By EPA Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a hearing for Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Discussion Draft: Brownfields Reauthorization."
By EPA Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today held a hearing to discuss the benefits of automated technology available in self-driving cars. During the hearing, members learned about the advantages of crash avoidance technologies and how this innovation is improving safety on the roadways.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing examining the medical device user fee program. As reauthorized by the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) of 2012, the Medical Device User Fee Amendments (MDUFA) support the review and regulation of medical devices.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today during consideration of S.J. Res. 34., providing Congressional disapproval of a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule relating to Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today issued the following statement on President Trump’s Executive Order on climate...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), announced a hearing for Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Cybersecurity in the Health Care Sector: Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships."
By EPA Newswire | Mar 28, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) spoke of the importance of a prompt reauthorization of the Medical Device User Fee Amendments (MDUFA) today at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Examining FDA’s Medical Device User Fee Program:"
By EPA Newswire | Mar 27, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement on the announcement of the relocation of the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas, following a 31-1 vote by National Football League (NFL) owners to sanction the move...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after Speaker Ryan abruptly ended consideration of TrumpCare in the U.S. House of Representatives...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today during consideration of TrumpCare, the Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA):
By EPA Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Subcommittee on Energy Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Subcommittee on Environment Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today issued the following statement after the State Department approved the Keystone XL pipeline.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 24, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement upon news that the Trump administration granted a permit authorizing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline this morning...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement following the Senate’s passage of a resolution of disapproval from Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) that will roll back Federal Communications Commission (FCC) broadband privacy protections and prevent the commission from instituting similar protections in the future...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued an updated score detailing the effects of TrumpCare...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 23, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today issued the following statement after the Senate passed a broadband privacy CRA. Chairman Blackburn has introduced an identical privacy CRA in the House.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 22, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing examining the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), which needs to be reauthorized before its expiration in September 2017. PDUFA supports the review and regulation of innovative drug products and helps ensure patients receive timely access to safe and effective new therapies.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 22, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing examining legislation that gives states the flexibility need to implement the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone on an efficient and realistic timeline.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 22, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX) spoke about the success of the Prescription Drug User Fee Agreement (PDUFA) and the need to quickly reauthorize the agreement at a subcommittee hearing titled, “Examining the Prescription Drug User Fee Agreement Reauthorization:"
By EPA Newswire | Mar 22, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Realizing Nationwide Next-Generation 911."
By EPA Newswire | Mar 22, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Federal Energy Related Tax Policy and its Effects on Markets, Prices, and Consumers."
