News from March 2023


E&C Health Subcommittee Calls HHS Secretary to Testify on President’s Outrageous Budget Request

E&C Health Subcommittee Calls HHS Secretary to Testify on President’s Outrageous Budget Request


Energy and Commerce to Bring TikTok CEO Before Committee to Testify

Energy and Commerce to Bring TikTok CEO Before Committee to Testify


Chairs Rodgers, Duncan: Vague CEQ Guidance Cannot be an Excuse to Abandon FERC’s Core Mission

Chairs Rodgers, Duncan: Vague CEQ Guidance Cannot be an Excuse to Abandon FERC’s Core Mission


Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Pens Op-Ed in Washington Examiner on Price Transparency

Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Pens Op-Ed in Washington Examiner on Price Transparency


EPA Region 7 Administrator Attends Brownfields Job Training Graduation Ceremony at Ozark Correctional Center

EPA Region 7 Administrator Attends Brownfields Job Training Graduation Ceremony at Ozark Correctional Center


“Senate Committee Meetings” published by the Congressional Record in the Daily Digest section on March 15

The Daily Digest section of the Congressional Record published “Senate Committee Meetings” on March 15.


Rodgers, Comer Press for Information on Data Breach of Thousands of Medicare Beneficiaries’ Personally Identifiable Information

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY) today wrote to Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, requesting documents and communications to assist in investigating CMS’s response to a data breach impacting personally identifiable information of approximately 254,000 Medicare beneficiaries.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information for February 2023 on March 20

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page notice on March 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information for January 2023; Extension of Comment Period on March 20

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


National Freight Carrier to Pay Civil Penalties and Implement Stormwater Compliance Measures for Clean Water Act Noncompliance

News Release: WASHINGTON – ABF Freight System Inc. (ABF), a freight carrier that operates more than 200 transportation facilities in 47 states and Puerto Rico, has resolved allegations that it violated requirements of the Clean Water Act (CWA) relating to industrial stormwater at locations across the country. Under ...


Air Plan Approval; Alabama; Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference discussed on March 20 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a nine page rule on March 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


“Biden Administration (Executive Session)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on March 16

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “Biden Administration (Executive Session)” on March 16.


Request for Nominations to the Good Neighbor Environmental Board discussed on March 20 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


United States Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against Denka Performance Elastomer to Immediately Reduce Chloroprene Emissions

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), filed a motion for preliminary injunction under the Clean Air Act (CAA) requesting that the Court order Denka Performance Elastomer LLC (Denka) to require significant pollution controls to ...


E&C Republicans Lead on Legislation to Prevent Biden from Banning Gas Stoves Nationwide

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Vice Chair Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) introduced several bills to protect Americans’ rights and prevent the Biden administration bureaucrats from banning natural gas stoves nationwide...


WaterSense and Its Partners Encourage Homeowners to Fight Water Waste for the 15th Fix a Leak Week

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Water


Azoxystrobin; Pesticide Tolerances discussed on March 20 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on March 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EPA Method 23-Determination of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans From Stationary Sources discussed on March 20 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on March 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


E&C Republicans Lead on Legislation to Prevent Biden from Banning Gas Stoves Nationwide

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Vice Chair Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) introduced several bills to protect Americans’ rights and prevent the Biden administration bureaucrats from banning natural gas stoves nationwide...


Rodgers, Comer Press for Information on Data Breach of Thousands of Medicare Beneficiaries’ Personally Identifiable Information

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY) today wrote to Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, requesting documents and communications to assist in investigating CMS’s response to a data breach impacting personally identifiable information of approximately 254,000 Medicare beneficiaries.