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Pallone Floor Remarks on H.R. 6: Opioid Package

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House floor today during consideration of H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act...


E&C Leaders Question State Hospital Associations About Accessibility of Rape Kits

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS) sent letters to a sample of state hospital associations regarding the availability of Sexual Assault Forensic Exams (“SAFE kits").


Pallone Blasts EPA’s Failure to Act on Chemical Safety Standards

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to propose new safety requirements to prevent or contain chemical spills that can pollute U.S. waters...


#SubEnergy Advances Four Bills to Full Committee for Consideration

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today advanced four bills to the full committee that address key challenges facing America’s nuclear energy industry.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information to collect feedback from stakeholders and the public about the Stark Law.


Pallone Requests GAO Audit to Ensure Separated Children Are Reunited with Families

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) today requesting an immediate audit of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) efforts to track and reunite children that were separated from their families because of the Trump Administration’s “zero-tolerance" immigration policy.


Pallone Remarks at Markup of Four Nuclear Energy Bills

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 Energy markup of Four Nuclear Energy Bills...


Pallone Floor Remarks Opposing IMD Care Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in opposition to H.R. 5797, The IMD CARE Act...


MEDIA ADVISORY: Tonight #SubEnergy Vice Chairman Olson and Rep. Johnson to Host Special Order

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Tonight, Subcommittee on Energy Vice Chairman, Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX), and Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) will host a special order on the House Floor in which they and other members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Congress will discuss the importance of natural gas as an energy resource.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act, authored by Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), by a bipartisan vote of 357-57.


E&C Democrats Demand Hearing on Child Detention Centers

News Release: All 24 Energy and Commerce Democrats sent a letter to full Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael Burgess (R-TX) today demanding an immediate hearing on the wellbeing of the children being forcibly separated from their parents and families and placed into the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).


#SubEnergy Explores Benefits of Tax Reform on Energy Sector and Consumers

News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), held a hearing today on the economic impacts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, particularly on small businesses, consumers, and the energy sector. WHY: “Across the nation, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is resulting in widespread...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in opposition to H.R. 6082, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act...


Latta on Senate Commerce’s CPSC Nominee Hearing

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) issued the following statement on today’s Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on the nomination of Peter Feldman to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).


Pallone Remarks at Energy Hearing on GOP Tax Scam

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 Energy hearing on “The Benefits of Tax Reform on the Energy Sector and Consumers:"


Pallone on Family Separation Executive Order

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President Trump signed an executive order ending his administration’s family separation policy...


House Passes Walters Bill to Remove Barrier to Care in Medicaid

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 5797, the IMD CARE Act, authored by Rep. Mimi Walters (R-CA) by a bipartisan vote of 261-155.


#SubEnergy to Markup Four Bills to Modernize DOE’s Nuclear Energy Technologies

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a markup for Thursday, June 21, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration issued the final rule for Association Health Plans.


#SubEnergy to Examine Geopolitics of Oil and Gas

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a hearing for Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Shifting Geopolitics of Oil and Gas."