The most comprehensive update to U.S. energy law in more than a decade has stalled in the Senate because of a squabble with some members of the Environment and Public Works Committee.
The bill, titled the Energy Innovation Act, is the culmination of a year’s worth of hearings, markups and meetings led by Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chair Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and the panel’s top Democrat, Joe Manchin (W.Va.). The measure failed on March 9 to win enough votes to end debate.