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06/26/2012
Bill
H.R. 5625 reinstates and transfers certain hydroelectric licenses and extends the deadline for constructing certain hydroelectric projects. The Energy and Commerce Committee did not hold any hearings or markups on H.R. 5625. The bill passed the House of Representatives on June 26, 2012 by voice vote.
06/26/2012
Press Release
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman released the following statement on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling upholding the Environmental Protection Agency’s actions relating to carbon pollution and climate change:
06/21/2012
Bill
H.R. 4471 blocks EPA from finalizing several air quality rules, including rules to reduce tailpipe pollution from motor vehicles and toxic air pollution from oil refineries. In addition, the bill overrides 40 years of clean air policy and principles by requiring EPA to consider “feasibility and cost” when revising the health-based ambient air quality standard for ozone. ...
06/21/2012
Bill
As introduced, H.R. 4480 requires the Secretary of Energy to develop a plan to increase domestic oil and gas leasing from onshore and offshore federal lands that are under the jurisdiction of the Departments of Agriculture, Interior, and Defense within 180 days of a release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing on H.R. 4480 on March 28,...
06/21/2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a hearing on Thursday, June 21, 2012, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building entitled, “Electronic Submission of Hazardous Waste Manifests – Modernizing for the 21st Century.”
06/21/2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Thursday, June 21, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building entitled, “The National Institutes of Health – a Review of its Reforms, Priorities, and Progress.”
06/21/2012
Press Release
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette sent a letter to Mary Tolan, founder and CEO of Accretive Health, Inc., to reiterate their request for documents and information related to the company’s debt collection practices at hospitals across the country.
06/20/2012
Markup
The Committee on Energy and Commerce held a markup beginning on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, to consider:
H.R. 5865, the “American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2012”;
H.R. 5859, a bill to repeal an obsolete provision of Title 49;
H.R. 4273, the “Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012”;
H.R. 5892, the “Hydropower Regulatory...
06/20/2012
Press Release
Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna G. Eshoo sent a letter to Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden regarding a letter sent on April 26, 2012 requesting a hearing on spectrum transactions.
The full text of the letter is...
06/19/2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building, entitled “The American Energy Initiative.” The hearing focused on EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Regulations.