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The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Ranking Member Comer Welcomes Rep. Flood to the Oversight Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON-Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today welcomed Representative Mike Flood (R-Neb.) to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. Rep. Flood will serve on the National Security Subcommittee and the Environment Subcommittee.


Crapo Statement at Hearing on Housing Affordability

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 entitled, “The Role of Tax Incentives in Affordable Housing.".


There was activity on one bill related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on July 20.


New Device Design Brings Unparalleled Confidence to Cell Measurements

News Release: Measuring the numbers and properties of cells moving in a stream - a process called flow cytometry - is critically important to diagnostic medicine, pharmaceutical research and biomedical science. Now researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised a way to make unprecedented improvements in the technique.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.8 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Construction Trades Workforce Development Efforts in Miami, Florida

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.8 million grant to Miami Dade College, Miami, Florida, to fund the renovation of an existing campus building to house the new Construction Trade Institute. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), full Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) released the following joint statement today after Committee members voted to pass H.R. 8152, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) by a vote of 53-2...


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), expressing concern over the rapidly increasing spread of the monkeypox virus (MPV) across the United...


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the Committee voted favorably to approve her bills, the Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act, following the Committee’s release of a memorandum detailing the...


Leader Rodgers Statement on Biden’s Continued Failure to Address America’s Energy and Inflation Crises

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on President Biden’s announcement concerning climate change.


There was activity on one bill related to the Finance Committee on July 20.



U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.7 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Business Development in Vicksburg, Michigan

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.7 million American Rescue Plan grant to the village of Vicksburg, Michigan, to upgrade its wastewater treatment system to increase capacity for business expansion and commercial development. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Democrats in the House just BLOCKED Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ (R-WA) amendment to stop the Biden administration from selling our strategic energy reserves to China.



NIST’s Indoor CO2 Tool Can Help Assess Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality

News Release: A key ingredient for good indoor air quality is good ventilation. One simple method that can be used to determine if a space is well ventilated is to measure indoor carbon dioxide (CO2) levels.


Subcommittee Leader Bilirakis Opening Remarks for Full Committee Markup

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s full Committee markup which includes the bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act which will protect kids and give Americans more control over their personal online data.


Pallone Opening Remarks at Full Committee Markup of Six Consumer Protection Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a full Committee markup of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act and five other consumer protection and commerce bills...



Chairwoman Maloney Issues Statement on Postal Service’s Decision to More Than Double Purchase of Electric Vehicles

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the following statement in response to the Postal Service’s announcement that it will more than double its initial purchase of electric vehicles...