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Ahead of Hearing, Committee Releases Memo Showing Fossil Fuel Industry is Misleading the Public About Commitment to Reduce Emissions

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, released a new memo of initial findings of the Committee’s year-long investigation into the fossil fuel industry’s campaign to...


At Subcommittee Hearing, Members Examine How the Fossil Fuel Industry Uses SLAPPs, Anti-Protest Laws to Stifle Free Speech

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, held a hearing to examine how the fossil fuel industry is weaponizing the law to stifle First Amendment protected speech and stymie efforts to combat climate change by abusing Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) and anti-protest laws.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, sent a letter to Eric Patterson, Director of the Federal Protective Service, seeking information about the agency’s...


Commerce Department publishes notice on Sept. 14

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


Commerce Department discusses Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order on Sept. 14

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


Pallone Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Markup of Five Health Bills

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


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


Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on the Future of U.S.-Taiwan Trade

News Release: Congress has been given the exclusive authority to regulate foreign commerce by the U.S. Constitution. This constitutional power is unique and only held by the legislative branch.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on the announcement that Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) will join the Committee for the remainder of the 117th Congress.




Mace: Democrats Ignore Biden Administration’s Suppression of Free Speech

News Release: WASHINGTON- Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) opened today’s hearing by questioning why Democrats are focusing on threats to environmental activists’ freedom of speech but have zero interest in examining the Biden Administration’s numerous and well-documented...




There was activity on three bills related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on Sept. 14.



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


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) announcement of new guidance to advance tribal co-management of U.S. public lands and waters. The guidance supports the directives of Joint...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - At today’s Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee hearing, Subcommittee Chair Katie Porter (D-Calif.), announced a new Committee Staff Hearing Report titled, The Role of Public Relations Firms in Preventing Action on Climate Change. The report presents select findings and 98 pages of evidentiary documents from the Committee’s investigation into public relations (PR) firms’ work with fossil fuel companies....


Bills addressed by Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Sept. 14

There was activity on two bills related to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Sept. 14.