News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


In the News: Republicans Host Roundtable to Discuss Open Border’s Impact on Fentanyl Crisis

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today applauding Senate passage of historic clean energy and climate provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, which are expected to slash our nation’s greenhouse gas pollution by 40 percent by 2030...


USDOJ-OJP-BJA grant application closes on March 28

BJA FY 23 Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program grant opened on Jan. 30.


Chair Rodgers Announces First Energy and Commerce Hearing

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today praising House passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes key climate and health care provisions he originally authored or advanced through the Committee over the last couple of years...


News Release: QUESTION: (In Arabic.) Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for giving us this exclusive interview. We appreciate your time.


Release: QUESTION: (In Arabic.) Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for giving us this exclusive interview. We appreciate your time.


Chairs Rodgers and Griffith Announces First Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Hearing

News Release: Today, bipartisan leaders from the House Committee on Energy & Commerce and House Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) urging the agency to take immediate action to address vulnerabilities in its oversight of purchases of radiological materials. Last...


ICYMI: E&C Republicans Turn Up the Heat and Demand Biden Stop Efforts to Ban Gas Stoves

News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to take steps to enforce Medicaid’s guarantee that Americans may see the health care providers of their choice.


Chair Rodgers Applauds Passage of H.R. 21 to Protect the SPR

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sat down for an interview with ABC News to discuss the importance of passing the American Data Privacy and Protection Act.


AFPI’s Savit: ‘Hawley’s legislation banning TikTok nationwide is welcome news’

Adam Savit, director of the America First Policy Institute's (AFPI) China Policy Initiative, commended Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) for introducing legislation that would ban TikTok nationwide, citing the app's ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).


DOI-BLM offers new grant application process starting Jan. 30

FY23 IIJA Bureau of Land Management Nevada (NV) Environmental Quality and Protection grant opened on Jan. 30.


News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of Santonio Malone, 36, for a Murder of the First Degree warrant out of Schuykill County, Pennsylvania.


Media Advisory: Chairwoman Foxx Sets Organizing Meeting

News Release: On Tuesday at 2:00 p.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold its Organizing Meeting, during which the Committee will consider and adopt the Committee Rules and a Committee Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr.'s (D-NJ) remarks as prepared for delivery on the House floor today in support of the Inflation Reduction Act are enclosed below...


Chairs Rodgers and Bilirakis Announce First Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing

News Release: Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote to the CEO of Ticketmaster’s parent company Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. today raising concerns about potentially unfair or deceptive practices in the live ticketing industry and the chaotic ticket pre-sale for Taylor Swift’s upcoming concert tour. The Committee leaders requested a staff briefing from the company on the key areas of concern.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed two public health bills...


Release: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring officers to work at Syracuse Hancock International, Greater Binghamton and Ithaca Tompkins International Airports and the agency is staffing a series of informational recruitment tables at those three airports in February so that individuals...


News Release: Today, bipartisan leaders from the House Committee on Energy & Commerce and House Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) urging the agency to take immediate action to address vulnerabilities in its oversight of purchases of radiological materials. Last...


E&C Republicans Hold Roundtable on the Dangers of Big Tech and the Fentanyl Poisoning Crisis

News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) sent a letter today expressing their strong support for the Biden Administration’s implementation of key provisions of the No Surprises Act, which established historic consumer protections for patients from surprises medical bills.


Chairs Rodgers and Bilirakis Announce First Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing

News Release: Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote to the CEO of Ticketmaster’s parent company Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. today raising concerns about potentially unfair or deceptive practices in the live ticketing industry and the chaotic ticket pre-sale for Taylor Swift’s upcoming concert tour. The Committee leaders requested a staff briefing from the company on the key areas of concern.


Chair Rodgers: HHS’s OIG Report Confirms  our Concerns with NIH’s Funding  of EcoHealth Alliance

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement today on forward-looking, bipartisan legislation to promote competition, innovation, and American leadership in the thriving commercial satellite communications industry...