By EPA Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) and the Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a joint subcommittee hearing for Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Fiscal Year 2019 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Budget."
By EPA Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today failed to pass H.R. 5247, the Tricket Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018, under suspension of the rules. H.R. 5247 would improve access to experimental treatments for patients with terminal diseases or conditions.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 13, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks during House Floor consideration of H.R. 5247, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders recently sent letters to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and four hospital accreditation entities following a series of questions raised in a September 2017 article in The Wall Street Journal about patient safety problems at hospitals.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 12, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today opposing House Republicans’ Right-to-Try legislation...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders, along with key proponents of “Right to Try" legislation today announced an updated proposal will be considered by the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The bill, to be formally introduced tomorrow, will improve access to experimental treatments for patients with terminal diseases or conditions.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 10, 2018
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 legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives to improve access to experimental treatments for patients.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 9, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, and sent letters requesting...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 1119, Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act, by a vote of 215-189.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), yesterday announced a hearing for Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “DOE Modernization: Legislation Addressing Cybersecurity and Emergency Response."
By EPA Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS), #SubOversight Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Stating that tobacco products like JUUL and other e-cigarettes are gaining widespread popularity among America’s youth, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb today voicing concerns that the delays to the May 2016 final deeming rule will lead to more kids and teens getting addicted to these products.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor during consideration of H.R. 1119, the Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rejecting Idaho’s proposal that would have permitted the sale of state based plans that fail to provide required consumer protections...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) sent a letter to Chairman Greg Walden (D-OR) and Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (D-IL) today urging the Republican leaders to call Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt before the Committee to testify on the Trump Administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget proposal.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) today held a hearing examining seasonal influenza and the effectiveness of this year’s influenza vaccine. #SubOversight also explored why this year’s vaccine had reduced effectiveness against one strain of influenza type A, called H3N2.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS), Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH), ...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 8, 2018
News Release: Oversight and Investigations Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on “Examining U.S. Public Health Preparedness for and Response Efforts to Seasonal Influenza:"
By EPA Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 1917, the Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns (BRICK) Act, by a vote of 234-180-1.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 7, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Environment hearing on “The Future of Transportation Fuels and Vehicles:"
