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Pallone and Walden Praise House Passage of the No Surprises Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following joint statement today after the No Surprises Act passed on the House Floor as part of H.R. 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee 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 its end of year omnibus package, which included key health care legislation...


Pallone on SolarWinds Cyberattack

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today regarding the SolarWinds cyberattack...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an emergency use authorization for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for the 116th Congress Greg Walden (R-OR), Republican Leader for the 117th Congress Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican...


Pallone on President-Elect Biden Nominating Former Michigan Governor Granholm as Secretary of Energy

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President-elect Joe Biden named former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm as his nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President-elect Joe Biden named North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael Regan as his nominee for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator...


Pallone Welcomes Five New Democratic Members to the Energy and Commerce Committee

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today issued the following statement after the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee recommended the appointment of Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Kim Schrier (D-WA), and Lori Trahan (D-MA) to the Energy and Commerce Committee for the 117th Congress...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for the 116th Congress Greg Walden (R-OR), Republican Leader for the 117th Congress Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, key House and Senate Committee leaders announced a bipartisan agreement on legislation to protect patients from surprise medical bills and establish a fair framework to resolve payment disputes between health care providers and health insurance companies.


Pallone on FDA’s Authorization of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an emergency use authorization for Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for the 116th Congress Greg Walden (R-OR), Republican Leader for the 117th Congress Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican...


Congressional Committee Leaders Announce Surprise Billing Agreement

News Release: Today, key House and Senate Committee leaders announced a bipartisan agreement on legislation to protect patients from surprise medical bills and establish a fair framework to resolve payment disputes between health care providers and health insurance companies.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed four energy bills...


News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered farewell remarks on the House Floor today. Walden will retire from over 30 years of public service, including 22 in Congress, at the end of the 116th Congress.


E&C Republican Leaders’ Statement on House Passage of Media Diversity Resolution

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for the 116th Congress Greg Walden (R-OR), Republican Leader for the 117th Congress Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement on House passage of a resolution to reaffirm the House’s commitment to media diversity.


E&C Republican Leaders’ Statement on House Passage of Energy Bills

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for the 116th Congress Greg Walden (R-OR), Republican Leader for the 117th Congress Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement on House passage of four bipartisan energy bills.


Pallone & Doyle Praise House Passage of Resolution Reaffirming a Commitment to Media Diversity

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed H. Res 549, a resolution reaffirming the House’s commitment to diversity in media...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for the 116th Congress Greg Walden (R-OR), Republican Leader for the 117th Congress Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) released the following statement on House passage of four health bills.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed four health care bills this week...