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U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $6.5 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Modernize a Civic Center and Restore Road Infrastructure on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $6.5 million in American Rescue Plan grants to support Maryland’s Eastern Shore as it recovers from the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Tourism Industry in Muskingum County, Ohio

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 million grant to The Wilds, Cumberland, Ohio, to build a 60-acre recreational vehicle campground at the wildlife conservation center in Muskingum County, Ohio. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


Chairwoman Maloney Issues Statement on President Biden Signing the Safe Sleep for Babies Act into Law

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement in response to President Biden signing the Safe Sleep for Babies Act &text=This%20bill%20makes%20it%20unlawful,of%20greater%20than%2010%20degrees.) into law...


FACT SHEET: U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Establishes Economic and Technology Policies & Initiatives

Release: New Policies Will Strengthen Our Economic Partnership, and Update Rules of Global Economy The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) held its second ministerial meeting in Saclay - Paris, France on May 15-16, 2022. U.S. co-chairs, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, ...


Leader Rodgers Discusses Baby Formula Shortage on Fox News

News Release: “This is devastating. It’s a matter of life and death."


Wi-Fi May Be Coming Soon to a Lamppost Near You

News Release: As Wi-Fi is deployed more widely in cities, and perhaps at higher frequencies, it may depend on an abundant urban asset: streetlight poles.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $7.7 million in American Rescue Plan grants to support West Virginia as it recovers from the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.


Commerce Department discusses Organic Soybean Meal From India: Countervailing Duty Order on May 16

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on May 16, 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 an $800,000 grant to Thrive West Central, Terre Haute, Indiana, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.


Fisheries Off West Coast States; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2022 Specifications and Management Measures discussed on May 16 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on May 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


NIST Publishes Review of Digital Forensic Methods

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published Digital Investigation Techniques: A NIST Scientific Foundation Review. This draft report, which will be open for public comment for 60 days, reviews the methods that digital forensic experts use to analyze evidence from computers, mobile phones and other electronic devices.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Subcommittee Chairwoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) requesting...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.2 million grant to the Brunswick County Industrial Development Authority, Lawrenceville, Virginia, for construction of a produce processing and distribution facility.


Pallone and Schakowsky Applaud Enactment of Bill to Protect Babies from Dangerous Sleeping Products

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after President Biden signed H.R. 3182, the Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021, introduced by Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), into law...


U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means publishes 22 press releases in April

There were 22 press releases published by the U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means in April.


There were 47 notices published by the Commerce Department in week ending May 14, according to the Federal Register.



There was activity on one bill related to the Natural Resources Committee on May 13.



Biden-Harris Administration Launches $45 Billion “Internet for All” Initiative to Bring Affordable, Reliable High-Speed Internet to Everyone in America

News Release: Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Governor Roy Cooper Announce $45 Billion “Internet for All” Initiative During Durham Visit Today, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo will visit Durham, N.C., to announce the launch of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative, which will ...