full text of the bill.\n\nBackground:\n\nThis legislation amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to exempt federal hydrogen programs from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 if the programs utilize power sources that produce zero-carbon emissions, such as nuclear, hydro, solar, wind, or geothermal power.\n\nCentral Washington is working on several innovative hydrogen energy research projects, including:\n\nThe Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is conducting extensive research into utilizing hydrogen technologies.\n\nAeroTEC\u2019s site in Moses Lake is working on the first commercially-relevant, hydrogen-powered aircraft.\n\nDouglas County Public Utility championed the Wells Hydroelectric Project on the Columbia River, which is now the model for providing clean, efficient, reliable, and renewable hydroelectric power.\n\nBallard Power Systems in Quincy, Washington is collaborating with Microsoft and Caterpillar to research and test hydrogen fuel cell technologies and how they can apply as a power source for data centers.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:39:01Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://newhouse.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/newhouse-lesko-budd-introduce-legislation-simplify-federal-hydrogen"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.696515828371048, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}