Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucuses

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The House and Senate Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (REEE) Caucuses are bipartisan groups originally formed in the late 1990s to increase awareness of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies in the United States. These caucuses do not lobby for specific legislation.

The House Renewable Energy Caucus was launched in February 1996 by Congressman Dan Schaefer (R-CO) and six other Members of Congress: Representatives Vern Ehlers (R-MI), Scott Klug (R-WI), David Minge (D-MN), Bill Richardson (D-NM), Matt Salmon (R-AZ), and Karen Thurman (D-FL).

The Senate Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus was officially established in May 1998 by Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO) and fellow founding members Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Tim Johnson (D-SD). Its mission statement is: "We strive to increase awareness of the various forms of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies in the United States. As a bipartisan group of Senators, representing all parts of the country, this Caucus does not take positions on any issues or legislation."

EESI was involved in the founding of both the House and Senate Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucuses. In the mid 1990s, EESI approached Congressional offices that were interested in renewable energy and energy efficiency issues and discussed the formation of bipartisan caucuses to promote such issues in federal policymaking. While the caucuses do not lobby for specific legislation, they regularly and effectively disseminate information about renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. Such information helps inspire and muster support for clean energy legislation.

EESI regularly collaborates with both Caucuses as a way to distribute information about renewable energy and energy efficiency. In particular, EESI works with the Caucuses to co-sponsor briefings on key energy and environmental issues. The Caucuses' headline event is the Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum held every year in early summer and organized by EESI.

 

House REEE Caucus Membership as of January 7, 2025


Co-Chairs

  • Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-Mo.)
  • Vacant
Members
  • Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)
  • Jim Costa (D-Calif.)
  • Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)
  • Doris O. Matsui (D-Calif.)
  • Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)
  • Scott Peters (D-Calif.)
  • Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)
  • Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.)
  • Brad Sherman (D-Calif.)
  • Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)
  • Diana DeGette (D-Colo.)
  • Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)
  • Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)
  • Jim Himes (D-Conn.)
  • John Larson (D-Conn.)
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.)
  • Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)
  • Michael Simpson (R-Idaho)
  • Danny Davis (D-Ill.)
  • Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)
  • Andre Carson (D-Ind.)
  • Sharice Davids (D-Kan.)
  • Troy Carter (D-La.)
  • Bill Keating (D-Mass.)
  • Richard Neal (D-Mass.)
  • Betty McCollum (D-Minn.)
  • Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.)
  • Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.) *
  • Sam Graves (R-Mo.)
  • Adrian Smith (R-Neb.)
  • Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)
  • Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)
  • Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.)
  • Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.)
  • Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio)
  • Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.)
  • Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.)
  • Joe Wilson (R-S.C.)
  • Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas)
  • Lizzie Fletcher (D-Texas)
  • Michael McCaul (R-Texas)
  • Bobby Scott (D-Va.)
  • Robert Wittman (R-Va.)
  • Rick Larsen (D-Wash.)
  • Adam Smith (D-Wash.)
  • Mark Pocan (D-Wis.)

* Caucus Co-Chair ** Caucus Vice Chair

Senate REEE Caucus Membership as of January 7, 2025


Co-Chairs

  • Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho)
  • Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.)

Deputy Co-Chairs

  • Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)
  • Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine)

Members

  • Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)
  • Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)
  • Chris D. Coons (D-Del.)
  • Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii)
  • Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) *
  • Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)
  • Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
  • Susan Collins (R-Maine) **
  • Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) **
  • Ed Markey (D-Mass.)
  • Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
  • Andy Kim (D-N.J.)
  • Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)
  • Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)
  • Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)
  • Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
  • Jack Reed (D-R.I.) *
  • Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)
  • John Thune (R-S.D.)
  • Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)
  • Peter Welch (D-Vt.)
  • Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)
  • Patty Murray (D-Wash.)
  • Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis)

* Caucus Co-Chair        ** Caucus Deputy Co-Chair