News and reports from the Environmental Protection Agency.

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Ranking Member Mike Doyle (D-PA) sent a letter to the Office of Special Counsel today requesting an investigation into all three Republican Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioners regarding their involvement with the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the three House Democratic leaders of the Committees with jurisdiction over health care, Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA), Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA), sent a letter...

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) issued the following joint statement today after news that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai directed the immediate transfer of the Universal Service Fund to the U.S. Treasury...

News Release: Energy and Commerce Democratic leaders sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt today raising a series of questions following reports that a lobbyist, whose wife rented a $50-a-night condo to Pruitt, attempted to influence appointments to the agency’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) on behalf of his clients. The reports directly contradict Pruitt’s earlier claims that the lobbyist, Mr. J. Steven Hart, did not have business before EPA.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today scheduled a hearing for Thursday, May 10, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the State of Electric Transmission Infrastructure: Investment, Planning, Construction, and Alternatives."

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), announced a hearing with executives from the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), the U.S. Center for SafeSport (USCSS), and four National Governing Bodies (NGBs) regarding sexual abuse within the U.S. Olympic community. As reported by Reuters, the hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 23, 2018.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Environment Subcommittee Chair John Shimkus (R-IL) announced that the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act (NWPAA) of 2018 will receive a vote in the House of Representatives next week.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, at a roundtable discussion with aging and disability advocates in New Jersey, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a proposal to create a new Medicare long-term care benefit. The comprehensive discussion draft, The Medicare Long-Term Care Services...

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at 1 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Improving the Coordination and Quality of Substance Use Disorder Treatment."

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Committee Member Scott Peters (D-CA) issued the following statements today following news that Albert Kelly has resigned from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as Administrator Pruitt’s top advisor of Superfund cleanups.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) today announced the details for its hearing with the leadership of national and regional drug distributors in regards to the committee’s bipartisan investigation into opioid distribution practices, particularly alleged pill dumping in West Virginia.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a hearing for Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Sharing the Road: Policy Implications of Electric and Conventional Vehicles in the Years Ahead."

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology (CAT) Ranking Member Mike Doyle (D-PA) sent a letter to Full Committee Chairman Greg Walden (D-OR) and CAT Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn today requesting a hearing to review the proposed merger between T-Mobile and Sprint. The proposed merger, which was announced over the weekend, would have T-Mobile paying approximately $59 billion to purchase Sprint.

News Release: Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) delivered the following opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection hearing on “Do Not Call: Combatting Robocall and Caller ID Spoofing:"

News Release: Energy and Commerce Democrats released a series of legislative proposals to address abusive robocall practices today. The Democrats announced one bill and two discussion drafts during a Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection hearing this morning on Combatting Robocalls and Caller ID Spoofing.