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ICYMI: Miah Cerrillo’s Video Testimony at Oversight Hearing on Gun Violence Crisis

News Release: This morning the Oversight Committee heard emotional testimony from Miah Cerrillo, a fourth-grade student at Robb Elementary School, during a hearing  on the urgent need to address the gun violence epidemic.


Business Formation Statistics Monthly Data Release

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new Business Formation Statistics (BFS) for May 2022. The BFS provide timely and high frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States. The BFS are a standard data product of the Census Bureau, developed in research collaboration...



Bills addressed by Oversight and Reform Committee on June 8

There was activity on five bills related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on June 8.


Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020 discussed on June 8 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



June 8: bills handled by Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

There was activity on one bill related to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on June 8.




ICYMI: Rubio Family’s Testimony at Oversight Hearing on Gun Violence Crisis

News Release: This morning, the Oversight Committee heard testimony from Felix Rubio and Kimberly Mata-Rubio, parents of Lexi Rubio, a victim of the Uvalde, Texas shooting, during a hearing  on the urgent need to address the gun violence epidemic.


There was activity on one bill related to the Natural Resources Committee on June 8.



The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed the Food and Drug Amendments of 2022 (FDA22), which reauthorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee programs for prescription drugs, generic drugs, biosimilars, and medical devices, by a vote 392-28.


Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Budget with Treasury Secretary Yellen

News Release: Welcome to the Committee on Ways and Means, Secretary Yellen. It’s an honor to have you here with us today. Since the last time you appeared before us, the U.S. economy has made substantial progress towards recovering from the once-in-a-lifetime pandemic catastrophe.


Comer: Congress Must Work to Prevent Violent Crimes & Protect the Most Vulnerable

News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing on gun violence by expressing his deepest sympathy to those who lost loved ones in the recent tragedies in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York. Ranking Member Comer emphasized all Americans should be empowered to defend themselves against rising violence and called for solutions to secure our schools, protect the most vulnerable, and bring perpetrators to justice.



News Release: This morning, the Oversight Committee heard testimony from Roy Guerrero, M.D., the sole pediatrician in Uvalde, Texas, during a hearing  on the urgent need to address the gun violence epidemic.


The Department of Justice, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and National Institute of Standards and Technology Withdraw 2019 Standards-Essential Patents (SEP) Policy Statement

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today the withdrawal of the 2019 Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents (SEPs) Subject to Voluntary F/RAND Commitments. After...


Commerce Department discusses Notice of Alaĝum Kanuux on June 8

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on June 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.