WASHINGTON, DC –To help cut red tape and eliminate government waste, the U.S. House of Representatives today approved, S. 710, the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, by voice vote.
Chairman:
John Shimkus (IL-19)
Jurisdiction:
All matters related to soil and water contamination, including Superfund and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; the regulation of solid, hazardous, and nuclear wastes, including mining, nuclear, oil, gas, and coal combustion waste; emergency environmental response; industrial plant security, including cybersecurity; the regulation of drinking water (Safe Drinking Water Act), including underground injection of fluids (e.g., deep well injection or hydrofracking); toxic substances (Toxic Substances Control Act); noise; and all aspects of the above-referenced jurisdiction related to the Department of Homeland Security.
Members
Republicans
John Shimkus (IL), Chair
Tim Murphy (PA), Vice Chair
Ed Whitfield (KY)
Joe Pitts (PA)
Mary Bono Mack (CA)
John Sullivan (OK)
Charlie Bass (NH)
Bob Latta (OH)
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA)
Gregg Harper (MS)
Bill Cassidy (LA)
Cory Gardner (CO)
Joe Barton (TX)
Fred Upton (MI)
Democrats
Gene Green (TX), Ranking Member
Tammy Baldwin (WI)
G. K. Butterfield (NC)
John Barrow (GA)
Doris O. Matsui (CA)
Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ)
Diana DeGette (CO)
Lois Capps (CA)
John D. Dingell (MI)
Henry A. Waxman (CA)
September 11, 2012 |
Press Release
September 11, 2012 |
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – On the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a hearing today to review progress of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program in helping facilities implement security plans to protect against terrorists threats.
August 30, 2012 |
Hearing
July 26, 2012 |
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy today approved S. 710, the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, as amended. The legislation, which passed the Senate unanimously last summer, is a commonsense solution that will modernize the way the federal government and states track the shipment of hazardous waste.
July 26, 2012 |
Markup
July 24, 2012 |
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Allison Macfarlane appeared before Congress today alongside NRC Commissioners Kristine Svinicki, William Magwood, and William Ostendorff at a joint hearing hosted by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittees on Environment and the Economy and Energy and Power.