News and reports from the Environmental Protection Agency.

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) gave the following speech on the House Floor today during consideration of H.R. 4986, the RAY BAUM’s Act, which reauthorized the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the first time in 28 years...

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4986, the Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services, or RAY BAUM’S Act, by voice vote.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) released the following statement after Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma announced several upcoming policy changes to bolster patient control and access to their personal health records.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House 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 following a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report showcasing the opioid crisis is intensifying in our communities.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS) sent letters yesterday to the Government of the District of Columbia and United Medical Center in Washington, D.C., following...

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), held a hearing today continuing its oversight role of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).

News Release: 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, “Oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration:"

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt today regarding serious concerns of impartiality of current EPA political appointees, and to request additional information regarding appointees engaged...

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Tonight, Subcommittee on Environment Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) will host a special order in which he and other members of Congress will discuss the importance of getting H.R. 3053, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act, signed into law.

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.) issued the following statement today in response to a proposed rule published by the EPA late last week to dilute requirements put in place in 2016 for the safe disposal of coal ash...

News Release: Today, the three Democratic leaders of the Committees with jurisdiction over health care introduced a comprehensive bill that would improve the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces by making health care more affordable and by reversing the harmful Trump Administration actions that have sabotaged the...

News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune (R-SD), and Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-FL) announced today a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on legislation reauthorizing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and spurring the deployment of next-generation wireless services.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune (R-SD), and Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-FL) announced today a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on legislation reauthorizing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and spurring the deployment of next-generation wireless services.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement on today’s announcement from Equifax that the company has identified an additional 2.4 million consumers who were compromised due to last year’s massive data breach.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) announced a hearing for Thursday, March 8, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining U.S. Public Health Preparedness for and Response Efforts to Seasonal Influenza."