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News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5314, Protecting Our Democracy Act.


Small Business Owners, Farmers, American Workers Share Personal Impacts of Biden's Supply Chain Crisis

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) led a Republican forum titled"How Joe Biden Stole Christmas: Addressing America's Ongoing Supply Chain Crisis.".


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to the town of Boydton, Virginia, to upgrade the town wastewater treatment plant to service an expanding Microsoft data center campus and other business needs.


Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 7 Weekly Data Release

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 7 of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), which measures the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as other major events such as hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses. SBPS complements existing Census Bureau data by providing detailed, near real-time information on challenges faced by small businesses.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the County of Cape May, New Jersey, for construction of a new, multi-tenant building at the Cape May County Airport’s Hangars Technology Park.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, led by E&C Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI), are introducing a new bill today to protect the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) ...


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a six page rule on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published an eight page rule on Dec. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 9, 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) and Republican Leader for Consumer Protection and Commerce Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) sent a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan on her recent internal decisions that politicize the agency while harming businesses.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Consumer Protection and Commerce Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) called for a national privacy standard to rein in Big Tech and protect people’s information from the Chinese Communist Party.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee legislative hearing titled, “Holding Big Tech Accountable: Legislation to Build a Safer Internet:"


Leader Rodgers: “To Uphold American Values, we Must Enact a National Privacy Standard and Hold Big Tech Accountable”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers urged Democrats to establish a national privacy standard, which would help protect the personal information of Americans and improve Big Tech accountability and transparency.