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Following a hearing of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today, Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak (D-MI), along with Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), sent letters to 13 bottled water companies requesting documents and information relating to the Subcommittee's investigation into the regulation of bottled water.
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Chairmen Waxman and Boucher, and Ranking Members Barton and Stearns introduced H.R. 3125, the Radio Spectrum Inventory Act. This legislation requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to create a detailed inventory of radio spectrum bands, as well as a centralized portal or website to make the inventory available to the public. The NTIA and the FCC are also required to (1) submit an annual report to Congress updating the status of the inventory; (2) identify the least utilized blocks of spectrum inventoried; and (3) recommend whether any such spectrum should be reallocated.
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The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on "Regulation of Bottled Water" on Wednesday, July 8, 2009, in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing examined current federal regulation of bottled water.
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The Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled "The Proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency: Implications for Consumers and FTC" on Wednesday, July 8, 2009, in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing examined the Administration's proposal to create a new agency responsible for consumer protection with regard to financial products and services.
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The House Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means released a preliminary estimate from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on a portion of the House Tri-Committee health reform discussion draft. The draft proposals included in the estimate would slow spending, yielding more than $500 billion in gross savings to Medicare over ten years while also extending the solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund and providing key payment and delivery system reforms.
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July 06, 2009 |
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The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing on "Regulation of Bottled Water" on Wednesday, July 8, 2009, in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will examine current federal regulation of bottled water.
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