WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee has built a strong, bipartisan #RecordOfSuccess throughout the 113th Congress. In December alone, 16 committee bills have become law, bringing the grand total to 51 bills that have been signed into law in the 113th Congress.
“The Energy and Commerce Committee has a proud record of success with dozens of bipartisan bills signed into law to show for it. We worked to pass meaningful legislation that makes a real difference in what folks care about most - boosting jobs and the economy, protecting the public health, and updating Washington for the innovation era," commented Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI). “But our work is far from finished. As we look forward to the 114th Congress, this success will provide the building blocks as we advance our 21st Century Cures initiative, build the Architecture of Abundance, and move forward with our update of the Communications Act."
Among the bills recently signed into law are:
* H.R. 5728, the STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014
* H.R. 4067, a bill to help ensure patients, including Medicare patients and those in rural communities, have access to health care they need.
* H.R. 83, a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to develop an action plan to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States. The House amended H.R. 83 in December to include the final spending package (CRomnibus) for the 113th Congress.
** H.R. 83 also includes H.R. 4450, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014.
* S. 2917 (H.R. 5729), Adding Ebola to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act
* H.R. 1281, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2013
* H.R. 5185, EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2014
* H.R. 669, Sudden Unexpected Death and Data Enhancement and Awareness Act
* S. 2338 (H.R. 5614), United States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act
* H.R. 4771, Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act
* H.R. 5057, EPS Service Parts Act of 2014
* H.R. 5705, Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act of 2014
* H.R. 4007, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014
* H.R. 647, the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act
* S. 2673 (H.R. 938), United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013. The Energy and Commerce Committee reported H.R. 3683, which was incorporated into H.R. 938.
* H.R. 2754, To amend the Hobby Protection Act to make unlawful the provision of assistance or support in violation of that Act, and for other purposes
Learn more about the committee’s record here.
