By EPA Newswire | Jan 8, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) this week introduced H.R.161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act. The bill would help modernize the federal review process for natural gas pipeline permit applications and help to provide the infrastructure needed to deliver affordable energy to American households and businesses.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today announced the committee will conduct its formal organizational meeting for the 114th Congress this Friday, January 9, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The meeting will include the...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 7, 2015
News Release: The Obama administration this week wasted little time in voicing its opposition to jobs and secure energy. Less than 90 minutes into the start of the new Congress, the White House Tuesday signaled a veto threat on H.R. 3, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act, despite overwhelming bipartisan support for the measure...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 6, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today released a report chronicling the accomplishments of the committee in the 113th Congress. The report also previews a number of the committee’s priorities for the 114th Congress. The end of session review continues...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 5, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives will vote this Friday on legislation authored by incoming Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) to authorize construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, marking the 10th House vote to advance the job-creating project. Cramer will officially introduce the bill when the 114th Congress convenes on Tuesday. The Senate is also expected to expedite consideration of Keystone.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 29, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today released GOP Solutions: A Compilation of Policy Proposals from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The committee previously launched The Policy Paper Series to support its legislative work with policy development...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the senior Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today sent letters to the individual members of the...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 22, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee has built a strong, bipartisan #RecordOfSuccess throughout the 113th Congress. In December alone, 16 committee bills have become law, bringing the grand total to 51 bills that have been signed into law in the 113th Congress.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today responded the Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule regulating the disposal of coal ash and committed to oversight of the rule early next Congress.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 19, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In light of the recent developments surrounding the Sony breach, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today announced that the committee will hold a series of hearings throughout the coming year to examine the numerous threats to electronic commerce and the overall American economy posed by cybercrime. The hearings will continue work begun over the last four years to examine ongoing cyber threats.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 16, 2014
News Release: The first white paper in the bipartisan 21st Century Cures initiative asked, “How can we best leverage advances in translational research, health information technology, and communications so that we can collectively ‘connect the dots’ more quickly and start developing potential therapies and cures?" A new partnership between Autism Speaks and Google, MSSNG, exemplifies the opportunities technology can and will provide in finding more cures and treatments.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 15, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), the top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, announced a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), regarding the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) ...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 12, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015, the House Thursday evening again approved the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014. This jobs bill reauthorizes Brand USA, the public-private partnership created to promote...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 11, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing on “The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975: Are We Positioning America for Success in an Era of Energy Abundance?" The hearing examined the current law and its effects on domestic...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 10, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today continued the process of gathering public input ahead of the #CommActUpdate. The white paper released today explores the laws governing the market for video content distribution.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 10, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) issued the following statement on the implementation of ICD-10, the most recent coding system to be used by health care providers for reimbursement and other functions.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 10, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -House and Senate leaders today welcomed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) decision to convene a series of technical conferences on the potential threat of new federal environmental regulations to the reliability of the nation’s electric power system.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 10, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today released a new policy paper highlighting the committee’s innovative solution to manage the disposal of coal ash through state and federal partnerships. Spearheaded by Rep. David McKinley (R-WV), H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 9, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today released its latest white paper in the 21st Century Cures initiative. The paper solicits feedback regarding the regulation of in vitro diagnostic test kits and laboratory developed tests. All comments can be sent to cures@mail.house.gov by January 5, 2015.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 9, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today expanded its record of success with the House of Representatives’ approval of H.R. 5705, the Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act of 2014. Committee member Bob Latta (R-OH) and Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) authored the bipartisan legislation, which directs the U.S. Department of Commerce to more accurately calculate consumer propane costs to help prevent future price spikes.
