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Rep. Buddy Carter has been selected as the Energy and Commerce Health subcommittee chair for the next Congress, incoming Energy and Commerce chairman Brett Guthrie announced Friday.

Why it matters: Carter has built a lot of his health legislative portfolio around cracking down on the practices of PBMs, meaning that could remain a health care topic of interest in the 119th Congress.

House members on Tuesday released a long-anticipated roadmap, first shared with Axios, for how to regulate AI.

Why it matters: The report reflects the views of a bipartisan group of lawmakers who will steer AI action in the coming Congress.

• Republicans are looking for a hands-off approach to regulation, and the report largely offers broad principles rather than prescriptive policy solutions.

The latest spending proposal negotiated by House Republicans on Thursday drops a rider that would have allowed year-round sales of high ethanol fuel.

Why it matters: Midwestern lawmakers had been pushing for the provision, which was included in the original bipartisan CR.

• A range of farming and energy groups also has pressed Congress to pass a permanent E15 waiver into law for years.

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