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There was activity on one bill related to the Finance Committee on Sept. 21.


Committee Democrats Politicize Historically Bipartisan Fisheries Law

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Democrats held a markup on H.R. 4690, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.). Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response.


Pallone & Tonko Applaud Ratification of Kigali Amendment, Committing U.S. to Phase Down Dangerous HFCs

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) released the following statement today after the Senate voted to ratify the Kigali Amendment, agreeing to join the international community in its commitment to phasing down the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs):


ICYMI: Comer Joins Hannity, Reveals Joe Biden & Biden Family Sold American Natural Gas to China

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) joined “Hannity" on Fox News to discuss shocking revelations in the investigation into the Biden Family’s shady foreign business dealings.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a full Committee markup of 24 bills...


There was activity on two bills related to the Natural Resources Committee on Sept. 21.


Bills addressed by Ways and Means Committee on Sept. 21

There was activity on two bills related to the Ways and Means Committee on Sept. 21.



There was activity on six bills related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on Sept. 21.


Remarks by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the 2022 National Minority Enterprise Development Week Conference

Release: Thank you, Under Secretary Cravins, for that introduction. We’re thrilled to have you on board as the Commerce Department’s first-ever Under Secretary for Minority Business Development.


Wyden Continues Investigation Into Private Placement Life Insurance Schemes

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today continued his investigation into the growing use of private placement life insurance by the wealthiest Americans to avoid and evade taxes with letters to Prudential Financial, Zurich Insurance Group, and the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI). Wyden began the investigation with a letter to Lombard International.


Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with South Korea’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee Chang-yang

News Release: Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with South Korea’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) Chang-yang Lee to reaffirm the importance of the bilateral economic relationship. Continuing the momentum from their May meeting in Seoul and their establishment of the U.S.-South Korea Supply ...


News Release: First up, we will markup up legislation in honor of our late colleague, the Ranking Member of our Committee’s Worker and Family Support Subcommittee, Jackie Walorski.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Subcommittee on National Security Ranking Member Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) opened today’s hearing on “Putin’s Proxies: Examining Russia’s Use of Private Military Companies" by highlighting the deplorable use of unaccountable private military companies (PMCs) by Russia and President Putin.



Census Bureau Releases Report on Older Americans’ Moving Patterns

News Release: - The U.S. Census Bureau today released a new report examining the domestic migration patterns of adults age 65 and up in the United States.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans delivered the following opening remarks during a markup of 18 Republican-led “Resolutions of Inquiry" that would require the administration to provide certain documentation for oversight of the Biden administration’s handling of crises such as surging inflation, rising energy costs, empty store shelves, chaos at the border, and record-high fentanyl poisonings and deaths.


Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: Notice of Public Meeting discussed on Sept. 21 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Commerce Awards Market Development Cooperator Program Grants to Generate Exports and Support High Quality U.S. Jobs

News Release:  Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced six new grant awards designed to create or sustain high-quality export jobs across the U.S. in key industries. The Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP), which is administered by Commerce’s International Trade Administration, is awarding ...