On the Hill News on Federal Newswire

Latest News


Finance Committee Republicans Demand Accountability for Continued Late Release of Medicare, Social Security Trustees Reports
On the Hill

News Release: Dear Comptroller Dodaro: . The Social Security Act requires that the Boards of Trustees of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, as one of their duties, “Report to the Congress not later than the first day of April of each year on the operation and status of the Trust Funds…." Disregarding the...


Leader Rodgers to President Biden: Provide Your Plan to Unwind the Public Health Emergency
On the Hill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on unwinding the public health emergency (PHE) after President Biden declared the COVID-19 pandemic is over.


EPA Kicks-Off ‘Pollution Prevention Works: A Storytelling Challenge for Students’
On the Hill

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the launch of the “Pollution Prevention Works: A Storytelling Challenge for Students.” The Challenge invites students to tell stories with videos, written stories, infographics or story maps that illustrate how U.S. businesses are ...


On the Hill

News Release: La EPA ordena a dos parques de casas móviles del Valle de Coachella que proporcionen agua potable segura SAN FRANCISCO – El miércoles 14 de septiembre, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) emitió Órdenes Administrativas de Emergencia según la autoridad ...


On the Hill

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the full Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 10:15 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


On the Hill

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 19, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed a partnership agreement today with the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) pledging a commitment to environmental stewardship and environmental sustainability on golf courses everywhere.


On the Hill

News Release: CHICAGO (Sept. 19, 2022) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the start of a hazardous-waste cleanup at the Chudnow Iron and Metal Co. site, 5401 W. State St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In March 2021, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources referred the site to the federal agency for action. EPA anticipates the estimated $1.8 million cleanup will be completed by mid-December.


On the Hill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on unwinding the public health emergency (PHE) after President Biden declared the COVID-19 pandemic is over.


E&C Announces Full Committee Markup
On the Hill

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the full Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 10:15 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


Foxx Rejects Peace Corps Payout
On the Hill

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1456, the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022, that includes a costly Peace Corps payout...


Chair Grijalva Statement on Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico, Postponement of Oversight Hearing
On the Hill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on the catastrophic flooding, ongoing destruction, and island-wide power outage caused by Hurricane Fiona, a Category 1 hurricane that struck Puerto Rico yesterday. The storm hit the island only two days before the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria, one of the deadliest hurricanes in history.


EPA celebrates recreational improvements along the Ogden and Weber Rivers to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Clean Water Act
On the Hill

News Release: Ogden, Utah — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) visited Ogden, Utah, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act.


On the Hill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on unwinding the public health emergency (PHE) after President Biden declared the COVID-19 pandemic is over.


On the Hill

News Release: WASHINGTON-On Tuesday, September 20 at 10:00a.m. ET, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform will take up H. Res. 1243, Ranking Member James Comer’s (R-Ky.) resolution of inquiry that requires President Biden to hand over documents related to the Biden family’s international business schemes and...


On the Hill

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the full Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 10:15 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


On the Hill

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced the bipartisan Fire Grants and Safety Act to increase federal support for local fire departments across the nation. The...


Peace Corps Payout Leaves Taxpayers on the Hook
On the Hill

News Release: Ahead of today’s House consideration of H.R. 1456, the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) submitted the following statement for the Congressional Record slamming a flawed provision in the bill...


On the Hill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement on news that U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, who has been held in captivity by the Taliban for almost two years, has been released.


On the Hill

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is partnering with state and local governments, community groups, businesses, and academic institutions to sponsor the tenth annual Septic


On the Hill

Chair Titus’ Statement from Hearing on Recovery Status Five Years Post Hurricanes Irma and Maria