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05/06/2010
Press Release
Today the House of Representatives passed the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act (H.R. 5019), by a vote of 246 to 161. This legislation will create jobs, save energy, and lower families' energy bills by providing rebates to homeowners to make their homes more energy-efficient.
05/05/2010
Markup
The Committee on Energy and Commerce met in open markup session on Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, to consider the following legislation as approved by the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection on March 24, 2010: H.R. 3993, Calling Card Consumer Protection Act, amended, and H.R. 3655, Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights...
05/05/2010
Press Release
Today House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV sent a letter to Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), on the recent opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Comcast Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission. The ruling...
05/04/2010
Press Release
The Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing on H.R. 4700, the Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010; H.R. 2249, the Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009; and H.R. 4803, the Patients' Right to Know Act on Thursday, May 6, 2010, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.
05/04/2010
Press Release
Rep. Henry Waxman, Rep. George Miller, Rep. Sander Levin, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Rep. Pete Stark, Rep. John Dingell, Rep. Frank Pallone, and Rep. Robert E. Andrews sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner providing clarification regarding implementation of the final Mental Health Parity Law (MHPAEA...
05/03/2010
Press Release
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing entitled "The Role and Performance of FDA in Ensuring Food Safety" on Thursday, May 6, 2010, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will examine two reports relating to the Food and Drug Administration's management of international food imports and inspections of domestic food facilities.
04/30/2010
Press Release
Today Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak sent a letter to Halliburton Co. regarding its cementing activities at the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.
04/30/2010
Press Release
Today Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak announced that the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing on the causes of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and oil spill on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
04/29/2010
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled "H.R. ____, the Consumer Product Safety Enhancement Act" on Thursday, April 29, 2010.
04/29/2010
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet held a hearing entitled "The National Broadband Plan: Competitive Availability of Navigation Devices" on Thursday, April 29, 2010, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing examined recommendations contained in the National Broadband Plan to stimulate competition and innovation in set-top boxes and...
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