WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing schedule for the week of June 8. The committee will discuss the FCC’s proposal to close field offices, review bipartisan legislation to continue support for 9/11 victims and families, investigate a radiological incident at a DOE site, and examine EPA’s burdensome ozone rule.
On Thursday, the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will review the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to close two-thirds of its field offices. The field offices, which were established to help guard against spectrum interference and ensure public safety, act as the FCC’s local agents in fulfilling its mission.as they are posted.
Also on Thursday, the Subcommittee on Health will examine bipartisan legislation to reauthorize programs for 9/11 victims and families. H.R. 1786 would provide important resources and certainty to programs that support those affected by the September 11th attacks.as they are posted.
On Friday, the Subcommittee on Energy and Power will examine the EPA’s pending proposal to revise the existing National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone. Members are concerned with the rule’s impact on jobs and the economy. EPA proposed the rule in November of 2014 and is expected to finalize the rule by Oct. 1, 2015.as they are posted.
Also on Friday, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will examine the oversight failures that contributed to a radiological incident that shut down the Department of Energy’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in 2014. Investigative reports by the Department of Energy completed this past April have revealed that proper oversight of operations at both Los Alamos National Laboratory and the WIPP site, both in New Mexico, could have prevented the incident and some of its consequences. Resumption of WIPP operations, necessary to dispose of certain waste forms from the nation’s nuclear weapons operations, has been estimated to cost upwards of $500 million. The hearing will also address questions of DOE’s system of oversight for contractors.as they are posted.
Hearing and Vote Details:
Thursday, June 11, 2015
10 AM
2123 Rayburn
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Hearing on “Oversight of FCC Field Offices"
10:15 AM
2322 Rayburn
Subcommittee on Health
Hearing on “Examining H.R. 1786, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act"
Friday, June 12, 2015
9:30 AM
2123 Rayburn HOB
Subcommittee on Energy and Power
Hearing on “EPA’s Proposed Ozone Rule"
9:45 AM
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Hearing on “Oversight Failures Behind the Radiological Incident at DOE’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant?"
