By EPA Newswire | Aug 12, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today applauded the news that two more committee bills, H.R. 4631, the Autism CARES Act, and H.R. 3548, the Improving Trauma Care Act, were signed into law late Friday. The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), boasts a strong record of bipartisan success with nearly two dozen public health measures now law.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 7, 2014
News Release: The U.S. Energy Information Administration today highlighted the importance of energy production to state economies and showcased the economic growth in those states where energy extraction plays a significant role in the economy. The EIA reports, “At the national level, establishments that extract crude...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 4, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today applauded the news that H.R. 1528, the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act, was signed into law late Friday. The bipartisan legislation, authored by Reps. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Ted Yoho (R-FL), will allow veterinarians to administer care at...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 1, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Three public health bills championed by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health are now on their way to the president’s desk to become law. Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) commented, “The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, under the leadership of Chairman Pitts, has...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 31, 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 on the status of the implementation of the president’s health care law and examined what plagued its first open enrollment period. The Government Accountability...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 31, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A bipartisan group of House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today called on the Government Accountability Office to provide details about the management of pathogens at federal laboratories. The letter was signed by full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ranking Member Henry...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 31, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Leaders today opened an investigation into the Federal Communications Commission’s decision-making process ahead of granting a waiver of auction rules to Grain Management LLC. Bloomberg News broke the story that the waiver would permit Grain to circumvent commission rules designed to ensure the independence of small businesses that receive bidding credits in FCC auctions.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 30, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today added to its #RecordOfSuccess by approving seven bills in the health and telecommunications sectors.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives this week approved three more of the committee’s bipartisan public health bills, building on a strong record of success. These bills will streamline and update the approval process for new sunscreen ingredients, help the Muscular Dystrophy community, and help combat the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse. Each of these bills was passed by a voice vote.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing on “FERC Perspectives: Questions Concerning EPA’s Proposed Clean Power Plan and other Grid Reliability Challenges." All five Commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission testified on EPA’s proposed rule limiting carbon dioxide emissions from the nation’s power plants, and how the rule would impact reliability and electricity markets.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: Pitts: “Despite repeated warnings about the fiscal future of Medicare, each year we are reminded that this important social safety net will soon be unable to provide the care and peace of mind that seniors have been promised."
By EPA Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A bipartisan group of House and Senate committee leaders are seeking insights on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) from all 50 governors.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 29, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), today held a hearing on “Nanotechnology: Understanding How Small Solutions Drive Big Innovation." Nanotechnology is science, engineering, and technology conducted at the nanoscale, which is approximately...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 28, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today continued their investigation of recent safety lapses involving dangerous biological materials known as select agents, including anthrax, smallpox, and avian influenza. Committee leaders today sent letters to the Centers for Disease Control...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 28, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing to review legislative solutions to protect Americans from the president’s broken health care law.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 28, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives this week is expected to consider three bills to improve the public health, building on the Energy and Commerce Committee’s proven record of success in this space. These bills will streamline and update sunscreen approval, help the Muscular Dystrophy community, ...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 25, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - One month after the House approved H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity, and Global Freedom Act, Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) today urged the Senate to take action on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to help diminish Russia’s influence and create more jobs at home. With Russian aggression...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 25, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing and vote schedule for the week of July 28. The committee will consider several health and telecommunications bills, question the FERC Commissioners about threats to the nation’s electric grid, and review a forthcoming GAO report on the Obamacare exchanges.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology today discussed three proposals that would strengthen consumer protection against ID spoofing, ensure consideration of low power television and translators in auction proceedings, and reduce regulatory burden on electronics manufacturers.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 24, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing on “Laboratories of Democracy: The Economic Impacts of State Energy Policies." The hearing examined the economic impacts from the differing energy policies of the various states, as well as how federal policies may impact states.
