News published on Federal Newswire in July 2004

News from July 2004


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on July 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grassley on the Health and Human Services Inspector General Candidate

News Release: Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, issued the following comment about the announcement that Daniel Levinson will be nominated to serve as inspector general for the Department of Health and Human Services. The committee will make plans for considering the nomination after nomination papers are received from the administration.


News Release: High-quality seed--and plenty of it--could be on tap for new soybean cultivars bred from three new germplasm lines developed by Agricultural Research Service scientists and cooperators.


Grassley seeks more reliable and complete information about nursing homes

News Release: Dear Dr. McClellan: Following upon my letter, dated July 9, 2004, which expressed my belief that the surveyand certification process is broken, I want to focus your attention on the latest troubling findingsabout the information that Americans rely upon for accurate, objective and independent dataabout...


Grassley, Baucus Urge White House to Support Taxpayer Service Bill

News Release: Dear Mr. Card: On May 19, 2004, the United States Senate passed the Tax Administration Good Government Act(HR 1528). This legislation provides $4 billion in tax administration and compliance improvements,taxpayer rights and protections, penalty and interest reform, modernization of the U.S. Tax Court,and...


SENATE ENERGY COMMITTEE APPROVES SIXTEEN BILLS IN TODAY'S BUSINESS MEETING

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today approved sixteen bills in an 11:30 a.m. business meeting: S. 203, S. 931, S. 1211, S. 2052, S. 2140, S. 2167, S. 2173, S. 2285, S. 2287, S. 2460, S. 2508, S. 2511, S. 2543, H.R. 1284, H.R. 1616, and H.R. 3768. The sixteen bills, ...


SENATE, HOUSE ENERGY & WATER LEADERS FILE BIPARTISAN BILL TO CREATE NEW CREATE NATIONAL WATER PROGRAM

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Pete V. Domenici led a bipartisan group of senators and two House members today in introducing legislation to create a federal water technology program aimed at expanding and coordinating water technology research around the country to improve ...


FERC Failed To Examine Tapes of Energy Market Manipulations In Investigation of Enron Trading Practices

News Release: WASHINGTON - Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., and Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Wednesday called for Senate hearings to examine the thoroughness of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s investigation of Enron’s abusive energy trading practices. The two Senators...


News Release: Agricultural Research Service scientists have identified several nutritional and physical activity factors that affect chronic health diseases among American Indians.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- De Beers Centenary AG pled guilty today and was sentenced to pay a $10 million criminal fine to resolve a longstanding indictment for conspiring to fix the price of industrial diamonds in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced.


News Release: FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Attorney General John Ashcroft and House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, and other House Judiciary Committee members will hold a press availability TODAY, JULY 13th, ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced the filing and resolution of a lawsuit against a Chicago lender. First American intentionally avoided serving the credit needs of residents and small ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2004 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced the filing of a lawsuit seeking an emergency order requiring Georgia election officials to take steps to ensure that qualified overseas voters have ...


U.S. Labor Department Obtains Partial Judgment Restoring $34,000 To New York Retirement Plan

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The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.