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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Building upon the committee’s efforts to protect jobs and ensure grid reliability, the House of Representatives voted today to pass H.R. 3797, the Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act, by a vote of 231 to 183. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Keith Rothfus (R-PA), would ensure that environmentally beneficial coal refuse-to-energy facilities, currently threatened by EPA rules, continue to operate.

Upton and Pitts Comment on CDC’s New Opioid Guidelines

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Joseph Pitts (R-PA) issued the following statement on the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) release of new opioid prescribing guidelines...

Prevent Cancer Foundation Names Upton and DeGette 2016 Cancer Champions for Work to Deliver #CuresNow

News Release: The Prevent Cancer Foundation recently honored House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) for their work on H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act. Momentum continues to build in the effort to deliver safe and effective #CuresNow.

Pallone Applauds Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today issued the following statement commending the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for its work to develop and finalize prescribing guidelines for the use of opioids in treating chronic pain, excluding cancer, palliative, ...

Committee Advances Bill to Prohibit FCC from Regulating Broadband Rates

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee today passed H.R. 2666, the No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act, sponsored by Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), by a vote of 29 to 19. H.R. 2666 would prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from regulating rates charged for broadband Internet, just as the administration promised when they reclassified access to the Internet as a utility under Title II of the Communications Act.

96 Democrats Request Increased Funding to Protect Drinking Water, Repair Failing Water Infrastructure

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) led nearly 100 Democrats on a letter sent to the House Appropriations Committee, requesting...

Committee Works to Close Obamacare Slush Fund, Remove Jackpot Winners from Medicaid

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today advanced H.R. 4725, the Common Sense Savings Act of 2016, by a vote of 28-19. The bill authored by Health Subcommittee Chairman Joseph Pitts (R-PA) amounts to $30 billion in responsible budgetary savings.

Energy & Commerce Democratic Leaders Urge NFL to Act After Acknowledgement of Risks Posed by Repetitive Brain Trauma

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - One day after the National Football League (NFL) admitted at a House Energy and Commerce Committee roundtable that there is a link between football and degenerative brain disorders, Democratic leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell asking what the League plans to do now to prevent repetitive brain trauma.

HEARING: McCarthy to Testify Before #SubEnergyPower and #SubEnvEcon on EPA Budget

News Release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), has scheduled a joint hearing for Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at 2 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Fiscal Year 2017 EPA Budget." EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will be the sole witness and provide testimony on the budget.

#RECORDOFSUCCESS: House to Consider Dozen More E&C Bills THIS WEEK

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Building upon the Energy and Commerce Committee’s bipartisan #RecordOfSuccess, the House of Representatives is set to vote on twelve more committee bills this week. Collectively, the bills continue the committee’s efforts to create jobs, boost the economy, protect small businesses from burdensome red tape, and embrace policies that say #Yes2Energy.

Pallone Calls for Meaningful Action to Address Risks Posed by Concussions & Repetitive Brain Trauma

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) called for meaningful action to address the serious health risks posed by concussion and repetitive brain trauma. At an unofficial roundtable discussion, Pallone insisted that the Committee conduct a more in-depth review to examine the causes, effects, treatment, and prevention of concussions.

E&C Commences Concussion Review

News Release: The Energy and Commerce Committee today kicked off its broad review of concussions with a roundtable discussion led by Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA).

House Green-lights Six Bills that Say #Yes2Energy

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Further advancing the Energy and Commerce Committee’s #RecordOfSuccess, the House of Representatives voted to say #Yes2Energy and unanimously approved six committee energy bills. The bills underscore the committee’s ongoing commitment to advancing legislation to boost the economy and create jobs.

Broad Review of Concussions: Initial Roundtable

News Release: Subcommittees: * Oversight and Investigations (114th Congress) . Participant List: GRANT T. BALDWIN, Ph.D., MPH. Director of the Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention (DUIP). National Center for Injury Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). DAVID X. CIFU, M.D. Virginia Commonwealth...

#SubEnergyPower to Vote on Pipeline Safety Legislation WEDNESDAY

News Release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a markup for Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building to consider a discussion draft entitled, “H.R.___, the Pipeline Safety Act of 2016."

E&C Look Ahead for Week of March 14

By EPA Newswire | Mar 11, 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of March 14.

HEARING: #SubHealth to Conduct Check-Up on Landmark SGR Reform NEXT WEEK

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, March 17, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015: Examining Implementation of Medicare Payment Reforms."

E&C Budget Savings Will Close Obamacare Slush Fund, Remove Jackpot Winners from Medicaid

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee has scheduled a full committee markup on Monday, March 14, 2016, at 5 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building to consider two bills, including H.R. 4725, the Common Sense Savings Act of 2016. Members will convene for opening statements only on Monday, and reconvene on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at 10 a.m.

Committee Leaders Decry Administration’s Latest Burdensome Methane Regulations

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) issued the following statement in response to the administration’s plan to have the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulate methane emissions from existing oil and natural gas sources.

Pallone Welcomes Oversight of the IANA Transition and Accountability Proposal Under DOTCOM Act Framework