By EPA Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), released the following statement after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued its review of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition and accountability proposals...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee this week added to its bipartisan #RecordOfSuccess as the House of Representatives cleared two committee energy bills and the Senate unanimously approved a much-needed, and years in the making, update to our chemical safety laws.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D (R-TX) today advanced four bills to modernize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the 21st century. Over the past year the subcommittee’s Disrupter Series has provided an opportunity for the...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) addresses the media following the historic passage of chemical safety reform
By EPA Newswire | Jun 9, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) submitted the following remarks for the record at a Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Markup on H.R. ___, the “FTC Process and Transparency Reform Act of 2016;" H.R. 5111, the “Consumer Review Fairness Act;" H.R. 5092, the “Reinforcing American Made Products Act;" and H.R. 5104, the “Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act."
By EPA Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today gave the following statement during House Floor debate on S. 2276, the “Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (PIPES) Act of 2016." Pallone was a key House Democratic negotiator of the bipartisan PIPES Act.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement commending Senate passage of H.R. 2576, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act for the 21st Century, which modernizes the Toxic Substances Control Act. Pallone was a lead House Democratic negotiator on the final legislation, which passed the House by a vote of 403-12.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed committee member Rep. Pete Olson’s (R-TX) H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act, by a vote of 234 to 177, furthering the committee’s ongoing #RecordOfSuccess. H.R. 4775 is a commonsense bill aimed at providing states the flexibility needed to implement the two ozone standards, and provides other relief.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today introduced H.R. ____, the FDA Cross-Center Collaboration Act of 2016, legislation to encourage collaboration at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The bipartisan bill continues on the #Path2Cures by modernizing the agency to help streamline the review of drugs and devices for major disease areas across product centers.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), today held a markup considering two public health bills. Both bills, including an amendment and an amendment in the nature of a substitute, passed by voice vote.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Since passing the House Energy and Commerce Committee in May, H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016, sponsored by Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX), has achieved broad support from leading job creators across the country. The bill, which will be considered by the House this afternoon, will provide states with the time and tools they need to meet existing standards and address the agency’s overlapping regulations.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to enhance pipeline safety, clarify safety oversight efforts, and provide greater regulatory certainty in the transportation of energy commodities.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today introduced H.R. ____, the FDA Cross-Center Collaboration Act of 2016, legislation to encourage collaboration at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The bipartisan bill continues on the #Path2Cures by modernizing the agency to help streamline the review of drugs and devices for major disease areas across product centers.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today gave the following statement during House Floor debate on H.R. 4775, the “Ozone Standards Implementation Act":
By EPA Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) this evening kicked off debate on the House amendment to S. 2276, the PIPES Act of 2016, which includes text from H.R. 5050, the Pipeline Safety Act of 2016, passed in April by the committee. Pending a House vote this week, ...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to enhance pipeline safety, clarify safety oversight efforts, and provide greater regulatory certainty in the transportation of energy commodities.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), has scheduled a full committee markup on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, to consider several bills including landmark mental health legislation. Details on the time and location will be posted here, as they become...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today delivered the following remarks at a Health Subcommittee markup on H.R. 3299, the “Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2015," and H.R. 291, the “Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2015."
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has announced a hearing for Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at 10 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Combatting Superbugs: U.S. Public Health Responses to Antibiotic Resistance." The hearing comes after headlines last week declared, “The superbug that doctors have been dreading just reached the U.S."
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) welcomed today’s Senate passage of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. The legislation now heads to the president to be signed into law which will culminate a multi-year effort for the committee. The House passed the bill 403-12 on May 24, 2016.
