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News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Committee voted to favorably report two bills to the House of Representatives that will improve quality and access to maternal health care...

Walden and Burgess Statement on Full Committee Passage of Bipartisan Maternal Health Bills

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) released the following statement on bipartisan bills to improve maternal health that advanced during the full committee markup.

Committee Leaders Statement After Passage of Amended Television Viewer Protection Act

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 Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after the Full Committee voted favorably to advance H.R. 5035, the “Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019," as amended, to the full House of Representatives...

Pallone Remarks at Hearing on Environmental Justice

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at an Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Building a 100 Percent Clean Economy: The Challenges Facing Frontline Communities." This is the sixth hearing in the Committee’s climate change series aimed at developing comprehensive legislation to achieve a 100 percent clean economy by 2050...

Pallone on Committee Passage of Nuclear Waste Bill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the “Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019," (H.R. 2699 ) was favorably reported, as amended, to the full House of Representatives by voice vote...

Committee Leaders Statement After Passage of Amended Television Viewer Protection Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after the Full Committee voted favorably to advance H.R. 5035, the “Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019," as amended, to the full House of Representatives...

Pallone Applauds Committee Passage of Bill Banning Asbestos

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (H.R. 1603 ) was favorably reported, as amended, to the full House of Representatives by a vote of 47-1...

Walden Remarks at Full Committee Markup Considering 18 Bills

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) remarks at a full committee markup considering 18 bills for advancement to the House of Representatives.

E&C Democrats Express Concerns Over 2.5 GHz Proceeding

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Five Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats sent a letter today to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai raising concerns about the shortened notice and filing window for spectrum license applications in the 2.5 GHz proceeding, which will prevent many tribes and...

Pallone & Rush Applaud Committee Passage of Pipeline Reauthorization Legislation

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby Rush (D-IL) applauded Committee passage of the “SAFER Pipelines Act of 2019" (H.R. ____), which was favorably reported, as amended, to the full House of Representatives by a vote of 30-21...

Walden and Upton: Democrats Are Putting Politics Over Safety of Americans

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement slamming Democrats for putting politics over pipeline safety.

Pallone Opening Remarks at Full Committee Markup of 18 Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Full Committee markup of 18 bills...

Pallone on Passage of Reversing Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act (H.R. 2339), which he originally introduced in April, was favorably reported, as amended, to the full House of Representatives by a vote of 28-24.

Crenshaw Joins Walden to Provide Facts on Pelosi Plan for Fewer Cures

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) is joining Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) for a video series released today aimed at providing the facts on Speaker Pelosi’s partisan plan for fewer cures.

Pallone Releases GAO Report Calling on FCC to Combat Fraud in the High-Cost Program

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report today recommending that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) take additional action to prevent fraud and implement an antifraud strategy for the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) high-cost program, which provides $4.5 billion annually to support broadband service in high-cost areas.

E&C Leaders Want Answers from Ascension and Google on Health Data Sharing Arrangement

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote to the CEOs of Ascension and Google today requesting briefings from the companies following reports that the health information of tens of millions of Ascension’s patients has been shared with Google as part of an initiative called “Project Nightingale."

FCC Oversight Hearing Scheduled for December 5

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) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold an oversight hearing on Thursday, December 5, of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Top House Democrats Urge GAO to Conduct Review After Third Major Keystone Pipeline Spill