Issues
Content related to EPA Budget and Administration
Apr 2, 2014
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Energy and Power and the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a joint hearing on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was entitled “The Fiscal Year 2015 EPA Budget.”
Nov 15, 2013
Press Release
House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today responded to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule setting out Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) targets for 2014, which attempts to address concerns with the RFS for the upcoming year. The Energy and Commerce Committee, through a series of bipartisan white papers and hearings, has carefully explored emerging issues...
Oct 29, 2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on Tuesday, October 29, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled “EPA’s Regulatory Threat to Affordable, Reliable Energy: The Perspective of Coal Communities.”
Oct 15, 2013
Press Release
Today Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and the Democratic members of the Energy and Commerce Committee joined together in a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner to warn of the impact the Republicans’ government shutdown is having on programs within the Committee’s jurisdiction. The shutdown is causing widespread disruptions in federal programs relating to health, consumer...
May 16, 2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Energy and Power and the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a joint hearing on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled, “The Fiscal Year 2014 Environmental Protection Agency Budget.”
Mar 4, 2013
Press Release
Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman issued the following statement on the announcement that President Obama has nominated Gina McCarthy as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Ernest Moniz as Secretary of the Department of Energy:
Sep 11, 2012
Bill
H.R. 4255, introduced by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), blocks EPA from awarding “any grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other financial assistance” under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity that will occur outside of the United States.
On June 27, 2011, the majority released a report about EPA's grantmaking to foreign governments and...
Jun 6, 2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building entitled, “EPA Priorities and Practices.”
Feb 28, 2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Energy and Power and the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a joint hearing on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, entitled “The FY 2013 EPA Budget.”
Oct 12, 2011
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held the second hearing in its series on line-by-line review of the federal budget. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building.