By EPA Newswire | Apr 18, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Continuing the committee’s oversight of the safety and security of the nation’s electric grid, House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders yesterday wrote to Acting Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Cheryl LaFleur seeking information relating to the agency’s management of sensitive security information.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Frank Lucas (R- OK), Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), Rep. Steve King (R-IA) and Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) sent a letter this week to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius requesting information on the agency’s efforts to oversee states administering the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which is intended to provide benefits to those Americans most in need of energy assistance.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Frank Lucas (R- OK), Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), Rep. Steve King (R-IA) and Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) sent a letter this week to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius requesting information on the agency’s efforts to oversee states administering the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which is intended to provide benefits to those Americans most in need of energy assistance.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 17, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding the administration’s latest health law data release.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 16, 2014
News Release: A new report from the non-partisan Congressional Research Service chronicles the continued decline of oil and natural gas production on federal lands under the Obama administration, providing greater evidence that America’s energy boom is occurring in spite of the president’s policies not because of...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 10, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 10, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today advanced H.R. 4342, the Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014. The legislation, authored by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) and cosponsored by ten members of the full committee, was approved by a vote of 16 to 10.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 10, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A recent memo prepared by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) in mid March raises questions about the legality of the administration’s Feb. 27, 2014, decision to allow states to offer subsidies to individuals enrolling in health care coverage outside of the exchanges.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 9, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power today approved H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act, by a vote of 15 to 11. Authored by Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO), the legislation would cut through the red tape blocking exports of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG). H.R. 6 grants...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health this week reviewed several bills that aim to improve the public health and increase transparency. The Health Subcommittee has a strong record of bipartisan success in the public health sphere with eleven public laws championed by this committee...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: President Obama spent last week celebrating his health care law, but while he was cherry picking the latest “enrollment" figures in a speech in the Rose Garden, he failed to acknowledge the core measures that will determine this law’s success or failure. In forcing this law through Congress, President Obama and his allies in Congress promised...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), today held a hearing on “Trolling for a Solution: Ending Abusive Patent Demand Letters." The panel heard from stakeholders about abusive patent demand letters and explored ways to address this growing problem that is costing small businesses and threatening innovation.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 7, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today issued the following statement regarding the administration’s final payment rates for 2015 Medicare Advantage plans. The administration announced in February that it would impose additional cuts to Medicare Advantage...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 7, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) has scheduled a markup to consider H.R. 4342, the Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014. The subcommittee will convene for opening statements only on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at 4:00 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The subcommittee will reconvene in the same room on Thursday, April 10, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. to vote.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has announced a markup next week on H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act. The subcommittee will convene for opening statements only on Tuesday, April 8, at 4 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building and will reconvene on Wednesday, April 9, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building to consider the legislation.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 4, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing schedule for the week of April 7, 2014. The committee will examine legislation aimed at improving predictability and transparency in DEA and FDA regulation, discuss ways to end abusive patent demand letters, review the implementation of the Tobacco Control Act, and vote on legislation to clear the backlog of LNG export applications at DOE.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 3, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today advanced four bipartisan public health bills that would help newborns, trauma patients, and veterinarians. The committee approved H.R. 1281, “The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act," H.R. 3548, “The Improving Trauma Care Act," ...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 3, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner regarding the administration’s proposed changes to the Medicare Part D program. Members of the committee, along with several other bipartisan lawmakers...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 3, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing with Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz to review the president’s proposed FY2015 budget for the Department of Energy. Members questioned Secretary Moniz over the department’s policy priorities and expressed concern over the agency’s failure to produce a national energy policy that reflects today’s energy realities.
