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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and other Republican members for a tour of Louisiana's offshore oil and gas industry.


Commerce Department discusses Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits on April 20

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


E&C Announces Hearing on HHS Budget with  Secretary Becerra on April 27

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced a Health Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, April 27, at 10:15 a.m. (EDT) with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on the fiscal year 2023 budget request for HHS and its agencies. The hearing is entitled, “The Fiscal Year 2023 HHS Budget."


There was activity on one bill related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on April 21.


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


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting discussed on April 20 by Commerce Department

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


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


Chair Grijalva Slams SCOTUS Decision to Exclude Residents of Puerto Rico from SSI Benefits

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement on today’s ruling from Supreme Court of the United States to uphold the exclusion of residents of Puerto Rico from receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits issued by the Social Security Administration...


How politicians on Ways and Means Committee dealt with bills on April 21

There was activity on four bills related to the Ways and Means Committee on April 21.


Notice published on April 20 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 20, 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) released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s plan to roll back conscience protections for America’s health care workers.



Neal Responds to Supreme Court Decision Continuing Puerto Rico’s Exclusion from Federal Benefits

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA- Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled to continue to unfairly exclude the residents of Puerto Rico from the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program...


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings discussed on April 20 by Commerce Department

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


NIST Study Shows Everyday Plastic Products Release Trillions of Microscopic Particles Into Water

News Release: Plastics surround us, whether it’s the grocery bags we use at the supermarket or household items such as shampoo and detergent bottles. Plastics don’t exist only as large objects, but also as microscopic particles that are released from these larger products. These microscopic plastics can end up in the environment, and they can be ingested into our bodies.



The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


List of Fisheries for 2022 discussed on April 19 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.