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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 Kennebunkport, Maine, to support the region’s commercial fishing industry and ensure its resilience to storms and floods.


Chair Grijalva, Sen. Heinrich Introduce Legislation to Modernize Antiquated Mining Law, Protect Taxpayers

News Release: Washington D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today announced the introduction of House and Senate legislation to modernize the nation’s severely antiquated hardrock mining law.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Expand Healthcare Workforce Training in Sioux City, Iowa

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 Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, Iowa, to renovate and expand a former residence hall to create the Health Care Workforce Training Facility. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.



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 million grant to the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Harbor Springs, Michigan, to support economic diversification strategies for the Tribe. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan Indigenous Communities program.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Provide Critical Infrastructure to Support Business Growth in Carlsbad, New Mexico

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 Carlsbad, New Mexico, to replace critical water infrastructure on the Double Eagle Waterline. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $536,200 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Develop Energy Independence Study for the Pueblo of Jemez Tribe

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $536,200 grant to the Pueblo of Jemez, Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, for a feasibility study for the tribe’s energy independence. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan Indigenous Communities program.


News Release: Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met with Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan to discuss the U.S.-Indonesia commercial relationship, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, as well as the upcoming Clean EDGE trade mission led by the Department’s ...


E&C Republicans Press NIH to Investigate Peter Daszak and EcoHealth Alliance for Research Cover-Up and Possible Fraud

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Acting Director Lawrence Tabak demanding the NIH investigate Peter Daszak and EcoHealth Alliance for a cover-up and possible fraud related to research at the Wuhan lab.


Census Bureau Announces Seven New Members to Census Scientific Advisory Committee

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau has appointed seven new members to its Census Scientific Advisory Committee (CSAC). The panel provides recommendations on the design, operation and implementation of Census Bureau programs. New members will serve a 3-year term.


Notice published by Commerce Department on April 25

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


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



News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on the expected House passage of eleven Natural Resources Committee-passed bills, including five that were championed by the late Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska).


NIST Requests Public Comment on Draft Guidance for 5G Cybersecurity

News Release: As wireless networks transition to 5G technology, they could enable a host of new capabilities ranging from autonomous vehicles to surgery performed at a distance - but they also will place new cybersecurity demands on industry. A new draft publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is designed to help network operators navigate the demands while delivering the new features 5G is designed to provide.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Chair Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Katie Porter (D-Calif.) today sent a letter to ConocoPhillips requesting more information about the ongoing gas leak at the...


There was activity on two bills related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on April 25.