News published on Federal Newswire in July 2002

News from July 2002


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grassley Plan to Help Disabled Children Wins Committee Approval

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Grassley today won committee approval for his bill toprovide health coverage to disabled children.


Committee Approves Grassley Bill to Protect Employees’ Pensions

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Committee on Finance today unanimously passed legislation fromSen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, to better protect employees’pension plans from corporate malfeasance. Also included are corrections to laws that penalizeteachers in Iowa and elsewhere.


News Release: GAO DISPUTES REP. MARKEY’S TALE BASELESS COMPARISONS AKIN TO YELLING FIRE IN A CROWDED THEATER, SAYS MURKOWSKI WASHINGTON - Senator Frank H. Murkowski (R-AK), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement after the General Accounting Office ...


Finance Committee's Executive Summary of the Pension Reform Bill

News Release: PENSION PROVISIONS. The Chairman’s mark contains a number of provisions designed to protect workers’ retirement savings. Diversification of Defined Contribution Plan Assets. A typical defined contribution pension plan may keep workers locked into company stock contributed by the employer indefinitely.


News Release: Washington, DC - The Senate Finance Committee today approved an amendment, sponsored by Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN), that reduces a financial burden many presidential appointees face when they are required to divest their stock options as a condition of taking public office. The Thompson provision,...


U.S. and China Unite to Fight Soil and Water Pollution

News Release: The United States and China are working together against some common enemies: soil and water pollution. Government and academic institutions from both sides of the Pacific are co-sponsoring the first-ever International Workshop on Monitoring and Modeling Non-Point Source Pollution (NPSP) of Agricultural Lands.


Baucus Announces Hearing on Schemes, Scams and Cons - Part IV: Fuel Tax Fraud

News Release: Hearing: Schemes, Scams and Cons, Part IV: Fuel Tax Fraud.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Frank H. Murkowski (R-AK), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following statement after the Senate adopted the Yucca Mountain resolution. The motion to proceed was adopted 60-39. “This vote is a great step forward in securing America’s ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 The role of law enforcement officers in our society is to protect and serve the American people. The events caught on videotape in Inglewood, California, last weekend trouble me greatly, because they raise clear questions about whether that law enforcement mission was being served properly in Inglewood.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Two former Dallas Police Department drug informants have pleaded guilty to federal civil rights violations related to their role in fabricating and planting counterfeit drugs on numerous individuals in the Dallas area, the Justice Department announced today.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a six page rule on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a three page notice on July 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.