News and reports from the Environmental Protection Agency.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released the following statement after President Trump signed two executive orders aimed at improving rural broadband.

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. praised the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) 5-0 vote to terminate the “resiliency" rulemaking proposed by Trump Energy Secretary Rick Perry. Last year, Pallone sent a letter to Secretary Perry requesting details on the development of the proposal...

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Democratic leaders of the Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations committees sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt today expressing their serious concerns regarding a no-bid contract awarded by EPA to Definers Public Affairs.

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (VA-03), and Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (MA-01) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor issued a proposed rule to rollback health coverage protections by expanding association health plans...

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement after #SubOversight Chairman, Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) announced his retirement at the conclusion of this term.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a hearing for Tuesday, January 9, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “DOE Modernization: Advancing DOE’s Mission for National, Economic, and Energy Security of the United States."

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today applauded Senate passage of the Connected Government Act yesterday, a bill introduced in the House of Representatives by Ranking Member Pallone and Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL). The House passed the bill on Nov. 15, ...

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in response to House Republicans bringing a Continuing Resolution to the floor that funds the federal government through January 19 and that further delays a bipartisan extension of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Community Health Centers and other public health programs...

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt expressing concerns over EPA’s list of 21 sites recently selected for prioritized cleanup under the Superfund program.

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government, by a vote of 231-188. Included in the CR is a provision providing short-term funding for the state Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This temporary patch is similar to one passed by the House earlier this month.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after learning that 8.8 million Americans signed up for health care in 2018 through Healthcare.gov...

News Release: Top Democrats announced a series of letters today raising serious concerns over reports of private companies offering products on the individual health insurance market that may not comply with federal law, and which appear to both deceive consumers and put them at great financial risk. The Democrats...

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement on the Open Internet Preservation Act, introduced today by Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN).

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), released the following statement today in response to House Republican’s release of an emergency funding package that does not including Medicaid funding relief for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands...

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following statement on President Trump’s national security strategy announcement including efforts to advance technological growth and innovation.