By EPA Newswire | Sep 18, 2014
News Release: Reports Show Enrollment Numbers Have Dropped in Absence of Administration’s Reports
By EPA Newswire | Sep 18, 2014
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, “Suicide Prevention and Treatment: Helping Loved Ones in Mental Health Crisis."
By EPA Newswire | Sep 18, 2014
News Release: The House Majority Leader today announced that the House is no longer scheduled to be in session tomorrow. However, the Health Subcommittee’s hearing scheduled for tomorrow, Sept. 19, 2014, entitled “21st Century Cures: Examining Ways to Combat Antibiotic Resistance and Foster New Drug Development" will proceed as scheduled. The hearing will be held at 9 AM in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 18, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today approved H.R. 2, the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), is a broad energy package that brings together American energy solutions previously approved by the House, including...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 17, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), today held a hearing on “Cross Border Data Flows: Could Foreign Protectionism Hurt U.S. Jobs?" The hearing examined cross-border data flows - the transfer of data across international borders - ...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 17, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today examined ways to create more jobs for minorities in the energy sector with a hearing on H.R. 4526, the 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Initiative Act of 2014. This legislation, introduced by subcommittee...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 17, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today examined the Federal Communications Commission’s management and spending. The hearing continues the subcommittee’s oversight of the commission and follows the committee’s requests for documents regarding the commission’s workload and backlog.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 16, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A new report prepared by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) demonstrates that, despite the president’s clear promise, taxpayer dollars are being spent on abortion plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Just over five years ago, President Obama...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 16, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This week the House will continue its work to create jobs and reduce costs for consumers by voting on the American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act. Sponsored by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), this comprehensive energy legislation includes a number of bills previously...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 15, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT), today sent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner a letter asking for clarification regarding CMS’s issuance of a waiver pertaining to Arkansas’ Medicaid program.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 12, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing schedule for the week of Sept. 15, 2014. The committee will review legislation to recruit minorities for energy jobs, oversee FCC budget and management, examine the effects of cross-border data flows, explore effective suicide prevention efforts, and continue the 21st Century Cures initiative with a discussion on the growing threat of antibiotic resistance.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 12, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell seeking more information regarding the ongoing Ebola outbreak and preparedness and response efforts at home and abroad.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 11, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, September 18 at 11:30 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Suicide Prevention and Treatment: Helping Loved Ones in Mental Health Crisis."
By EPA Newswire | Sep 11, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives this week built upon the Energy and Commerce Committee’s #RecordOfSuccess by approving two more commonsense and bipartisan pieces of legislation.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 11, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today advanced H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Care Protection Act, legislation authored by Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA). This bill would allow plans available on the group market in 2013 to continue to be offered through...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 11, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing to review H.R. 5411, the Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act of 2014, authored by Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC). The legislation seeks to provide health care professionals the tools necessary to identify and care for victims of human trafficking. Witnesses discussed the important role health care providers can play in helping these victims.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 11, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives will vote today on H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Care Protection Act, authored by Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA). The bill helps to protect American workers from the president’s #BrokenPromises by allowing health insurance plans currently available on the group...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 10, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday Sept. 17, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building to examine H.R. 4526, the 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act of 2014.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 10, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives last night approved four Energy and Commerce Committee bills to improve public health, building on the committee’s proven record of bipartisan success. Each measure was approved by voice vote.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 10, 2014
News Release: Subcommittees: * Health (113th Congress) . Opening Statement of Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton . Opening Statement of Energy and Commerce Committee Member Diana DeGette . Participants: The Honorable Sylvia Burwell. Secretary. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Francis...
