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Biden Administration announces historic coastal and climate resilience funding

News Release: Today, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo announced funding opportunities from NOAA's $2.96 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds to address the climate crisis and strengthen coastal resilience and infrastructure. Over the next five years, NOAA’s targeted investments in the areas of habitat restoration, coastal resilience, and climate data and services will advance ongoing federal efforts toward building climate resilience.


How politicians on Oversight and Reform Committee dealt with bills on June 28

There was activity on three bills related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on June 28.



Notice published on June 28 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on June 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Griffith Highlights the Benefits of Medicare Advantage for Seniors

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Medicare Advantage (MA).


Comer, Oversight Republicans Seek Information on State Department’s New Global Woke Czar

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republicans raised concerns over the Biden Administration’s push to spend taxpayer dollars on the creation of a new “Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice" position within...


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.7 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support the Recovery of the Tourism Sector in Tishomingo, Oklahoma

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.7 million grant to Murray State College, Tishomingo, Oklahoma, to renovate an existing campus building to create an 11-room hotel that will accommodate local visitors. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


Sodium Nitrite From the Russian Federation: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination discussed on June 28 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on June 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.1 million CARES Act recovery assistance grant to Dougherty County, Georgia, to construct a six-mile pedestrian path connecting the downtown area with a local attraction, Radium Springs.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Establish a Tourism-boosting Event Venue in Brattleboro, Vermont

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to Retreat Farm, Limited, Brattleboro, Vermont, to renovate its North Barn facility for use as an event venue that will boost tourism. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to Exploration Place, Inc., Wichita, Kansas, to create an outdoor riverfront park at Exploration Place. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting discussed on June 28 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $5.4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Water System Upgrades to Support Business Development in Laurens, South Carolina

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5.4 million grant to the Laurens County Water and Sewer Commission, Laurens, South Carolina, for construction of a new water tank, water line, and ancillary infrastructure to support economic development. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.


Neal Applauds Biden Administration’s Increased Duties on Russian Goods

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA-House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced it will raise duties on select products from Russia in the new G7 economic sanctions package...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled, “Protecting America’s Seniors: Oversight of Private Sector Medicare Advantage Plans:"


Commerce Department discusses Sodium Nitrite From the Russian Federation: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value on June 28

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on June 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. supercomputers for weather and climate forecasts get major bump

News Release: Today, NOAA inaugurated the nation’s newest weather and climate supercomputers with an operational run of the National Blend of Models. The new supercomputers, first announced in Febuary 2020 with a contract award to General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), provide a significant upgrade to computing capacity, storage space and interconnect speed of the nation’s Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.6 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Travel and Tourism-Related Workforce Development at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to the Board of Regents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, to create new academic space needed to support their hospitality, restaurant and tourism management programs. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


Welcome Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at Day Two of the SelectUSA Investment Summit

Release: Good morning and welcome to day two of the 2022 SelectUSA Investment Summit. I’m Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves.