113th Congress
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that Middlesex County, New Jersey has been awarded a $425,000 federal grant through the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Training and Services to End Violence Against Women with Disabilities Grants Program (Disability Grant Program). The Disability Grant Program increases the capacity of organizations to respond to individuals with disabilities who are victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking and to hold perpetrators of such crimes accountable.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4771, the “Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act,” which was introduced by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, and Congressman Joe Pitts (R-PA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health. This bill would authorize the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to crack down on bodybuilding products that contain chemical compounds known as anabolic steroids which are often deceptively marketed as dietary supplements.
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-06) visited the NBCUniversal Technology Center in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The new center, which officially opened in June 2014, is home to NBCUniversal’s core technology team that aims to work with start-up companies and universities to create cutting-edge products for consumers.
HAMILTON, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, delivered the keynote address today at a conference hosted by NJ Spotlight in Hamilton that focused on the future of long-term health care services for patients and providers in New Jersey.
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), the senior Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representatives passing legislation that would allow insurance companies to continue offering health care plans until 2018 that do not contain the critical patient protections that are required by the Affordable Care Act:
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement to declare his support for reauthorization legislation that provides health care and compensation for the more than 60,000 9/11 first responders and area residents and workers who continue to suffer from health conditions associated with the side effects caused by exposure to toxins at Ground Zero:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 669, the “Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act,” which was introduced by Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), the senior Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee. The bill received bipartisan support and passed out of the Energy and Commerce Committee in July. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced a companion bill in the Senate, S. 2746, in July that is currently before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
LONG BRANCH, NJ – On Saturday, September 20th at 10:00 a.m., Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-06) will be hosting a U.S. Service Academy Day at Naval Weapons Station Earle, Leonardo Pier Complex. The event will provide a forum for students who are interested in attending one of our nation’s prestigious U.S. Service Academies to learn more about the process for admission.
LANCASTER, PA – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) participated in a roundtable discussion at Lancaster Farm and Home Center in Lancaster, PA. The roundtable’s discussion is part of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s 21st Century Cures initiative, which seeks to examine the steps Congress can take to accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices that treat or cure diseases in the United States.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s release of a study which found that the number of young people who have never smoked but used e-cigarettes tripled between 2011 and 2013. Congressman Pallone has repeatedly called on the Food and Drug Administration to finalize proposed regulations regarding the manufacture and sale of e-cigarettes and other tobacco products: