By EPA Newswire | Apr 3, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - President Obama today signed the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act, legislation introduced by committee member Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), marking the tenth Energy and Commerce Committee public health bill to become law in the 113th Congress. This law will redirect wasteful spending on political conventions to important pediatric research.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 2, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held a hearing on “Ensuring the Security, Stability, Resilience, and Freedom of the Global Internet." Members sought answers regarding the Obama administration’s proposal instructing the International...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 2, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Serious questions remain regarding the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed changes to generic drug labeling. Health Subcommittee members yesterday discussed the FDA’s proposed rule, following up on concerns outlined in a letter to FDA led by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 2, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittees on Energy and Power and Environment and the Economy today held a joint hearing to review the Environmental Protection Agency’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget request. Members questioned EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy on EPA’s budget request and a...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 1, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Examining the Implementation of the Tobacco Control Act." Witnesses to be announced.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 1, 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 seeking public input as part of the review leading to an update of the Communications Act. In December, Upton and Walden...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 1, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing with General Motors CEO Mary Barra and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Acting Administrator David Friedman to investigate the GM ignition switch recall and why it took over a decade to announce the recall after red flags and warning signs first surfaced.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 1, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today approved S. 1557, the Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education Support Reauthorization Act. This legislation was championed in the House by Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and authored by Senator Bob Casey (D-PA). This bill, first passed in 1999, provides support to children’s hospitals for their pediatric medical residency programs.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 1, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Trolling for a Solution: Ending Abusive Patent Demand Letters." Witnesses to be announced.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 1, 2014
News Release: The Committee on Energy and Commerce has scheduled a markup on Thursday, April 3, 2014, at 4:00 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building to consider H.R. 1281, “The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act," H.R. 3548, “The Improving Trauma Care Act," H.R. 4080, “The Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act," and H.R. 1528, “The Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act."
By EPA Newswire | Mar 31, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today welcomed today’s unanimous decision by the Federal Communications Commission to make 100 megahertz of the 5 GHz spectrum band available for unlicensed use. The subcommittee held a hearing last year to discuss the administration’s progress on making more spectrum available in the 5 GHz band.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 31, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Monday, April 7, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Improving Predictability and Transparency in DEA and FDA Regulation." Witnesses to be announced.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 28, 2014
News Release: House Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Vice Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) today welcomed the successful result of a channel sharing trial conducted by two Los Angeles broadcasters, KLCS and KJLA with the help of CTIA - the Wireless Association. The test results show that broadcasters can share a single 6 MHz broadcast channel to provide more than one stream of HD programming.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 28, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing schedule for the week of March 31, 2014. The committee will continue its investigation into the General Motors recall, discuss the concerns regarding FDA’s proposed changes to generic drug labeling, examine the polices being pursued by both the EPA and DOE, work to protect Internet freedom, and review legislation regarding how to best help families experiencing a mental health crisis.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, April 3, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will focus on the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act. Witnesses to be announced.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today advanced by voice vote H.R. 4302, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act, legislation that will protect seniors’ access to Medicare physicians. The House of Representatives recently advanced a bipartisan, long-term, fully paid for solution to the flawed...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote this week to several Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) seeking information related to electricity affordability and reliability. This year’s brutally cold winter stressed the electric grid causing electricity prices to spike across...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 26, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of the committee’s ongoing commitment to the safety and security of our nation’s energy infrastructure, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today hosted a briefing for bipartisan members of the committee and members of the California delegation on grid security issues, including the attack last spring on the Metcalf substation in San Jose, California.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 26, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy and Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz will appear next week at separate committee hearings to review their respective agency’s proposed budget request and priorities. McCarthy will testify at a joint hearing before the Energy...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 26, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding the administration’s delay to the health law’s open enrollment period...
