By EPA Newswire | Mar 2, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding the release of the independent Center for Health and Economy analysis of the Patient Choice, Affordability, ...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) today issued the following statement in response to the administration’s privacy proposal.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) issued the following statement marking International Rare Disease Day. Last year, Upton and DeGette began the 21st Century Cures initiative on Capitol Hill with the goal of accelerating the discovery, ...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: “Recent recalls demonstrate that more needs to be done to keep our roads safe. This bill takes a first step by getting the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the information, resources, and authorities needed to protect consumers from vehicle safety defects," said Pallone. “The bill...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing to examine Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) issues related to small and rural drinking water utilities. Many smaller and rural communities face significant challenges in replacing, maintaining, and upgrading aging and drinking water infrastructure along with added costs and burdens of meeting new regulatory requirements.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) will deliver remarks at the American Enterprise Institute on Monday, March 2, focused on the future of U.S. communications policy. Chairman Walden is expected to address the FCC’s recent vote to impose Depression-era monopoly telephone regulation on the Internet as well as the Energy and Commerce Committee’s work toward a #CommActUpdate. The event will be livestreamed here.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ahead of next week’s hearing on “21st Century Energy Markets: How the Changing Dynamics of World Energy Markets Impact our Economy and Energy Security," the majority and minority staff of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are seeking feedback from stakeholders, releasing a series of questions for discussion.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing schedule for the week of March 2. Members will hear testimony from two important agencies on their 2016 budget requests. Members will also examine 21st century energy markets and electricity challenges, review cyber threats, and discuss the 340B federal drug discount program.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 26, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, March 5, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the FY 2016 Performance Budget Request." Witnesses will include the Chairman and four Commissioners of the CPSC.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 26, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing to examine abusive patent demand letters. While legitimate patent assertion is a long-recognized tool for protecting intellectual property, bad actors have made a lucrative business by sending thousands of vague letters that demand recipients purchase a license for a large amount of money or risk being sued.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 26, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican Members of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology today responded to the FCC’s vote in favor of utility-style regulation of the Internet...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 25, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) made the following statement about FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s decision not to testify before Congress ahead of the commission’s Thursday vote on sweeping new regulation of the Internet...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 25, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today discussed the implications of FCC action to regulate the Internet using utility-style regulations. The FCC is scheduled to vote tomorrow morning to reverse decades of precedent and implement heavy-handed rules that are destined for court challenge.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 25, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, March 5, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the 340B Drug Pricing Program."
By EPA Newswire | Feb 25, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power and the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy today held a joint hearing with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to review her agency’s FY 2016 budget request and priorities.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s veto of S.1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House and Senate Republican leaders today sent a letter to President Obama regarding the administration’s proposed cuts to the Medicare Advantage program. The administration has repeatedly threatened the popular Medicare Advantage program, leading to higher costs and fewer choices for...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 24, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Understanding the Cyber Threat and Implications for the 21st Century Economy."
By EPA Newswire | Feb 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today approved two pieces of bipartisan legislation as part of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s ongoing efforts to protect the public health and streamline government to better function in the 21st century.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 24, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Understanding the Cyber Threat and Implications for the 21st Century Economy."
