By EPA Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing titled, “EPA Oversight: Unimplemented Inspector General and GAO Recommendations:"
By EPA Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today during consideration of the SELF DRIVE Act (H.R. 3388):
By EPA Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing on, “Powering America: Reevaluating PURPA’s Objectives and its Effects on Today’s Consumers:"
By EPA Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today unanimously passed H.R. 3388, the SELF DRIVE Act of 2017, by voice vote.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today held its third hearing in the committee’s recently announced ‘Powering America ’ series. The ‘Powering America’ series provides members the opportunity to explore the challenges of electricity markets and potentially consider reforms related to the generation, distribution, consumption, and resiliency of electricity.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Big Relief for Small Business: Legislation Reducing Regulatory Burdens on Small Manufacturers and Other Job Creators."
By EPA Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Modernizing FDA’s Regulation of Over-the-Counter Drugs."
By EPA Newswire | Sep 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt regarding the agency’s plan to offer employee buyouts and early retirement incentives.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 31, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Trump Administration announced plans to slash funding for the upcoming Open Enrollment period, which is scheduled to begin on November 1st...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 31, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today announced a hearing for Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 10:00am in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Broadcast Incentive Auction: Update on Repacking Opportunities and Challenges."
By EPA Newswire | Aug 31, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Democratic leaders sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb today seeking a more thorough explanation for the agency’s decision to delay much-needed public health oversight for newly deemed products, as well as other aspects...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 30, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) today urging the agency to go further in evaluating whether credit monitoring services used by private and public entities in response to data breaches provide effective consumer...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 30, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “EPA Oversight: Unimplemented Inspector General and GAO Recommendations."
By EPA Newswire | Aug 30, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced two hearings as part of the committee’s continuing “Powering America " series. The series provides committee members the opportunity to explore the challenges of electricity markets and to consider reforms related to electricity generation, distribution, consumption, and grid resiliency.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 30, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Democratic leaders wrote to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt today raising serious concerns over the lack of transparency at the Agency. The letter was signed by Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY).
By EPA Newswire | Aug 25, 2017
News Release: House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.) today sent a letter with several colleagues to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke urging him to allow the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 21, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection (DCCP) Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced Melissa Froelich as the new Chief Counsel of the subcommittee.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - President Trump today signed H.R. 2430, the FDA Reauthorization Act (FDARA) of 2017, into law. The House passed the bill last month and the Senate passed the bill earlier this month.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: Today, the Ranking Members of the congressional committees with jurisdiction over health care sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma raising concerns over the Trump Administration’s efforts to undermine...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 17, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet, called on the Government Accountability...
