Recent News
Admin May 12, 2026
On May 8, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it is making final payments under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) and will not be making further obligations absent future congressional appropriation. The program's rema...
Admin May 12, 2026
NEFI took to Capitol Hill last week alongside the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association (PHCC) and the American Supply Association (ASA) for their Joint Legislative Conference, where members from across the home comfort and supply industries took our...
Admin May 05, 2026
On Monday, May 4, the National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI) filed formal comments with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) in response to the agency's request for information on the safety risks of transporting hazardou...
Admin May 05, 2026
The Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement agency have issued an ...
Admin May 05, 2026
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced...
Admin May 05, 2026
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced improvements to its Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse online database. New identity verifi...
Admin May 05, 2026
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has scheduled Operation Safe Driver Week for July 12-18. During that week, commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger vehicle drivers who are demonstrating unsafe driving behaviors will be identified by law enforcement...
Admin May 05, 2026
Both the House and Senate are in recess this week, with no votes scheduled in either chamber until lawmakers return on May 11. In the final stretch before recess last week, Congress closed out the longest Department of Homeland Security shutdown on record, pass...
Admin April 28, 2026
The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched the Freedom to Drive initiative, a program intended to allow state...
Admin April 28, 2026
Both chambers are in session this week with a full plate: a five-year farm bill, the expiring FISA Section 702 surveillance authority, a visit from King Charles III, and a budget resolution that could finally end the DHS shutdown, now a disastrous 73 days old....
Admin April 28, 2026
NEFI has joined a coalition of 14 national trade associations in urging Congressional leadership to pursue meaningful reform and moder...
Admin April 28, 2026
NEFI has joined the Jobs and Careers Coalition (JCC) in urging the House Education and Workforce Committee to advance A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026 (...
Admin April 28, 2026
The House last week passed the Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act (H.R. 4690), legislation NEFI has actively supported. Introduced by Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY), the bill repeals Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, a mandate that...
Admin April 28, 2026
President Trump has issued five determinations under section 303 of the Defense Production Act to increase domestic production of pet...
Admin April 28, 2026
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has requested...