By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2016
News Release: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “FCC Overreach: Examining the Proposed Privacy Rules."
By EPA Newswire | Jun 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today welcomed recent action by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to both ease the procedural challenges doctors and patients must navigate when seeking access to investigational treatments.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on important bipartisan pipeline safety legislation this week. Ahead of Wednesday’s vote, the House Energy and Commerce Committee and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today released a fact sheet of a bipartisan House...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on important bipartisan pipeline safety legislation this week. Ahead of Wednesday’s vote, the House Energy and Commerce Committee and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today released a fact sheet of a bipartisan House...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 6, 2016
News Release: The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), has scheduled a markup on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at 5 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building to consider a series of bills that seek to modernize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 3, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of June 6.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Tom Wheeler regarding the FCC’s April 1, 2016, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2016
News Release: Washington, DC - Select Investigative Panel Chairman Marsha Blackburn is calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to investigate potential violations of federal law by StemExpress and a number of abortion clinics.
By EPA Newswire | May 31, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of a nearly yearlong effort to obtain information regarding the source of funding for the Basic Health Program, the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The committees...
By EPA Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As momentum builds in the multi-year effort to deliver policies that say #Yes2Energy, the U.S. House of Representatives today voted to officially go to Conference with the Senate on the first comprehensive energy package in nearly ten years. Following the vote, House Speaker Paul Ryan...
By EPA Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The state of Ohio announced today that its CO-OP would shutter, forcing its more than 20,000 participants to find new coverage within the next 60 days. The announcement marks 13 out of the original 23 Obamacare CO-OPs that have closed its doors at a total cost to taxpayers of $1.36 billion.
By EPA Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: 21st Century Cures is relatable for every family. And momentum for #CuresNow is stronger than ever because of passionate advocates like the Helton Family from North Carolina. Two years ago, Todd and Karen Helton were the proud parents of three beautiful girls, Anna, Grace, and 14-year-old Ellie. Sadly, without warning, tragedy struck.
By EPA Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today announced that the committee is launching an investigation into waste, fraud, and abuse in Universal Service Lifeline program.
By EPA Newswire | May 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In light of recent litigation, House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) questioning the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) current approach to regulating off-label communications. The letter, sent by full...
By EPA Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX) delivered the following statement today at a Health Subcommittee Hearing on “Examining Cybersecurity Responsibilities at HHS."
By EPA Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today gave the following statement during House Floor debate on the House Amendment to S. 2012, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015.
By EPA Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) issued the following statement after the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the FCC’s decision to limit joint sales agreements...
By EPA Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) spoke this afternoon in favor of the House amendment to S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016. The legislation, scheduled for a House vote this afternoon, will move important provisions of H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act, which passed the House last December, one step closer to providing an energy future based on abundance and innovation.
By EPA Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing examining cybersecurity efforts and responsibilities at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The hearing examined H.R. 5068, the HHS Data Protection Act, authored by committee members...
By EPA Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today examined a number of bills aimed at bringing needed, 21st century reforms to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The bills unveiled by the subcommittee and discussed today focus on reforming the agency to make it more transparent to consumers, businesses, and better able to address emerging issues.
