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Jan 28, 2014
Press Release
Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette sent a letter to Chairmen Fred Upton and Tim Murphy to request a hearing on recent reports of an onslaught of telephone scams, particularly targeting employees at work and older Americans. As fraudulent telephone schemes are on the rise, the members...
Nov 14, 2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on Thursday, November 14, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled “The Impact of Patent Assertion Entities on Innovation and the Economy.”
Nov 4, 2013
Press Release
Today Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette, and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg warning that electronic cigarette companies are targeting young smokers with the same advertising and marketing practices that major cigarette...
May 16, 2013
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at 9:45 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled “Fraud on the Elderly: A Growing Concern for a Growing Population.”
Dec 4, 2012
Bill
H.R. 6131 extends the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement with Enforcers Beyond Borders (US SAFE WEB) Act of 2006 (Pub. L. No. 109-455) until September 30, 2020. The US SAFE WEB Act – which had been scheduled to expire on December 22, 2013 – enhances the ability of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to protect American consumers from schemes that cross the borders...
Sep 11, 2012
Floor Action
Jul 31, 2012
Markup
The Committee on Energy and Commerce held a markup beginning on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, to consider the following:
H.R. 6213, the “No More Solyndras Act”;
H.R. 6190, the “Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2012”;
H.R. 6194, the “U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act of 2012”;
S. 710, the “Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act”, as amended...
Jul 20, 2012
Markup
The Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee markup scheduled to begin immediately following the subcommittee's hearing Friday, July 20, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building has been postponed to a date and time to be determined. The Subcommittee will consider H.R. 6131, a bill to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers...
Jul 12, 2012
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing on Thursday, July 12, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building, entitled “H.R. 6131, a bill to renew the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to combat cross-border spam, spyware and fraud through reauthorization of the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006.”
Jun 20, 2012
Markup
The Committee on Energy and Commerce held a markup beginning on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, to consider:
H.R. 5865, the “American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2012”;
H.R. 5859, a bill to repeal an obsolete provision of Title 49;
H.R. 4273, the “Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012”;
H.R. 5892, the “Hydropower Regulatory...