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E&C Announces Subcommittee Markup of Bipartisan, Bicameral Privacy Legislation & Seven Other Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Ranking Member Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a markup on Thursday, June 23, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

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Pallone Applauds FDA Proposal to Limit the Level of Nicotine in Cigarettes

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a proposed rule to limit the nicotine levels in certain tobacco products...

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E&C Announces Subcommittee Markup of Bipartisan, Bicameral Privacy Legislation & Seven Other Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a markup on Thursday, June 23, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

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EPA and Army Host West-Focused Virtual Regional WOTUS Roundtable

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Draft Environmental Impact Statement Released for Projects to Mitigate Transborder Water Pollution

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HollyFrontier Oil Refinery in El Dorado, Kansas, to Pay $1.6M for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

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E&C Announces Subcommittee Markup of Bipartisan, Bicameral Privacy Legislation & Seven Other Bills

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Pallone & Tonko on House Passage of the Lower Food and Fuel Cost Act

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E&C Announces Medicare Advantage Oversight Hearing

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, June 28, at 11 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Protecting America’s Seniors: Oversight of Private Sector Medicare Advantage Plans."

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“RECOGNIZING CAPTAIN JEFFERY HUGHLEY'S INDUCTION INTO THE BLACK ACHIEVERS SOCIETY OF GREATER KANSAS CITY” published by the Congressional Record on June 17

“RECOGNIZING CAPTAIN JEFFERY HUGHLEY'S INDUCTION INTO THE BLACK ACHIEVERS SOCIETY OF GREATER KANSAS CITY“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on page E639 on June 17

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Guzman: EPA issues grant funds 'to improve water quality and restore California’s wetlands'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced grant funding for wetlands in California to help protect the habitat.

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EPA Awards $152,000 to DC Department of Public Works for Training and Certification to Divert Food Waste

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EPA Awards over $700,000 to Support Wetlands Restoration in Nevada

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EPA Announces Interim Community Involvement Project Manager for West Lake Landfill Superfund Site in Bridgeton, Missouri

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Leader Rodgers Demands TikTok Answer for Sharing Americans’ Personal Online Data with China

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Pallone & Rush Announce Legislative hearing on Bills to Improve Energy, Infrastructure, Efficiency and Financing

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'We are very pleased': EPA gives Nevada wetlands funding

The driest state in the nation, Nevada has received a significant boost for wetlands restoration efforts with more than $700,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).