H.R. 1582 would provide that before the Environmental Protection Agency finalizes an energy-related rule costing more than $1 billion, the agency must submit a report to Congress detailing certain cost, energy price, and job impacts, and the Secretary of Energy must make additional energy and economic determinations with respect to the rule.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance. The legislation (H.R.
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee today passed the Helping Sick Americans Now Act (H.R. 1549) by a vote of 27 to 20. The legislation, introduced this week by Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA) and Vice Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), along with Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO), would immediately help provide health care coverage to individuals with pre-existing health conditions.
To read a letter signed by the rare disease patient community organizations, click here.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing to examine the deadly meningitis outbreak, which has resulted in 53 lost lives and over 700 individuals sickened.
To read the March 5, 2013 letter to FDA, click here.
To read FDA's April 16, 2013, response, click here.