News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


EPA Seeks Input from Small Entities on Meat and Poultry Products Effluent Guidelines Rulemaking Revision

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking input from small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations as it develops the Meat and Poultry Products Effluent Limitations Guidelines Rulemaking Revision, which is an essential step to reduce nutrient discharges in the nation’s waters.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces $9.9 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Guam Schools

Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states and territories in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet


EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Superfund Site in Lake County, Calif.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its preferred cleanup plan for the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Superfund site and is inviting the public to review and comment on the plan.


EPA Proposes Settlement to Protect Sacramento River Endangered Species

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a proposed enforcement action related to violations of the Clean Water Act on the Sacramento River in Red Bluff, Calif.


Chair Rodgers: GAO Gain-of-Function Research Report Affirms Our Concerns with HHS P3CO Framework

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) offered the following statement after the Government Accountability Office issued a report titled “HHS Could Improve Oversight of Research Involving Enhanced Potential Pandemic Pathogens,” which is commonly referred to as “gain-of-function" research.


Chair Rodgers Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signal

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a potential link between the Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent vaccine and strokes in adults over 65 years of age


Chair Rodgers Applauds Passage of H.R. 22 to Prevent the Sale of SPR Oil to China

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 22, the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act, out of the House, out of the House by a bipartisan vote of 331-97


Chair Rodgers Speaks on House Floor to Protect America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) spoke on the House floor in favor of H.R. 22, the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act.


Chair Rodgers Responds to President Biden’s Comments on Big Tech

House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s Wall Street Journal Op Ed today on Big Tech.


Chair Rodgers Statement on COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Extension

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the Biden administration further extended the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration


Chair Rodgers Welcomes Nine New Members to the Energy and Commerce Committee

House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following statement after the House Republican Steering Committee selected nine new members to serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.


Rodgers Named Chair of House Energy and Commerce Committee

Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) released the following statement on being named Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.


Chair Rodgers Congratulates Kevin McCarthy on Becoming Speaker of the House

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) offered the following statement after Kevin McCarthy was elected to serve as Speaker of the House for the 118th Congress.


Chair Rodgers: FDA’s Expansion of Abortion Pills is Dangerous for Women and Disastrous for Unborn Children

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a revision to the Risk Evaluation Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for abortion-inducing drug.


Chair Rodgers: GAO Gain-of-Function Research Report Affirms Our Concerns with HHS P3CO Framework

“Today’s watchdog report affirms many of my concerns with the secretive HHS board that purportedly reviews risky research projects from federal agencies.


Chair Rodgers Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signal

“If there’s one lesson that the CDC and FDA should have taken away from the pandemic, it’s the importance of providing honest, clear, precise, and timely information to the American people about the potential risks and benefits of COVID-19 interventions, including vaccination.


Chair Rodgers Applauds Passage of H.R. 22 to Prevent the Sale of SPR Oil to China

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 22, the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act, out of the House, out of the House by a bipartisan vote of 331-97.


Chair Rodgers Speaks on House Floor to Protect America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) spoke on the House floor in favor of H.R. 22, the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act.


Chair Rodgers Responds to President Biden’s Comments on Big Tech

House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s Wall Street Journal Op Ed today on Big Tech.


Chair Rodgers Statement on COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Extension

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the Biden administration further extended the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration.