By EPA Newswire | Mar 26, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing entitled “Where Have All the Patients Gone? Examining the Psychiatric Bed Shortage," to discuss the lack of access to inpatient psychiatric beds for seriously mentally ill patients. Members heard from a panel of 10 witnesses with a variety of perspectives to discuss the effects this scarcity of care has on patients, hospitals, and the community at large.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 25, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Ranking Member Diana DeGette (D-CO) today provided a progress report on the committee’s investigation into General Motors Company’s (GM) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) response...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 25, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today examined H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act. The legislation, authored by Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO), will cut through red tape and accelerate approvals of U.S. liquefied natural gas exports...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 25, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today advanced bipartisan draft legislation to reauthorize the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act, which contains provisions set to expire Dec. 31, 2014. This draft legislation would...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 21, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing and markup schedule for the week of March 24, 2014. The committee will consider draft legislation to reauthorize the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act, review H.R. 6, a bill to expedite exports of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) to our allies, and discuss the shortage of dedicated psychiatric beds available to treat patients suffering from serious mental illnesses.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 21, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement ahead of the fourth anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act being signed into law...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today announced that General Motors Company CEO Mary Barra will testify at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. The committee has also invited National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Acting Administrator David Friedman to testify on the same day.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) has scheduled a markup next week to consider draft legislation to reauthorize the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act. The subcommittee will convene for opening statements only on Monday, March 24, 2014, at 5:30 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The subcommittee will reconvene in the same room on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at xx:xx a.m. to vote.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 20, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Where Have All the Patients Gone? Examining the Psychiatric Bed Shortage." Witnesses to be announced.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 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 pledged to conduct aggressive oversight following the recent announcement by the Obama administration on the future of Internet governance.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 18, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today provided an update on the committee’s investigation into General Motors Company’s (GM) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) response to consumer complaints related to stalling, airbag deployment, ...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 17, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, March 25, 2014, to review H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today spoke in support of H.R. 4015, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act, legislation that was approved by a vote of 238 to 181. H.R. 4015 was authored by Vice Chairman of the Health and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittees Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), and is the product of a bipartisan, bicameral agreement.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 14, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today announced a series of staff changes for the committee, including welcoming a new Chief Counsel for the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee after the departure of longtime aide Gib Mullan. The committee welcomes Paul Nagle as the incoming CMT Chief Counsel next week.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 13, 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 responded to Wednesday’s announcement by the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau changing FCC policy with regard to the approval...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), today held a hearing on “Improving Sports Safety: A Multifaceted Approach." The subcommittee examined ongoing efforts to prevent and mitigate the occurrence of concussions in sports, including game rule changes, coaching and player education, guidelines, as well as developing brain injury research and equipment research and development.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent letters to every insurance provider participating in the Federally-Facilitated Marketplace requesting specific enrollment data, including the number of individuals who have paid their first month’s premium and those who are identified...
By EPA Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: Then-E&C Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton
By EPA Newswire | Mar 13, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee member and author of H.R. 4015, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act, Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) released the following video ahead of today’s House of Representative’s vote on a permanent solution to the Medicare physician payment system.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 12, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held a legislative hearing to examine draft legislation aimed at reauthorizing the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act. Released last week, the draft legislation would reauthorize...
