By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today welcomed reports that a deal has been struck between negotiators from the United States and European Union on a new agreement on transatlantic data flows. The committee has been active on these issues, including hearings on cross-border...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today attempted to override the president’s veto of H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. H.R. 3762 was the first bill that repealed Obamacare to reach the president’s desk. The action follows up on last month’s vote and is part of the ongoing effort to pave the way to institute real, patient-centered reforms.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 2, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today reviewed eight energy infrastructure bills. Each of the bills under consideration builds upon the committee’s ongoing work to strengthen and modernize our energy infrastructure.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Following the World Health Organization’s declaration that the Zika virus, which is transmitted by mosquitos and may cause birth defects, is a public health emergency, bipartisan House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today reached out to U.S. government health experts. The leaders...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Following the World Health Organization’s declaration that the Zika virus, which is transmitted by mosquitos and may cause birth defects, is a public health emergency, bipartisan House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today reached out to U.S. government health experts. The leaders...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), and subcommittee Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA) today commented on the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to grant special temporary authority to field test LTE-U equipment in unlicensed spectrum bands...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee added to its bipartisan #RecordOfSuccess on Thursday as President Obama signed S. 142, the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act into law. S. 142 is the companion legislation to H.R. 3242, authored by committee member Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) ...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), and subcommittee Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA) today commented on the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to grant special temporary authority to field test LTE-U equipment in unlicensed spectrum bands.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 28, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders commented on the Federal Communications Commission’s adoption of its broadband progress report.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 28, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today highlighted the 21st Century Cures initiative upon the formal announcement of the administration’s Moon Shot Task Force. Upton and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) launched the nonpartisan 21st Century Cures effort over two years ago to accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of better, safer treatments and cures.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 26, 2016
News Release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a legislative hearing for Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “A Legislative Hearing on Eight Energy Infrastructure Bills."
By EPA Newswire | Jan 26, 2016
News Release: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Status of the Public Safety Broadband Network."
By EPA Newswire | Jan 21, 2016
News Release: Due to the extreme winter weather expected in Washington, D.C., this weekend, all Energy and Commerce Committee activity scheduled for the week of Jan. 25, 2016, has been postponed.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 21, 2016
News Release: NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Today, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) unveiled comprehensive legislation to address the substance abuse crisis plaguing far too many communities in New Jersey and across the country. Pallone discussed his bill, the Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 20, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - After requesting information regarding the administration’s unlawful payments to insurance companies for almost a year, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) each issued a subpoena to Secretary of...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 19, 2016
News Release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “H.R. 3797, the Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act and H.R.__, the Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns (BRICK) Act."
By EPA Newswire | Jan 19, 2016
News Release: The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Industry Perspectives on the Consumer Product Safety Commission."
By EPA Newswire | Jan 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today welcomed the announcement by Chairman Lamar Alexander that the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee had scheduled a series of mark ups on its medical innovation package.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell seeking information about the Administration’s decision to fund the Basic Health Program (BHP) for more than six months without a congressional appropriation.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy requesting an urgent briefing in the coming days on the drinking water in Flint, Michigan. In April 2014 the city of Flint switched from water provided by the Detroit water system...
