By EPA Newswire | Feb 17, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Concerned with a growing threat of cybersecurity breaches, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Joseph Pitts (R-PA) today sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about its ability to protect sensitive information. The committee is “examining the adequacy of FDA’s procedures to protect the trade secrets and confidential commercial information of regulated entities in the food industry."
By EPA Newswire | Feb 17, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) recently highlighted the “uncommon opportunity" the Vice President Biden’s “moon shot" initiative and H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, provide to deliver new treatments for patients. Rep. Long also provides a personal glimpse of why the Cures...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 16, 2016
News Release: Washington, DC - The Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives today issued subpoenas to StemExpress, the University of New Mexico, and Southwestern Women’s Options after these three organizations failed to fully cooperate with requests for documents critical to the panel’s investigative efforts. Chairman Marsha Blackburn issued the following comment regarding the issuance of subpoenas...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 16, 2016
News Release: Following up on their recent Cures tour in southeast Michigan, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) recently highlighted the important momentum H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, is gaining in the Detroit Free Press. Upton and Dingell...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 12, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has announced a hearing for Wednesday, March 2, 2016, regarding the Zika virus. Details including the time, location, and witnesses will be announced in the coming weeks and will be posted here as they becomes available. The virus has been reported in at least 20 states to date.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 12, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today praised the formation of a multi-agency action plan to comprehensively examine the safety of crumb rubber used in artificial turf fields and playgrounds.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 12, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to help provide clarity and flexibility to countless small businesses, the U.S. House of Representatives today approved H.R. 2017, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act, which was authored by Energy and Commerce Committee member and House Republican Conference Chairwoman...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 12, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Concerned with the welfare of unaccompanied children entering the southern United States, Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee today sent a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell. In light of reports...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 12, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing its work to ensure the country is prepared for severe emergencies, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held the hearing “Outbreaks, Attacks, and Accidents: Combatting Biological Threats." During Chairman Murphy’s opening...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 12, 2016
News Release: The effort to deliver #CuresNow continues to build momentum in the nation’s capital and across the country. This week, Energy and Commerce Committee member Renee Ellmers (R-NC) made the case for the 21st Century Cures Act at a Breast Cancer Education Forum in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Fayetteville...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The bipartisan effort to deliver #CuresNow continues to gain momentum and bring people together. Last night in the nation’s capital, the Tracy’s Kids organization honored Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), and NBC News Special Correspondent Tom Brokaw. Tracy’s Kids has helped countless young cancer patients and their families cope with the stress and trauma that comes with diagnosis and treatment.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing its work to protect consumers and small businesses, the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today approved three commonsense bills to ease burdensome regulations.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2016
News Release: Washington DC - Chairman Marsha Blackburn announced today that the Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives would begin issuing subpoenas next week to organizations that have failed to fully cooperate with document requests.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today advanced twelve energy bills to the full committee. The dozen bills before the subcommittee demonstrates the committee’s ongoing commitment to advancing thoughtful legislative solutions to strengthen and modernize our energy infrastructure, create jobs, and protect manufacturers and businesses from harmful rules and regulations.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, three Democratic members of Congress wrote to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), urging a balanced discussion of the requirements and implementation of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) at an upcoming technical conference just announced.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday hit the brakes on the administration’s #CapAndTrade scheme. The decision reaffirms the committee’s ongoing work to protect ratepayers and jobs across the country. See what members had to say on Twitter and Facebook below. #Yes2Energy.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today kicked off debate on H.R. 4470, the Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act, a bill that marks an important first step in our legislative response to the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan. H.R.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing examining Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) financing, as determined by the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) rate.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 10, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today continued its oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and examined the commission’s forthcoming fiscal year 2017 budget request. Members heard testimony from...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 9, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court issued a stay of the administration’s Clean Power Plan...
