By EPA Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled a markup for Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, at 3:30 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), announced today that the hearing titled “Federal Communications Commission: Budget and Oversight," scheduled for Friday, February 16th, 2018, has been canceled due to changes made to the House calendar.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today released the below statement following the passing of his longtime friend and committee Staff Director Ray Baum...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 582, the Kari’s Law Act of 2017, and S. 96, the Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017. Both bills originated out of the Energy and Commerce Committee.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today released the following statement after House passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), announced a hearing for Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Federal Communications Commission: Budget and Oversight."
By EPA Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: The leaders of the Senate and House health committees today released a discussion draft of bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) animal drug and generic animal drug user fee agreements.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The leaders of the House and Senate health committees today released a discussion draft of bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) animal drug and generic animal drug user fee agreements.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today scheduled a hearing for Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at 12:30 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Oversight of the Department of Health and Human Services."
By EPA Newswire | Feb 8, 2018
News Release: Today, House Democrats announced a bold, new, comprehensive infrastructure plan - A Better Deal to Rebuild America. This historic $1 trillion federal investment to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure is five times larger than President Trump’s rumored plan and will create more than 16 million jobs.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) announced a hearing for Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the Impact of Health Care Consolidation."
By EPA Newswire | Feb 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), will hold a hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Oversight of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration."
By EPA Newswire | Feb 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, at 2 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “New Source Review Permitting Challenges for Manufacturing and Infrastructure."
By EPA Newswire | Feb 6, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 722, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act, by a vote of 266-157-1. H.R. 722, authored by House Republican Conference Chair and committee member Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), will modify existing federal law to make the statute workable while maintaining the nutrition disclosure requirement.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 6, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today held a press conference to provide an update on their ongoing investigation into alleged pill dumping in the state of West Virginia. The leaders spoke to continued stonewalling by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), despite numerous requests for basic information.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 6, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today held its second hearing as part of the committee’s ‘DOE Modernization’ series. #SubEnergy examined issues associated with the current domestic nuclear supply chain, international market opportunities, and options for future development and deployment of advanced nuclear technologies.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 6, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders will hold a press conference open to credentialed members of the media this afternoon to provide an update on their ongoing investigation into alleged pill dumping in the state of West Virginia.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 6, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today following reports that the Trump Administration is considering approving Medicaid waivers that would implement lifetime limits on health care coverage...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 6, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today following news reports that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt will ask the National Marine Fisheries Service to reconsider a decision it made earlier this year that the controversial pesticide chlorpyrifos jeopardizes endangered salmon...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 6, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing on “DOE Modernization: Advancing the Economic and National Security Benefits of America’s Nuclear Infrastructure:"
