By EPA Newswire | Jun 18, 2012
News Release: In preparation for a vote in the House of Representative this week, the committee released the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, S. 3187.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency today announced its new proposal to tighten national standards for fine particulate matter. EPA has proposed revisions to lower the annual standard from 15 micrograms per cubic meter to a new standard of 12 to 13 micrograms per cubic meter, and to make certain other revisions to the current standards.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today the State Department published in the Federal Register the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare a Supplemental EIS (SEIS) for the second Keystone XL Presidential Permit application. The SEIS will supplement the State Department’s FIES issued last August, which found the pipeline will...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 15, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced its hearing and vote schedule for the week of June 18. The full committee will vote on several pieces of legislation that will support the nation’s manufacturing sector, remove outdated regulations and red-tape, maintain grid reliability, and protect the Internet. Finally, the committee will vote on its third Semi-Annual Committee Activity Report to the House.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 14, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced two upcoming hearings that continue the focus on key subcommittee priorities. In the coming weeks, the panel will meet to discuss the future of video and to continue its oversight of the Federal Communications Commission.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today announced that Michael Beckerman, the panel’s Deputy Staff Director and a longtime Upton adviser since 2001, will depart the committee at the end of June. Beckerman joined the committee as Deputy Staff Director...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 13, 2012
News Release: The National Governors Association this week released a report, “The Fiscal Survey of States," that provides an update on the challenges currently facing the state-based Medicaid program. The report coincides with new information on the National Health Expenditures data that revealed the problem will only worsen under Obamacare.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are once again asking the administration to provide a complete estimate of the cost of the Utility MACT rule announced last December. Members wrote today to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to follow up on previous committee requests. This is the fourth letter the committee has sent administration officials this year requesting a full and transparent accounting of the rule.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 8, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today continued its efforts to fight Medicare fraud, holding a hearing on “Medicare Contractors’ Efforts to Fight Fraud - Moving Beyond ‘Pay and Chase.’" Medicare fraud costs taxpayers untold billions of dollars...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), today continued its efforts to create jobs by approving two legislative proposals to help promote the growth and competitiveness of manufacturing in the United States.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today approved a pair of commonsense energy bills, adding to a long list of measures approved by the subcommittee. The panel advanced the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act and the Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act by voice vote. Both measures now move to the full committee for consideration.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 7, 2012
News Release: SHOT: “The problem we’ve had in the past with energy issues" overall, Reid said, is that Republicans “don’t want to get anything done." . Harry Reid to reporters on conference call, as reported by POLITICO Pro, June 6, 2012. CHASER: Overwhelming Bipartisan Majority Votes 326 to 81 to. Boost Funding...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 6, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today heard from a musician, broadcast and Internet radio providers, and representatives of the songwriting, record label, wireless and consumer electronics industries, about how advances in technology are changing the way Americans gain access to and consume audio content.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 6, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed an amendment to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act to provide the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with additional funds to finish its review of the license application for the Yucca Mountain nuclear repository.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 6, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House Energy Action Team today unveiled the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, a legislative package comprised of a series of bills that aim to increase access to American energy resources and prevent misguided federal policies that will drive energy prices higher. Energy and...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 6, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee members are seeking answers after former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 6 Al Armendariz abruptly canceled his planned appearance at today’s Energy and Power Subcommittee hearing just hours before he was scheduled to testify.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 6, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), pressed ahead with its hearing today on EPA’s enforcement priorities and practices even without the appearance of former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 6 Al Armendariz. Expected to be today’s spotlight witness, Dr. Armendariz decided to cancel his appearance late yesterday afternoon with no explanation for the last-minute decision not to appear.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 6, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to propose retention of its current standards for fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) to allow for a proper and full review of alternatives available in EPA’s proposed new rule. Full Committee Chairman...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 5, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - With less than 24 hours until he was scheduled to testify in front of the Energy and Power Subcommittee, former Regional Administrator for EPA Region 6 Al Armendariz has notified the committee that he will not appear at tomorrow’s hearing. Counsel representing Armendariz contacted the...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced its hearing schedule for the week of June 4. The Subcommittee on Energy and Power will examine the Environmental Protection Agency’s enforcement philosophy with Former EPA Region 6 Administrator Al Armendariz. The Subcommittee...
