By DOE Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) released a joint statement today urging the Senate to act to extend the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) demonstration program before adjourning for the August Recess...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald J. Trump announced the recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government to outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent research careers and who show exceptional promise for leadership in science and technology.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) announces two personnel moves - a new member of the senior staff and a new addition - for the committee Republicans. Walden previously noted the departure of Melissa Froelich, the outgoing Chief Counsel for the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released Volume 1 of its crumb rubber report, known as the Federal Research Action Plan (FRAP) on Recycled Tire Crumb Used on Playing Fields and Playgrounds - a multi-agency research effort which Pallone requested in 2015 - to characterize the chemicals and risks associated with crumb rubber...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) comments on the successful lawsuit by The Washington Post and ownership group for the Charleston Gazette-Mail. This lifted the protective order in the multi-district litigation, revealing unsealed internal company documents and exposing details about the distribution of opioids not previously known.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Norman E. “Ned" Sharpless, M.D., today raising concerns over the slower than expected progress of manufacturers and providers of stem cell products to come into compliance with FDA’s...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement in response to Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and BMW striking a private deal with California to preserve clean car standards, despite the Trump Administration’s attempts to roll them back...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Cincinnati -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought for SPRU Waste Processing, Shipping, and Disposal.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) released the following statement after Energy and Commerce legislation to strengthen public health programs passed in the U.S. House of Representatives with bipartisan support.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Environment & Climate Change Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Building America’s Clean Future: Pathways to Decarbonize the Economy:"
By DOE Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing on “Building America’s Clean Future: Pathways to Decarbonize the Economy."
By DOE Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on “Legislation to Make Cars in America Safer."
By DOE Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and Communications and Technology subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following statement applauding House passage of the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act by a sweeping 429-3 vote.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced, at the conclusion of their investigation into Facebook’s privacy practices, a $5 billion settlement with the company...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with Facebook following the Commission’s investigation into the company’s data privacy practices...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today during consideration of H.R. 3375, the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing entitled “Legislation to Make Cars in America Safer:"
By DOE Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed four bills that will reauthorize critical public health programs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and were advanced out of the Full Committee last week...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $37 million in funding for targeted research in materials and chemistry to advance the important emerging field of Quantum Information Science (QIS).
By DOE Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after their bipartisan Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (H.R. 3375 ) passed on the House of Representatives by a vote of 429-3...
