By EPA Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today began its work on a comprehensive energy bill with a review of a discussion draft of Title II: 21st Century Workforce. This section of the bill seeks to improve education and training for energy and manufacturing-related...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, April 30, 2015, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will continue the committee’s work on its Architecture of Abundance energy legislation with a review of “Strategic Petroleum Reserve Discussion Draft and Title IV Energy Efficiency."
By EPA Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing to discuss the growing problem of prescription drug and opioid abuse from professional and academic perspectives. Members heard from a number of experts about treatment options currently available and best practices for those suffering from addiction and abuse as part of the committee’s ongoing effort to confront this problem.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today wrote to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler requesting information about his proposal to close 16 of the commission’s 24 field offices across the country. During testimony before the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, ...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade today took action to protect consumers and small businesses by voting to advance the Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act (TROL Act) by a vote of 10 to 7. The TROL Act is a balanced solution to stop the practice of fraudulent and abusive patent demand letters, while preserving the ability of patent holders to legitimately protect their intellectual property.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power today voted to approve the Ratepayer Protection Act by a vote of 17 to 12. The Ratepayer Protection Act is a commonsense solution to protect ratepayers from higher electricity prices, reduced reliability, and other harmful impacts of EPA’s proposed...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 22, 2015
News Release: “Earth Day reminds us all that we have responsibility to safeguard this planet for future generations, to do all that we can to ensure that we leave a safe and healthy environment for our children and grandchildren. We have come a long way since we first began observing Earth Day in 1970. Forty-five...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee today unveiled three draft proposals to improve transparency at the Federal Communications Commission. The three draft bills (detailed below) will be the focus of a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on Thursday, ...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee today unveiled three draft proposals to improve transparency at the Federal Communications Commission. The three draft bills (detailed below) will be the focus of a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on Thursday, ...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today approved H.R. 471, the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2015, as part of the committee’s ongoing effort to address the growing problem of prescription drug abuse.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today voted to approve S. 535, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. The bipartisan legislation includes language from a bill that was advanced by the Energy and Commerce Committee and approved by the full House last year. The legislative package...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 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) today released the following statement following the administration’s release of the first installment of its Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) focusing on energy transmission, storage, and distribution infrastructure.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today released draft text of Title II of its comprehensive energy bill. Title II, 21st Century Workforce, seeks to ensure that America has a strong, diverse energy and manufacturing workforce. The Energy and Power Subcommittee will examine the legislative text at a hearing on Thursday.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 2015
News Release: “The QER is a serious, thoughtful, and necessary look at how best to modernize America’s energy infrastructure, and I applaud the Obama Administration for releasing this first installment.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today announced that they are initiating a series of meetings to explore the feasibility of expanding access to unlicensed spectrum for consumer use. The leaders will meet with the Federal Communications Commission, the Department of Commerce’s...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Power and the Subcommittee on Commerce Manufacturing and Trade will each hold a hold a markup on Wednesday, April 22, 2015.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 17, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing schedule for the week of April 20. Members will discuss legislative language to create a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce. The committee will also continue its review of the ongoing problem of prescription drug and opioid abuse.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 16, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing on a draft of the Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act (TROL Act). The subcommittee is continuing its work from last Congress to craft legislation that protects businesses and consumers from abusive patent demand letters, while preserving the ability of patent holders to legitimately protect their intellectual property.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 16, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing to discuss options for improving post-acute care (PAC) for Medicare patients. Subcommittee members reviewed bipartisan proposals and ideas to strengthen Medicare and promote higher quality care for seniors by modernizing post-acute care payment policies.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 16, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, April 23, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will examine legislative language to create a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce. Witnesses to be announced.
