By EPA Newswire | Jan 21, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved H.R. 161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, by a bipartisan vote of 253 to 169. The legislation, authored by Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS), would expedite the construction of natural gas pipelines...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement this evening following President Obama’s State of the Union address...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 20, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining Public Health Legislation to Help Patients and Local Communities."
By EPA Newswire | Jan 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s State of the Union Address and the bipartisan 21st Century Cures initiative. For the past year, Chairman Upton, along with Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) have led a discussion...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 20, 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 Jan. 27, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “What are the Elements of Sound Data Breach Legislation?"
By EPA Newswire | Jan 16, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of the ongoing effort to achieve bipartisan consensus, leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today unveiled draft legislation to provide clear rules of the road for open and unfettered access to the Internet.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 16, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing schedule for the week of January 19. The committee will continue its work to ensure open Internet protections for consumers, discuss solutions to #KeepthePromise and protect seniors’ access to Medicare physicians, and consider the next steps for coal ash regulation.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing on influenza for Tuesday, February 3. Subcommittee members will review the public health response to the flu and explore ways to improve the effectiveness of vaccines and anti-viral drugs. The subcommittee will examine the relationship between seasonal flu preparedness efforts and our nation’s overall pandemic readiness and response capabilities.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 15, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing on influenza for Tuesday, February 3. Subcommittee members will review the public health response to the flu and explore ways to improve the effectiveness of vaccines and anti-viral drugs. The subcommittee will examine the relationship between seasonal flu preparedness efforts and our nation’s overall pandemic readiness and response capabilities.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 14, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a two-day hearing for Wednesday, Jan. 21, and Thursday, Jan. 22, both at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Subcommittee members will discuss how to bring Sustainable Growth Rate...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 14, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Protecting the Internet and Consumers Through Congressional Action."
By EPA Newswire | Jan 14, 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 issued the following statement in response to EPA’s announced methane rules...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 14, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) today introduced H.R. 351, the LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act, a bill to help expedite the approval of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 14, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) responded to the president’s remarks today in Cedar Falls, Iowa, regarding the deployment of municipal broadband networks.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 12, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and incoming Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) today issued the following response to the president’s announcement on data security at the Federal Trade Commission...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today issued the following statement in response to the Nebraska Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the route of the Keystone XL pipeline.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today voted for a tenth time to advance construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. H.R. 3, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act, was approved by a bipartisan vote of 266 to 153. The legislation, authored by Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Kevin Cramer...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 8, 2015
News Release: The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s formal organizational meeting for the 114th Congress has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, at 1 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 8, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today responded to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s announcement that it will fine Honda for failing to report deaths, injuries, and certain warranty claims to the federal government in violation of the...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 8, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today commented on Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler’s presentation this week regarding the commission’s Open Internet Order at the 2015 International CES.
