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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) has invited European members of the Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue to engage with members of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power next Thursday, November 5, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The event will be co-chaired by Chairman Jerzy Buzek of the European Parliament.

#SubEnergyPower to Vote On Resolutions to Protect Affordable and Reliable Electricity

News Release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a markup for Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The subcommittee will consider Chairman Whitfield’s two resolutions, H.J. Res 71 and H.J. Res 72, disapproving of the two final rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for new and existing power plants.

Pallone Criticizes Republicans’ Inadequate Reauthorization of Zadroga 9/11 Health, Calls for Long-Term Legislation

News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement on House Republicans’ inadequate draft legislation to reauthorize the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act for only five years...

Upton, Goodlatte, Chabot, Smith, and Pitts Announce Legislation to Assist Victims and Families of Terrorist Attacks

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), and House Space, Science and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) introduced the September 11th VCF Reauthorization and U.S. Victims of State Sponsored...

Upton Statement on Election of Paul D. Ryan as Speaker of the House

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), today released the following statement following the election of Congressman Paul D. Ryan, R-Wisconsin, to the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives.

#SubEnvEcon Clears Bill to Boost Rural America’s Drinking Water

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment and the Economy Subcommittee, Chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today approved S. 611, The Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act - companion legislation to H.R. 2853, a bill introduced by Subcommittee Vice Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS). S. 611 would help alleviate the financial burden EPA’s drinking water regulations have placed on small and rural drinking water supply systems.

Hearing Notice: #SubHealth to Continue Efforts to Strengthen Medicare and Medicaid

News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining Legislation to Improve Medicare and Medicaid." The subcommittee will continue its efforts to protect Medicare and Medicaid for the most vulnerable and ensure government operates as effectively and efficiently as possible.

#SubEnvEcon Examines Disposal of Low-Level Waste

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing examining issues related to the implementation of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act and the disposal of low-level radioactive waste.

Bipartisan Push For Improved Broadband Deployment Continues

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today reviewed six bipartisan proposals aimed at improving broadband deployment for consumers across the country.

Markup Notice: #SubHealth to Vote on Package of Bills NEXT WEEK

News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a markup beginning on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 3 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building for opening statements only. The subcommittee will reconvene on Wednesday, November 4, at 10 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn to consider the following legislation...

JOINT HEARING: #SubCMT & #SubCommTech to Discuss Status of Safe Harbor Negotiations

News Release: The Subcommittees on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), and Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), have scheduled a joint hearing for Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the EU Safe Harbor Decision and Impacts for Transatlantic Data Flows."

Pallone Calls Attention to GOP’s Attempt to Undermine Clean Air Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House Committee on the Judiciary reported H.R. 2834, a bill to ostensibly codify existing environmental statutes, including the Clean Air Act, as a single title in the U.S. Code. While the bill is supposed to be purely technical in nature, H.R. 2834 goes beyond that and makes serious changes to the Clean Air Act, which falls squarely within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Republican Oversight Leaders Question CMS on Fraud Prevention System

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Republican oversight leaders in the Senate and House sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt asking for information on the agency’s plans to update its Fraud Prevention System (FPS), a program that uses predictive analytics...

Upton, Hatch Press CMS On Jump In Costs of Newly-Eligible Adults in Medicaid

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today wrote to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt on the costs of newly-eligible adults in Medicaid. The CMS Office...

Pallone Commends Agreement to Protect Affordable Health Coverage for Seniors

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after House and Senate leaders reached a budget agreement that prevents substantial Medicare premium increases for approximately 16 million seniors...

HEARING: #SubOversight to Examine Collapsing Obamacare CO-OPs NEXT WEEK

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, November 5, 2015, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the Costly Failures of Obamacare’s CO-OP Insurance...

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