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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following statement on the House Floor today during consideration of H.R. 5118, the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act...


Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Koichi Hagiuda

News Release: Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Koichi Hagiuda met following the inaugural Economic Policy Consultative Committee (EPCC, or Economic “2+2”) to discuss next steps to make progress on shared goals established through the 2+2 and other bilateral ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on National Security Ranking Member Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.), and Oversight Committee Republicans are probing the Biden Administration’s plan to provide illegal immigrants identification cards.


News Release: M. Speaker, I rise today in support of the CHIPS and Science Act. We are here to put the people over politics - by lowering costs, creating jobs, and supercharging our domestic manufacturing.


DOC grant application closes on Nov. 21

Climate Program Office FY 2023 grant opened on July 29.


Crapo: Democrats Want to Raise Taxes, Kill Jobs Amid Shrinking Economy

News Release: Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement after the gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.9 percent for the period, following a 1.6 percent decline in the first quarter.


Oversight and Reform Committee and the bills it addressed on July 28

There was activity on four bills related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on July 28.


There was activity on one bill related to the Natural Resources Committee on July 28.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) urged members to vote no today on H.R. 4346, CHIPS-plus, which prioritizes massive government spending and corporate welfare over hardworking American families suffering under President Biden’s inflation crisis. Further, H.R. 4346 fails to remove the damaging regulatory and permitting barriers hampering innovation and American economic competitiveness.



JCT Confirms: U.S. Manufacturers Would be Hardest Hit by Democrats' Book Minimum Tax

News Release: Washington, D.C.--A new analysis by the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) of the book minimum tax proposal in the latest version of the Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spend bill (the 15 percent minimum tax on corporations) would overwhelmingly hit U.S. manufacturers at a time when they can least afford it.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4346, CHIPS and Science Act...


Crapo Statement at USTR Nomination Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at hearing to consider the nomination of Douglas J. McKalip, for U.S. Trade Representative Chief Agricultural Negotiator.


International Trade Administration set to publish a new notice on Aug. 1

There are three releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 1.


July 28: bills handled by Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

There was activity on six bills related to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on July 28.


Hice: Biden Administration Ignoring the Law, Failing on Cyber

News Release: WASHINGTON - Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) opened today’s hearing by slamming the Biden Administration for its recent FITARA scorecard, demonstrating that 10 federal agencies are failing in cyber. He noted that the grades for the scorecard do not reflect any cyber...


Crapo Statement at USTR Nomination Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at hearing to consider the nomination of Douglas J. McKalip, for U.S. Trade Representative Chief Agricultural Negotiator.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement in response to reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been coordinating with Big Tech to censor Americans.


Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing to Consider USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator Nominee

News Release: The committee meets this morning to discuss the nomination of Mr. Doug McKalip to serve as the Chief Agricultural Negotiator within the Office of the United States Trade Representative.


Finance Committee to Hold Hearing on the Need to Fix the Organ Transplant System

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, to address the need to repair the U.S. organ procurement and transplant system. The hearing will take place at 2:30 p.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.