News from April 2023
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie, and Griffith Demand Answers on NIH Planned Experiments Using More Lethal Group of Monkeypox Virus
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
Chair Rodgers Opening Statement at Health Subcommittee Hearing on Reauthorizing Animal Drug User Fee Programs
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled: “Reauthorization of the Animal Drug User Fee Programs.”
E&C Republicans Demand Accountability from Biden Admin over CHIPS Act Spending
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today requested a full accounting from Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo of funding from the CHIPS and Science Act.
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie: Medicare Trustee Report Shows Urgency to Strengthen Program for Seniors
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) issued the following statement regarding the Social Security and Medicare Board of Trustees 2023 Report:
E&C GOP Presses SAMHSA for Details on Covid Spending, Suicide Hotline Rollout, Support for Treating Serious Mental Illness, and New Office of Recovery
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Dr. Miriam Delphin-Rittmon.
Rep. Miller-Meeks Seeks Stakeholder Feedback to Reform CDC Following Years of Consistent Failures and Broken Trust
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee member Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) today released a request for information (RFI) to health care industry stakeholders seeking insight to reform and improve the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Chairs Rodgers, Bilirakis Announce Hearing on FY 2024 Federal Trade Commission Budget
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) today announced a hearing entitled “Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Trade Commission Budget.”
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Statement on Mifepristone Rulings
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today issued the following statement regarding two federal court rulings on the abortion pill mifepristone:
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce O&I Subcommittee Hearing with HHS IG
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced a subcommittee hearing to examine the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) oversight of the well-being of unaccompanied minors at America’s southern border, grant management by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Chairs Rodgers, Duncan Announce Hearing on Securing American Nuclear Energy Leadership
By EPA Newswire Report | Apr 13, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) today announced a hearing entitled “American Nuclear Energy Expansion: Powering a Clean and Secure Future.”
EPA grant application closes on June 2
By EPA Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
FISCAL YEAR 2023 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE NETWORK GRANT PROGRAM SOLICITATION NOTICE grant opened on April 13.
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Announce Health Subcommittee Hearing on Existing Healthcare Workforce and Primary Care Programs
By EPA Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a legislative hearing on examining current federal government programs to support health care work force and improve primary care. Ms. Carole Johnson, ...
Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Announce Health Subcommittee Hearing on Existing Healthcare Workforce and Primary Care Programs
By EPA Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a legislative hearing on examining current federal government programs to support health care work force and improve primary care. Ms. Carole Johnson, ...
Chairs Rodgers, Latta Announce Legislative Hearing on Unleashing U.S. Communications Innovation
By EPA Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced a hearing titled “Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment."
Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; Mississippi; Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference on April 12
By EPA Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page rule on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Strongest-Ever Pollution Standards for Cars and Trucks to Accelerate Transition to a Clean-Transportation Future
By EPA Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new proposed federal vehicle emissions standards that will accelerate the ongoing transition to a clean vehicles future and tackle the climate crisis. The proposed standards would improve air quality for communities across the ...
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce O&I Subcommittee Hearing on Role of Data Brokers in the Digital Economy
By EPA Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced a subcommittee hearing to discuss the role of data brokers and online privacy protections.
Chair Rodgers on Biden’s New EPA Tailpipe Proposals: It Will Make New Vehicles Unaffordable
By EPA Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the Biden administration’s announcement of two new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules to make vehicles even more expensive for Americans.
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce O&I Subcommittee Hearing on Role of Data Brokers in the Digital Economy
By EPA Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced a subcommittee hearing to discuss the role of data brokers and online privacy protections.
Chairs Rodgers, Latta Announce Legislative Hearing on Unleashing U.S. Communications Innovation
By EPA Newswire | Apr 13, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) today announced a hearing titled “Breaking Barriers: Streamlining Permitting to Expedite Broadband Deployment."