By EPA Newswire | Feb 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA), full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today released a discussion draft of legislation to extend the critically important State Children’s Health Insurance...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 24, 2015
News Release: “I applaud the President for rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline legislation. The American public understands that the environmental risks of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline-for our drinking water, land, and climate-far outweigh any perceived benefit of its construction. Congress has wasted enough...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 23, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today announced three upcoming hearings that will spotlight changing energy markets, grid innovation, and EPA’s Clean Power Plan. The committee recently announced its energy related plans for this Congress, which include advancing legislative proposals to build the Architecture of Abundance and continuing to protect against EPA’s overreaching regulations.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 23, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled a hearing on Wednesday, March 4, entitled, “Reauthorization of the Federal Communications Commission: The FCC’s FY 2016 Budget Request."
By EPA Newswire | Feb 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) today sent a letter to the nation’s governors seeking feedback on their recently released Patient Choice, Affordability, Responsibility, ...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - On Tuesday, the House of Representatives will consider 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. H.R. 212, the Drinking Water Protection Act, and H.R. 734, the Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act, were both approved by the Energy and Commerce Committee by voice vote in early February.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing schedule for the week of February 23. The committee will hear testimony from the heads of the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Health and Human Services on their 2016 budgets. Members will also discuss the future of the Internet, abusive patent demand letters, and drinking water systems in small communities.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) issued the following statement regarding the administration’s announcement that it sent inaccurate tax information to 800,000 health law enrollees and is extending the enrollment period around tax-filing season.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 19, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders yesterday launched an investigation into the deliberative process of the Federal Communications Commission. In a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 19, 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, Feb. 26, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Update: Patent Demand Letter Practices and Solutions." Witnesses to be announced.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 19, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, February 26 at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the FY 2016 HHS Budget." Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell will be the sole witness.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Uncertain Future of the Internet."
By EPA Newswire | Feb 18, 2015
News Release: The Energy and Power Subcommittee and the Environment and the Economy Subcommittee have scheduled a joint hearing for Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Fiscal Year 2016 EPA Budget." Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy will be the sole witness.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 13, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House and Senate leaders today joined together to sign S.1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act. The bill will soon head to the president’s desk. Upon completion of the bill’s enrollment ceremony, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following column...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today advanced six bipartisan bills to help patients and local communities, increase efficiency at the FCC, and help protect drinking water from harmful algae blooms known as cyanotoxins. H.R. 471, H.R. 639 H.R. 648, H.R. 647, H.R. 734, and H.R. 212 all passed the committee by voice vote.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 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 review findings in a new report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office on the failures of the federal mental health system. Witnesses from the GAO, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) testified.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing on “Examining ICD-10 Implementation." The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is a standardized coding system used by health care providers for identifying illnesses and...
By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today approved S.1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, by a bipartisan vote of 270 to 152. The legislation now heads to the president’s desk. Today marks the 11th time the House has voted to advance construction of the jobs and infrastructure project in an effort to overcome the administration’s endless excuses and delays.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Power hearing “The Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Energy Budget" will now begin at 1 PM today in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 10, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today welcomed the Senate introduction of the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act, authored by Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV). The legislation, which closely tracks legislation approved in the House and introduced in the Senate each of the past two Congresses, would bring much-needed transparency, accountability, and predictability to the FCC.
