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USEPA Completes Pickup of Hazardous Waste and E-Waste from All Guam Public Schools

News Release: TAMUNING, GUAM - Following Typhoon Mawar, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and their contractors committed to visit every Guam public school, in addition to other education-related facilities, to help assess the amounts and different types of typhoon-impacted hazardous waste and electronic ...


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EPA Settles with Michigan Company over Alleged Underground Injection Well Violations

News Release: CHICAGO (July 25, 2023) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with Team Disposal Systems, LLC of Kalkaska, Michigan, over alleged violations of federal Safe Drinking Water Act requirements aimed at protecting groundwater from waste associated with oil and natural gas production. The company has paid a penalty of $176,804.


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Chairs Rodgers and Guthrie Praise Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Improve Access to Organ Donations

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) offered the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2544, the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act, unanimously.


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Chairs Rodgers and Duncan Unveil Draft Legislation to Modernize and Expand U.S. Pipeline Infrastructure

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) today unveiled draft legislation, the Pipeline Safety, Modernization, and Expansion Act of 2023, which will help unleash clean, affordable American energy.


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Chairs Rodgers and Guthrie Praise Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Improve Access to Organ Donations

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) offered the following statement after the House passed H.R. 2544, the Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act, unanimously.


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Chair Rodgers Announces Full Committee Markup of Six Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced a Full Committee markup on Thursday, July 27, 2023, to consider six pieces of legislation recently approved by the Communications and Technology Subcommittee and the Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee.


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Chair Rodgers Announces Full Committee Markup of Six Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced a Full Committee markup on Thursday, July 27, 2023, to consider six pieces of legislation recently approved by the Communications and Technology Subcommittee and the Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee.


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Chairs Rodgers and Duncan Unveil Draft Legislation to Modernize and Expand U.S. Pipeline Infrastructure

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) today unveiled draft legislation, the Pipeline Safety, Modernization, and Expansion Act of 2023, which will help unleash clean, affordable American energy.


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“Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S.”

News Release: E&C is Holding Sec. Becerra Accountable for the Unaccompanied Child Crisis


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Rodgers, Pallone, Capito, Carper Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort Urging NRC to Establish Useable Advanced Nuclear Reactor Licensing Framework

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), along with Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE), today led 20 senators and 44 House...


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Energy Subcommittee Chair Duncan in Newsweek on Restoring America’s Nuclear Energy Leadership

News Release: Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) recently wrote in Newsweek on why America must regain its position as the global leader in nuclear energy. Don’t miss key excerpts from his op-ed below.


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Chair Rodgers Announces Full Committee Markup on 15 Health Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced a Full Committee markup on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, to consider 15 pieces of legislation recently approved by the Subcommittee on Health.


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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Urge Congress to Fund FCC’s Rip and Replace Program to Secure U.S. Communication’s Networks from China

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Doris Matsui (D-CA), released a statement following the deadline...


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Chairs Rodgers and Bilirakis Applaud Bipartisan Legislation to Enhance American Competitiveness

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) applauded the passage of H.R. 813, the Global Investment in American Jobs Act, a bipartisan solution to strengthen U.S. competitiveness and expand job opportunities for Americans...


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Chair Rodgers Announces Full Committee Markup on 15 Health Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced a Full Committee markup on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, to consider 15 pieces of legislation recently approved by the Subcommittee on Health.


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Chairs Rodgers and Bilirakis Applaud Bipartisan Legislation to Enhance American Competitiveness

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) applauded the passage of H.R. 813, the Global Investment in American Jobs Act, a bipartisan solution to strengthen U.S. competitiveness and expand job opportunities for Americans...


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Bipartisan E&C Leaders Urge Congress to Fund FCC’s Rip and Replace Program to Secure U.S. Communication’s Networks from China

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Doris Matsui (D-CA), released a statement following the deadline...


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Rodgers, Pallone, Capito, Carper Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort Urging NRC to Establish Useable Advanced Nuclear Reactor Licensing Framework

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), along with Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE), today led 20 senators and 44 House...


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Rodgers and Guthrie Applauds Passage of Bill to Ensure Pet Owners and Farmers Can Access Animal Medicines

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) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1418, the Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023 (ADUFA), unanimously.


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Chairs Rodgers, Smith Lead Members in Urging CMS to Provide Transparency to Patients in Coverage Determination Process

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO) led members of their committees in sending a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Centers for Medicare...