Energy

America needs a stable supply of reliable and affordable energy to keep our economy strong. We can achieve this with a comprehensive energy policy.  Congress and the federal government must focus on removing the unnecessary roadblocks to increase production, bring down prices, and create jobs. We will have to continue an all of the above approach to energy production to remain competitive in an ever increasing global marketplace. 

The success of Texas and America continues to depend on access to abundant, reliable, and affordable sources of energy.   An-all-of-the-above approach to energy will help ensure reliability and affordability that includes fossil fuels, renewable energy and nuclear energy.

America has proven domestic resources that are blocked from access thanks to an obstructionist federal government.  A prime example of this has been the Obama administration’s moratorium on drilling and the ongoing delays in issuing Gulf drilling permits. Offshore production is not just an energy security issue, but a jobs and economic issue at a time of record unemployment. As a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, I will be working to address these issues.

Olson is also a member of the new House Energy Action Team (HEAT).  HEAT is a committed group of House members promoting Republican energy policies that will address rising energy prices, create thousands of good jobs and enhance our national security by promoting energy independence for America.  Click here to find out more.
 

Olson Energy op/eds

GOP House agenda will help unleash Houston's potential - Houston Chronicle 04/25/12

Obama's misguided energy policy - The Hill 02/29/12
We need a domestic energy solution to reduce dependence on foreign oil - The Hill 02/08/12
Keystone Election Year Politics - The Hill 11/21/11
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Energy production and economic recovery go hand in hand for US - The Hill 07/20/11
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Cost of EPA rules will be extraordinarily high - The Hill 06/29/11
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Oil and gas tax hikes would kill job expansion - Bay Area Citizen 05/05/11
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America Can Achieve a Stable, Affordable Supply of Energy -  Pearland Journal  03/17/11
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Texas, Congress Must Fight Over Greenhouse Gases - Fort Bend Sun 02/17/11
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Reverse the Drilling Moratorium - The Hill 06/18/10
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Energy Bills Supported by Rep. Olson:

1. H.R.1341: Establishing Public Accountability Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (introduced 4/4/2011)      Cosponsors: 24

2. H.AMDT.889 to H.R.3010 (Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011): Amendment to clarify that cumulative costs and benefits and estimated impacts on jobs shall include an estimate of the net gain or loss in domestic jobs.

Sponsor: Rep Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (offered 12/2/2011)

3. H.R.10: Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4] (introduced 1/20/2011)      Cosponsors: 204

4. H.R.153: Ensuring Affordable Energy Act

Sponsor: Rep Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] (introduced 1/5/2011)      Cosponsors: 60

5. H.R.680: To prohibit United States contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Rep Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-9] (introduced 2/11/2011)      Cosponsors: 47

6. H.R.840: Safe Exploration Coming from Underwater Reserves of Energy Act

Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] (introduced 2/28/2011)      Cosponsors: 29

7. H.R.910: Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (introduced 3/3/2011)      Cosponsors: 95

8. H.R.993: Lease Extension and Secure Energy Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] (introduced 3/10/2011)      Cosponsors: 28

9. H.R.1229: Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act

Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] (introduced 3/29/2011)      Cosponsors: 70

10. H.R.1230: Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act

Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] (introduced 3/29/2011)      Cosponsors: 67

11. H.R.1558: To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act.

Sponsor: Rep Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] (introduced 4/14/2011)      Cosponsors: 159

12. H.R.1633: Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD] (introduced 4/15/2011)      Cosponsors: 121

13. H.R.3096: Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] (introduced 10/5/2011)      Cosponsors: 37

14. H.R.3101: To repeal a limitation on Federal procurement of certain fuels.

Sponsor: Rep Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] (introduced 10/5/2011)      Cosponsors: 28

15. H.R.3548: North American Energy Access Act

Sponsor: Rep Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] (introduced 12/2/2011)      Cosponsors: 53

16. H.J.RES.9: Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants.

Sponsor: Rep Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (introduced 1/6/2011)      Cosponsors: 36

17. H.J.RES.42: Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants.

Sponsor: Rep Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (introduced 2/18/2011)      Cosponsors: 63

18. H.RES.140: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that domestic oil and gas resources are critical to our Nation's security and economy and the Secretary of the Interior should take immediate action to streamline the shallow and deepwater permitting process.

Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [D-TX-29] (introduced 3/3/2011)      Cosponsors: 83

Environment Bills Supported by Rep. Olson:

1. H.R.1964: Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] (introduced 5/24/2011)      Cosponsors: 294

2. H.R.2018: Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] (introduced 5/26/2011)      Cosponsors: 39

3. H.R.1705: Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] (introduced 5/4/2011)      Cosponsors: 29

4. H.R.1712: Job Creation and Energy Security Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6] (introduced 5/4/2011)      Cosponsors: 67

5. H.R.1938: North American-Made Energy Security Act

Sponsor: Rep Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] (introduced 5/23/2011)      Cosponsors: 36

6. H.R.2021: Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4] (introduced 5/26/2011)      Cosponsors: 26

7. H.R.2250: EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (introduced 6/21/2011)      Cosponsors: 126

8. H.R.2273: Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act

Sponsor: Rep McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (introduced 6/22/2011)      Cosponsors: 32

9. H.R.2401: Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] (introduced 6/24/2011)      Cosponsors: 44

10. H.R.2898: Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] (introduced 9/12/2011)      Cosponsors: 75

Small Business Issue Bills Supported by Rep. Olson:

1. H.R.2466: Small Business Efficiency Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] (introduced 7/8/2011)      Cosponsors: 12

2. H.R.144: Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011

Sponsor: Rep Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] (introduced 1/5/2011)      Cosponsors: 194

3. H.R.674: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] (introduced 2/11/2011)      Cosponsors: 269