# House Committee Seeks DOE Award Records

The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology has asked the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide records on its 2025–2026 Portfolio Review Process by **5:00 p.m. on October 14, 2026**. The requested materials include participating officials, award-review summaries, and assessments supporting terminated awards. The inquiry concerns 345 awards reported terminated in 2025, totaling more than $11.26 billion, including DOE Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations awards and other department-wide awards. The letter announces no new solicitation or replacement funding.

- DOE awardees and grant recipients can use the requested records and any related litigation developments to assess the status of affected awards; the letter itself does not change award terms or restore funding.
- The reported termination portfolio includes more than $3.7 billion in Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations awards and roughly $7.56 billion in other DOE awards.
- **Key deadline:** DOE’s response is due by 5:00 p.m. on October 14, 2026. Contractors and grant recipients with affected awards should retain relevant award and review documentation and assess any status changes against their agreements.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Energy & Utilities
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 01, 2026

### Government Entities
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED)

### Sources
- [Lofgren Demands Answers to Overdue Oversight Requests Regarding DOE Award Terminations, Warns Secretary Wright of Consequences for Continued Evasion | Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren](https://lofgren.house.gov/media/press-releases/lofgren-demands-answers-overdue-oversight-requests-regarding-doe-award) - Lofgren