News published on Federal Newswire in December 2007

News from December 2007


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Lantos Lauds Passage of Legislation Honoring Ang San Suu Kyi

News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo/San Francisco), chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today celebrated the passage of H.R. 4286, authored by Committee member Joseph Crowley (D-NY), which would confer the Congressional Gold Medal on Burmese human rights leader and democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi.


Grassley floor statement during Senate debate on the AMT patch amendment to the omnibus appropriations bill

News Release: Mr. President. When we were debating the Tax Relief Act of 2005, the other side forced a series of debates on the same subject matter. We had the same debate three times and it culminated on Groundhog Day in 2006. That was Feb. 2, 2006. Despite numerous votes and debate in each round, we went through essentially the same debates and votes three times.


Gauging Farmers' Water and Pesticide Use

News Release: Heping Zhu and Adam Clark at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Application Technology Research Unit, Wooster, Ohio, have developed an easy-to-use and easy- to-build portable instrument so that farmers and greenhouse growers can test the accuracy of their pressure gauges.


Congress Passes Clean Energy Bill with Lantos Provisions on U.S. Leadership in Global Warming Fight

News Release: Washington, DC - The House today passed the final version of a groundbreaking renewable energy package, which included provisions authored by Congressman Tom Lantos (D-San Mateo/San Francisco), the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.


Domenici Statement on House Energy Bill Passage

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today issued the following passage in the House of Representatives of the energy bill, which is identical to legislation passed in the Senate last week:


Baucus Comments on Children’s Health Insurance Program Renewal

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.).


News Release: The U.S. Navy and National Park Service will be offering free evening boat tours of Pearl Harbor that are open to the public on December 21-23, 2007.