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07/12/2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing on Thursday, July 12, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building, entitled “H.R. __, a bill to renew the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to combat cross-border spam, spyware and fraud through reauthorization of the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006.”
07/11/2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was entitled “RIN Fraud: EPA’s Efforts to Ensure Market Integrity in the Renewable Fuels Program.”
07/11/2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was entitled “Helping Veterans with Emergency Medical Training Transition to Civilian Service.”
07/10/2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Energy and Power held the twenty-third day of its hearing on "The American Energy Initiative" on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The focus of the hearing was on alternative fuels and vehicles, both the challenges and the opportunities.
07/10/2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The title of the hearing was “Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission.”
07/10/2012
Press Release
FYI – Today, the Democratic Staff of the Energy and Commerce Committee released a fact sheet responding to Republican myths about the Affordable Care Act.
07/10/2012
Press Release
FYI - Today, the Democratic Staff of the Energy and Commerce Committee released a fact sheet on the benefits of the health care reform law nationwide.
07/10/2012
Press Release
Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman spoke on the House floor today in opposition to H.R. 6079, the Repeal of Obamacare Act.
07/09/2012
Bill
H.R. 5892 is bipartisan legislation to facilitate the development of small hydropower and conduit projects and study the feasibility of a streamlined two-year permitting process for other low-impact development. The Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing on H.R. 5892 on May 9, 2012 and marked up the bill on June 7, 2012. The Full Committee approved the bill on June 20, 2012...
07/09/2012
Bill
This legislation reauthorizes the prescription drug user fee and medical device user fee, authorizes a generic drug user fee and biosimilar user fee, reauthorizes the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act and the Pediatric Research Equity Act, institutes reforms at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to improve the predictability, consistency, and transparency of its regulation of drugs and...