News and reports from the Environmental Protection Agency.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) issued the following statement on the passing of Rep. Louise Slaughter of New York.

News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s issuance of an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to consider a product standard to lower nicotine in cigarettes to minimally or non-addictive levels...

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), announced today a hearing for Thursday, March 22, 2018, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Legislative Hearing on Four Communications Bills."

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) and House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) issued the following statements after leading a letter, along with 42 Republican Members of both committees, to the Department...

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing to review a discussion draft of bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) and the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (AGDUFA). The discussion draft was released by bipartisan leaders of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today held its third hearing as part of the committee’s ‘DOE Modernization ’ series. #SubEnergy members reviewed four bipartisan bills to enhance the Department of Energy’s ability to address energy supply emergencies and cybersecurity threats to the energy sector, including pipelines and the electric grid.

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Health hearing on “Reauthorization of Animal Drug User Fees: ADUFA and AGDUFA:"

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today requesting that he schedule a hearing on Cigna’s recently proposed plan to acquire Express Scripts for $67 billion and CVS’s proposed merger with Aetna for $69 billion that was announced last December.

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing on “DOE Modernization: Legislation Addressing Cybersecurity and Emergency Response:"

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a two-day hearing, beginning on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at 9 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Combating the Opioid Crisis: Prevention and Public Health Solutions." The second day of the hearing will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at 10 a.m. in the same room.

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced the introduction of H.R 5228, the Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulating and Enhancing Enforcement Now (SCREEN) Act, which would increase funding to and expand the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to prevent illegally manufactured opioids, including heroin and fentanyl, from arriving overseas through the mail.

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement tonight following the defeat of the House Republicans’ Right-to-Try legislation...

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) announced a hearing for Tuesday, March 20, at 10 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Role in Combating the Opioid Epidemic."

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) and the Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a joint subcommittee hearing for Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Fiscal Year 2019 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Budget."

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today failed to pass H.R. 5247, the Tricket Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018, under suspension of the rules. H.R. 5247 would improve access to experimental treatments for patients with terminal diseases or conditions.