News from 2023


Rodgers, Pallone Demand Answers from Instagram After Reports the Platform is Driving Users to Child Sex Abuse Material

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following joint statement today after last week’s reporting that Instagram hosts a vast network of pedophilic content and that its algorithms are actively driving users to this content...


Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement on Improving Access to Care and Supporting Patients

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening statement at today’s Health Subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Examining Proposals that Provide Access to Care for Patients and Support Research for Rare Diseases."


Draft National Strategy To Prevent Plastic Pollution: Extension of Comment Period discussed on June 14 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit on June 14

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chair Rodgers Opening Statement on Caring for Mothers, Children, and Patients

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Examining Proposals that Provide Access to Care for Patients and Support Research for Rare Diseases."


Chair Rodgers to NRC: American Must Lead in Nuclear Innovation

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee hearing titled “Oversight of NRC: Ensuring Efficient and Predictable Nuclear Safety Regulation for a Prosperous America."


Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce Subcommittee Hearing with DOE Official on Oversight of President Biden’s Spending Spree

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 titled “Microvast and More: Oversight of President Biden’s Energy Spending Spree."


Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Announce Subcommittee Legislative Hearing on Solutions to Address Substance Use Disorder

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a subcommittee legislative hearing titled "Responding to America's Overdose Crisis: An Examination of Legislation to Build Upon the SUPPORT Act."



E&C Republicans Lead Passage of Two Bills to Stop the Biden Administration from Banning Gas Stoves

News Release: To stop President Biden’s de facto ban on gas cooking appliances, Energy and Commerce Republicans are leading on two bills, both of which passed the People’s House this week with bipartisan support.


Chairs Rodgers and Latta Announce Subcommittee Hearing on FCC Oversight

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 the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled "Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission."


Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce Oversight Hearing with Secretary Becerra on ORR Mismanagement and the Migrant Children Exploitation Crisis

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced a subcommittee hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) with Secretary Xavier Becerra.


Comer Probes Federal Trade Commission Chair Khan’s Abuses of Power

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.)


Comer on FBI Briefing: Unclassified Record Generated by Trusted Informant, Active During Obama-Biden Administration, Being Used in Ongoing Investigation

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement after receiving a briefing from the FBI about the unclassified record alleging then-Vice President Joe Biden engaged in a $5 million bribery scheme with a foreign national in exchange for certain actions:


Hearing Wrap Up: Biden Border Crisis Exacerbating Staffing Challenges, Causing Law Enforcement Morale to Plummet

The Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs held a hearing titled, “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border.”


Comer Forces the FBI to Cooperate and Allow All Oversight Committee Members to Review Biden Bribery Record

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement after the FBI caved under the threat of holding Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress and will now allow all members of the committee to review the record and receive a briefing.


Comer: Americans Must Have Confidence That Our Nation’s Elections Are Free and Fair

Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at a joint committee hearing titled “American Confidence In Elections:


Comer Subpoenas Devon Archer to Appear for a Deposition in the Biden Family Investigation

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today subpoenaed Devon Archer, a Biden family associate, to appear for a deposition on Friday, June 16, 2023.


Granger on Plan for Fiscal Year 2024 Bills

Today, House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger released the following statement as the Committee plans to continue Fiscal Year 2024 markups.