Issues
Content related to Product Safety
Dec 3, 2014
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade held a hearing on Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled “Takata Airbag Ruptures and Recalls.”
Oct 8, 2014
Press Release
Today, Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Ranking Member of the Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, released statements in response to the unanimous vote by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to initiate a rulemaking for a mandatory standard on corded window coverings.
Jul 22, 2014
Press Release
Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman and Rep. Jan Schakowsky released statements in reaction to the final report of the Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel on Phthalates, convened by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Jun 18, 2014
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled “The GM Ignition Switch Recall: Investigation Update.”
Apr 29, 2014
Bill
On February 27, 2014, Rep. John Shimkus, Chairman of the Environment and the Economy Subcommittee, released a discussion draft of the Chemicals in Commerce Act. The draft immediately drew criticism from a diverse range of stakeholders. The Safer Chemicals Healthy Families coalition said the bill would “do nothing whatsoever to protect the public from the health impacts...
Apr 29, 2014
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a hearing on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at 10:15 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing focused on the revised discussion draft of the "Chemicals in Commerce Act.”
Apr 28, 2014
Press Release
Today, Ranking Members Henry A. Waxman and Paul D. Tonko sent a letter to Chairman John Shimkus expressing significant concerns about the sweeping preemption language in the latest discussion draft of the Chemicals in Commerce Act. As drafted, the language could jeopardize state or local laws and regulations relating to hydraulic fracturing and the chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing...
Mar 20, 2014
Press Release
Bipartisan House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today announced that General Motors Company CEO Mary Barra will testify at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. The committee has also invited National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Acting Administrator David Friedman to testify on the same day.
Mar 13, 2014
Hearing
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing on Thursday, March 13, 2014, at 10:15 a.m. in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing was titled “Improving Sports Safety: A Multifaceted Approach.”
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...