By EPA Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
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 regarding the regulations announced today by the Environmental Protection Agency revising the current National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ground-level ozone.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment and the Economy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today examined the design, logistics, and shipping of nuclear material. The transport of nuclear materials via rail, highway, or water happens on a daily basis and three million packages of radioactive materials are shipped annually throughout the country.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 1, 2015
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 regarding the regulations announced today by the Environmental Protection Agency revising the current National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ground-level ozone.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 30, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, October 7, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “EPA’s CO2 Regulations for New and Existing Plants." The sole witness will be EPA Acting Assistant Administrator Janet McCabe, Acting Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 30, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved bipartisan legislation authored by committee member Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) and Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-CT) that would protect children from exposure to e-liquids containing nicotine (a product used in open system e-cigarettes and...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 30, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Marking an important milestone in the multi-year, multi-Congress effort to modernize the nation’s energy laws, the Energy and Commerce Committee today approved H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, by a bipartisan vote of _to_. Full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) first unveiled the Architecture of Abundance initiative in July of 2014.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 30, 2015
News Release: In 1950, WSM announcer David Cobb first used the term “Music City U.S.A." on air. By then, Nashville was already home to blues, R&B, gospel, jazz, country western music and more. Tennesseans are proud of the fact that Nashville writes and produces the music that speaks to many beating hearts.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 30, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders this week continued the investigation into Planned Parenthood’s abortion practices and its handling of fetal tissue. The leaders sent letters to Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the heads of seven...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 30, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved reconciliation recommendations that together save more than $1 billion. The recommendations would repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund created in the president’s health care law, stop states from receiving federal dollars for abortion providers like Planned Parenthood, and invest in Community Health Centers to promote higher quality access health care options for women and men.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 30, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, October 7, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Improving Federal Spectrum Systems."
By EPA Newswire | Sep 30, 2015
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today applauding Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler for directing the FCC to approve new rules designed to lower prisoner phone call bills at the Commission's October meeting...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 29, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today approved H.R. 3495, the Women’s Public Health and Safety Act, authored by Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI), another bill that would help to protect innocent infant lives. This bill would provide states with more flexibility so that a state is able to choose to...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 29, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today convened to hear from various states about their experiences implementing state based marketplaces under the president’s health law. Subcommittee members sought answers on how billions of taxpayer dollars were spent on state exchanges, what oversight was conducted, and what challenges the states face moving forward.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 29, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement after Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) announced he will retire at the end of the 114th Congress...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 29, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today convened to hear from various states about their experiences implementing state based marketplaces under the president’s health law. Subcommittee members sought answers on how billions of taxpayer dollars were spent on state exchanges, what oversight was conducted, and what challenges the states face moving forward.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 29, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today released a manager’s amendment ahead of today’s opening statements for the markup of H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015. The bill up for consideration before the committee has taken...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 29, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today released a manager’s amendment ahead of today’s opening statements for the markup of H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015. The bill up for consideration before the committee has taken...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 29, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan House Energy and Commerce Committee Leaders today requested information from Volkswagen and the Environmental Protection Agency regarding Volkswagen’s alleged efforts to circumvent emissions requirement for certain models of diesel engine passenger vehicles. Today’s requests...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 29, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan House Energy and Commerce Committee Leaders today requested information from Volkswagen and the Environmental Protection Agency regarding Volkswagen’s alleged efforts to circumvent emissions requirement for certain models of diesel engine passenger vehicles. Today’s requests...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 29, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of its ongoing Disrupter Series, the House Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today reviewed the sharing economy and how its growth is transforming the U.S. economy. Members today examined issues impacting the sharing...
