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News Release: Today U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with Slovak Minister of Economy Karel Hirman at the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) Ministerial. During their meeting, the two discussed key U.S.-Slovakia trade and investment ties including potential collaboration ...
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Subcommittee Chair Bilirakis: Americans Need and Deserve More Transparency Over Their Privacy

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce subcommittee hearing titled “Promoting U.S. Innovation and Individual Liberty through a National Standard for Data Privacy."
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USPTO Officially Transitions to Issuing Electronic Patent Grants in 2023 discussed on Feb. 28 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a six page rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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New Dashboard to Explore Impacts of Federal Broadband Investments on Local Communities

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau, in partnership with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA ), today announced the launch of the ACCESS BROADBAND Dashboard.
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Commerce Department discusses Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting on Feb. 28

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Chair Rodgers, Bilirakis Commend the Passage of Several Bipartisan Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) commended the passing of bills to promote data transparency and strengthen American commerce.
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Biden-Harris Administration Launches First CHIPS for America Funding Opportunity

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Biden-Harris administration through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology today launched the first CHIPS for America funding opportunity for manufacturing incentives to restore U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, support good-paying jobs across the semiconductor supply chain, and advance U.S. economic and national security.
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Chair Rodgers: “We are Leading Today for American Energy to Build a Prosperous Future”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee markup of nine pieces of legislation.
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Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie, & Griffith Urge Biden to Stop his Agenda to Kick 2.7 Million People Off Health Insurance Plans

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today wrote Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra regarding President Biden’s plan to kick 2.7 million Americans off their health insurance plans. The members issued the following statement...
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Commerce Department discusses In the Matter of: Qingshan Li, Room 201 NO106 Lane 24, Chengshan Rd., Pudong District, Shanghai, China 200126; Order Denying Export Privileges on Feb. 28

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Biden-Harris Administration Launches First CHIPS for America Funding Opportunity

News Release: As part of Implementing the Bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, Department of Commerce Seeks Applications to Revitalize Domestic Semiconductor Industry and Bring Supply Chains Back to the U.S.
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Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting discussed on Feb. 28 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Oversight Committee Advances Legislation to Protect Speech from Government Censorship

News Release: Dear Mr. Speaker: Earlier today, Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa posted on the Committee’s website a letter to Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, that included selected portions of Security Control Assessments (SCAs) conducted by the MITRE Corporation on the Healthcare.gov...
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Comer: Biden’s Labor Secretary Nomination Alarming for Taxpayers

News Release: Democrats from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are cutting through the misinformation about the Affordable Care Act and focusing on how millions of Americans are benefiting from this law.
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Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings discussed on Feb. 28 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Comer: Time to REIN IN Bidenflation

News Release: Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to reports that GlaxoSmithKline will become the first major drug company to stop paying doctors to promote its products, consistent with the Affordable Care Act’s strict consumer transparency and disclosure requirements...
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Wenstrup: We Will Deliver Facts from the COVID-19 Pandemic Response to the American People

News Release: Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued a statement regarding an ABC News report that relied on partial leaks from Committee Chairman Darrell Issa of selective transcript excerpts of an interview with Teresa Fryer, the Chief Information...
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Readout of Deputy Secretary Don Graves Meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

News Release: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves joined U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Mark Gitenstein in a meeting with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in Brussels on February 28. Deputy Secretary Graves expressed gratitude for the close cooperation with the European Union ...
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American Energy, Minerals Essential to Secure Our Future

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on a discussion draft of the Transparency and Production of American Energy (TAP American Energy) Act and H.R. 209, thePermitting for Mining NeedsAct. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following statement in response.
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Finance Committee to Vote on IRS, Treasury and HHS Nominations

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a markup on Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 to vote on IRS, Treasury, and HHS nominations. The markup will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
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