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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed S. 204, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017, by a vote of 250-169. This legislation previously passed the Senate on Aug. 3, 2017, by unanimous consent.
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#SubDCCP Examines SMART IoT Act
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), held a legislative hearing today to examine the SMART IoT Act, a draft bill led by Chairman Latta and Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT). The SMART IoT Act directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the state of the internet-connected devices industry, a promising step towards supporting innovation and removing government barriers to growth.
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Latta Statement on Senate CPSC Confirmation
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) issued the following statement on the Senate confirmation of Dana Baiocco to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
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#SubEnergy Explores Legislation to Modernize DOE’s Nuclear Energy Technologies
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), held its fourth hearing as part of the committee’s ‘DOE Modernization ’ series. #SubEnergy members reviewed four bills to address development, regulation, and competitiveness of advanced nuclear energy technologies
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Pallone Remarks at Internet of Things Legislative Hearing
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection hearing on “Internet of Things Legislation:"
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VIDEO: “The opioid crisis devastated our family”
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee today released the fourth video from its “Personal Stories from the Opioid Crisis" video series.
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E&C Democrats Want Answers on Whether Industry Influenced EPA’s Efforts to Suppress Public Health Study
News Release: Energy and Commerce Democratic leaders sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt today demanding answers on the role industry interests may have played in the agency’s efforts to suppress a public health study on the human health risks of a class of chemicals known...
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Tonko Remarks at Nuclear Waste Legislative Hearing
News Release: Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) delivered the following remarks during an Environment Subcommittee hearing today today on, "H.R. 2278, The Responsible Disposal Reauthorzation Act of 2017, and H.R. 2389, To Reauthorize the West Valley Democstration Project and for Other Purposes...
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#SubDCCP Spotlights Quantum Computing in #DisrupterSeries Hearing
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), held a hearing today examining the emergence of quantum computing and the importance of the U.S. remaining at the forefront of developing this innovation.
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Schakowsky Opening Statement at Quantum Computing Hearing
News Release: Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) delivered the following opening remarks today at a hearing on Quantum Computing...
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#SubEnvironment Discusses Legislation to Reauthorize DOE Cleanup Projects
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), held a hearing today examining two bills focused on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) cleanup responsibilities.
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E&C Advances 57 Total Bills to Combat the Opioid Crisis, Clearing Path to House Floor
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held a markup and advanced 32 more bills to the House of Representatives to help combat the opioid crisis. 28 of those bills were passed by voice vote. In an Energy and Commerce Committee markup last week, 25 bills to combat the opioid crisis were advanced, bringing the total number of bills passed by the committee to 57.
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Pallone on FDA’s List of Pharmaceutical Companies Blocking Generic Competition
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a list of companies that are gaming loopholes that allow them to delay generic competition from coming to market...
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Walden on House ‘Right to Try’ Vote Announcement
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement after House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced that the House of Representatives will soon vote on a Senate bill giving patients the ‘right to try.’
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Pallone Opening Remarks at Full Committee Markup of Opioid Bills
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Full Committee Markup on opioid bills...
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#SubHealth to Review Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education Program
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Reauthorization of the Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education Program."
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Pallone Remarks at Telecommunications National Security Hearing
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on “Telecommunications, Global Competitiveness, and National Security:"
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Details Announced for #SubOversight Hearing on Sexual Abuse with U.S. Olympic Community
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), formally announced details for a hearing on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the Olympic Community’s Ability to Protect Athletes from Sexual Abuse."
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VIDEO: Now in Recovery, Devon Lives “A life beyond my wildest dreams”
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee today released the third video from its “Personal Stories from the Opioid Crisis" video series.
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E&C Leaders on Ruling to Protect the Power of the Purse
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS) today issued the following statement after the D.C. Court of Appeals preserved a lower court’s ruling on the case titled, United States House of Representatives v. Alex M. Azar II, et al., originally known as House v. Burwell.
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