Excerpt: The Committee on Energy and Commerce is investigating the BioWatch program, the nation's first early detection and warning capability for biological attacks, and its impact on the nation's public health system.
Chairman:
Tim Murphy (PA-18)
Jurisdiction:
Responsibility for oversight of agencies, departments, and programs related to the jurisdiction of the full committee, and for conducting investigations.
Members
Republicans
Chairman: Tim Murphy (PA)
Vice Chairman: Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX)
Marsha Blackburn (TN)
Phil Gingrey (GA)
Steve Scalise (LA)
Gregg Harper (MS)
Pete Olson (TX)
Cory Gardner (CO)
Morgan Griffith (VA)
Bill Johnson (OH)
Billy Long (MO)
Renee Ellmers (NC)
Joe Barton (TX)
Fred Upton (MI)
Democrats
Ranking Member: Diana DeGette (CO)
Bruce Braley (IA)
Ben Ray Lujan (NM)
Edward J. Markey (MA)
Jan Schakowsky (IL)
G.K. Butterfield (NC)
Kathy Castor (FL)
Peter Welch (VT)
Paul Tonko (NY)
Gene Green (TX)
John D. Dingell (MI) (non-voting)
Henry A. Waxman (CA)
July 12, 2012 |
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – During today’s hearing on the Upton-Stearns “No More Solyndras Act,” the Acting Executive Director of the DOE Loan Program Office, David G. Frantz, proclaimed the program responsible for Solyndra as an “enormous success.” The statement comes a week after Abound Solar became the latest loan recipient to announce bankruptcy.
July 12, 2012 |
Hearing
July 12, 2012 |
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – The Subcommittees on Energy and Power and Oversight and Investigations today discussed a draft of the “Smart Energy Act,” bipartisan legislation authored by Reps.
July 12, 2012 |
Letter
Excerpt: The Energy and Commerce Committee has been closely following the work of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) regarding the interference dispute between LightSquared Subsidiary LLC ("LightSquared") and the Global Positioning System (GPS) Community.
July 12, 2012 |
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittees on Energy and Power and Oversight and Investigations today held a joint hearing to discuss a draft of the “No More Solyndras Act.” Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL) co-authored the legislation to ensure taxpayers will ne