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News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a hearing on Wednesday, March 30, titled “Behavioral Health Care When Americans Need It: Ensuring Parity and Care Integration." The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

NOAA, partners discover wreck of 207-year-old whaling ship

News Release: NOAA and partners today announced the discovery of the wreck of a 207-year-old whaling ship, called Industry, found on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. The remains of the 64-foot long, two-masted wooden brig opens a window into a little known chapter of American history when descendants of African enslaved people and Native Americans served as essential crew in one of the nation’s oldest industries.

Commerce Department discusses Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Marine Site Characterization Surveys Off of Delaware on March 21

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Household Pulse Survey Phase 3.4 Monthly Data Release

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from phase 3.4 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). Phase 3.4 includes a new question on receipt/intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster; modifications to questions relating to children’s vaccinations that expand response options to...

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $512,000 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Pandemic Response and Economic Resiliency in Cookeville, Tennessee

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $512,000 grant to the Upper Cumberland Development District, Cookeville, Tennessee, to fund two regional recovery coordinator positions. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.

E&C Leaders Demand Answers from Utility Companies on Alarmingly High Shutoff Rates During COVID-19 Pandemic

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby Rush (D-IL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) wrote to six utility companies today demanding answers for high customer shutoff rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. The letters were sent to the executives of Dominion Energy, DTE Energy, Duke Energy, Exelon, NextEra Energy, and Southern Company.

Chair Grijalva, Rep. Porter Statement on the Announcement of Ambassador Joe Yun as New Presidential Envoy

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Katie Porter (D-Calif.) today released the following joint statement regarding the announcement of Ambassador Joe Yun as the new Special Presidential Envoy for negotiations with the Freely Associated States-the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau-to extend the Compacts of Free Association...

Finance Committee Republicans Ask Yellen for Update on Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports

News Release: Washington D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Finance Committee Member Todd Young (R-Indiana), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy, along with all other Finance Committee Republicans, sent a letter requesting...

Rodgers and Guthrie Statement on Two Health Bills Signed into Law

News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed H.R. 1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and H.R. 189, the John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021.

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.3 Million to Grow Businesses and Create Jobs in Kings Mountain, North Carolina

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to the city of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, for wastewater infrastructure improvements.

E&C Democrats Outline Priorities on Implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Broadband Investments

News Release: Seventeen Democratic members of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee wrote to Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), today outlining their recommendations and priorities as the agency implements the broadband programs in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Recovery of the Arts Sector and Boost Tourism in Santa Cruz, California

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million American Rescue Plan Travel, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation program grant to the city of Santa Cruz, California, to develop a new arts and entertainment infrastructure and increase tourism to the region.

Not Letting It Slip By: NIST Discovery Could Increase Accuracy in Measuring Blood Flow for Cancer Diagnosis, Other Applications

News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered a potential source of error when using acoustic waves to measure the properties of fluids such as blood. Their discovery raises the possibility of more accurate diagnostic tests for certain types of blood cancer and more precise sorting of blood cells.

Comer, Oversight Republicans Raise Concerns About Political Interference at FAA to Hide Biden’s Border Crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republicans sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Steve Dickson continuing their probe into the FAA’s decision to censor the ability of U.S. media outlets...

Bipartisan National Security Experts Urge Congress to Pass Competitiveness Legislation to Boost Semiconductor Production and Domestic Manufacturing

News Release: On Monday, March 21st, a bipartisan cohort of national security officials urged Congress to swiftly pass legislation revitalizing domestic semiconductor manufacturing, boosting domestic manufacturing, and helping America economically outcompete China and the rest of the world in the 21st century. Joining ...

Chairwoman Maloney Introduces Legislation to Prohibit the U.S. Government from Conducting Business with Companies Operating in Russia

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to Congress last week, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, introduced the Federal Contracting for Peace and Security Act, to prohibit the United States from conducting business with companies currently operating in Russia.

Vice President Harris, Commerce Deputy Secretary Graves Travel to Louisiana to Highlight Historic Broadband Infrastructure Investments Coming to the State