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News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today hailing inclusion of a provision in the omnibus he has long championed that clarifies the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to regulate synthetic nicotine products...
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on Deploying Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Nationwide

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing titled, “Charging Forward: Securing American Manufacturing and Our EV Future:"
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Rodgers and Guthrie Statement on Two Health Bills Signed into Law

“Today, the president signed two strong bipartisan bills into law led by members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on America's Wireless Future Frontier

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled, “5G and Beyond: Exploring the Next Wireless Frontier:"
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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Request Information from SAMHSA on Rising Mental Health Conditions Amid COVID-19

News Release: Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today to request information regarding the Biden Administration’s efforts to address the increased levels of mental health issues in the United States, particularly given the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pallone & Schakowsky Celebrate Consumer Protection Wins in Omnibus

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed the omnibus, which included key provisions to crack down on consumer scams targeting older adults and members of American Indian and Alaska Native communities, prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, and promote clean competition in sports, among other things.
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E&C Announces Public Health Legislative Hearing

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Thursday, March 17, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Future of Medicine: Legislation to Encourage Innovation and Improve Oversight."
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E&C Announces FCC Oversight Hearing for March 31st

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thursday, March 31, on oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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E&C Announces Hearing on America’s Wireless Future Frontier

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, March 16, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) on facilitating the advancement of next-generation...
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Energy & Commerce GOP Leaders Request HHS To Confirm Legality of Tenure of Reappointed NIH Directors

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra regarding the current legal status of certain directors at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Chairman Carper’s Opening Statement: Hearing on the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund Formula

Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries on March 14

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries discussed on March 14 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page proposed rule on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation of the Detroit, MI Area to Attainment of the 2015 Ozone Standards discussed on March 14 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Rodgers and Guthrie Statement on Methamphetamine Response Act Becoming Law

News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed S.854, the Methamphetamine Response Act, into law yesterday.
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Notice published by Environmental Protection Agency on March 14

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page notice on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Rodgers and Guthrie Statement on Methamphetamine Response Act Becoming Law

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed S.854, the Methamphetamine Response Act, into law yesterday.
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Environmental Protection Agency discusses Request for Nominations of Candidates for the National Environmental Education Advisory Council (NEEAC) on March 14

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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EPA: Northwest Indiana meets federal air quality standard

The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a proposal to designate the portion of the Chicago area that is in Indiana as an area that is beholden to the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ground-level ozone.
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Republican Leaders Condemn Surgeon General’s Efforts to Collude with Big Tech and Censor Americans

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), along with House Minority Whip and Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-LA), Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Oversight and Reform Committee Ranking...
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