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Comer: Democrats’ War on America’s Energy Producers Jeopardizes Good Jobs and Affordable Energy

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing on the Democrats’ radical climate agenda by slamming Democrats for funneling Committee resources into a sham, politically motivated investigation of America’s leading oil and gas producers.


Notice published by Commerce Department on Sept. 15

The US Commerce Department published a six page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on Preparing America’s Health Care Infrastructure for the Climate Crisis

News Release: Today, we are here to examine how the health sector is contributing to the climate crisis, the ways extreme weather events are disrupting the health care delivery system nationwide, and what’s needed to safeguard our health care infrastructure from these changing conditions.


There was activity on three bills related to the Finance Committee on Sept. 15.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Following Request for Information, New Ways and Means Report Examines the U.S. Health System’s Role in the Climate Crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-The Ways and Means Committee released a new report detailing the role the U.S. health system plays in the climate crisis. After issuing a request for information back in March 2022, this Majority Staff Report analyzes responses from health systems, hospitals, dialysis companies, nursing...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement...


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Ro Khanna, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, held a hearing to hear firsthand accounts from survivors of severe weather events induced by climate change and to examine the adequacy of climate pledges made by Exxon, Chevron, BP, and Shell.


Sept. 15: bills handled by Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

There was activity on three bills related to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Sept. 15.


Sept. 15: bills handled by Ways and Means Committee

There was activity on 11 bills related to the Ways and Means Committee on Sept. 15.


Chairman Connolly Celebrates House Passage of Bill to Protect the Civil Service

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 302, the Preventing a Patronage System Act...


Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at the Global Aerospace Summit

Release: Thank you, Vince, for that introduction. And thank you to the Chamber for inviting me to join you today.


Chairwoman Maloney’s Statement on House Passage of Legislation to Prevent  Partisan Manipulation of the Census

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 8326, the Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act...


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There was activity on four bills related to the Natural Resources Committee on Sept. 15.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee markup on five bills.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The Number of People Primarily Working From Home Tripled Between 2019 and 2021

News Release: - Between 2019 and 2021, the number of people primarily working from home tripled from 5.7% (roughly 9 million people) to 17.9% (27.6 million people), according to new 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Nearly half (48.3%) of workers in the...