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April 28: bills handled by Natural Resources Committee

There was activity on six bills related to the Natural Resources Committee on April 28.


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


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.6 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Improve Industrial Park in San Juan County, New Mexico

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 San Juan County, New Mexico, to make infrastructure improvements to the San Juan County Industrial Park. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.



News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau's current daily podcast Profile America Audio will come to an end after 25 years on April 30. Profile America began in 1997 with one-minute audio clips and scripts that have connected Census Bureau data to a wide range of familiar and sometimes overlooked national holidays, anniversaries, observances, celebrations and historic events.


News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing on “McKinsey & Company’s Conduct and Conflicts at the Heart of the Opioid Epidemic" by calling on Democrats to hold a hearing with Biden Administration officials on how to end the opioid epidemic.


Leader Rodgers Calls on Secretary Granholm to do More to Boost U.S. LNG Export Projects

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Department of Energy announced on Wednesday that it had authorized an increased amount of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from two projects that were approved by the prior administration.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department discusses White Grape Juice Concentrate From Argentina: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation on April 27

The US Commerce Department published a six page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Commerce Department discusses Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting on April 27

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Comer: Mayorkas’ Only Plan is to Make Biden’s Border Crisis Worse

News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today blasted Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ so-called “plan" to address President Biden’s border crisis...


News Release: Our next order of business is the hearing on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Budget. Secretary Becerra, I want to extend you a warm welcome back to the Ways and Means Committee.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.9 million grant to the Farmers Union Foundation, St. Paul, Minnesota, to purchase mobile meat slaughtering and processing equipment. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


Notice published on April 27 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chairman Lynch Urges State Department to Recover Millions Wasted by Contractor Hired to Construct New U.S. Embassy

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of State, urging the Department to take action to recover millions of taxpayer dollars wasted by Caddell Construction Co., LLC during construction of a New Embassy Compound (NEC) in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.9 million grant to the city of Byron, Georgia, for water system upgrades in the Benjamin Hawkins Industrial Park. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.