House Energy and Commerce Committee Archives

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 23: Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee speaks during the hearing with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Congress rails against UnitedHealth Group after ransomware attack

House lawmakers argue that growing consolidation in the health care sector has created vulnerabilities to cyberattacks.

Apr 16, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

Visitors walk past the U.S. Capitol on September 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House-passed data privacy bill doesn’t thrill privacy groups

A measure to address the sale of Americans’ data doesn’t go far enough to rein in the data broker industry, advocates argue.

Mar 21, 2024 By Tim Starks

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 09: As Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-WA) looks on Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-MS) questions during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee February 9, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Pete Marovich-Pool/Getty Images)

Children’s privacy legislation advances through the Senate, but fight is brewing

Federal privacy legislation fails to gain momentum in the Senate.

Jul 27, 2022 By Tonya Riley

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Federal privacy legislation progresses, but concerns about data brokers loom

The latest version of the legislation still leaves loopholes for abuses of data including reproductive health data.

Jul 20, 2022 By Tonya Riley

People walk past the front of a T-Mobile retail store on August 18, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

T-Mobile breach climbs to over 50 million people

The breach has sparked lawmaker concern.

Aug 20, 2021 By Tonya Riley

Chairman Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) listens during the confirmation hearing for William Burns, nominee for Director of the CIA, before the Senate Intelligence Committee February 24, 2021. (Photo by Tom Brenner-Pool/Getty Images)

Senator hammers Facebook, Instagram over COVID-19 misinformation

Sen. Mark Warner says he is particularly disturbed about how Instagram's algorithm appears to be promoting vaccine misinfo.

Mar 26, 2021 By Tim Starks

Misinformation flooded Parler around Capitol insurrection, research finds

"Parler was a hotbed for misinformation publishers," the research found.

Feb 18, 2021 By Shannon Vavra

House Dems pressure tech giants over spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

The lawmakers have questions about what they're trying to do to fight it, and more.

Feb 2, 2021 By Tim Starks

Tim Rudolph, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center chief technology officer, moderates a panel discussion titled “It’s Raining Data Centers” at the MITRE Corporation complex in Bedford, Mass., in 2014. MITRE is under pressure from Congress to change the way it handles the CVE process. (U.S. Air Force / Jerry Saslav)

House panel rips CVE contracting and oversight policies

The industry-wide program for naming and documenting vulnerabilities suffers from fluctuating funding and insufficient oversight, according to a House panel.

Aug 27, 2018 By Sean Lyngaas

Lawmakers want to know how to mitigate cyber risk in medical devices

Replace the device? Patch the software? Lawmakers want to know how to protect legacy medical equipment from cyberthreats.

Apr 20, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee