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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Member Representative Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) on Monday introduced H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Care Protection Act. H.R. 3522 would help protect employees from President Obama’s broken promise that, “If you like your health care plan, you can...

Health Subcommittee Examines Legislation Aimed at Helping Local Communities and Protecting Families

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing on “Examining Public Health Legislation to Help Local Communities." The public health bills reviewed today examined prescription drug abuse, poison control centers, liability protection for volunteer health care professionals at community health centers, newborn screening, tick-borne disease, sudden unexpected death of infants, and traumatic brain injuries.

Upton, Walden Welcome FCC Chairman Wheeler’s Support of Internet Protocol Transition

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 welcomed Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler’s announcement Tuesday calling for trials in the transition of traditional telephone networks to Internet Protocol.

Support Builds for Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives will vote tomorrow on H.R. 1900, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, a bill to expedite construction of natural gas pipelines needed to deliver America’s growing energy supplies to consumers. The legislation, authored by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS), ...

Subcommittee Advances Bipartisan Legislation to Modernize Cross-Border Permitting

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today advanced H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act. Authored by full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Gene Green (D-TX), the bipartisan bill would modernize the cross-boundary...

Despite Leadership Role, CMS HealthCare.gov Project Manager Out of the Loop on March 2013 Report Prepared At the Request Of CMS

News Release: At today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on “Security of HealthCare.gov," the Deputy Chief Information Officer and Deputy Director of the Office of Information Services at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Henry Chao, testified that he had never been shown a presentation...

H.R. 1900 Needed to Deliver Affordable American Energy to Consumers

News Release: This week the House of Representatives will consider H.R. 1900, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act. Authored by Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS), the bill will help ensure consumers have access to affordable and reliable energy by modernizing the permitting process...

Health Subcommittee Reviews FDA Final Guidance on Mobile Medical Devices

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), held a hearing today on “Examining Federal Regulation of Mobile Medical Apps and Other Health Software." Today’s hearing reviewed a final guidance by the Food and Drug Administration to regulate mobile medical applications...

Shimkus Comments on Court Decision to Zero Out Nuclear Waste Fee

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) issued the following statement after a federal appeals court today ordered the Department of Energy to submit to Congress a proposal to zero out the nuclear waste fee.

Upton Applauds Senate Passage of Drug Quality and Security Act – Bill Now Heads to the President’s Desk

By EPA Newswire | Nov 18, 2013

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) applauded today’s Senate passage of H.R. 3204, the Drug Quality and Security Act. The bill is the product of a bipartisan, bicameral agreement championed by Chairman Upton and was passed by the House of Representatives on...

Committee Leaders Request Withdrawal of EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Standards Citing Prohibition Under Energy Policy Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today wrote to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy expressing concerns regarding EPA’s proposed greenhouse gas New Source Performance Standards for new power plants that would require the installation of carbon capture...

Look Ahead: Committee Announces Hearing and Vote Schedule for Week of November 18

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing and vote schedule for the week of Nov. 18, 2013. The committee will convene five hearings, including an examination into the security of HealthCare.gov and continued oversight of the FirstNet program. The committee...

Upton and Waxman Comment on 2014 RFS Targets, Status of Reform Efforts

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today responded to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule setting out Renewable Fuel Standard targets for 2014, which attempts to address concerns with the RFS for the upcoming year. The Energy and Commerce Committee, through a...

As White House Doubles Down on #BrokenPromise, House Passes #KeepYourHealthPlan Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) applauded today’s House passage of H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act. The House of Representatives approved the Keep Your Heath Plan Act by a vote of 261 to 157.

New Documents Reveal Administration Had Serious Concerns with HealthCare.gov In July

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today unveiled a series of documents provided by the Department of Health and Human Services from July 2013 that reveal the administration internally voicing serious concerns about the progress of the HealthCare.gov website. Among the concerns raised by senior officials was the ability to meet the October 1 launch date and the impact the compressed timeframe would have on testing of the site.

#NationOfBuilders Hearing Highlights Efforts to Train Workers of the Future

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), today continued its Our Nation of Builders series with a hearing focused on efforts to train a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workforce, which is essential for America’s manufacturing...

Upton Kicks Off House Debate on the #KeepYourHealthPlan Act