House Energy and Commerce Committee Archives

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 21: Lina Khan, nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, speaks at a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing in Washington, DC. (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)

FTC modernization, enforcement efforts jeopardized by cuts, officials say

Chair Lina Khan and Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter warn House lawmakers that appropriations cuts will harm modernization efforts and impact the workforce.

6 days ago By Caroline Nihill

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) questions Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) during a House Energy and Commerce Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill on April 2, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

House Energy & Commerce chair critiques Biden’s AI executive order for not following a ‘light touch and market-driven approach’

Rep. Cathy Morris Rodgers, R-Wash., says AI EO places “unnecessary and duplicative regulatory burdens” on developers of the tech, while Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., applauds order for…

Nov 14, 2023 By Caroline Nihill

What will it take to get quantum computers? Hardware is just the beginning, experts tell Congress

Talent and international cooperation are part of the equation, academics tell the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

May 18, 2018 By Carten Cordell

Reps. Elise Stefanik, John Katko and Richard Hanna, who represent New York’s 21st, 22nd and 24th districts respectively, visited Fort Drum, N.Y., as part of a congressional delegation March 10, 2015. Stefanik recently introduced a bill to create an independent commission to study the national security benefits of artificial intelligence. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Osama Ayyad.

Stefanik bill calls for commission to study AI’s national security benefits

The New York congresswoman wants to create an independent commission to study artificial intelligence’s impact in the U.S. and how to apply it to the federal government.

Mar 21, 2018 By Carten Cordell

Is that public comment fake? GAO is looking to find out

The issue was brought to the fore during the FCC's net neutrality debate, but Congress is worried it's more pervasive than that.

Jan 25, 2018

White House announces new top adviser for tech and cybersecurity policy

The head of the National Economic Council announced staff appointments Monday, including a special assistant to the president for Technology, Telecom and Cybersecurity Policy.

Feb 28, 2017

OIG report highlights concerns with FDA’s computer network

An OIG report pinpoints issues with FDA’s computer network. (iStockphoto.com) An audit of the FDA’s computer network immediately after a cybersecurity breach last year detected vulnerabilities in the…

Oct 22, 2014 By Whitney Blair Wyckoff