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Admin November 25, 2025
With the federal government now reopened, staff at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are working to expedite the release of Fiscal Year 2026 LIHEAP funds to states, tribes, and territories. However, significant delays remain due to the record-setting 43-day government shutdown...
Admin November 25, 2025
A federal court of appeals has issued a stay pending appeal of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s interim final rule on states granting CDLs...
Admin November 25, 2025
As reported in Commercial Carrier Journal, the Environmental Protection Agency will proceed with the 2027 timeline fo...
Admin November 25, 2025
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has withdrawn a proposed rule to increase the registration fees for persons who transport, or offer for transportation, cer...
Admin November 25, 2025
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has released a memorandum outlining a new data-driven framework...
Admin November 25, 2025
Before leaving town, the top four House and Senate appropriators met for the first time since the partial government shutdown but left without any breakthroughs to advance a new spending package. Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) is pushing for a sweeping package of up to five bills...
Admin November 25, 2025
On Wednesday, November 20, the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy advanced four NEFI-backed energy choice bills, including the Energy Choice Act (H.R. 3699)...
Admin November 20, 2025
Yesterday marked a major milestone in our fight for energy choice! The House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy advanced four NEFI-backed bills (with vote count): Energy Choice Act, H.R. 3699 -Prevents state and local heating fuel bans (voice vote) Don’t Mess With My Home Appliance...
Admin November 18, 2025
Now that the federal government has reopened, NEFI has received confirmation that staff at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the agency that manages the national LIHEAP program, have resumed work and are actively working to expedite the re...
Admin November 18, 2025
NEFI President & CEO Jim Collura wants to thank the Northeastern Pennsylvania Energy Marketers Association (NEPA) and the South-Central Pennsylvania Energy Association (SCPEA) for inviting NEFI to provide updates on heating fuel industry federal policy prio...
Admin November 18, 2025
On November 10, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an ...
Admin November 18, 2025
Notwithstanding the appeals court’s administrative stay of the FMCSA’s non-domiciled CDL rule, on November 12 U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ...
Admin November 18, 2025
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced the results of its 2025 Brake Safety Week conducted nationwide August 24-20. Inspectors in 52 jurisdictio...
Admin November 18, 2025
The Internal Revenue Service has announced increases to the limits on contributions to retirement plans for 2026. Beginning January 1, employees may contribute...
Admin November 18, 2025
Both chambers of Congress are back in Washington this week ahead of the Thanksgiving recess. Last week, lawmakers passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to reopen the federal government and extend current funding levels through January 30. The CR included funding...