By EPA Newswire | Jul 21, 2017
News Release: With Senate Republicans still seriously considering legislation to repeal Medicaid expansion next week, Congressman Joe Kennedy III (MA-04), Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report focused on the impact of...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 20, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing examining 11 bipartisan bills that would improve Medicare.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 20, 2017
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 Health hearing titled, “Examining Bipartisan Legislation to Improve the Medicare Program:"
By EPA Newswire | Jul 20, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) introduced the Viewer Protection Act, (H.R. __), which would establish a Viewer Protection Fund to fully protect broadcast viewers and expeditiously get new mobile broadband spectrum into the hands of consumers. The...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 19, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today held a markup to advance groundbreaking bipartisan self-driving legislation that will prioritize safety while encouraging innovation. This draft legislation passed out of the subcommittee by voice vote.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 19, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed two energy bills that seek to advance the nation’s energy infrastructure through targeted reforms to the federal government’s permitting and siting policies for oil and natural gas pipelines. Yesterday, the House advanced four additional committee...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 19, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the Extension of Special Needs Plans."
By EPA Newswire | Jul 19, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee markup of the, “Staff Draft on Highly Automated Vehicle Testing and Deployment:"
By EPA Newswire | Jul 18, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell signaled that the Senate would attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) after the Senate’s latest version of Trumpcare failed to gain enough votes to pass...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 18, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled, “Examining HRSA’s Oversight of the 340B Drug Pricing Program:"
By EPA Newswire | Jul 18, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed four Energy and Commerce Committee bills aimed at boosting America’s hydropower infrastructure, energy security, and providing states and local communities flexibility when it comes to implementing EPA’s onerous ozone standards.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 18, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Environment Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today during consideration of the Ozone Standards Implementation Act (H.R. 806):
By EPA Newswire | Jul 18, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today announced a hearing for Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 10 a.m. in 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Oversight and Reauthorization of the Federal Communications Commission."
By EPA Newswire | Jul 18, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing examining Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) oversight of the 340B drug pricing program.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 18, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing on “Powering America: Examining the State of Electric Industry through Market Participant Perspectives:"
By EPA Newswire | Jul 18, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today held its first hearing as part of its recently announced “Powering America" series. The Powering America series provides members the opportunity to explore electricity markets, learn more about electricity generation, distribution, and consumption, and the resiliency of the electric grid.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 17, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today announced a subcommittee markup for Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Members will markup H.R. ____, Staff Draft on Highly Automated Vehicle Testing and Deployment Act.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 17, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), advanced a bill last week that will play an important role in how medical professionals respond to mass traumas.H.R. 880, the MISSION ZERO Act, establishes a grant program for military-civilian partnerships in trauma care that will allow the military and private citizens to benefit from each other’s expertise and experience.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 14, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives passed H.R. 2430, the FDA Reauthorization Act (FDARA) of 2017, on Wednesday, by voice vote.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 14, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the FCC’s Incentive Auction Task Force announced that broadcasters have requested $2.1 billion - significantly more than the $1.75 billion set aside - to cover costs related to...
