News and reports from the Department of Commerce.

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today announced the launch of the Monthly Subnational Construction Spending: Private Manufacturing experimental data product. This new data product features construction spending estimates at the Census Bureau division level for private manufacturing.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled: “Lives Worth Living: Addressing the Fentanyl Crisis, Protecting Critical Lifelines, and Combatting Discrimination Against Those with Disabilities."

News Release: ― The U.S. Census Bureau today announced the launch of a standard application process (SAP) developed by federal statistical agencies for applying for access to confidential microdata for research with an evidence-building purpose. Applicants can now apply for access on one consolidated portal at ResearchDataGov.org. Visitors to the portal can browse a catalog of protected data assets from federal statistical agencies and units and apply from the same website.

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Yesterday, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner transmitting an independent legal analysis from two of the nation’s preeminent experts in Constitutional law and congressional contempt...

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) today noticed a legislative hearing to discuss solutions to unleash American innovation in next generation satellite communications.

The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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 a letter from Chairman Darrell Issa arguing that he did not compromise any House contempt action against former IRS employee Lois Lerner...

Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee led a roundtable discussion on fentanyl’s flow into this country and highlighted how Big Tech helps facilitate dealers with getting their drugs to vulnerable populations.

News Release: Washington, D.C.--In an interview with Larry Kudlow on Fox Business, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) discussed the success of 2017 Republican tax reform, and the need for spending reform proposals to be put forward and debated on a bipartisan basis, emphasizing that the key is “less spending, less taxing, less regulation and less inflation.".

The US Commerce Department published a seven page rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-Mo.) introduced the Transparency and Production of (TAP) American Energy Act.

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after an Inspector General report found the Department of Justice (DOJ) failed to prioritize the investigation of mortgage fraud and publicly reported inaccurate statistics regarding the prosecution of mortgage fraud cases...

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today welcomed three new Republican members to the Committee for the 118th Congress: Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee).

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: Dear Mr. Speaker: Yesterday, I sent you a letter conveying an independent legal analysis from two of the nation’s preeminent experts in Constitutional law and congressional contempt proceedings concluding that Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa compromised any House contempt action against Lois...