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February 6, 2025
Members of the United States Congress passed a bill earlier this week that calls for the return of 76.1 acres of land to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. District 3 Republican Congressman Chuck Fleischmann sponsored that bill.
February 5, 2025

Rep. Chuck Fleischmann praised the passage by the House of his bill H.R. 226, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act. It passed the House by a unanimous voice vote.

January 30, 2025

U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), current Chairman of Energy and Water Appropriations, has been selected to serve a second consecutive term as chairman of Energy and Water Appropriations.

January 28, 2025

U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann has been selected to serve a second consecutive term as Chairman of Energy and Water Appropriations.

January 17, 2025

The Tennessee Valley Authority, in collaboration with a coalition of utilities, industry leaders and state officials, is spearheading efforts to accelerate what may be the nation's first commercial small modular reactor.

January 7, 2025

A top appropriator is launching a broad bipartisan energy caucus as the Republican trifecta in Washington plans to focus on the issue.

Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) said Monday he filed paperwork to form a new congressional caucus to cover “all-of-the-above” energy policy.

May 22, 2024
America is in desperate need of an infrastructure overhaul. For years, Americans have heard Democrats like President Joe Biden talk about the need to invest in our nation’s infrastructure. Unfortunately, what the American people have gotten under this administration from Biden and Democrats have been misguided efforts that have not improved infrastructure across our great nation and caused inflation to spike to its highest levels in over 40 years.
April 23, 2024

If Rep. Chuck Fleischmann's advocacy in Congress had to be summed up in a single word, it would be "nuclear."

That's not just nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons, but nuclear cleanup as well. Fleischmann's influence over nuclear projects is tied to his role as an appropriator in the House of Representatives overseeing funding to the Department of Energy.

April 17, 2024
Every American understands that the Department of Defense and the brave men and women of our armed services are the face and backbone of our national defense. What some may not be aware of are the contributions to both our national and energy security that the Department of Energy (DOE) makes, particularly through the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). As chairman of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee, which funds these agencies, I worked with my Republican colleagues in the House to pass this year’s funding bill that effectively used precious and limited taxpayer dollars to strengthen U.S. national security and energy security.
November 20, 2017

Congressman Chuck Fleischmann participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for Outfall 200, the new Mercury Treatment Facility, at Y-12 National Security Complex. The facility will play an important role in the remediation of mercury contamination and pave the way for further cleanup work, such as the demolition of contaminated buildings.

Issues:Energy