In response to the U.S. International DFC announcement on nuclear energy projects, Congressman Kinzinger releases a statement in support. Read more

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) recently presented the John D. Dingell and Edwin D. Hill Awards to honor lawmakers and members for efforts advancing the energy industry. © Shutterstock The Dingell Award was presented to U.S. Reps. Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) for bipartisan efforts that culminated in the Nuclear Utilization of Keynote Energy (NUKE) Act. Ferrying it through both the House and the Senate, the pair helped... Read more

After attending the State of the Union (SOTU) Address this evening, Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) released this statement. Read more

This week, an op-ed penned by Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) was published in the Peoria Journal Star. Read more

U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) last week introduced the bipartisan Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act, which would direct federal agencies to reduce energy consumption in facilities by 2.5 percent each year through 2030 and reduce water consumption 54 percent by 2030. “Buildings in the U.S. account for 40 percent of the country’s energy use, and considering the federal government has the largest real estate holdings nationwide, we should be doing everything we can to improve it... Read more

Today, Congressmen Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced legislation to formally authorize the Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP). Read more

Bipartisan, bicameral legislation offered by U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) that would slap sanctions on any vessels involved in constructing Russian energy export pipelines has been included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020. Rep. Kinzinger in June sponsored the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2019, H.R. 3206, which his office said would namely sanction vessels associated with the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a multinational project to transport natura... Read more

A local lawmaker’s legislation will punish Russian attempts to undermine the Ukrainian Economy. Congressman Adam Kinzinger recently applauded the agreement reached by the House and Senate on the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes legislation authored by Kinzinger that imposes sanctions to counter Russian efforts to complete the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline. Lawmakers believe that completion of the Pipeline will allow Gazprom, Russia’s gas-export monopoly, to entirely b... Read more

Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) voted in favor of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets the annual budget for the Department of Defense. Read more

NIU chemistry and biochemistry professor Tao Xu presented his research team’s work on clean energy technologies during the Energy & Environment Innovation Showcase, held Monday, Dec. 9, in Washington, D.C. Recognized internationally for his work, Xu’s nanotechnology research pursues basic science understanding of charge and atom transfer processes at the interfaces of various energy systems, including solar cells, catalysts and sensors. The showcase was attended by members of Congress and their ... Read more