Press Releases

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Chairman of Energy and Water Appropriations, voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Rep. Fleischmann released the following statement applauding the passage of the FY25 NDAA and for the critical investments the NDAA makes in America’s nuclear security. As Chairman of Energy and Water Appropriations, Chairman Fleischmann is the leading advocate in Congress for strengthening and modernizing America’s nuclear triad and infrastructure.

Energy and Water Appropriations Chairman Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) applauded the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) approval for Kairos Power to build the Hermes 2 Demonstration Plant with two new nuclear reactors in Oak Ridge at the Heritage Center Industrial Park.

Today, U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) voted to pass H.R. 9106, the Enhanced Presidential Security Act of 2024, which directs the United States Secret Service (USSS) to use the same uniform standards to determine the number of agents and resources in a protection detail for Presidents, Vice Presidents, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates. As the current Republican nominee for President of the United States, this essential legislation would increase protection for former President Donald Trump.

Today, U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) and U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) led the entire Tennessee Congressional Delegation in introducing a resolution celebrating the role of 85 students from the Scarboro neighborhood in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in the desegregation of public schools following the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education.

Chattanooga, TN - This week, Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) visited the Chickamauga Lock and received an update on the ongoing work by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). As Chairman of Energy and Water Appropriations, Rep. Fleischmann fought to secure $237 million needed to finish work on the Chickamauga Lock.

Washington, D.C. – Today, the full House Committee on Appropriations met to consider Energy and Water Chairman Chuck Fleischmann’s (TN-03) Fiscal Year 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The committee passed Chairman Fleischmann’s FY25 Energy and Water bill, a critical next step before the full House can vote to enact Chairman Fleischmann’s Energy and Water bill into law.

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Chairman of the House Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee, held a subcommittee markup to consider the Fiscal Year 2025 Energy and Water bill. The subcommittee approved the bill, a critical step towards enacting Chairman Fleischmann’s bill into law.