By DOE Newswire | Mar 14, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives voted in favor of passing H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Pallone is an original co-sponsor of the bill and helped draft key provisions, including a...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 14, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Republican Leader John Shimkus (R-IL) released the following statement after the House passed a bipartisan bill by unanimous consent to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program (CFATS).
By DOE Newswire | Mar 13, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - As COVID-19 continues, Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) praise the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s Keep Americans Connected pledge and the steps taken by individual private companies to make sure Americans have access to internet during this time.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 13, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Three Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simons today urging him to take immediate action to prevent deceptive advertising and dangerous misinformation related to the coronavirus global pandemic.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 13, 2020
News Release: One year into his tenure as director of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy, Kevin R. Frost has been hard at work implementing programs to serve Indian Country. With last week’s announcement that the Office plans to issue a new funding announcement later this year, we caught up with Director Frost to hear firsthand how he hopes this opportunity will benefit tribes looking to develop their energy resources.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 12, 2020
News Release: In honor of Women’s History Month, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) is highlighting four women who worked on the Manhattan Project.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 12, 2020
News Release: Today marks the one-year anniversary of what the U.S. Department of the Interior calls “the single most important public lands management law to be passed in over a decade." U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, sponsored and championed the broad, bipartisan package of more than 120 public lands, natural resources, and water bills. During negotiations, she ensured the historic legislation prioritized Alaskans’ interests.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 12, 2020
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm James Danly to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on a bipartisan basis. Danly will serve the remainder of a term that ends on June 30, 2023.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 12, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Following President Trump signing their bipartisan Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (H.R. 4998 ) into law to help secure America’s telecommunications supply chain, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), and Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 12, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee markup of H.R. 6160, a bill to extend the authorization for the Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Standards (CFATS) program, and H.R. 5544, the American Innovation and Manufacturing Leadership Act...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 12, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Following President Trump signing the bipartisan Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (H.R. 4998 ) into law to help secure America’s telecommunications supply chain, Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA), and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 12, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) praises the confirmation of James Danly, to serve as a commissioner with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
By DOE Newswire | Mar 12, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) prepared remarks at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee markup of two bills on Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program and Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
By DOE Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a Health Subcommittee markup examining 13 health bills, including bipartisan proposals to promote health and increase the safety of medical products.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee markup of 13 bills...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: House Democrats today introduced the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to bolster the federal government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak and address the severe impacts of the coronavirus on Americans’ personal safety and financial security.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) today released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020 (S. 893 ) by unanimous consent...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chaired an oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Department of the Interior’s budget request for fiscal year 2021. The $12.8 billion budget request would help address the maintenance needs of the Denali Road in Denali National Park and Preserve, hire more wildfire ...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the United States and Australia have signed a milestone arrangement that lays the groundwork for Australia to lease space in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to store and access Australian owned oil, strengthening international energy security and resiliency.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Visitors headed to the Waste Management Symposia in Phoenix were given a special tour of the Savannah River Site on March 5. Here they tour the Defense Waste Processing Facility. Savannah River is the featured site at this year’s event. Next week's issue of EM Update will feature coverage of the conference.
