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Recent News About House Energy and Commerce Committee
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Congressman Brett Guthrie, who serves as Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, has named Michael Essington as the new Chief Counsel for the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
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Members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce have requested a briefing from NCAA President Charlie Baker regarding the organization’s recent decision to allow student athletes and athletic department staff to bet on professional sports.
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Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee have sent a letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver following recent indictments involving current and former NBA players and coaches on charges related to sports fixing and illegal gambling.
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee has announced that Chairman Brett Guthrie published an op-ed emphasizing the critical role of nuclear energy in meeting the increasing power demands driven by artificial intelligence (AI).
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Washington, D.C. — In a new letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Monica Bertagnolli, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) requested documents and transcribed interviews related to an approved MPVX experiment.
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In a recent letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) requested information regarding the rescheduling of marijuana.
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Washington, D.C. — In a recent letter to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) have requested information regarding the agency’s internet domain name registry agreement with Verisign, Inc.
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Bipartisan House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders have issued a letter to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Banka, seeking answers about WADA's handling of doping cases within China's national swimming team ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. The letter comes as athletes prepare for the Paris Olympics and follows Mr. Banka's refusal to attend an oversight hearing by the Energy and Commerce Committee.
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Washington D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered opening remarks at today’s hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Budget.”
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Washington D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at the Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Budget.”
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Washington D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Budget.”
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Washington D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Are CDC's Priorities Restoring Public Trust and Improving the Health of the American People?”
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Washington D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Budget.”
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) have announced a hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Budget.”
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued a statement today condemning the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for approving a rule that allows the E-rate program to support Wi-Fi hotspots for use off school property.
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have announced a hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Consumer Product Safety Commission Budget.”
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) have announced a hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Budget.”
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) sent letters to eight federal agencies today following the recent Supreme Court decision on Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, in which the court overruled Chevron deference. Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chair Frank Lucas (R-OK) and House Agriculture Committee Chair GT Thompson (R-PA) joined Chairs Rodgers and Comer on an additional letter sent to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Washington D.C. — In a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) are seeking detailed information on FERC’s capacity to manage the increasing electricity demand, particularly driven by the expansion of AI data centers.
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Washington D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) have sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie Phillips and the FERC Commissioners. The letter demands information on how FERC is preparing for the potential impacts of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan 2.0 (CPP2.0) on the electric grid.