By EPA Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - As we approach the end of 2019, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) highlighted the Subcommittee’s work to protect Americans from dangerous consumer products, promote travel and tourism and combat fraud, safeguard consumer privacy both online and offline, and more. The Subcommittee held 12 hearings, two markups and passed eight bills this year.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: As the first session of the 116th Congress comes to a close, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) highlighted the Health Subcommittee’s work to lower the soaring cost of prescription drugs, expand access to quality, affordable health care, and improve public health. The Subcommittee held 19 hearings, three markups and passed 31 bills.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: As 2019 comes to an end, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) reviewed the Subcommittee’s oversight work of the last year. In total, the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held 15 hearings and the Committee sent 150 letters to the Trump Administration, companies and other entities as part of Committee investigations.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Texas v. United States striking down the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate and throwing the rest of law into jeopardy...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 18, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX), and Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate is unconstitutional...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statements on Energy and Commerce provisions included in H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: Democratic House and Senate Committee leaders sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today reiterating their March 2019 request for information and documents concerning Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma’s lavish use of millions of dollars in taxpayer funds on private consultants who were brought on to polish her public image.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - With the first year of the 116th Congress coming to a close, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) highlighted the Subcommittee’s work to restore net neutrality, combat the robocall epidemic, secure America’s telecommunications supply chain, fix faulty broadband maps, and more. The Subcommittee held 12 hearings, three markups, and passed 11 bills this year.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement on health care provisions included in H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 17, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, Energy and Commerce Republicans hosted an Energy and Environment Innovation Showcase featuring companies, educational institutions, and other organizations that exemplify the importance of innovation to address climate change, generate cleaner energy, and create stronger energy security.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter today to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai concerning the troubling lack of transparency, and an apparent lack of appropriate process, leading up to the FCC’s approval of the T-Mobile/Sprint merger.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on bipartisan consumer protection bills that passed the House today.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed, by voice vote, three bills that were voted out of the Subcommittee and Committee earlier this year...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA), and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) applauded the passage by voice vote in the House of Representatives of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (HR 4998), their bipartisan bill to help secure America’s telecommunications supply chain...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement on bipartisan bills to improve broadband mapping that passed the House today.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: With the first year of the 116th Congress coming to an end, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) commended the Energy Subcommittee for its work to advance energy efficiency, invest in a diverse clean energy workforce, transition the U.S. to a clean energy economy and improve public safety and security. In total, the Energy Subcommittee held 10 hearings, two markups and passed 11 bills.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA), and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) applauded the passage by voice vote in the House of Representatives of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (HR 4998), their bipartisan bill to help secure America’s telecommunications supply chain...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
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 H.R. 4227, the Mapping Accuracy Promotes Services (MAPS) Act, and H.R. 4229, the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (Broadband DATA) Act, by voice vote...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: With the first year of the 116th Congress coming to a close, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) highlighted the Subcommittee’s work to combat the climate crisis, protect Americans from toxic substances, protect clean air and water, and more. In total, the Subcommittee held 16 hearings, one markup and passed 15 bills.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 16, 2019
News Release: Last Saturday, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Congressman Richard Neal (D-MA), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, ...
