By EPA Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after a series of gas pipeline explosions near Boston, Massachusetts yesterday...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 13, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Full Committee Markup of Six Bills...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 13, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), held a hearing examining ways to meaningfully evaluate, and responsibly increase the use of value-based models and arrangements in the Medicare program. Members discussed how those initiatives currently operate, as well...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 13, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today during consideration of America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today unanimously passed H.R. 1109, To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act. H.R. 1109 first passed the House in June 2017, by voice vote. The Senate passed the bill, with an amendment, earlier this month by unanimous consent. The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk for his signature.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 13, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), held a hearing today examining the practices and tools to reduce and manage the impacts of wildfire smoke on public health and local communities. Members reviewed how increasing forest management activities, such as prescribed...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), announced that the following committee activity scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, has been postponed due to changes to the House calendar...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today advanced six bipartisan bills, five of which aim to improve patient care and reduce health care fraud, while one will modernize the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Subcommittee on Environment Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), and Subcommittee on Energy Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today issued the following statement after the House of Representatives unanimously passed S. 3021, the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 13, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Environment hearing on “Air Quality Impacts of Wildfires: Mitigation and Management Strategies:"
By EPA Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today commending the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement on the agency’s new steps to address youth e-cigarette use...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House and Senate Committee leaders today announced a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on comprehensive water resources infrastructure legislation, which could be considered on the House floor later this week.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), announced a markup for Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) blasted today’s announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the agency is planning to roll back the Obama era methane emissions standards for the oil and gas industry...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today applauding the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launch of the Eureka prize competition to spur the development of technology applications to improve Alzheimer’s care, which was established as part of the 21st Century Cures Act. Up to $400,000 in cash prizes may be awarded to teams or individuals that participate in the challenge...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today advanced six bipartisan bills to improve health care.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, at 9:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Better Data and Better Outcomes: Reducing Maternal Mortality in the U.S."
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Health markup on H.R. 3325; H.R. 3891; H.R. 5306; “Gag Clause" legislation; Discussion Draft, Strengthening the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act of 2018; and Discussion Draft, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission with access to certain drug rebate information...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), announced a hearing for Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Solutions to Strengthen U.S. Public Safety Communications."
By EPA Newswire | Sep 6, 2018
News Release: Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Bobby Rush (D-IL) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Energy markup of H.R. 6511, the “Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act:"
