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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. 8296, the Women’s Health Protection Act, which restores the right to abortion nationwide...


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting discussed on July 15 by Commerce Department

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


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on July 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


Bills addressed by Natural Resources Committee on July 15

There was activity on one bill related to the Natural Resources Committee on July 15.


News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will co-host a Supply Chain Ministerial Forum July 19-20, 2022, as part of ongoing work with key partner nations on supply chains. Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez and Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago will welcome participants and deliver opening remarks on July 19.


Chairs Maloney and Lynch Launch Inquiry into Veteran Records-Retrieval Companies

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, sent letters to veteran records-retrieval companies Aardvark Research Group, Angels Research, and DD214Direct requesting...


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included several legislative efforts championed by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform.


Pallone Floor Statement on the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act

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. 8297, the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act...



There was activity on one bill related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on July 15.


Michael C. Morgan confirmed as deputy NOAA administrator

News Release: Michael C. Morgan, Ph.D., has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as assistant secretary of commerce for environmental observation and prediction, and also deputy NOAA administrator. In this role, Morgan will be responsible for providing agency-wide direction with regard to weather, water, climate, and ocean observations, including in situ instruments and satellites, and the process of converting observations to predictions for environmental threats.


ICYMI: Comer Joins Fox News Primetime, Reveals President’s Brother Peddled Political Connections in the Middle East to Secure Loan

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) joined “Jesse Watters Primetime" on Fox News to discuss new information revealing President Biden’s brother, James Biden, promised to use his political connections in the Middle East to secure funding for Americore...


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


Republicans Introduce Legislation to Recover Unchecked Unemployment Fraud

News Release: Washington, D.C.--With unemployment fraud leaving taxpayers on the hook for roughly $163 billion, and only slightly more than $4 billion recovered, Senate Republicans, led by Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rob Portman (R-Ohio) are introducing legislation to recover funds from unchecked unemployment fraud and provide incentives for States to recover fraudulent payments.


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


July 14: bills handled by Oversight and Reform Committee

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


News Release: Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo has appointed 24 members to the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA) to serve a two-year term. The PAC-DBIA was established in 2014 to provide recommendations and analysis to the President, through the Secretary of Commerce, on strengthening commercial engagement between the United States and Africa.


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting discussed on July 14 by Commerce Department

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


U.S. Department of Commerce publishes 28 press releases or notices in June

There were 28 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of Commerce in June.