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Finance Committee Republicans Raise Questions, Concerns with Disturbing IRS Document Destruction

News Release: Dear Commissioner Rettig: . We are writing you regarding disturbing information that came to light in a report issued by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) and has been referenced in several news accounts. TIGTA released the audit report, “A Service-Wide Strategy Is Needed...


How politicians on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee dealt with bills on May 26

There was activity on one bill related to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on May 26.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at today’s Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on legislation to protect Americans and strengthen the economy.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo Reestablishes the National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship (NACIE)

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the appointment of 32 leaders and experts to the National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship (NACIE). NACIE will be charged with developing a National Entrepreneurship Strategy that strengthens America’s ability to compete and win as the world’s leading startup nation and as the world’s leading innovator in critical emerging technologies.



News Release: BELFAST- House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after meeting with leaders from the Alliance Party, the Democratic Unionist Party, Sinn Fein, the Social Democratic and Labour Party, and the Ulster Unionist Party on the Northern Ireland Protocol and the importance of getting the Executive at Stormont in place...


There was activity on three bills related to the Finance Committee on May 26.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered remarks at today’s subcommittee hearing on legislation to improve American economic leadership, including legislation to strengthen the travel and tourism industry.


News Release: WASHINGTON- Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Congressman Fred Keller (R-Pa.), and Oversight Committee Republicans pushed U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm to provide the Biden Administration’s plan to replenish the Strategic...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Next week, from Thursday, June 2, 2022 through Saturday, June 4, 2022, Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and a bipartisan group of Members of Congress, including Rep. Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto...


Commerce Department discusses Notice of Scope Rulings on May 25

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



May 25: bills handled by Finance Committee

There was activity on four bills related to the Finance Committee on May 25.


Finance Committee Republicans: IRS Should Speed Up Paper Returns Process

News Release: Dear Commissioner Rettig: . We are writing to strongly encourage the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to work with tax return software companies to implement 2-D barcoding technology for use during the 2023 tax filing season for the 1040 family of paper returns. The pandemic started an unprecedented...


NOAA researchers seek to learn more about tornado experiences to improve safety

News Release: Has a tornado hit your house or your community? Have you received a tornado alert? NOAA scientists want to hear your story.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the formula shortage crisis in the United States.