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Paducah Community Leaders Meet With Senior EM Officials

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Leaders from the Paducah, Kentucky community met with senior EM officials Jeff Avery and Randy Hendrickson last week to discuss future reuse of EM ’s Paducah Site. Standing in front of a permanent Paducah Site exhibit in the DOE headquarters James Forrestal Building from left: Craig...


E&C Health Subcommittee Calls HHS Secretary to Testify on President’s Outrageous Budget Request

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra will testify at a hearing to discuss President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Budget Request.


Stakeholders Meet With EM Leaders to Discuss Future of Moab Cleanup

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - A delegation of stakeholders in the cleanup program from Moab, Utah met with EM leadership last week to discuss the future of the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project. Pictured from left: Kristen Ellis, EM director of regulatory, intergovernmental and stakeholder...


Energy and Commerce to Bring TikTok CEO Before Committee to Testify

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced the details of a full committee hearing with TikTok CEO Shou Chew, who will appear before the committee to testify on TikTok’s consumer privacy and data security practices, the platforms’ impact...


Chair Rodgers Applauds VA Coverage of Alzheimer’s Drug, Urges CMS to Reconsider

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding today’s announcement of a Veterans Health Administration policy to cover a key treatment for Alzheimer's Disease that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA):


Electric Vehicles, Solar Arrays Drive Sustainability at Oak Ridge

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - The first fully electric vehicle quietly pulled into a parking space in Oak Ridge last week.


DOE Invests $47 Million to Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil and Gas Sector

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced nearly $47 million in funding for 22 research projects to advance the development of new and innovative measurement, monitoring, and mitigation technologies to help detect, quantify, and reduce methane emissions across oil and natural...


Energy Department publishes notice on March 16

The US Energy Department published a three page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Clean Energy Catalyst: Savannah River Site Builds Electric Vehicle Fleet

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - An EM contractor is on pace to exchange octane for watts, modernizing a fleet of nearly 1,000 vehicles at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to help improve the environment.


Oak Ridge Highlights Success Through Partnerships

News Release: PHOENIX - With numerous programs, contractors and regulators involved in the Oak Ridge cleanup mission, the site hosted a panel at the recent 2023 Waste Management Symposia highlighting how all of the organizations work together to enable progress.


Chairs Rodgers, Bilirakis Announce Hearing on Protecting NIL Rights for College Athletes

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) today announced a subcommittee hearing on Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) titled “Taking the Buzzer Beater to the Bank: Protecting College Athletes’ NIL Dealmaking Rights."


Combined Notice of Filings discussed on March 13 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOE Invests $47 Million to Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil and Gas Sector

Release: Funding Supports 22 Projects to Advance Technologies to Monitor, Measure, and Mitigate Methane Emissions Across the U.S. Natural Gas Supply Chain


E&C Committee Probes NIH for Failing to Convene Scientific Management Review Board

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today, in a letter to Dr. Lawrence Tabak, the senior official who is performing...


Combined Notice of Filings #1 discussed on March 13 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


E&C Republicans Press NIH for Information on Handling of Sexual Harassment Complaints

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter today to Dr. Lawrence Tabak, the senior official who is performing the duties of Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This inquiry follows up an August 2022 letter to NIH regarding its handling of sexual harassment complaints.


E&C Committee Probes NIH for Failing to Convene Scientific Management Review Board

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today, in a letter to Dr. Lawrence Tabak, the senior official who is performing...


Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings #1 on March 15

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings #1 on March 13

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.