By EPA Newswire | Jul 6, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent a letter to the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services demanding answers regarding the federal select agent program. This letter builds on the ongoing bipartisan investigation surrounding the shipments of live anthrax from a Department of Defense laboratory, Dugway Proving Ground.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade has scheduled a hearing for Friday, July 10 at 9:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “H.R. 985, Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015."
By EPA Newswire | Jul 2, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of July 6.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) today sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt in their continued oversight of the Medicaid program.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 1, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, July 8, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Medicaid at 50: Strengthening and Sustaining the Program." Witnesses from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Government Accountability Office, and Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission will testify.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 30, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, July 8, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Internet Governance Progress After ICANN 53."
By EPA Newswire | Jun 30, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee members today sent a letter to the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a review of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) budget development process and fee collection determination as part of the committee’s ongoing oversight...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 29, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent a letter to Dr. Nicole Lurie, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, seeking details regarding the administration’s “emergency preparedness in response to the spread of avian influenza."
By EPA Newswire | Jun 29, 2015
News Release: “The benefits of ensuring that Americans have clean, safe air to breathe far outweigh the costs. Today’s ruling ignores the real costs of poor air quality that are borne by those who breathe in pollutants, especially children. EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for power plants provide critical public...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 29, 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 Supreme Court’s decision on the EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics (MATS) rule.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Two hundred and thirty bipartisan members of Congress have added their names as co-sponsors of H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, signaling their support for this “exceptional" and “transformational" bill.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: As the 21st CenturyCures Act gains momentum, support rolls in from across the country. Patients, advocates, researchers, innovators, families, and loved ones continue to share photos of their Cures experiences and their #CuresIn4Words to show what the landmark legislation means to them.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) tomorrow will headline a panel with former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg at the Aspen Ideas Festival 2015: Spotlight Health. Upton and DeGette will discuss H.R. 6, ...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today continued its focus on improving auto safety by examining the status of vehicle-to-vehicle communications. Members of the subcommittee heard testimony from the National Highway...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today issued following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of the administration in the case of King v. Burwell.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: “This proposal is welcome news for our country’s small businesses that deserve a fair shot at competing in today’s wireless marketplace. Small businesses drive our economy, employ millions of Americans, and are often women- and minority-owned, but outdated rules make it even harder for them to thrive.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing to examine bipartisan legislation to improve health care for newborns, infants, and children.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: “Today, the Supreme Court of the United States reaffirmed that the American people, no matter where they live in this country, still have the right to access quality, affordable health insurance. Legal experts had always considered the case attacking the Affordable Care Act to be legally frivolous.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today sent two letters relating to pipeline safety oversight. The first letter requests updates from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the status...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 24, 2015
News Release: Congress charges the FCC with developing designated entity rules for spectrum auctions that help small businesses and encourage competition. These competitive bidding rules were last comprehensively updated in 2006 and have not kept pace with the wireless marketplace. As such, the group of lawmakers called on the FCC to adopt final rules that encourage meaningful participation by actual small businesses.
