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03/04/2013
Floor Action
On March 4, 2013, the Senate version of H.R. 307 was passed in the House with a vote of 370 - 28. A previous version of H.R. 307 passed the House on January 22, 2013.
03/04/2013
Press Release
Ways and Means Ranking Member Sander Levin and Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman today released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report revealing that the Medicare Trust Fund could save billions of dollars if the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) adjusts payments for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to more accurately reflect the health of MA enrollees.
03/04/2013
Press Release
Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman issued the following statement on the announcement that President Obama has nominated Gina McCarthy as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Ernest Moniz as Secretary of the Department of Energy:
03/01/2013
Press Release
Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman issued the following statement on the State Department’s release of a draft supplemental environmental impact statement of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline:
02/28/2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Energy and Power and the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a joint hearing Thursday, February 28, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled, “The Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Policy and Governance Challenges.”
02/28/2013
Press Release
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman, and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna Eshoo today released a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finding that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has an obligation, under current law, to require the sponsors of all advertisements to be...
02/27/2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at 10:15 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled, “Fostering Innovation to Fight Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Health Care.”
02/27/2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled, “Is the Broadband Stimulus Working?”
02/27/2013
Press Release
Five House Democrats who lead their respective committees today pressed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to require that all U.S. nuclear reactors of the same design as the ones that melted down at the Fukushima nuclear facility in Japan install vents to help prevent hydrogen explosions in the event of a severe accident and reduce exposure to radiation when they are used.
02/26/2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was entitled, “American Energy Security and Innovation: An Assessment of Private-Sector Successes and Opportunities in Energy Efficient Technologies.”