The Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2011 budget of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).   HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is scheduled to testify.

The Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet will hold a hearing titled, "An Examination of the Proposed Combination of Comcast and NBC Universal," on Thursday, February 4, 2010, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.  The hearing will explore the potential impact on the media marketplace of the proposed joint venture agreement between Comcast and NBC Universal.

On January 28, Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak announced the Committee will be holding a hearing on February 25, 2010, to examine the persistent consumer complaints of sudden unintended acceleration in vehicles manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation.

The Committee on Energy and Commerce met in open markup session on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.

The Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing on "H.R. 3655, the Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights Act of 2009," on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. This legislation would require the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting "unfair or deceptive acts and practices in the provision of funeral goods and services."

The Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet  held a markup session on Thursday, January 21, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building to consider H.R. 3125, the Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, and H.R. 3019, Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2009.