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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s ongoing, bipartisan #RecordOfSuccess continues to grow as President Obama this week signed two committee-led bills into law.

Upton and Pitts Expand Request to FDA on Efforts to Protect Trade Secrets and Confidential Information

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Joseph Pitts (R-PA) today continued their efforts seeking answers about the FDA’s procedures to product trade secret and confidential information in the food industry.

Pallone & Wyden Ask CMS for Information on Lead Screening Practices

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andrew M. Slavitt requesting additional information on Medicaid...

Upton & Pallone Request Briefing from Commodity Commission

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today sent a letter to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) requesting a briefing on a current proposal before the commission.

Upton & Pallone Request Briefing from Commodity Commission

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today sent a letter to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) requesting a briefing on a current proposal before the commission.

#RecordOfSuccess: Pipeline Safety Law Good for the Great Lakes

News Release: “We came together, Republicans and Democrats, to improve and strengthen the safety of our pipelines - and we got the job done," U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, said in a statement. Upton is chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. “Our bipartisan legislation, signed into law today by President Obama is a win for Southwest Michigan, our Great Lakes, and the entire country."

Select Panel Refers University of New Mexico & Southwestern Women’s Options to New Mexico Attorney General for Criminal Investigation

News Release: Washington, DC - The Select Investigative Panel today issued a criminal referral to New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas detailing evidence that the University of New Mexico (UNM) and Southwestern Women’s Options (SWWO) may have violated New Mexico’s Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical...

Thursday and Friday Committee Activity Postponed

News Release: The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced the remainder of committee activities for the week have been postponed. Among those activities are today’s full committee markup and tomorrow’s #SubHealth hearing.

Bipartisan E&C Members Urge House Leaders to Schedule Swift Vote to End USDA’s Duplicative Catfish Program

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today wrote to both House Republican and Democratic leadership asking for a swift vote on S.J. Res. 28. The resolution under the Congressional Review Act would remove catfish from the jurisdiction of the USDA, a move that...

INSTA-GRAB: #BehindTheScenes With Steve Scalise

News Release: On Wednesday, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), was the latest committee member to take over the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Instagram account. Spotlighting congressional baseball practice as well as his speech at AEI with Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) to unveil a #betterway for health care, Scalise shared five behind the scenes photos of his busy day on Capitol Hill. Follow @energyandcommerce HERE.

Congressional Leaders: Bipartisan Encryption Working Group Making Progress

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI) today provided an update on the progress made by the bipartisan encryption working group...

Pallone & Green to Congressional Republicans: Where are the Specifics of their Health Care Plan?

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX) issued the following statement in response to Speaker Paul Ryan’s unveiling of House Republicans so-called “Better Way" health care proposal...

Pallone Praises President Obama for Signing Updated Toxic Substances Control Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today released the following statement commending President Obama for signing into law H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which modernizes the Toxic Substances Control Act. Pallone, who was a lead House...

Medicare Trustees Report Continues to Highlight Need for Action to #KeepThePromise to Seniors

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA) today issued the following statement regarding the 2016 Medicare Trustees Report. Read a summary of key findings from the report HERE.

#SubEnergyPower Examines Implementation of Renewable Fuel Standard

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing examining implementation issues with the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. The hearing brought together representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Energy Information Administration (EIA), as well as stakeholders in manufacturing, agriculture, and fuel production to discuss the current status and implementation outlook of the program.

House Republicans Unveil Plan of Broad Health Care Solutions

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Republicans today unveiled a plan to replace Obamacare. It is a vision for a Confident America in which every American has access to quality, affordable health care. This is the fifth plank of A Better Way, a bold agenda to tackle some of our country’s biggest challenges. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) joined House leaders in unveiling the plan this afternoon at AEI.

Congressional Leaders: Bipartisan Encryption Working Group Making Progress