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Patent and Trademark Public Advisory Committees discussed on May 25 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Secretary Raimondo Applauds Pfizer’s Launch of Accord For A Healthier World

News Release: Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement applauding Pfizer for the launch of its Accord For a Healthier World, in which Pfizer has pledged to increase access to Pfizer’s patented medicines and vaccines for 1.2 billion people living in 45 lower-income countries on a not-for-profit basis.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Comer Probes Hunter Biden’s Suspicious Foreign Business Transactions Flagged by U.S. Banks

News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today wrote the Biden Administration and several banks and financial institutions about Hunter Biden and Biden family and associates’ suspicious foreign business transactions flagged by U.S. banks. According to recent...



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, “Formula Safety and Supply: Protecting the Health of America’s Babies:"



News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Gerry Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a hearing to examine the progress the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) has made in incentivizing federal agencies to invest in modern information technology (IT) systems, and how additional investment paired with robust oversight would improve how government serves the American public.


Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the bills it addressed on May 25

There was activity on two bills related to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on May 25.


Leader Rodgers: Parents Need Immediate Action and Answers on the Baby Formula Crisis

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in today’s Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the formula shortage crisis in the United States.


Rule published on May 25 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a five page rule on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on May 24 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department discusses Information Collection; Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 Implementation) on May 24

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 24, 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 $1.8 million grant to the city of Covington, Kentucky, to support infrastructure design for the redevelopment of a vacant complex. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.




Commerce Department discusses Notice of Scope Ruling Applications Filed in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings on May 24

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $500,000 grant to Research Park Corporation dba Nexus Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to spur tech-based entrepreneurial growth.


Notice published by Commerce Department on May 24

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


NOAA predicts above-normal 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season

News Release: Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, are predicting above-average hurricane activity this year - which would make it the seventh consecutive above-average hurricane season. NOAA’s outlook for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, which extends from June 1 to Nov. 30, predicts a 65% chance of an above-normal season, a 25% chance of a near-normal season and a 10% chance of a below-normal season.