House Committee Pulls Energy Bill From Consideration on Eve of Markup

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The House Energy and Commerce Committee has postponed a vote on broad energy legislation that was to be marked up Sept. 17, according to a memo sent to committee staffers late Sept. 16. The bill, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R. 8), would streamline the federal siting process for interstate natural gas pipelines and allow the Energy Department to take certain measures during "grid security emergencies." "Consideration of [H.R. 8] North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, has been postponed indefinitely," said the memo, which was sent to Democratic committee staffers. A new date was not announced.