By EPA Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Health legislative hearing titled, “Modernizing FDA’s Regulation of Over-the-Counter Drugs:"
By EPA Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a markup on seven bipartisan bills designed to strengthen the Medicare Part B program.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Health markup of 7 Medicare Part B bills...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Environment legislative hearing on four bills that would undermine the Clean Air Act...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a legislative hearing examining several Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules and policies that have had adverse effects on small businesses. #SubEnvironment looked at four pieces of legislation that seek to alleviate the burden these policies have on businesses and manufacturers across the country.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 13, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing examining draft legislation to establish an over-the-counter (OTC) monograph user fee program at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
By EPA Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today unanimously passed H.R. 931, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, by voice vote.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced that the previously scheduled hearing entitled, “Powering America: Defining Reliability in a Transforming Electricity Industry," has been rescheduled into TWO parts.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement after today’s announcement from the U.S. Department of Transportation on self-driving cars.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Democrats today sent a letter to Equifax Chairman and CEO Richard Smith seeking more information about the massive data breach that has compromised the sensitive personal information of approximately 143 million Americans. The members asked what Equifax is doing...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement today on new federal guidance for Automated Driving Systems released by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA):
By EPA Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), has announced it will markup seven bipartisan bills on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at 1 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 11, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Democratic leaders sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma today raising serious questions over the Administration’s plans to roll back funding for the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Navigators...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 8, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -Today Energy and Commerce Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) announced that after the committee received a briefing from Equifax, the committee will hold a hearing on the data breach compromising 143 million Americans’ personal data.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 8, 2017
News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36) introduced two bills to address health disparities in Native American communities. Far too many tribal members still do not have access to the health care they need to stay healthy, ...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 8, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Democratic leaders sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt today following up on reports that the agency put a temporary hold on all grant awards to the state of Alaska after Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski voted against legislation to repeal...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Supporting Tomorrow’s Health Providers: Examining Workforce Programs under the Public Health Service Act."
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today held a hearing examining the opportunities and challenges of the FCC’s spectrum repack process following the Broadcast Incentive Auction.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 7, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) submitted the following opening remarks for the record for a Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing titled, “The Broadcast Incentive Auction: Update on Repacking Opportunities and Challenges"
By EPA Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing examining the unimplemented Inspector General and Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendations at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
