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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.

The Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act is a commonsense solution that will modernize the way the federal government and states track the shipment of hazardous waste. The legislation calls for replacing the current paper-based tracking system with an electronic system, which would help reduce paper work and streamline processes. The transition to an electronic tracking system could...

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. The tragic events of September 11, 2001, prompted Congress to make securing our nation’s chemical facilities a homeland security priority and spurred the creation of the CFATS program. 

"Six years ago this month we authorized the CFATS program, conscious that...

Background Documents and Information:

Markup Notice

Background Memo

Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to S. 710

Opening Statements:

Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus

Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton

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.

This was the first congressional hearing with Chairman Macfarlane, who was appointed to the position by the president shortly after previous NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko’s resignation. Under Jaczko, the commission suffered a tumultuous tenure fraught with political infighting and a loss of the collegial working...