By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the South Eastern Economic Development Corporation (SEED), Taunton, Massachusetts, to capitalize and administer a revolving loan fund. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to Indiana Tech, Fort Wayne, Indiana, to purchase technical equipment to support 11 engineering- and manufacturing-related certification programs. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C.--Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Finance Committee Member Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) today called on the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to dramatically improve transparency and consultation with Congress on pending trade negotiations, in a letter sent today with Senators Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) and Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska).
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.1 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Gulf Coast Economic Development District, Inc., Houston, Texas, to capitalize and administer a revolving loan fund.
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to the town of Goldsby, Oklahoma, to build a wastewater infrastructure system.
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH), and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) wrote to President Biden today in support of Doreen Bogdan-Martin’s nomination to be Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations (UN).
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2022
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 city of Akron, Ohio, to expand and renovate its Bounce Innovation Hub, a business incubator facility.
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Natural Resources Committee on May 9.
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $3.9 million in American Rescue Plan grants to support Texas as it recovers from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, released a staff report on their joint investigation into coronavirus vaccine manufacturing failures of Emergent...
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2022
News Release: Madam President, I come to the Senate floor today to speak about Senator Orrin Hatch, my partner leading the Senate Finance Committee for five years. The Senate deeply mourns his passing. I would like to take some time today to reflect on the important work he did serving Utahns and all Americans, particularly as it relates to his work on the Finance Committee.
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $671,500 grant to Mariposa County, California, to help develop the Mariposa Creek Trailhead and Destination Park. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on May 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2022
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 the Athens Utility Board, Athens, Tennessee, to upgrade the town’s wastewater treatment plant. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2022
“INFLATION“ was published in the Senate section on pages S2231-S2232 on May 2
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2022
Release: Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves traveled to Detroit, Michigan, today to support swift passage of the Bipartisan Innovation Act currently under negotiation between the House and Senate, which will make transformational investments in U.S. innovation and job growth. The bill will also advance the ...
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2022
News Release: Suspended tariffs will bolster one of Ukraine’s most important industries Today, United States Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the United States of America will be temporarily suspending 232 tariffs on Ukrainian steel for one year. Ukraine’s steel industry is uniquely important to the country’s economic strength, employing 1 in 13 Ukrainians with good-paying jobs.
By Commerce Newswire | May 9, 2022
News Release: Between May 15-18, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves will lead a trade mission to Brazil as part of the 2022 South America Trade Mission and Business Conference. Aside from Brazil, the broader South America trade mission will include stops in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Uruguay.
