A House Republican is working to make the administration’s National Energy Dominance Council a permanent fixture in the federal government.
Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter, a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced legislation last week that would codify President Donald Trump’s energy advisory committee in law by establishing a new executive branch office to house the group.
Trump established the energy council by executive order in February. The language in Carter’s legislation echoes that of Trump’s directive.
“President Trump’s visionary leadership allowed for the creation of this council that, frankly, should have existed a while ago,” Carter said in a statement. “By codifying the executive order into law, we will protect this critical council from future radical left administrations that want to see our nation energy dependent.”
