By EPA Newswire | May 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Obama administration appears to be circling the wagons following the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s recent report chronicling misleading testimony offered by CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on December 8, 2015.
By EPA Newswire | May 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Late Wednesday evening, the House of Representatives passed the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The vote scored a win for the committee’s pursuit of policies that say #Yes2Energy as the bill included language from committee member Rep. Bill Johnson’s (R-OH) H.R. 351, ...
By EPA Newswire | May 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - On the heels of an April 2016 hearing that examined the safety of U.S. bioresearch labs, Energy and Commerce Committee leaders yesterday followed up with the heads of the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health. The letters were signed by full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA).
By EPA Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: Nuclear energy has provided baseload power to our country for decades, and generates electricity twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. It does not emit carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, or nitrogen oxide, making it not only clean but reliable because power plants can run up to two years at a time before needing to go offline for refueling. One nuclear plant can power over 650,000 homes with clean and reliable energy.
By EPA Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today delivered the following remarks at the Energy and Commerce Committee markup of H.R. 4775, the “Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016;" and H.R. 4979, the “Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016":
By EPA Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) today issued the following statements responding to EPA’s proposed rule setting out the 2017 requirements for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
By EPA Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today passed two bipartisan energy bills that protect jobs, public health, and the economy. The committee advanced H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 by a vote of 30 to 23 and unanimously passed H.R. 4979, the Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016.
By EPA Newswire | May 18, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Concerned about the solvency of Obamacare’s remaining CO-OPs, Energy and Commerce Committee leaders earlier this week requested information from the 11 surviving CO-OPs. The letters were sent by full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Health Subcommittee Chairman Joseph Pitts (R-PA), ...
By EPA Newswire | May 17, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has announced a hearing for Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Medicare and Medicaid Program Integrity: Combatting Improper Payments and Ineligible Providers."
By EPA Newswire | May 17, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Despite the Obama administration’s continued failure to provide basic information into the Transitional Reinsurance Program, House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders are offering a final opportunity to cooperate. The committee has been investigating the administration’s illegal diversion...
By EPA Newswire | May 17, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today delivered the following remarks at a Health Subcommittee Hearing on the Medicare Program Part B Drug Payment Model...
By EPA Newswire | May 17, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), has announced a legislative hearing on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at 10:10 AM in 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Legislative Hearing on 17 FTC Bills."
By EPA Newswire | May 17, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House and Senate leaders today issued the following statement announcing that they are finalizing TSCA reform legislation...
By EPA Newswire | May 17, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Coming on the heels of the House passing their opioid package, including 11 bills from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, lawmakers are set to enter into a conference to work out differences between the bills passed in each chamber. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) today appointed...
By EPA Newswire | May 17, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing on a new proposed rule from CMS on its Part B Drug Payment Model, examining both the patient and doctor perspective. The new model is a mandatory experiment, which has the potential to severely hurt...
By EPA Newswire | May 17, 2016
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) today said they will oppose the current framework of legislation to update chemical safety laws unless significant changes are made. Last year, Pallone...
By EPA Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), has announced a hearing for Thursday, May 19, 2016, at 10 a.m. in Room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining H.R. 3299, Strengthening Public Health Response Act."
By EPA Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today delivered the following remarks on the House floor during debate on the House Amendment to S. 524, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016...
By EPA Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: The Energy and Commerce Committee has scheduled a full committee markup on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at 5 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building to consider two bipartisan energy bills to protect jobs, the economy, and public health. Members will convene for opening statements only on Tuesday and reconvene Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 10 a.m.
By EPA Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing and vote schedule for the week of May 16.
