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House subcommittee discusses FERC budget amid rising energy costs
Washington D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered opening remarks at today’s hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Budget.”
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House committee discusses fiscal year 2025 Nuclear Regulatory Commission budget
Washington D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Budget.”
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House subcommittee discusses fiscal year 2025 Nuclear Regulatory Commission budget
Washington D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Budget.”
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House committee scrutinizes CDC priorities amid calls for restored public trust
Washington D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Are CDC's Priorities Restoring Public Trust and Improving the Health of the American People?”
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FERC budget oversight hearing scheduled by House Energy Committee
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) have announced a hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Budget.”
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Chair Rodgers criticizes FCC decision on expanding E-rate program
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued a statement today condemning the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for approving a rule that allows the E-rate program to support Wi-Fi hotspots for use off school property.
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House GOP leaders urge federal agencies to follow recent Supreme Court ruling
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) sent letters to eight federal agencies today following the recent Supreme Court decision on Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, in which the court overruled Chevron deference. Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chair Frank Lucas (R-OK) and House Agriculture Committee Chair GT Thompson (R-PA) joined Chairs Rodgers and Comer on an additional letter sent to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Hearing set for FY 2025 NRC budget review by House committee
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) have announced a hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Budget.”
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Hearing announced on fiscal year 2025 CPSC budget by House Energy & Commerce Committee chairs
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have announced a hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Consumer Product Safety Commission Budget.”
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House committee schedules hearing with CDC directors on restoring public trust
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) have announced a forthcoming Subcommittee hearing titled “Are CDC's Priorities Restoring Public Trust and Improving the Health of the American People?”
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House committee seeks answers from FERC on EPA’s Clean Power Plan impacts
Washington D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) have sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie Phillips and the FERC Commissioners. The letter demands information on how FERC is preparing for the potential impacts of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan 2.0 (CPP2.0) on the electric grid.
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House leaders request FERC details on handling AI-driven electricity demand spike
Washington D.C. — In a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC) are seeking detailed information on FERC’s capacity to manage the increasing electricity demand, particularly driven by the expansion of AI data centers.
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Chairs Rodgers and Carter request clarity from EPA on classifying more PFAS as hazardous
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Buddy Carter (R-GA) have formally requested further information from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding its initiative to classify additional per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA).
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Energy & Commerce Chair addresses national security concerns over foreign-controlled apps
Washington D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Full Committee Business Meeting to approve the transfer of the official classified transcript from the March 7, 2024, executive session titled “Legislation to Protect American Data and National Security from Foreign Adversaries” to the Department of Justice (DOJ) in accordance with House Rules.
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FCC budget hearing addresses regulatory impacts on broadband deployment
Washington D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered opening remarks at today’s subcommittee hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Communications Commission Agency Budget.”
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FCC budget hearing scrutinizes agency's regulatory decisions
Washington D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Communications Commission Agency Budget.”
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House committee investigates alleged lack of transparency in BEAD funding deployment
Washington, D.C. — In a recent letter to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) requested all communications between the agency and state broadband offices related to Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposals.
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Bipartisan National Plan to End Parkinson's Act signed into law
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) have expressed their support following the enactment of H.R. 2365, the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act.
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Vice Chair Armstrong addresses concerns at FTC budget hearing
Washington D.C. — Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) delivered opening remarks on behalf of House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) at the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Trade Commission Budget.”
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President Biden signs bipartisan ADVANCE Act into law
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Chair Tom Carper (D-DE), and Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today celebrated President Joe Biden’s signing of S. 870, which includes the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act, into law.